Empires of the Undergrowth
Command swarms of warriors at an unprecedented scale of warfare in this blend of RTS and base-building. Lead ant colonies against the many fearsome threats of the insect world, while building intricate nests, developing pheromone-based tactics, and evolving to meet growing dangers.
- Price:$14.99
- Release Date:6/7/2024
- Franchise:Hooded Horse
- Developer:Slug Disco
- Publishers:
- Last Updated:5/16/2025
- Steam App Id:463530
Empires of the Undergrowth
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Empires of the Undergrowth has 653 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 90% lower than its previous all-time peak of 6,367 players achieved on 6/9/2024.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Empires of the Undergrowth. It has received a total of 15,174 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 92 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Empires of the Undergrowth and its growth over time. It currently has 82,160 followers on its community page.
Empires of the Undergrowth Price
Empires of the Undergrowth costs $14.99 in the Steam store as of 5/16/2025 which is a 50% discount off its base price. It can be purchased as a standlone game or through a bundle like Hooded Horse Battle, Empires of the Undergrowth + Microtopia, Hooded Horse Publisher, Empire of the Ants & Empires of the Undergrowth, Hooded Horse City Builder, Hooded Horse Conquest, TactiCon - Tiny workers & Colossal builders, or Empires of the Undergrowth: Complete which offer a discount off the game's base price.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for Empires of the Undergrowth.
About Empires of the Undergrowth
Empires of the Undergrowth is a Simulation, Strategy, and Early Access game developed by Slug Disco. On 6/7/2024, it was released on the Steam Store by Hooded Horse, and Slug Disco.
Players have rated Empires of the Undergrowth as "Very Positive" out of 15,174 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 14,341 positive reviews and 833 negative reviews — an overall 95% positive review rating.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Empires of the Undergrowth on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.
It also supports 17 languanges in-game including English, German, Chinese (Simplified), Spanish (Spain), and Russian. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Empires of the Undergrowth supports the following features:
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Achievements
- Family Sharing
- Full controller support
- Steam Trading Cards
- Single-player
From the Steam community, Empires of the Undergrowth has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Tactical RPG
- Building
- Colony Sim
- City Builder
- Economy
- Procedural Generation
- Sandbox
- Historical
- RTS
- Replay Value
- Real-Time with Pause
- Base Building
- Resource Management
- Sci-fi
- Open World
- Farming Sim
- Strategy
- Indie
- 4X
- Grand Strategy
- Singleplayer
- Moddable
- Space
- 2D
- Crafting
- Management
- Simulation
- Survival
- Automation
- Early Access
- Military
- Cartoony
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Empires of the Undergrowth and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Empires of the Undergrowth is referenced by 2 other related apps in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Empires of the Undergrowth - Exploding Ants | DLC | 3/24/2025 | View |
 | Empires of the Undergrowth - Supporter Pack | DLC | 3/24/2025 | View |
Related Bundles
Empires of the Undergrowth is included in 8 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hooded Horse Battle | 4 | 4 | $72.22 | View |
 | Empires of the Undergrowth + Microtopia | 2 | 2 | $43.18 | View |
 | Hooded Horse Publisher | 17 | 17 | $298.49 | View |
| Empire of the Ants & Empires of the Undergrowth | 2 | 1 | $62.98 | View |
 | Hooded Horse City Builder | 8 | 8 | $89.23 | View |
 | Hooded Horse Conquest | 4 | 4 | $98.86 | View |
 | TactiCon - Tiny workers & Colossal builders | 2 | 2 | $35.53 | View |
 | Empires of the Undergrowth: Complete | 3 | 3 | $24.95 | View |
Related Packages
Empires of the Undergrowth is referenced by 1 package in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Empires of the Undergrowth | $17.99 | View |
Supported Languages
Empires of the Undergrowth is available in 17 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | No | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| Czech | Yes | No | Yes |
| Dutch | Yes | No | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Korean | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Empires of the Undergrowth data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 16). Empires of the Undergrowth on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/463530
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 16). Empires of the Undergrowth. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/463530
- Slug Disco. (2023, July 8). Empires of the Undergrowth. Empires of the Undergrowth. http://www.eotugame.com