Empires of the Undergrowth
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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.
New Home
CommonWin level "New Home".
Subjugation
CommonWin level "Subjugation".
New Home - Medium
CommonWin level "New Home" on Medium difficulty.
The First Experiment
CommonSurvive the first experiments.Win "Formicarium Challenge 1".
Subjugation - Medium
CommonWin level "Subjugation" on Medium difficulty.
The First Experiment - Medium
CommonSurvive the first experiments.Win "Formicarium Challenge 1" on Medium difficulty.
New Home - Challenge
CommonWin level "New Home" with the challenge active.
Rising Tide
UncommonBeat the level "Rising Tide".
Quantity, not Quality
UncommonDo not upgrade any soldiers and win the level "New Home" on Medium difficulty.
Subjugation - Challenge
UncommonWin level "Subjugation" with the challenge active.
Queen of the Hill
UncommonBeat the level "Queen of the Hill".
The Second Experiment
UncommonBeat the formicarium challenge "The Second Experiment".
Rising Tide - Medium
UncommonBeat "Rising Tide" on medium difficulty.
Queen of the Hill - Medium
UncommonBeat "Queen of the Hill" on medium difficulty.
Separation Of Duties
UncommonBeat "Queen of the Hill" on medium difficulty after fending off two ladybirds within 30 seconds of each other from separate aphid clusters.
The Second Experiment - Medium
UncommonBeat "The Second Experiment" on medium difficulty.
The Harvest
UncommonBeat the level "The Harvest".
Front Line
UncommonBeat the level "Front Line".
First Innings
UncommonWin the level "New Home" before 10 mole crickets have attacked with the challenge active.
New Home - Hard
UncommonWin level "New Home" on Hard difficulty.
Possibly the Final Experiment
UncommonBeat the formicarium challenge "Possibly the Final Experiment".
Front Line - Medium
UncommonBeat "Front Line" on medium difficulty.
The Harvest - Medium
UncommonBeat "The Harvest" on medium difficulty.
Cold Blood
UncommonBeat the level "Cold Blood".
Subjugation - Hard
UncommonWin level "Subjugation" on Hard difficulty.
A Bridge Too Far
UncommonBeat the level "A Bridge Too Far".
The Final Experiment
UncommonBeat the formicarium challenge "The Final Experiment".
The First Experiment - Hard
RareSurvive the first experiments.Win "Formicarium Challenge 1" on Hard difficulty.
Possibly the Final Experiment - Medium
RareBeat "Possibly the Final Experiment" on medium difficulty.
Rapid Growth
RareWin the level "Subjugation" within 16 minutes on Medium difficulty.
Cold Blood - Medium
RareBeat "Cold Blood" on medium difficulty.
A Bridge Too Far - Medium
RareBeat "A Bridge Too Far" on medium difficulty.
The Final Experiment - Medium
RareBeat "The Final Experiment" on medium difficulty.
Rising Tide - Challenge
RareBeat "Rising Tide" with the challenge active.
Queen of the Hill - Challenge
RareBeat "Queen of the Hill" with the challenge active.
The Harvest - Challenge
RareBeat "The Harvest" with the challenge active.
Front Line - Challenge
RareBeat "Front Line" with the challenge active.
New Home - Impossible
RareWin level "New Home" on Insane difficulty.
The First Experiment - Impossible
RareSurvive the first experiments.Win "Formicarium Challenge 1" on Insane difficulty.
The Second Experiment - Hard
RareBeat "The Second Experiment" on hard difficulty.
Queen of the Hill - Hard
RareBeat "Queen of the Hill" on hard difficulty.
Rising Tide - Hard
RareBeat "Rising Tide" on hard difficulty.
Vanilla
RareWin "Formicarium Challenge 1" without unlocking black ants.
Front Line - Hard
RareBeat "Front Line" on hard difficulty.
The Harvest - Hard
LegendaryBeat "The Harvest" on hard difficulty.
Subjugation - Impossible
LegendaryWin level "Subjugation" on Insane difficulty.
New Home - Extreme Challenge
LegendaryWin level "New Home" on Insane difficulty with the challenge active.
Grab The Bull By The Horns
LegendaryBeat "Cold Blood" on medium difficulty with both enemy colonies still alive.
New Home - Extreme
LegendaryBeat "New Home" on extreme difficulty.
Possibly the Final Experiment - Hard
LegendaryBeat "Possibly the Final Experiment" on hard difficulty.
Clever Little Ants
LegendaryBeat "The Final Experiment" without a single ant being hit by the Dragantula's charge attack.
Sitting Ducks
LegendaryBeat "Front Line" with the challenge active without building any level 3 ants.
Free Willis
LegendaryBeat "Rising Tide" on medium difficulty after returning the full unharvested sardine to the ocean.
