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Empire of the Ants

This year has already seen the release of an ant strategy game, Empires of the Undergrowth from Slug Disco and Hooded Horse. While the RTS/base-building mix was rather pragmatic in terms of visuals, Empire of the Ants from Tower Five Studio and Microids is in a league of its own. But there's more to it than just the fancy graphics ...

Marcel Kleffmann05.11.2024 08:40
Empire of the Ants

With the first screenshot of Empire of the Ants, Tower Five and Microids have set an impressive benchmark: the game, based on Unreal Engine 5.4, has almost photorealistic graphics. And since there are no human figures in the game, the uncanny valley is a little further away. A typical French forest ecosystem is depicted, in which the player takes control of the 103,683rd ant. An ant determined to lead the colony through the dangers of the forest to new horizons. It is based on the original story by Bernard Werber (1991). The story follows the colony through seasonal changes, with the narration co-written by the author of the book.

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