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Empire of the Ants (2000)

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3.8/5

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3.8

9 Reviews

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Empire of the Ants (2000)
Description
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 in the Bel-O-Kan empire...
Genre:
Strategy - Real-time - Managerial
Tags:
Strategy, Sci-fi, Exploration, Classic, Real-Time, show 8 more... War, Managerial, Crafting, Realistic, RTS, Grand Strategy, Nature, LifeSim
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3.8/5

( 9 Reviews )

3.8

9 Reviews

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Product details
2000, Microids, ...
System requirements
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), 1.8 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 9.0c, DirectX...
Description

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 in the Bel-O-Kan empire, the mother 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 11 missions from the game “Empire of the Ants” and 15 special missions from the expansion “The Western Frontier” .
  • Fight against other civilizations such as bees, wasps, termites, harvesting ants, weaver ants, and dwarf ants, and defeat the fearsome predator, the praying mantis.
  • Manage two environments: the ant colony and the great outdoors.
  • Zoom in and out, rotate the camera angle, and use the mini-map to view exploitable resource areas.
  • Plan and setup the priorities for your workers to build the ant colony of your dream.
  • Up to 8 players (LAN).
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Game details
Genre:
Strategy - Real-time - Managerial
Tags:
Strategy, Sci-fi, Exploration, Classic, Real-Time, show 8 more... War, Managerial, Crafting, Realistic, RTS, Grand Strategy, Nature, LifeSim
Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11)
Release date:
{{'2000-04-20T00:00:00+03:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0300 ' }}
Company:
Microids / Microids
Size:
418 MB
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Game features
Cloud saves
Overlay
Single-player
Languages
English
audio
text
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Overall most helpful review

Posted on: April 23, 2023

ZuffaZombie505

Verified owner

Games: 2 Reviews: 1

G.O.A.T GAME

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 modes. takes a little to get going but eventually runs smoothly with minimal crashing, save often just in case.

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Posted on: November 10, 2024

Tarmeon

Verified owner

Games: 88 Reviews: 1

buggy but awesome

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 it. The struggle to defeat another colony is real but sooo satisfying once you succeed. Also the music is nice. The gameplay is varied. It feels like those ants are there own creatures making a mess if you don't set orders and priorities. The graphics are crap, even for an old game. But it doesn't really matter. For the RTS fan who likes a challenge and ants, this wacky game is amazing.

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Posted on: May 27, 2023

Greebrus

Verified owner

Games: 10 Reviews: 4

Game is good, but crashes a lot

I really love this game, I really do, but it keeps crashing from time to time, what makes it hard to fully enjoy :c

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Posted on: February 14, 2025

Crudelus

Verified owner

Games: 39 Reviews: 1

Lovely game with potential for more

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. This was really well done and it's a bummer this got lost. The other thing is that there has been a gold edition with some balancing patches. Would be great to have this available as option as well. Overall I am still happy I get to play this old classic again (might pick up the remake from 2024 as well)

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Posted on: July 22, 2025

Kevin_Riley90

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Games: 9 Reviews: 1

Empire of the Ants

I like it. The game will shut down on you, so save often.

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