Empire of the Ants

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App ID	2287330
App Type	Game
Developer	Tower Five
Publisher	Microids
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber	30796475
Last Record Update	26 August 2025 – 21:13:38 UTC ()
Release Date	7 November 2024 – 07:55:13 UTC ()

😏 72.66%

968 reviews

In-Game

Conquer enemy nests and lead your colony through the perils of the forest in this groundbreaking RTS. Empire of the Ants is a photorealistic, third-person real-time strategy game where you command your insect legions in epic battles.

Additional Information

Developer

Tower Five

controller_support

full

community_visible_stats

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Microids

Store Release Date

7 November 2024 – 07:55:21 UTC ()

osarch

empty string

community_hub_visible

Yes

AbsoluteMouseCoordinates

Social Media

https://discord.gg/EmpireAnts
https://www.reddit.com/r/EmpireAntsGame/
https://space.bilibili.com/1749414579
https://x.com/EmpireAntsGame
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkqP2Oulr-MTRYDf8pFpFWpkSILLLoSnU

Primary Genre

Strategy (2)

Store Genres

Strategy (2)

Steam Release Date

7 November 2024 – 07:55:13 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

17 July 2025 – 08:14:45 UTC () (1752740085)

library_assets

library_capsule	en,fr,ja,ko
library_hero	en
library_logo	en,fr,ja,ko
library_header	fr,en,ja,ko
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	33.626463937287625
height_pct	99.65277777777777

osextended

empty string

name_localized

french	Les Fourmis
japanese	「蟻の帝国――Empire of the Ants」
tchinese	螞蟻雄兵（Empire of the Ants）
schinese	蚂蚁帝国（Empire of the Ants）
koreana	베르나르 베르베르의 개미(Empire of the Ants)

review_score

review_percentage

RemotePlayTogetherTestingBranches

internal

Detected Technologies (?)

Unreal Engine, Intel_OID SDK, Intel_oneTBB SDK, NVIDIA_DLSS SDK, NVIDIA_DLSS_FrameGen SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_Reflex SDK, NVIDIA_Streamline SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK, XAudio2 SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
This game's graphics settings cannot be configured to run well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
category: Unsupported
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 28 November 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 16409465

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	1
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	1
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-experimental
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

controllertagwizard

Yes

First seen on SteamDB

17 January 2023 – 16:11:55 UTC (), in changelist #17408855

Supported Languages

13 Languages	Interface	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes	Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes	Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes	Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes	Yes	Yes
Polish	Yes	Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes	Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes	Yes	Yes
Traditional Chinese	Yes	Yes	Yes
Korean	Yes	Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes	Yes	Yes
Arabic			Yes

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

DualShock Controllers (USB Only)

DualShock Controllers

DualSense Controllers (USB Only)

DualSense Controllers

Assets

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clienticon

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clienttga

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icon

8bbcc7c7f279990baa8c3ad94d5fd9de6cbe2041

small_capsule

english	capsule_231x87.jpg
french	capsule_231x87_french.jpg

header_image

english	header.jpg
french	header_french.jpg
japanese	header_japanese.jpg
koreana	header_koreana.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
image/french	library_600x900_french.jpg
image/japanese	library_600x900_japanese.jpg
image/koreana	library_600x900_koreana.jpg
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
image2x/french	library_600x900_french_2x.jpg
image2x/japanese	library_600x900_japanese_2x.jpg
image2x/koreana	library_600x900_koreana_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
image2x/english	library_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
image2x/french	logo_french_2x.png
image2x/japanese	logo_japanese_2x.png
image2x/koreana	logo_koreana_2x.png
logo_position/pinned_position	BottomLeft
logo_position/width_pct	33.626463937287625
logo_position/height_pct	99.65277777777777
image/english	logo.png
image/french	logo_french.png
image/japanese	logo_japanese.png
image/koreana	logo_koreana.png
library_header ↴
image/french	library_header_french.jpg
image/english	library_header.jpg
image/japanese	library_header_japanese.jpg
image/koreana	library_header_koreana.jpg

