Empire of the Ants

Buy76%

Mostly Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

Tower Five · Wargame · Nov 7, 2024

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Price
$39.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
41
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio0 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy Empire of the Ants?

Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 90 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 78 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 103 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 45 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

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
58% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
90 of 300 sampled reviews raised 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.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
78 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I haven't finished the game yet (~20-24 hours in single-player), but it's actually quite a deep narrative.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This makes optimizing combat very easy, as you can quickly identify what types enemies have and send the counter unit in that direction.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Everything looks or feels just as you would expect and all of this is topped off by some very good sound design.
Crashes
Players who bring up Crashes mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
And, with the amount of time I've had so far, no bugs, glitches, or crashes.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
4K Ultra DLSS Quality runs at a constant 60+ fps with average around 75 fps on RTX 5080.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Graphics90 reviews
Story78 reviews
Combat40 reviews
Audio18 reviews
Crashes9 reviews
Performance6 reviews
Optimization5 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Gameplay
68% still recommend
Multiplayer
78% still recommend
Difficulty
74% still recommend
Co-op
61% still recommend
Bugs
33% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$39.99

The lowest we've tracked is $13.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $39.99

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