The First Experiment - Extreme
LegendaryBeat "The First Experiment" on extreme difficulty.
A Bridge Too Far - Hard
LegendaryBeat "A Bridge Too Far" on hard difficulty.
Cold Blood - Hard
LegendaryBeat "Cold Blood" on hard difficulty.
The Final Experiment - Hard
LegendaryBeat "The Final Experiment" on hard difficulty.
Stand Your Ground
LegendaryBeat "New Home" on extreme difficulty without letting any enemies within 3 tiles of the queen.
Speedy Setup
LegendaryWin the level "New Home" on hard difficulty within 17 minutes.
The Second Experiment - Extreme
LegendaryBeat "The Second Experiment" on extreme difficulty.
Subjugation - Extreme Challenge
LegendaryWin level "Subjugation" on insane difficulty with the challenge active.
Subjugation - Extreme
LegendaryBeat "Subjugation" on extreme difficulty.
Work With What You’ve Got
LegendaryBeat "Rising Tide" without building additional workers with the challenge active.
Possibly the Final Experiment - Extreme
LegendaryBeat "Possibly the Final Experiment" on extreme difficulty.
The Second Experiment - Impossible
LegendaryBeat "The Second Experiment" on impossible difficulty.
Queen of the Hill - Extreme
LegendaryBeat "Queen of the Hill" on extreme difficulty.
Just Isn't Cricket
LegendaryWin the level "New Home" after 50 mole crickets have attacked on Insane difficulty with the challenge active.
Picky Eater
LegendaryWin the level "New Home" with the last 10 tunneled out creatures being woodlice on Insane difficulty.
Regicide
LegendaryBeat "The Harvest" on medium difficulty by eliminating the enemy queen.
Rising Tide - Extreme
LegendaryBeat "Rising Tide" on extreme difficulty.
Front Line - Extreme
LegendaryBeat "Front Line" on extreme difficulty.
Get Your Own Eggs
LegendaryLose no more than 1 egg to the slave makers in level "Subjugation" on Insane difficulty.
Possibly the Final Experiment - Impossible
LegendaryBeat "Possibly the Final Experiment" on impossible difficulty.
Toad In The Hole
LegendaryBeat "Cold Blood" on hard difficulty after tunnelling out all underground food before the end of the first day.
Entomophobia
LegendaryBeat "A Bridge Too Far" on hard difficulty without collecting any additional aphids.
NOPE
LegendaryKill 10 funnel web spiders in the first 6 minutes, then win the level "Subjugation" on Hard difficulty.
The Harvest - Extreme
LegendaryBeat "The Harvest" on extreme difficulty.
Cold Blood - Extreme
LegendaryBeat "Cold Blood" on extreme difficulty.
I Love Sashimi
LegendaryBeat "Queen of the Hill" on hard difficulty after harvesting and bringing home 100 food from a fish.
Trypanophobia
LegendaryBeat "The Harvest" with no casualties from phorid flies with the challenge active.
Quick March
LegendaryBeat "Front Line" on medium difficulty before the second night.
A Bridge Too Far - Extreme
LegendaryBeat "A Bridge Too Far" on extreme difficulty.
Fool's Checkmate
LegendaryBeat "Possibly the Final Experiment" after placing only a single marker down and not moving ants between groups.
Shoot The Messenger
LegendaryBeat "Front Line" on hard difficulty without any army ant scouts reporting back to their colony.
The Final Experiment - Extreme
LegendaryBeat "The Final Experiment" on extreme difficulty.
Toad-al Annihilation
LegendaryBeat "Cold Blood" on extreme difficulty after defeating both of the enemy colonies.
Rising Tide - Impossible
LegendaryBeat "Rising Tide" on impossible difficulty.
Triage
LegendaryBeat the level "Triage".
Last Mound Standing
LegendaryBeat the level "Last Mound Standing".
Queen of the Hill - Impossible
LegendaryBeat "Queen of the Hill" on impossible difficulty.
Cold Blood - Impossible
LegendaryBeat "Cold Blood" on impossible difficulty.
Drive Them Back
LegendaryBeat the level "Drive Them Back".
No Entry
LegendaryBeat "The Second Experiment" without enemies entering your nest.
The Harvest - Impossible
LegendaryBeat "The Harvest" on impossible difficulty.
A Bridge Too Far - Impossible
LegendaryBeat "A Bridge Too Far" on impossible difficulty.
Boundary Dispute
LegendaryBeat "The Harvest" on hard difficulty before the enemy colony harvests 5000 leaves.
Front Line - Extreme Challenge
LegendaryBeat the level "Front Line" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.
Front Line - Impossible
LegendaryBeat "Front Line" on impossible difficulty.
New Year's Feast
LegendaryBeat the level "New Year's Feast".
The Final Experiment - Impossible
LegendaryBeat "The Final Experiment" on impossible difficulty.
