Set in the world of ants, Empires of the Undergrowth is a real-time strategy game with extensive nest building and colony management. Control armies of ants in battle against both rival colonies and other insect threats, while commanding your workers to build and supply your ever-expanding base underneath the surface.

Highlights

• Design Your Nest - Guide your worker ants to dig through the earth and build your underground stronghold. Efficient nest design is no easy task - eggs and food need to flow freely throughout the nest, and soldiers must be able to reach the front lines quickly. Planning connecting highways and corridors is key to your colony's success.
• Command your colony - Direct your ants using pheromone markers to order resource collection or attacks on enemies. Groups can be tuned in their behavior, for example, passive workers can gather food even when enemies are nearby, while prompted soldiers can be instructed to ignore food, rushing straight into battle. Switching behaviors efficiently can reduce losses, hasten victory, and ultimately turn the tide of battle against a superior enemy.
• Battle Above and Below - Rival ant colonies pose a major threat and must be defeated, while many larger, dangerous predators stalk the undergrowth looking to prey on ants. Threats and opportunities will come from above and below the surface, and dual mini-maps allow you to view multiple underground zones so you can command multiple attacks at once, keeping control of the action.
• Conquer the Insect World - The Insect World holds a wealth of variety, and you and rival species will employ a host of unique and powerful units with stats and abilities inspired by real-world science. For example, wood ants can spray formic acid from their abdomens, making them the artillery of this miniature battlefield - still, enemies need to be quelled with hordes of expendable melee soldiers to keep the delicate sprayers from being overwhelmed. in hand-to-hand combat.