Empires of the Undergrowth

I'm honestly shocked at how much I got into this game. I write this review at a time of Expedition 33 and Oblivion remaster being released and I find myself playing this game instead.

all this game needs to be perfect is a map creator and maybe a custom ant creator, though it has low replayability

This is a good game everyone needs to try this. The game is empires of the undergrowth

fcking love my little leggy kids.
i wish theres was multiplayer.
itd be peak

i love this game have had it since the third tier was added and it is one of my favorite games of all time i would say it is worth it.

Surpassed all my expectations. I liked the wild life documentary and scientist theme for the game and the strategy aspect of controlling the different type of ants made it a really refreshing and novel RTS experience.

Each of the levels has different challenges that you need to develop a strategy for. Big recommend for any RTS players looking for something fresh, and anyone craving that SIMant experience again.

I really like this game my favorite RTS game for sure but the lack of levels is kinda sad this game whould be 100 times better if there was a workshop or something where you could make your own levels

very fun, very complicated at times, and it actually teaches you how ants ant.

over all, fuckin amazin.

I know this phrase is overused, but honestly, my mind was blown by this game. Best game about ants I've played so far — it’s realistic, almost like a nature documentary, and has beautiful visuals and well-thought-out gameplay. Don't know what else to say.

One of my biggest problems is finding good PVE RTS games, I love Starcraft 2 Co-op.
This scratches the itch, I love it!

A labor of love. Also the missions can kick your butt if you're not prepared.
There's nothing quite like stopping a seemingly endless onslaught of Army Ants in their tracks.

If you don't mind insects, it's worth it just for the idea alone, not to mention the excellent design and gameplay.

EDIT it really pisses me off, that we cannot rebuild walls. Like, REALLY pisses me off.

Its a fun game.
Not a ton of content.
No multiplayer
Gets kinda stale fast, very small hamster wheel they put you on

Game was better than i Expected.
This is an RTS game but not as much mircomanagement as other RTS games which isnt a bad thing.
Only thing i didnt like (or really didnt understand) is the Leafcutter colony, I kinda brute forced those levels.

It's a good game, i play at max graphics but when you have, like 200 plus ants, it becomes a struggle. Even on low settings, still getting like 20fps.
And I know for a fact, my PC can handle the game. My pc has a r7 5700 cpu for the gpu rx 7700 xt and it has 32 gigabytes of ram so there is no excuse on why I should be getting 20 fps with 200+ ants on screen on lowest settings. But still great game.It would be a masterpiece if you fixed the optimization in the game.

I found it from youtube, instaly fell in love, i love ants and everything about them, and i love survival this has all of that, plus it helps you learn about diffrent ants as you go!

Excellent game. I'm hooked. Would really like them to add multiplayer though. It would be fun facing off against multiple enemy ant colonies with some allies. You know, comp stomps. :)

Great RTS game.
Not a long game and it doesn't need to be.
I enjoyed my time with it, it's well worth the asking price.

Graphically, it works really well I loved the attention to detail.
and, that guy is an asshole.. I love it.

ants follow orders better then the interns at work 10/10 game

I love insects and a game like this with such detail, 10/10 in my book. If you enjoy playing games like Halo Wars this is for you.

A lot of fun! Tried to play w/o the tutorial and was lost. The game introduces some clever ctrl group mechanics which I think are very good. Worth the buy.

The game has been given so much love. The developers are brilliant and I've become interested in all their other titles because of their work here.

There is a bit of a learning curve, much like They Are Billions, if you fail to get set up in time you can wind up in an unwinnable situation.
Medium difficulty is pretty forgiving.
The story is charming and hilarious at times.

Ace game, will definitely be interested in future updates now 1.0 is out.

Delivers exactly as advertised! Straightforward yet varied & original gameplay, engaging learning curve and authentic experience (I have been dreaming of my ant colonies as if I was one of them), really fun narrative, gorgeous graphics and music... I really can't fault anything in this game! Will make me fall in love with RTS again.

