You must plan your design thoroughly, otherwise, this will create weaknesses and will slow your ant army down. Here you can build food stores, nests, and more. Territory tiles allow you to dig out tunnels and create chambers. Supply the Queen and the colony survives. Depending on how you are expanding your colony will influence your decision. After you ticked off every task and you’ve achieved victory, you must choose your prize! Do you pick more territory tiles, food, or Royal jelly? This sounds straightforward, but believe me, it isn’t. Each has a difficulty setting and a further challenge mode once you’ve completed them. As you complete gateway tasks, further missions become available. You open with the choice of two missions that have set objectives. You’ll need to play each combat mission repeatedly as this gifts you resources to complete any improvements. From here, you can build the nest of your dreams, upgrade your forces, and unlock further ants. This is the central hub where you’ll keep returning to expand your home and to open further missions. The game opens on your ant colony within its Formicarium. However, fortunately, Empires of the Undergrowth is remarkably easy to play and simple to pick up. I’ve played RTS titles for as long as I can remember and my initial concern is always the learning curve.

Empires of the Undergrowth is remarkably easy to play. The concept is brutal, intriguing, and will make you look at the animal kingdom in a whole new light. You must control an ant colony that will dig, hunt, and expand its nest deep underground. The action plays out across two distinct modes of city-building and standalone missions. Empires of the Undergrowth reflects the hectic nature of our surrounding world as you battle for survival.ĭeveloped and published by Slug Disco Studios, this is a real-time strategy title. Instincts are all that keep these creatures alive, yet some have the intelligence to give themselves a head start. No matter their position in the food chain, they are all fighting to survive. The animal kingdom is a fascinating place.

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