Empires of the Undergrowth overview

Overview

Empires of the Undergrowth comes from Slug Disco and is published by Hooded Horse, Slug Disco. It arrived on Steam on Jun 7, 2024, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Empires of the Undergrowth's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 621 players at 7 October 2026 - 13:37:33 UTC, with a tracked peak near 6,356. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 94% positive across 18,715 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Empires of the Undergrowth is available in 17 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Empires of the Undergrowth has sold up to 287,158 units and has 17,547 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $4,656,410. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Empires of the Undergrowth overview details

Empires of the Undergrowth combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Forge your empire in the world of ants, building extensive nests and managing an intricate hierarchy in a way that puts the real-time strategy genre under the microscope. Control a variety of warrior ant species in intense battles, command your workers to build and supply an ever-expanding base, and protect your queen at all costs while navigating the unique threats and opportunities of the insect world. Hundreds of warriors clash in a melee of gnashing mandibles as formic acid artillery fires overhead. Nightfall has come and the last of the workers are rushing back underground, dodging beetles to deliver food to the nest. The stockpile is empty, and without more, reinforcements will not hatch for the ongoing war between the duelling Empires of the Undergrowth. Starting from a central room hosting your queen, order your workers to develop and optimise your nest – a vast network of store rooms, nurseries, and hallways. Dig through a hex-based maze of soil and bedrock, seeking food and fending off other underground dwellers. Push beyond the confines of your nest to see what the world above has to offer – with seeds, nectar, fungus, other insects, and even amphibians on the menu, there's plenty to choose from, but each food source comes with its own strategic tradeoffs and challenges. Will you venture forth and fight off the ladybugs that eat and deplete your source of renewable honeydew drops, or do the surrounding nocturnal creatures present too much of a risk for your fledgling colony? Each decision you make has a ripple effect that can doom your colony if you aren’t qu…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Empires of the Undergrowth is listed as a game with $8.99 (70% off from $29.99). It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Simulation and Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 621 players at 7 October 2026 - 13:37:33 UTC, a tracked peak of 6,356, and 94% positive reviews.

Overview tags

StrategySimulationCity BuilderColony SimBase-BuildingSandboxBuildingManagementResource Management4XGrand StrategyOpen WorldModdableSurvivalSingleplayer

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