Loading game
Empires of the Undergrowth
Main game
By: Slug Disco, Hooded Horse
By: Slug Disco, Hooded Horse
Avg. rating
—
Reviews
0
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 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.
Mac · Dec 1, 2017
Worldwide · Exact date · Early access · IGDB
PC (Microsoft Windows) · Dec 1, 2017
Worldwide · Exact date · Early access · IGDB
Mac · Jun 7, 2024
Worldwide · Exact date · Full release · IGDB
PC (Microsoft Windows) · Jun 7, 2024
Worldwide · Exact date · Full release · IGDB
Catalog sources
186 achievements available.
Beat "New Home" before 10 mole crickets have attacked with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "New Home" on impossible difficulty after 50 mole crickets have attacked with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "New Home" on extreme difficulty without letting any enemies within 3 tiles of the queen.
LockedSteam
Beat "New Home" on hard difficulty within 17 minutes.
LockedSteam
Beat "New Home" on impossible difficulty with the last 10 tunnelled out creatures being woodlice.
LockedSteam
Beat "New Home" on medium difficulty without upgrading any soldiers.
LockedSteam
Beat "Subjugation" after getting a cricket to eliminate a funnel web spider with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "Subjugation" on impossible difficulty after losing at least 50 larvae to the slave makers with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "Subjugation" on extreme difficulty after losing over 80% of the brood to a single wave of slave makers.
LockedSteam
Beat "Subjugation" on hard difficulty after eliminating 10 funnel web spiders in the first 6 minutes.
LockedSteam
Beat "Subjugation" on impossible difficulty after losing no more than 1 egg to the slave makers.
LockedSteam
Beat "Subjugation" on medium difficulty within 16 minutes.
LockedSteam
Beat "Rising Tide" without building additional workers with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "Rising Tide" on impossible difficulty after eliminating 50 beach tiger beetle larvae with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "Rising Tide" on extreme difficulty after eliminating two tiger beetles before the first night.
LockedSteam
Beat "Rising Tide" on hard difficulty without enemies entering your nest.
LockedSteam
Beat "Rising Tide" on impossible difficulty after eliminating the large sand bear wolf spider to the south of the nest.
LockedSteam
Beat "Rising Tide" on medium difficulty after returning the full unharvested sardine to the ocean.
LockedSteam
Beat "Queen of the Hill" with the challenge active after eliminating all the tiger beetle larvae.
LockedSteam
Beat "Queen of the Hill" on impossible difficulty after eliminating 3 large hermit crabs with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "Queen of the Hill" on extreme difficulty without building any melee wood ant brood tiles.
LockedSteam
Beat "Queen of the Hill" on hard difficulty after harvesting and bringing home 100 food from a fish.
LockedSteam
Beat "Queen of the Hill" on impossible difficulty without upgrading any ranged wood ant brood tiles.
LockedSteam
Beat "Queen of the Hill" on medium difficulty after fending off two ladybirds within 30 seconds of each other from separate aphid clusters.
LockedSteam
Beat "The Harvest" with no casualties from phorid flies with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "The Harvest" on impossible difficulty after clearing 4 plants of phorid flies with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "The Harvest" on extreme difficulty without digging out any underground enemies.
LockedSteam
Beat "The Harvest" on hard difficulty before the enemy colony harvests 5000 leaves.
LockedSteam
Beat "The Harvest" on impossible difficulty by gathering leaves within 43 minutes.
LockedSteam
Beat "The Harvest" on medium difficulty by eliminating the enemy queen.
LockedSteam
Beat "Front Line" with the challenge active without building any level 3 ants.
LockedSteam
Beat "Front Line" on impossible difficulty after harvesting all the available leaves with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "Front Line" on extreme difficulty without building any major ant brood tiles.
LockedSteam
Beat "Front Line" on hard difficulty without any army ant scouts reporting back to their colony.
LockedSteam
Beat "Front Line" on impossible difficulty after defeating the huge whip spider before the third day.
LockedSteam
Beat "Front Line" on medium difficulty before the second night.
LockedSteam
Beat "Cold Blood" after collecting all aphids before engaging either enemy colony with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
In "Cold Blood" on impossible difficulty, eliminate 3 fishing spiders within a 30 second interval.
