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Empires of the Undergrowth

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App ID 463530
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Hooded Horse, Slug Disco
Franchise Hooded Horse
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unreal Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber 30005581
Last Record Update 11 July 2025 – 07:32:02 UTC ()
Release Date 7 June 2024 – 16:12:12 UTC ()
😍 92.09%
15k reviews
615
In-Game

Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.

Additional Information

Developer Slug Disco
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Hooded Horse
Store Release Date 7 June 2024 – 16:12:22 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://bsky.app/profile/slugdisco.bsky.social
https://discord.com/invite/dyHnugt
https://www.facebook.com/slugdisco
https://www.instagram.com/hoodedhorseinc
https://www.linkedin.com/company/slug-disco-studios-limited
https://pd.qq.com/s/g176v7jls
https://www.reddit.com/r/eotu
https://space.bilibili.com/3493090469874547
https://www.tiktok.com/@eotu_game
https://www.twitch.tv/slugdisco
https://x.com/SlugDisco
https://www.youtube.com/slugdisco
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Simulation (28), Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 7 June 2024 – 16:12:12 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 11 July 2025 – 07:31:44 UTC () (1752219104)
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schinese地下蚁国 Empires of the Undergrowth
tchinese地下蟻國 Empires of the Undergrowth
japaneseEmpires of the Undergrowth エンパイア・オブ・ジ・アンダーグロウス
koreanaEmpires of the Undergrowth 엠파이어 오브 더 언더그로스
review_score 8
review_percentage 94
Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK, Intel_OID SDK, Intel_oneTBB SDK, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_GeForce_Now SDK, NVIDIA_Nsight_Aftermath SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NvCloth SDK, Ogg SDK, OpenXR SDK, Vorbis SDK, XAudio2 SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 1 October 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 9194475
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
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    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text1
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Early Access Release Date 1 December 2017 – 00:00:00 UTC ()
First seen on SteamDB 17 April 2016 – 11:44:15 UTC (), in changelist #1895591

Supported Languages

18 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Czech Yes Yes Yes
Dutch Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
Hungarian Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes Yes
Ukrainian Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes

Tags

💡 Strategy 🖥️ Simulation 🏙️ City Builder 🛖 Colony Sim 🏠 Base Building 🧱 Sandbox 🏠 Building 💼 Management 📊 Resource Management 🗺️ 4X 🛡️ Grand Strategy 🌍 Open World 🛠️ Moddable 🌲 Survival 👤 Singleplayer 📜 Historical 🌐 RTS 🔄 Replay Value ⏯ Real-Time with Pause 🏦 Economy

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

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timestamp11 July 2025 – 07:31:57 UTC
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Depots

ID Configuration Size DL.
228988 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2019 Redist No size
228990 Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist No size
463531 Windows 64-bitEmpires of the Undergrowth Content 4.32 GiB 4.12 GiB
463532 Windows 32-bitEmpires of the Undergrowth Depot Win32 5.52 GiB 5.39 GiB
463533 macOS 64-bitEmpires of the Undergrowth Depot Osx 4.67 GiB 4.32 GiB
463534 Linux 64-bitEmpires of the Undergrowth Depot Linux 3.31 GiB 3.14 GiB
3402630 Windows 64-bitDLC 3402630Empires of the Undergrowth - Supporter Pack 2.16 GiB 1.71 GiB
3402631 macOS 64-bitDLC 3402630Empires of the Undergrowth - Supporter Pack 2.16 GiB 1.71 GiB
3402420 Windows 64-bitDLC 3402420Empires of the Undergrowth - Exploding Ants 149.45 MiB 146.08 MiB
3402421 macOS 64-bitDLC 3402420Empires of the Undergrowth - Exploding Ants 150.93 MiB 147.85 MiB

Total size on disk is 22.44 GiB and total download size is 20.67 GiB.

Total size on disk is 9.85 GiB and total download size is 9.51 GiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name Description Build ID Time Updated
public 18747468 5 June 2025 – 11:14:34 UTC

Other

Name Value
baselanguages English, German, French, Italian, Korean, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Polish, Dutch, Hungarian, Czech, Turkish, Portuguese - Brazil, Ukrainian
privatebranches 1
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