The REAL Final Experiment
LegendaryBeat the formicarium challenge "The REAL Final Experiment".
Triage - Medium
LegendaryBeat "Triage" on medium difficulty.
Whip Lash
LegendaryBeat "Front Line" on impossible difficulty after defeating the huge whip spider before the third day.
Enemy Of My Enemy
LegendaryGet a cricket to kill a funnel web spider in level "Subjugation".
I Can Eat 50 Eggs
LegendaryWin the level "Subjugation" whilst losing at least 50 eggs to the slave makers on Insane difficulty with the challenge active.
Last Mound Standing - Medium
LegendaryBeat "Last Mound Standing" on medium difficulty.
Queen of the Hill - Extreme Challenge
LegendaryBeat "Queen of the Hill" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.
Rising Tide - Extreme Challenge
LegendaryBeat "Rising Tide" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.
At Arm's Length
LegendaryBeat "Queen of the Hill" on extreme difficulty without building any melee wood ant brood tiles.
Cold Blood - Challenge
LegendaryBeat "Cold Blood" with the challenge active.
Collector
LegendaryBeat "A Bridge Too Far" on medium difficulty after collecting all the aphids.
It's My Beach Now
LegendaryBeat "Rising Tide" on extreme difficulty after eliminating two tiger beetles before the first night.
Live and Let Live
LegendaryBeat "The Harvest" on extreme difficulty without digging out any underground enemies.
The Harvest - Extreme Challenge
LegendaryBeat "The Harvest" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.
The REAL Final Experiment - Medium
LegendaryBeat "The REAL Final Experiment" on medium difficulty.
A Bridge Too Far - Challenge
LegendaryBeat "A Bridge Too Far" with the challenge active.
Drive Them Back - Medium
LegendaryBeat "Drive Them Back" on medium difficulty.
Giant Bear
LegendaryBeat "Rising Tide" on impossible difficulty after eliminating the large sand bear wolf spider to the south of the nest.
Workforce
LegendaryBeat "Front Line" on extreme difficulty without building any major ant brood tiles.
Appetite Sated
LegendaryBeach Cleanup
LegendaryBeat "Queen of the Hill" with the challenge active after eliminating all the tiger beetle larvae.
Fast Food
LegendaryBeat "The Harvest" on impossible difficulty by gathering leaves within 43 minutes.
New Year's Feast - Medium
LegendaryBeat "New Year's Feast" on medium difficulty.
Within Reach
LegendaryBeat "Queen of the Hill" on impossible difficulty without upgrading any ranged wood ant brood tiles.
Against The Odds
LegendaryBeat "Subjugation" on extreme difficulty after losing over 80% of the brood to a single wave of slave makers.
Ambush The Ambushers
LegendaryBeat "Rising Tide" on impossible difficulty after eliminating 50 beach tiger beetle larvae with the challenge active.
Drive Them Back - Challenge
LegendaryBeat "Drive Them Back" with the challenge active.
Last Mound Standing - Challenge
LegendaryBeat "Last Mound Standing" with the challenge active.
Meat’s Back On The Menu
LegendaryBeat "Queen of the Hill" on impossible difficulty after eliminating 3 large hermit crabs with the challenge active.
My Pet Scorpion!
LegendaryBeat "Last Mound Standing" with the emperor scorpion still alive.
Raise The Alarm
LegendaryBeat "Cold Blood" on impossible difficulty after alerting both enemy colonies to your presence within the first 5 minutes.
The Way Is Shut
LegendaryBeat "Rising Tide" on hard difficulty without enemies entering your nest.
Triage - Challenge
LegendaryBeat "Triage" with the challenge active.
Disposable bridges
LegendaryBeat "A Bridge Too Far" on extreme difficulty after fully constructing and sacrificing 14 bridges to the rising water.
Don't Tickle Its Bottom
LegendaryBeat "New Year's Feast" on medium difficulty after rescuing the guests to the west of the nest without engaging the velvet worm.
Drive Them Back - Hard
LegendaryBeat "Drive Them Back" on hard difficulty.
Factor 50
LegendaryBeat "Last Mound Standing" on medium difficulty without taking any sun damage.
Fly Swatting
LegendaryBeat "The Harvest" on impossible difficulty after clearing 4 plants of phorid flies with the challenge active.
Grinch Repelled
LegendaryBeat the "Festive Spider" level.
Last Mound Standing - Hard
LegendaryBeat "Last Mound Standing" on hard difficulty.
Meticulous Harvest
LegendaryBeat "Front Line" on impossible difficulty after harvesting all the available leaves with the challenge active.
Military Bridge
LegendaryIn "A Bridge Too Far", defeat the little black ant colony on the first day you can reach them with the challenge active.
Multitasking
LegendaryIn "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.
