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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.

Real Time Strategy (RTS) Simulator Strategy Indie Survival
2024 ★ 78 186 achievements Guide 0%
186 achievements
New Home

New Home

Win level "New Home".

Subjugation

Subjugation

Win level "Subjugation".

New Home - Medium

New Home - Medium

Win level "New Home" on Medium difficulty.

The First Experiment

The First Experiment

Survive the first experiments.Win "Formicarium Challenge 1".

Subjugation - Medium

Subjugation - Medium

Win level "Subjugation" on Medium difficulty.

The First Experiment - Medium

The First Experiment - Medium

Survive the first experiments.Win "Formicarium Challenge 1" on Medium difficulty.

New Home - Challenge

New Home - Challenge

Win level "New Home" with the challenge active.

Rising Tide

Rising Tide

Beat the level "Rising Tide".

Quantity, not Quality

Quantity, not Quality

Do not upgrade any soldiers and win the level "New Home" on Medium difficulty.

Subjugation - Challenge

Subjugation - Challenge

Win level "Subjugation" with the challenge active.

Queen of the Hill

Queen of the Hill

Beat the level "Queen of the Hill".

The Second Experiment

The Second Experiment

Beat the formicarium challenge "The Second Experiment".

Rising Tide - Medium

Rising Tide - Medium

Beat "Rising Tide" on medium difficulty.

Queen of the Hill - Medium

Queen of the Hill - Medium

Beat "Queen of the Hill" on medium difficulty.

Separation Of Duties

Separation Of Duties

Beat "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

The Second Experiment - Medium

Beat "The Second Experiment" on medium difficulty.

The Harvest

The Harvest

Beat the level "The Harvest".

Front Line

Front Line

Beat the level "Front Line".

First Innings

First Innings

Win the level "New Home" before 10 mole crickets have attacked with the challenge active.

New Home - Hard

New Home - Hard

Win level "New Home" on Hard difficulty.

Possibly the Final Experiment

Possibly the Final Experiment

Beat the formicarium challenge "Possibly the Final Experiment".

Front Line - Medium

Front Line - Medium

Beat "Front Line" on medium difficulty.

The Harvest - Medium

The Harvest - Medium

Beat "The Harvest" on medium difficulty.

Cold Blood

Cold Blood

Beat the level "Cold Blood".

Subjugation - Hard

Subjugation - Hard

Win level "Subjugation" on Hard difficulty.

A Bridge Too Far

A Bridge Too Far

Beat the level "A Bridge Too Far".

The Final Experiment

The Final Experiment

Beat the formicarium challenge "The Final Experiment".

The First Experiment - Hard

The First Experiment - Hard

Survive the first experiments.Win "Formicarium Challenge 1" on Hard difficulty.

Possibly the Final Experiment - Medium

Possibly the Final Experiment - Medium

Beat "Possibly the Final Experiment" on medium difficulty.

Rapid Growth

Rapid Growth

Win the level "Subjugation" within 16 minutes on Medium difficulty.

Cold Blood - Medium

Cold Blood - Medium

Beat "Cold Blood" on medium difficulty.

A Bridge Too Far - Medium

A Bridge Too Far - Medium

Beat "A Bridge Too Far" on medium difficulty.

The Final Experiment - Medium

The Final Experiment - Medium

Beat "The Final Experiment" on medium difficulty.

Rising Tide - Challenge

Rising Tide - Challenge

Beat "Rising Tide" with the challenge active.

Queen of the Hill - Challenge

Queen of the Hill - Challenge

Beat "Queen of the Hill" with the challenge active.

The Harvest - Challenge

The Harvest - Challenge

Beat "The Harvest" with the challenge active.

Front Line - Challenge

Front Line - Challenge

Beat "Front Line" with the challenge active.

New Home - Impossible

New Home - Impossible

Win level "New Home" on Insane difficulty.

The First Experiment - Impossible

The First Experiment - Impossible

Survive the first experiments.Win "Formicarium Challenge 1" on Insane difficulty.

The Second Experiment - Hard

The Second Experiment - Hard

Beat "The Second Experiment" on hard difficulty.

Queen of the Hill - Hard

Queen of the Hill - Hard

Beat "Queen of the Hill" on hard difficulty.

Rising Tide - Hard

Rising Tide - Hard

Beat "Rising Tide" on hard difficulty.

Vanilla

Vanilla

Win "Formicarium Challenge 1" without unlocking black ants.

Front Line - Hard

Front Line - Hard

Beat "Front Line" on hard difficulty.

The Harvest - Hard

The Harvest - Hard

Beat "The Harvest" on hard difficulty.

Subjugation - Impossible

Subjugation - Impossible

Win level "Subjugation" on Insane difficulty.