Assets

main_capsule	capsule_616x353.jpg
small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
page_background	page_bg_generated_v6b.jpg
hero_capsule	hero_capsule.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
library_hero_2x	library_hero_2x.jpg
community_icon	8bbcc7c7f279990baa8c3ad94d5fd9de6cbe2041.jpg
page_background_path	app/2287330
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	17 July 2025 – 08:23:07 UTC

Trailers

257169571 ↴
trailer_name	Empire of the Ants - Summer Update
trailer_category	3
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trailer_480p/video/mp4	257169571/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	257169571/movie_max_vp9.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	257169571/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	2287330/1226063815/07147c200d15cc46e947c744b50ee802e6c48121/1752655881/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	2287330/1226063815/07147c200d15cc46e947c744b50ee802e6c48121/1752655881/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	257169571/ee073c6751666c4e472884511c5d38e00f20b167/movie_600x337.jpg
screenshot_full	257169571/ee073c6751666c4e472884511c5d38e00f20b167/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	935082
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1752681647
257083816 ↴
trailer_name	Empire of the Ants - Accolade Trailer
trailer_category	3
trailer_480p/video/webm	257083816/movie480_vp9.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	257083816/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	257083816/movie_max_vp9.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	257083816/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	2287330/802813/52434333c8115870ffc03449d87d6dadc6573074/1750810420/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	2287330/802813/52434333c8115870ffc03449d87d6dadc6573074/1750810420/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	257083816/298f6c5e01e8b1cef1744756c5a506daf458702e/movie_600x337.jpg
screenshot_full	257083816/298f6c5e01e8b1cef1744756c5a506daf458702e/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	802813
all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1734689143
257070778 ↴
trailer_name	Empire of the Ants - Launch Trailer
trailer_category	3
trailer_480p/video/webm	257070778/movie480_vp9.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	257070778/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	257070778/movie_max_vp9.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	257070778/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	2287330/781206/39a6d7d6ab6f37472cfc9b956708c3e3cbe733d8/1750810407/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	2287330/781206/39a6d7d6ab6f37472cfc9b956708c3e3cbe733d8/1750810407/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	257070778/866d1e73fa401d6c7a10917079b155a05deb0bdc/movie_600x337.jpg
screenshot_full	257070778/866d1e73fa401d6c7a10917079b155a05deb0bdc/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	781206
all_ages	true
timestamp	1731418466
257072691 ↴
trailer_name	Empire of the Ants - Multiplayer Introduction
trailer_category	1
trailer_480p/video/webm	257072691/movie480_vp9.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	257072691/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	257072691/movie_max_vp9.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	257072691/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	2287330/784622/b14291f51dc44393debdfa5cfafbb70da1034520/1750810416/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	2287330/784622/b14291f51dc44393debdfa5cfafbb70da1034520/1750810416/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	257072691/70d090e844d81b93231675b90966e1a0abdf81ab/movie_600x337.jpg
screenshot_full	257072691/70d090e844d81b93231675b90966e1a0abdf81ab/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	784622
all_ages	true
timestamp	1731418483

Steam charts

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6 players right now
19 24-hour peak
1,218 all-time peak 7 November 2024

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Twitch stats

0 viewers right now
7 24-hour peak
47,202 all-time peak

Owner estimations

~29.0 k by VG Insights
~51.7 k by Gamalytic
~62.2 k by PlayTracker

Monthly players breakdown

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Steam hub followers history

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User reviews history

😏 Mostly Positive
72.66% SteamDB Rating
735 75.9% positive reviews
233 24.1% negative reviews

Markers

Date	Label	30-day Peak
7 November 2024	Steam Release	-
4 November 2024	Advanced Access	-

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Empire of the Ants

Additional Information

Supported Languages

Tags

Categories

Hardware Categories

Assets

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Steam hub followers history

User reviews history

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