Empire of the Ants

Empire of the Ants

Steam Deck Unsupported

Tower Five · Wargame · Nov 7, 2024

Worth it for the right player.

At $39.99. It has been as low as $13.99.

76%
Mostly Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 105 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 93 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
64% of themes are praise18% are divided18% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
for some reason there is some kind of story here, it is nicely made, chill music and visuals story telling, it is all decent, but it feels like this is all a tool to repeat levels.
105 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
for some reason there is some kind of story here, it is nicely made, chill music and visuals story telling, it is all decent, but it feels like this is all a tool to repeat levels.
93 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
i am very disappointed,i feel decived, cheated. the demo for this game was definetly not the main gameplay. the best way i can put it is, mobile games, the way you are shown a small section that is the actual gameplay but is only around 30% of the game, it's the same here, most of the game is platforming around random objects sparkled with a bit of actual RTS gameplay in repeated levels. i will give credits to the devs when you play the actual RTS element it is kind of fun, but definetly lacks quality of life.
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
The story has some great set pieces and unique mechanics that aren't available in normal multiplayer/custom games, as well, so it's really worth a shot.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Soundtrack and visual style is top tier.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
We were excited to play co-op together.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters105 reviews
Graphics93 reviews
Gameplay65 reviews
Multiplayer50 reviews
Audio20 reviews
Co-op15 reviews
Controls7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat43 reviews
63%
Difficulty15 reviews
47%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes11 reviews
55%
Bugs10 reviews
40%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $39.99. The lowest we've tracked is $13.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $39.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
41
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.