LockedSteam
Beat "Cold Blood" on extreme difficulty after defeating both of the enemy colonies.
LockedSteam
Beat "Cold Blood" on hard difficulty after tunnelling out all underground food before the end of the first day.
LockedSteam
Beat "Cold Blood" on impossible difficulty after alerting both enemy colonies to your presence within the first 5 minutes.
LockedSteam
Beat "Cold Blood" on medium difficulty with both enemy colonies still alive.
LockedSteam
In "A Bridge Too Far", defeat the little black ant colony on the first day you can reach them with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "A Bridge Too Far" on impossible difficulty after fully constructing 15 bridges with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "A Bridge Too Far" on extreme difficulty after fully constructing and sacrificing 14 bridges to the rising water.
LockedSteam
Beat "A Bridge Too Far" on hard difficulty without collecting any additional aphids.
LockedSteam
In "A Bridge Too Far" on impossible difficulty, collect all food on the North-West island, and defeat the little black ant colony on the same day.
LockedSteam
Beat "A Bridge Too Far" on medium difficulty after collecting all the aphids.
LockedSteam
Beat "Triage" with the challenge active and no ants being assassinated.
LockedSteam
Beat "Triage" on impossible difficulty with the challenge active without eliminating any assassin bugs.
LockedSteam
Beat "Triage" on extreme difficulty without building any Matabele ant medic tiles.
LockedSteam
Beat "Triage" on hard difficulty with no termite queens left alive.
LockedSteam
Beat "Triage" on impossible difficulty whilst only eliminating termites from a single colony.
LockedSteam
Beat "Triage" on medium difficulty with your queen taking no damage.
LockedSteam
Beat "Drive Them Back" with the challenge active after eliminating 10 assassin bugs within a 2 minute interval.
LockedSteam
Beat "Drive Them Back" on impossible difficulty after eliminating 3 termite queens before they fall to the driver ants.
LockedSteam
Beat "Drive Them Back" on extreme difficulty after closing all stink ant tunnels within 20 minutes.
LockedSteam
Beat "Drive Them Back" on hard difficulty without building or upgrading any Matabele ant soldier tiles.
LockedSteam
Beat "Drive Them Back" on impossible difficulty after stealing 200 termites from driver ants.
LockedSteam
Beat "Drive Them Back" on medium difficulty with all termite colonies still alive.
LockedSteam
Beat "Last Mound Standing" with the emperor scorpion still alive.
LockedSteam
Beat "Last Mound Standing" on impossible difficulty with the challenge active after eliminating the emperor scorpion on the surface.
LockedSteam
Beat "Last Mound Standing" on extreme difficulty by eliminating both termite colonies before they fall to the Matabele raids.
LockedSteam
Beat "Last Mound Standing" on hard difficulty whithout any enemies entering your mound.
LockedSteam
Beat "Last Mound Standing" on impossible difficulty after harvesting 10,000 llignocelluose.
LockedSteam
Beat "Last Mound Standing" on medium difficulty without taking any sun damage.
LockedSteam
Beat "The First Experiment" without unlocking black ants.
LockedSteam
Beat "The Second Experiment" without enemies entering your nest.
LockedSteam
Beat "Possibly the Final Experiment" after placing only a single marker down and not moving ants between groups.
LockedSteam
Beat "The Final Experiment" without a single ant being hit by the Dragantula's charge attack.
LockedSteam
Beat "The REAL Final Experiment" without the scientist's help.
LockedSteam
Beat "New Year's Feast" on extreme difficulty after eliminating all underground enemies.
LockedSteam
Beat "New Year's Feast" on hard difficulty after cutting the long journey in half with a firecracker.
LockedSteam
Beat "New Year's Feast" on impossible difficulty, receive all guests and keep them alive until the end of the level.
LockedSteam
Beat "New Year's Feast" on medium difficulty after rescuing the guests to the west of the nest without engaging the velvet worm.
LockedSteam
Beat the level "New Home".
LockedSteam
Beat "New Home" with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "New Home" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "New Home" on extreme difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "New Home" on hard difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "New Home" on impossible difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "New Home" on medium difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat the level "Subjugation".
