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We are absolutely not dead, we just launched on Steam Early Access!
I'm soo looking forward to seeing where this game goes and can't wait to play it more in the future!!
Sorry to say, I couldn't get even 5 minutes into the game without experiencing bugs. Like. Lots of them. Screen is basically covered in bugs. The longer I play, the more bugs I find. My god all tHE BUGS
This game is just amazing. I am so excited to see how you expand upon the environment if you go above ground and what not. It actually feels like a growing ant colony.
This is A great game, the concept and overall gameplay are great and I found zero bugs that I noticed. Great work, keep it up.
I Did A Video on it here :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaB9f35LJcw
Empires of the Undergrowth is in Early Access on Steam, GOG and Itch
http://store.steampowered.com/app/463530/Empires_of_the_Undergrowth/
https://www.gog.com/game/empires_of_the_undergrowth
https://slugdisco.itch.io/empires-of-the-undergrowth
"Your queen has set up home beneath a rotting log. She is fat, and vulnerable. Her first brood will need to move quickly if the colony is to survive. Their priority now is to find food, and there is plenty around; but there are other hungry creatures in the undergrowth. The workers will need to be vigilant."
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 chambers to store food and raise brood. On the surface, the ants claim territory, gather resources, overwhelm fearsome arachnids and clash with other colonies. Nest design, army size, composition and attack timing are key to securing victory.
Missions are narrated from the perspective of a documentary film maker studying the ants, who offers intelligent insight into the goings-on of the colony and the undergrowth beyond. The primary game mode in early access is Formicarium, where you take ownership of a home colony of unique DNA-harvesting ants as they work to assimilate the desirable traits of their foes. You can upgrade them by playing one-off missions, sometimes with your home colony and sometimes with other ant species.
Carve out and construct your underground nest to suit your strategy
Engage in fast-paced colony versus colony combat above ground
Play as different ant species and explore their unique traits and weaknesses
Encounter and overpower dangerous beetles, arachnids and other awesome arthropods
Grow your pet formicarium over time by completing missions
#strategy