New Year's Feast - Extreme
LegendaryBeat "New Year's Feast" on extreme difficulty.
New Year's Feast - Hard
LegendaryBeat "New Year's Feast" on hard difficulty.
Some Naughty Some Nice
LegendaryBeat the "Festive Spider" level with at least half the gifts remaining under the tree.
Spring Cleaning
LegendaryBeat "New Year's Feast" on extreme difficulty after eliminating all underground enemies.
The REAL Final Experiment - Hard
LegendaryBeat "The REAL Final Experiment" on hard difficulty.
Triage - Hard
LegendaryBeat "Triage" on hard difficulty.
Cold Blood - Extreme Challenge
LegendaryBeat "Cold Blood" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.
Drive Them Back - Extreme
LegendaryBeat "Drive Them Back" on extreme difficulty.
Full House
LegendaryBeat "New Year's Feast" on impossible difficulty, receive all guests and keep them alive until the end of the level.
Hands Off
LegendaryBeat "The REAL Final Experiment" without the scientist's help.
Impenetrable
LegendaryBeat "Last Mound Standing" on hard difficulty whithout any enemies entering your mound.
Last Mound Standing - Extreme
LegendaryBeat "Last Mound Standing" on extreme difficulty.
Last Mound Standing - Impossible
LegendaryBeat "Last Mound Standing" on impossible difficulty.
New Year's Feast - Impossible
LegendaryBeat "New Year's Feast" on impossible difficulty.
No Mound Left Behind
LegendaryBeat "Drive Them Back" on medium difficulty with all termite colonies still alive.
Queen's Guard
LegendaryBeat "Triage" on medium difficulty with your queen taking no damage.
Rocket Jump
LegendaryBeat "New Year's Feast" on hard difficulty after cutting the long journey in half with a firecracker.
The Perfect Christmas
LegendaryBeat the "Festive Spider" level with all gifts remaining under the tree.
The REAL Final Experiment - Extreme
LegendaryBeat "The REAL Final Experiment" on extreme difficulty.
The REAL Final Experiment - Impossible
LegendaryBeat "The REAL Final Experiment" on impossible difficulty.
Triage - Extreme
LegendaryBeat "Triage" on extreme difficulty.
Triage - Impossible
LegendaryBeat "Triage" on impossible difficulty.
A Bridge Too Far - Extreme Challenge
LegendaryBeat "A Bridge Too Far" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.
A Bridge Too Many
LegendaryBeat "A Bridge Too Far" on impossible difficulty after fully constructing 15 bridges with the challenge active.
All The Heals
LegendaryBeat "Drive Them Back" on hard difficulty without building or upgrading any Matabele ant soldier tiles.
Assasinate The Assassins
LegendaryBeat "Drive Them Back" with the challenge active after eliminating 10 assassin bugs within a 2 minute interval.
Drive Them Back - Extreme Challenge
LegendaryBeat "Drive Them Back" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.
Drive Them Back - Impossible
LegendaryBeat "Drive Them Back" on impossible difficulty.
Finish Your Vegetables
LegendaryBeat "Last Mound Standing" on impossible difficulty after harvesting 10,000 llignocelluose.
I Am The Assassin!
LegendaryBeat "Drive Them Back" on impossible difficulty after eliminating 3 termite queens before they fall to the driver ants.
Just Ignore them!
LegendaryBeat "Triage" on impossible difficulty with the challenge active without elliminating any assassin bugs.
Last Mound Standing - Extreme Challenge
LegendaryBeat "Last Mound Standing" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.
Monogamy
LegendaryBeat "Triage" on impossible difficulty whilst only eliminating termites from a single colony.
No Fishing
LegendaryIn "Cold Blood" on impossible difficulty, eliminate 3 fishing spiders within a 30 second interval.
Peg On Your Nose
LegendaryBeat "Drive Them Back" on extreme difficulty after closing all stink ant tunnels within 20 minutes.
Pillage The Pillagers
LegendaryBeat "Drive Them Back" on impossible difficulty after stealing 200 termites from driver ants.
Shoot Yourself In The Foot
LegendaryBeat "Triage" on hard difficulty with no termite queens left alive.
Stealth
LegendaryBeat "Cold Blood" after collecting all aphids before engaging either enemy colony with the challenge active.
Take It Outside
LegendaryBeat "Last Mound Standing" on impossible difficulty with the challenge active after eliminating the emperor scorpion on the surface.
Termighty
LegendaryBeat "Last Mound Standing" on extreme difficulty by eliminating both termite colonies before they fall to the Matabele raids.
Terrible Assassins
LegendaryBeat "Triage" with the challenge active and no ants being assassinated.
Triage - Extreme Challenge
LegendaryBeat "Triage" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.
Where's The Heals?
LegendaryBeat "Triage" on extreme difficulty without building any Matabele ant medic tiles.
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