I love the game SO MUCH, but the only thing i dont like about it is that if you have great numbers, you have to wait a long time for all the ants to get to the location you want them to be set by pheromones, can you make it to where all ants will come to it instantly?

very good but lacks updates but pretty good 9.9/10

This game is PERFECT.
The music fits each level PERFECTLY, the formicarium levels are PERFECT.
The extra levels are a fun token on the top, you will EASILY get loads of hours on the game
99.9% you will enjoy this game I SWEAR

Great game, really enjoyed. First playthrough on medium difficulty some missions were accomplished on the first try while some others took 3-4-5 go's as the strategy really does matter. Really do feel like you are the hive mind of an ant colony however the ants are not very slick to control so give them some time to respond to commands and build your bases in 19s hexagons!! Took me 21 hours and am now into the "ascension" replaying the game and it gets harder each time. Not sure I will stick with it to do the replaying but the option is nice.

Amazing game, very fun and addictive

Its been a long run, I remember playing this game over 5 years ago when it was first in alpha development and I had to steal my brother's laptop because mine wouldn't run it. I finally finished it. What the hell was that ending LOL I would LOVE a DLC that lets you go live in the forest as an epilogue-type setting. But seriously, SO out of left field and unexpected. If I had one wish to be granted I'd forget this game just to experience it all from the beginning again. 15/10

Great game, although several maps are more of a "you need to have played this once before". So you don't get to feel like you are exploring and learning and conquering, unless you put it on baby mode.

New game plus could still use some improvements.

I really enjoy this game, Also the DLC I think is definitely really fun and entertaining. There isn't much that I think should change, the only thing that you could possible add is just some more colonies and extra levels, ik it's a lot for a small team but I think that throwing in some new arcade level really makes a difference and making each of them super unique can make it very fun to play. I especially enjoy the arcade because there is a bunch more options of things that I can chose from the play, but I think that if you were to add 2-3 more levels it would be perfect, and preferably not pt. 2 and pt. 3 like tug of war because it just is the same thing but with sightly new creatures. Also a colony that i think would be really cool in this game is the marauder ant or scientifcally know as the Carebara diversa, it's unique solider class hosting majors and other more tanky units would be a perfect counter to leaf cutters with their major class.

Amazing game, everything about it, it is challenging, not repetitive, although one thing I would add is multiplayer. Where you and your friends can play as the same or different colonies in custom. And there could a game mode where you could play with other random people, facing each other in different modes like the modes in custom.

The different mechanics for each species kept it fresh all the time. I personally really enjoyed the leaf-cutter ants. I just finished the story mode and it was pretty good. The crazy scientist was fun to listen to and the documentary style side games were great. The music is better than what i expected. The custom games and arcade look like fun. The only thing i could want from this game is a way to play with/against my friends. Besides that, its a good time

HOLY SHIT.


GAME. OF. THE. YEAR.
this game is honestly the best ant game ever, with so much game-play and strats to go with. i highly recommend, as it works as a casual working game and an intense fighting RTS.

Also, for the first real level with the actual scientists and out of the rotten log, SPAM BLACK ANTS, THAT STUPID ASS BRITISH GUY CAN SUCK MY COCK WITH HIS 150 ANTS

As someone who has always found ants an insanely cool species i can say with certainty this is by far the best ant game on steam. Personally whilst the graphics aren't 4k the gameplay itself and the way the story is actually interesting i would rate this game 10/10

I almost let the negative reviews steer me away, but I am glad I did not. All of the negative reviews concerning the games difficulty are just from a lack of either grinding or understanding of the game mechanics. I have not cleared every level as of writing this review, but have cleared many levels on "impossible" difficulty after a few tries at the most. There are challenging levels, and you will have to restart/retry levels, but that's part of playing an RTS. I very much enjoy this game and recommend at least giving it a try when it is on sale.

