Empires of the Undergrowth

Buy94%

Very Positive · 19k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Slug Disco · Strategy · Jun 7, 2024

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
186
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
17
Full audio1 of 17
Subtitles17 of 17

Should I buy Empires of the Undergrowth?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 79 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 73 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Multiplayer: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Steam Deck: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 19k 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
50% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
79 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game has a LOT of replayability in it's campaign, however the skirmish missions feel too easy for me.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
73 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
narrative is good, everything is explained in the form of a documentary which i find engaging
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
worth the price AKA replayability is perfect, the game offers many difficulty options and challenges, to %100 this game or let alone see everything it has to offer you'll easily need to spend at least 100 hours of playtime
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics look very well and are very colorful, but don't seem too heavy on the GPU.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Another point I really have got to make is how the voice acting of this game is superb.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game is much more scenario/combat focused than I expected, and while the ants feel believable as a swarm, the colony itself never became something I felt deeply attached to.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay79 reviews
Story73 reviews
Difficulty40 reviews
Graphics23 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Combat7 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Multiplayer
100% still recommend
Crashes
56% still recommend
Steam Deck
63% still recommend
Bugs
57% still recommend
Interface
29% still recommend
Controls
20% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $8.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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