Empires of the Undergrowth is a simulation strategy game hybrid where you control an ant colony, excavating a nest underground and taking on large insects, arachnids and other colonies on the surface!

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Empires of the Undergrowth Demo Update!

Empires of the Undergrowth Demo Update!

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We've made some updates to the free demo - if you've not taken the plunge yet then now's a great time to try out the demo, and if you like it, the game...

Fire Ant Update Release Today - Demo Updated!

Fire Ant Update Release Today - Demo Updated!

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The long-awaited Fire Ant update releases today for our ant colony management game, Empires of the Undergrowth. To celebrate we've updated our demo to...

Fire Ant Update Coming July 27th - Trailer

Fire Ant Update Coming July 27th - Trailer

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A new formicarium tier, featuring fire ants, is arriving on July 27th! Watch the updated trailer now!

May 2021 Newsletter

May 2021 Newsletter

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Good lord, it’s May already. This newsletter will spotlight some more enemies coming for the fire ant update, with a particular focus on nature’s...

March 2021 Update

March 2021 Update

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We’ve got another few Empires of the Undergrowth critters and some size comparisons from the upcoming fire ant update to show you in this edition of...

Empires of the Undergrowth November 2020 Update

Empires of the Undergrowth November 2020 Update

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A round-up of recent goings-on: a new team member joining Slug Disco, news on tier 4 levels, recent changes & more!

Empires of the Undergrowth Newsletter

Empires of the Undergrowth Newsletter

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Welcome to our March / April 2020 newsletter! First of all, I’ll address the corona-elephant in the room and hope that you and your families are staying...

This Week In Indie Games: May 5 2019

This Week In Indie Games: May 5 2019

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The biggest indie gaming stories for the week of May 5 2019.

Empires of the Undergrowth - major content update from Slug Disco Studios

Empires of the Undergrowth - major content update from Slug Disco Studios

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We're very pleased to announce that our first major update for Empires of the Undergrowth since December 2017, the leafcutter update, is now available...

Editors Choice - Indie of the Year 2017

Editors Choice - Indie of the Year 2017

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Welcome to the Editor's Choice awards for the 2017 Indie of the Year Awards, where we show recognition to the indie games from the past year that we've...

Empires of the Undergrowth Enters Early Access

Empires of the Undergrowth Enters Early Access

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You’ve all been amazingly patient, understanding and supportive as we’ve worked through our list of tasks and solved our problems, but we are entirely...

 What are these? Controls for ants?

What are these? Controls for ants?

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Empires of the Undergrowth has gone through many iterations in many areas since the beginning. We began building the Unreal Engine version of the game...

New Demo Build 0.05 Released

New Demo Build 0.05 Released

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We have just released a brand new build, head over to the file section and get hold of it!

Designing a single-player campaign story for ants

Designing a single-player campaign story for ants

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It wasn't easy to come up with a compelling single-player campaign for a strategy game about ants. We really want the Empires of the Undergrowth campaign...

Swarming ant Algorithms & Combat

Swarming ant Algorithms & Combat

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In Empires of the Undergrowth the majority of the combat takes place above ground in open spaces, where large armies of ants clash and fight for territory...