Empires of the Undergrowth

Empires of the Undergrowth

Steam Deck Playable

Slug Disco · Strategy · Jun 7, 2024

Yes, worth buying.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $8.99.

94%
Very Positive
19k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 103 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 62 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 19k player reviews · updated 2 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
73% of themes are praise9% are divided18% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The game has a LOT of replayability in it's campaign, however the skirmish missions feel too easy for me.
103 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The game has a LOT of replayability in it's campaign, however the skirmish missions feel too easy for me.
62 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Graphics look very well and are very colorful, but don't seem too heavy on the GPU.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
no, the game offers no multiplayer in any way, which i believe is for the best.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Another point I really have got to make is how the voice acting of this game is superb.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise 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.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+2 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 love8 themes
Story and characters103 reviews
Gameplay62 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Multiplayer18 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Combat8 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty36 reviews
78%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes8 reviews
75%
Bugs7 reviews
71%

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 $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $8.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
186
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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