20 Dec Empire of the Ants: A roadmap full of exciting updates coming in 2025!
Paris, December 20, 2024 – As the adventure of Empire of the Ants continues to captivate players worldwide, Microids and Tower Five are excited to unveil their ambitious vision for the upcoming year.
This seasonal roadmap highlights key milestones, with numerous updates planned to enhance your experience in both single-player and multiplayer modes. Expect new content, optimizations, and surprises that will make The Ants even more engaging.
New features and innovative content, along with community-driven optimizations, are in store. Join us on this journey and see how 2025 promises to be a pivotal year for Empire of the Ants.
AN IMMERSIVE SOLO CAMPAIGN
Play through a 20-hour-long campaign inspired by Bernard Werber’s bestselling saga, where the fate of your colony rests upon your antennae.
Choose your way to play, whether you’re looking for strategic combat and challenges or you prefer exploring the environment and fast-paced tactical missions.
DOMINATE THE ONLINE RANKED MULTIPLAYER
Challenge your friends in thrilling skirmishes or prove your strategy skills in player-versus-player mode: ranked 1-vs.-1 matchmaking and three free-for-all matches. Custom Private Lobby available to train your skills against a friend or AI. The multiplayer mode is cross-platform compatible, allowing players on all consoles to play together.
ABOUT EMPIRE OF THE ANTS
Immerse yourself in a miniature ecosystem in the heart of the Fontainebleau Forest. You play as the 103,683rd ant, determined to defend its colony.
In Empire of the Ants, every decision counts, every movement is strategic, and each conquest showcases your skill in navigating a world where the small are powerful! Strategy, exploration, combat, and alliances with local fauna are essential to overcome the many challenges awaiting players.
Developed by the La Rochelle-based Tower Five studio using Unreal Engine 5, the Empire of the Ants video game offers players a real-time strategic experience inspired by Bernard Werber’s iconic saga. Players will dive into an exhilarating adventure, tasked with growing an ant colony through tactical and strategic battles within a world of enormous scale. Strategy, exploration, combat, and alliances with local fauna are essential for overcoming the many challenges that await players.
Bernard Werber’s saga has captivated millions of readers worldwide with its fascinating universe and reflections on human nature. We’re thrilled to offer players the chance to experience this universe from a new perspective with this video game adaptation.
Empire of the Ants Key Features
- EMBARK ON AN EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURE – Take on the role of a courageous ant, from a third-person view, and discover unique abilities that will aid you in strategic battles and explorations.
- A 3D REAL-TIME STRATEGY GAME WITH GRADUAL DIFFICULTY – The game provides an accessible experience with tutorials to teach newcomers the basics of RTS, while offering adjustable difficulty and advanced mechanics for seasoned players.
- EXPLORE VAST ENVIRONMENTS AND ENCOUNTER LOCAL WILDLIFE – Traverse a photo-realistic forest, meet other ants and forest creatures along the way, and interact with them.
- IMMERSIVE AND PHOTOREALISTIC – By pushing the boundaries of photorealistic effects, Unreal Engine 5 sets new standards, particularly for rendering plants and fauna.
- SEASONAL STORYLINE – The game offers a storyline that follows the rhythm of the seasons, influencing fauna attributes like speed, resistance, and buffs.
- SOLO CAMPAIGN & MULTIPLAYER: A STRATEGY GAME WITH PROGRESSIVE DIFFICULTY – Complete the story mode and extend your experience with intense online battles.
Empire of the Ants is available on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
