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Empire of the Ants (2000)

Check the Empire of the Ants remake! Welcome to Empire of the Ants! The classic real-time strategy and simulation game, based on Bernard Werber’s best-seller, released on PC in 2000 by Microids, is now available on GOG! In this game, you play as the leader of an ant colony and must complete various missions in order to defeat the most fearsome predator, the praying mantis. You must manage two environments: the ant colony and the great outdoors. The ant colony is organized around the Queen's chamber, warehouses, and spaces for eggs and the production of underground food such as mushrooms, aphid

Release date
April 14, 2023
Platforms
Windows
Developer
Microids
Publisher
Microids
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Check the Empire of the Ants remake! Welcome to Empire of the Ants! The classic real-time strategy and simulation game, based on Bernard Werber’s best-seller, released on PC in 2000 by Microids, is now available on GOG! In this game, you play as the leader of an ant colony and must complete various missions in order to defeat the most fearsome predator, the praying mantis. You must manage two environments: the ant colony and the great outdoors.

The ant colony is organized around the Queen's chamber, warehouses, and spaces for eggs and the production of underground food such as mushrooms, aphids, and gourds. Inside the colony and in the outdoors, you can zoom in and out, rotate the camera angle, and use the mini map to view exploitable resource areas. Only armed units are controllable, while workers follow only priorities set by the player such as food and maintenance of chambers. Establishing priorities will allow you to build the ant colony adapted to your strategy and will lead you to survive your opponents and through each season, including winter hibernation.

So, prepare to lead your red ants to victory in Empire of the Ants, now on GOG! GAME FEATURES Game includes 21 missions divided into 3 campaigns. Fight against other civilizations such as bees, wasps, termites, harvesting ants, weaver ants, and dwarf ants, and defeat the fearsome predator, the praying mantis.…

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★ 7.4/10GOG · 30 ratings
GOGLast checked November 3, 2026

Most helpful8

★ 5 / 5
one of the best of all time if you love ants. I would pay $120 for a remastered version of this game with expanded skirmish…
★ 5 / 5
This game is riddled with bugs, both technical and in-game. The game is confusing, extremely difficult at times and hard to control. And I love…
★ 3 / 5
I really love this game, I really do, but it keeps crashing from time to time, what makes it hard to fully enjoy :c
★ 4 / 5
I loved playing this game when it came out initially. Two things are a bit frustrating, the game supported different languages, eg. French or German.…
★ 5 / 5
If the game isn't working, try disable MSI Afterburner or another similar program
★ 1 / 5
tried compatibility mode, different dx settings and reinstall. after 5 minutes this games crash or instantly when trying to save
★ 1 / 5
I can't make this game run for more than a few minutes. Bringing up the map overlay so I can see where the resource zones…

Most recent8

★ 1 / 5
tried compatibility mode, different dx settings and reinstall. after 5 minutes this games crash or instantly when trying to save
★ 5 / 5
If the game isn't working, try disable MSI Afterburner or another similar program
★ 4 / 5
I loved playing this game when it came out initially. Two things are a bit frustrating, the game supported different languages, eg. French or German.…
★ 1 / 5
I can't make this game run for more than a few minutes. Bringing up the map overlay so I can see where the resource zones…
★ 5 / 5
This game is riddled with bugs, both technical and in-game. The game is confusing, extremely difficult at times and hard to control. And I love…
★ 3 / 5
I really love this game, I really do, but it keeps crashing from time to time, what makes it hard to fully enjoy :c
★ 5 / 5
one of the best of all time if you love ants. I would pay $120 for a remastered version of this game with expanded skirmish…

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