Most of the most under rated game. Like the Forest. This game is amazing. I had it before it went live they have come so far since the base game. If your a ant lover or a rts lover THIS GAME IS FOR YOU. Im glad to see its doing so well and its first dlc. Good job guys keep it up its worth every buck!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A very fun survival and sandbox game you will be addicted.

this game is so fun i bring my ant farms next to me so they can watch you,and i can fight titans

Bought the game cause it looked fun to play with my kids.
The game is great. and goes allot deeper than you would expect.
the difference in ants and their play-styles makes you adapt and think outside of whats previously taught.
each type of map has his own set of critters to kill and learn about.
all in all a great R.T.S, fun game and a GREAT time-waster (in the positive sense)

best thing of this game i want to mention is the music
the soundtrack gives you jazzy brass instruments with sometimes Frank Klepacki composing styled songs
Love it !

I'm not usually much into RTS games. But this was simply such a fun game that I've enjoyed every hour I've spent on it so far.

Definitely recommendable to everyone

Great game been playing it for years and if your after an ant sim or ant rts this is your game. just wish ya could do pvp with it that would be a blast

As someone who does not enjoy the RTS genre all that much, this one is really fun!

It is a bit of a grind to understand all the aspects and interactions, but the game does a good job not making it too tedious, even making the learning process fun sometimes.

If you are interested in insects at all, this game is a must, even if you can't really play RTS's, just watching this game is incredibly enjoyable!

Its a challenging and fun RTS. It requires macro/micro but not super high APM. Not being able to save in a mission is a bit much. I understand it adds difficulty but some of these levels are so looooong. A lot of my 'hours' are just leaving the game on pause halfway through a mission until I can return.

In most games I play I usually turn down or completely turn off the in game music. Only because it gets very repetitive. But not in this game, it is mostly classical piano. Now don't get me wrong, I do not usually like this kind of music, EVER, but this fits into the game so well you cannot play without it.

PS.

And yes the game is very good, it really reminds me of a modern day version of SimAnt from my Amiga days. If you have never heard of it, google it.

God bless

This game is very addicting and plays very well on steam deck with gyro mouse. I play this almost exclusively on steam deck now as the game does not allow saving and quitting during a round, so being able to put the deck to sleep instead of leaving it running on desktop was much better. I'm not really an ant fanatic, but this game made me start noticing ants outside more often. Do what you will with that.

Would highly recommend if you like a simple RTS that has many difficulty options and challenges and ramps up the complexity with each set of levels. It's quite fun to go back and play levels again on higher difficulties as you learn how to build a better colony and what strategies work with each different species of ant. Runs great on deck out of the box with low heat and battery consumption, no tweaks needed except for controls. Solid game, well worth picking up.

This is one of my favorite RTS games in a long time. My only complaint is that there isn't more to play

As an elder millenial born in the late 1900s, this is the closet I've ever gotten to being able to play the SimAnt of my youth that I had on SNES. I played this game almost as much as I played Donkey Kong Country, Secret of Mana, and Mario Paint. Every so often I'd try to find it online somewhere, digitally or virtually, but Maxis has never revisited it. ANYWAY

I love this ant game, even though I don't get to BE the main protagANTis, it's still super fun, challenging, and creative. I honestly wish I could play through the story campaign without the scientist aspect but maybe that's something for the sandbox mode. I hope they make more like this!

Been a long time since we had a truly novel RTS game. Was expecting something decent, but EotU over-delivered. Best part was that each level required completely different strategies. Extraordinary variety. It made you re-wire your brain each time. And the game itself was beautiful, the bugs acting like bugs, it made me feel like I really was in charge of an ant colony. Massive thumbs up to the devs.

Game has a customizable sandbox mode and a good story campaign with unlockable upgrades and a terrarium
Rts mechanics are less tactical, more strategy oriented.
Visuals are alright

[Footnote] I really wish they explored more possibilities with building outside of the nest, especially with termites.

Absolutely love this game (EoTU). Totally addicted! The progression and mechanics work a treat, and new unlocks you get as you progress keep it fresh. Not gonna spoil anything, but if you've played Empire of the Ants (EoTA) and it disappointed you, then give this a go. I only played the demo of EoTA, but the questing wasn't for me. Whilst there are goals in EoTU, the basis of every level is to build, build and build, with a healthy mixture of defend and destroy.

Definitely a bargain in the 50% sale I just took advantage of

Hope this helps :)