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Empires of the Undergrowth

Lead your Ant Colony to Dominance! Empires of the Undergrowth is an ant colony management game, in a fast-paced real-time strategy style. The player excavates their nest underground, constructing tunnels and…

7 June 2024

Empires of the Undergrowth is an indie developed by Slug Disco, released 7 June 2024 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Empires of the Undergrowth is

Empires of the Undergrowth is an indie game developed by Slug Disco and released in 2024. It was published by Hooded Horse. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Empires of the Undergrowth is a real-time strategy game developed by Slug Disco Studios and published by Hooded Horse. Players control a colony of Ants or Termites by expanding the colony, gathering resources, and fighting enemies in standard RTS fashion.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 186 achievements to unlock.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel® Core™ i5-760 (quad-core) / AMD® Phenom™ II X4 965 (quad-core), 4 GB RAM and NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 440 (1 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 6750 (1 GB). At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 5GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Empires of the Undergrowth launched on 7 June 2024, within three weeks of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Hellblade II: Senua's Saga, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and Nine Sols.

Released around the same time: Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Hellblade II: Senua's Saga, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nine Sols.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Empires of the Undergrowth — frequently asked questions

When did Empires of the Undergrowth come out?
Empires of the Undergrowth was released on 7 June 2024 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Empires of the Undergrowth?
At minimum, Empires of the Undergrowth needs Intel® Core™ i5-760 (quad-core) / AMD® Phenom™ II X4 965 (quad-core), 4 GB RAM, NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 440 (1 GB) / AMD® Radeon™ HD 6750 (1 GB) graphics, 5 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Empires of the Undergrowth?
The PC version needs about 5 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("5 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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