LockedSteam
Beat "Subjugation" with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "Subjugation" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "Subjugation" on extreme difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Subjugation" on hard difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Subjugation" on impossible difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Subjugation" on medium difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat the level "Rising Tide".
LockedSteam
Beat "Rising Tide" with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "Rising Tide" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "Rising Tide" on extreme difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Rising Tide" on hard difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Rising Tide" on impossible difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Rising Tide" on medium difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat the level "Queen of the Hill".
LockedSteam
Beat "Queen of the Hill" with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "Queen of the Hill" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "Queen of the Hill" on extreme difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Queen of the Hill" on hard difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Queen of the Hill" on impossible difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Queen of the Hill" on medium difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat the level "The Harvest".
LockedSteam
Beat "The Harvest" with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "The Harvest" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "The Harvest" on extreme difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "The Harvest" on hard difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "The Harvest" on impossible difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "The Harvest" on medium difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat the level "Front Line".
LockedSteam
Beat "Front Line" with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat the level "Front Line" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "Front Line" on extreme difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Front Line" on hard difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Front Line" on impossible difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Front Line" on medium difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat the level "Cold Blood".
LockedSteam
Beat "Cold Blood" with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "Cold Blood" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "Cold Blood" on extreme difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Cold Blood" on hard difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Cold Blood" on impossible difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Cold Blood" on medium difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat the level "A Bridge Too Far".
LockedSteam
Beat "A Bridge Too Far" with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "A Bridge Too Far" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "A Bridge Too Far" on extreme difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "A Bridge Too Far" on hard difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "A Bridge Too Far" on impossible difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "A Bridge Too Far" on medium difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat the level "Triage".
LockedSteam
Beat "Triage" with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "Triage" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "Triage" on extreme difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Triage" on hard difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Triage" on impossible difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Triage" on medium difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat the level "Drive Them Back".
LockedSteam
Beat "Drive Them Back" with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "Drive Them Back" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "Drive Them Back" on extreme difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Drive Them Back" on hard difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Drive Them Back" on impossible difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Drive Them Back" on medium difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat the level "Last Mound Standing".
LockedSteam
Beat "Last Mound Standing" with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "Last Mound Standing" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.
LockedSteam
Beat "Last Mound Standing" on extreme difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Last Mound Standing" on hard difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Last Mound Standing" on impossible difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Last Mound Standing" on medium difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat the "Festive Spider" level.
LockedSteam
Beat the "Festive Spider" level with at least half the gifts remaining under the tree.
LockedSteam
Beat the "Festive Spider" level with all gifts remaining under the tree.
LockedSteam
Beat the formicarium challenge "The First Experiment".
LockedSteam
Beat "The First Experiment" on extreme difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "The First Experiment" on hard difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "The First Experiment" on impossible difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "The First Experiment" on medium difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat the formicarium challenge "The Second Experiment".
LockedSteam
Beat "The Second Experiment" on extreme difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "The Second Experiment" on hard difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "The Second Experiment" on impossible difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "The Second Experiment" on medium difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat the formicarium challenge "Possibly the Final Experiment".
LockedSteam
Beat "Possibly the Final Experiment" on extreme difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Possibly the Final Experiment" on hard difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Possibly the Final Experiment" on impossible difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "Possibly the Final Experiment" on medium difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat the formicarium challenge "The Final Experiment".
LockedSteam
Beat "The Final Experiment" on extreme difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "The Final Experiment" on hard difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "The Final Experiment" on impossible difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "The Final Experiment" on medium difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat the formicarium challenge "The REAL Final Experiment".
LockedSteam
Beat "The REAL Final Experiment" on extreme difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "The REAL Final Experiment" on hard difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "The REAL Final Experiment" on impossible difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "The REAL Final Experiment" on medium difficulty.
LockedSteam
Eliminate all of the uber creatures in the "Hungry Spider" level.
LockedSteam
Beat the level "New Year's Feast".
LockedSteam
Beat "New Year's Feast" on extreme difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "New Year's Feast" on hard difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "New Year's Feast" on impossible difficulty.
LockedSteam
Beat "New Year's Feast" on medium difficulty.
LockedSteam
Community notes
Main game