New Home - Extreme Challenge

New Home - Extreme Challenge

Win level "New Home" on Insane difficulty with the challenge active.

Grab The Bull By The Horns

Grab The Bull By The Horns

Beat "Cold Blood" on medium difficulty with both enemy colonies still alive.

New Home - Extreme

New Home - Extreme

Beat "New Home" on extreme difficulty.

Possibly the Final Experiment - Hard

Possibly the Final Experiment - Hard

Beat "Possibly the Final Experiment" on hard difficulty.

Clever Little Ants

Clever Little Ants

Beat "The Final Experiment" without a single ant being hit by the Dragantula's charge attack.

Sitting Ducks

Sitting Ducks

Beat "Front Line" with the challenge active without building any level 3 ants.

Free Willis

Free Willis

Beat "Rising Tide" on medium difficulty after returning the full unharvested sardine to the ocean.

The First Experiment - Extreme

The First Experiment - Extreme

Beat "The First Experiment" on extreme difficulty.

A Bridge Too Far - Hard

A Bridge Too Far - Hard

Beat "A Bridge Too Far" on hard difficulty.

Cold Blood - Hard

Cold Blood - Hard

Beat "Cold Blood" on hard difficulty.

The Final Experiment - Hard

The Final Experiment - Hard

Beat "The Final Experiment" on hard difficulty.

Stand Your Ground

Stand Your Ground

Beat "New Home" on extreme difficulty without letting any enemies within 3 tiles of the queen.

Speedy Setup

Speedy Setup

Win the level "New Home" on hard difficulty within 17 minutes.

The Second Experiment - Extreme

The Second Experiment - Extreme

Beat "The Second Experiment" on extreme difficulty.

Subjugation - Extreme Challenge

Subjugation - Extreme Challenge

Win level "Subjugation" on insane difficulty with the challenge active.

Subjugation - Extreme

Subjugation - Extreme

Beat "Subjugation" on extreme difficulty.

Work With What You’ve Got

Work With What You’ve Got

Beat "Rising Tide" without building additional workers with the challenge active.

Possibly the Final Experiment - Extreme

Possibly the Final Experiment - Extreme

Beat "Possibly the Final Experiment" on extreme difficulty.

The Second Experiment - Impossible

The Second Experiment - Impossible

Beat "The Second Experiment" on impossible difficulty.

Queen of the Hill - Extreme

Queen of the Hill - Extreme

Beat "Queen of the Hill" on extreme difficulty.

Just Isn't Cricket

Just Isn't Cricket

Win the level "New Home" after 50 mole crickets have attacked on Insane difficulty with the challenge active.

Picky Eater

Picky Eater

Win the level "New Home" with the last 10 tunneled out creatures being woodlice on Insane difficulty.

Regicide

Regicide

Beat "The Harvest" on medium difficulty by eliminating the enemy queen.

Rising Tide - Extreme

Rising Tide - Extreme

Beat "Rising Tide" on extreme difficulty.

Front Line - Extreme

Front Line - Extreme

Beat "Front Line" on extreme difficulty.

Get Your Own Eggs

Get Your Own Eggs

Lose no more than 1 egg to the slave makers in level "Subjugation" on Insane difficulty.

Possibly the Final Experiment - Impossible

Possibly the Final Experiment - Impossible

Beat "Possibly the Final Experiment" on impossible difficulty.

Toad In The Hole

Toad In The Hole

Beat "Cold Blood" on hard difficulty after tunnelling out all underground food before the end of the first day.

Entomophobia

Entomophobia

Beat "A Bridge Too Far" on hard difficulty without collecting any additional aphids.

NOPE

NOPE

Kill 10 funnel web spiders in the first 6 minutes, then win the level "Subjugation" on Hard difficulty.

The Harvest - Extreme

The Harvest - Extreme

Beat "The Harvest" on extreme difficulty.

Cold Blood - Extreme

Cold Blood - Extreme

Beat "Cold Blood" on extreme difficulty.

I Love Sashimi

I Love Sashimi

Beat "Queen of the Hill" on hard difficulty after harvesting and bringing home 100 food from a fish.

Trypanophobia

Trypanophobia

Beat "The Harvest" with no casualties from phorid flies with the challenge active.

Quick March

Quick March

Beat "Front Line" on medium difficulty before the second night.

A Bridge Too Far - Extreme

A Bridge Too Far - Extreme

Beat "A Bridge Too Far" on extreme difficulty.

Fool's Checkmate

Fool's Checkmate

Beat "Possibly the Final Experiment" after placing only a single marker down and not moving ants between groups.

Shoot The Messenger

Shoot The Messenger

Beat "Front Line" on hard difficulty without any army ant scouts reporting back to their colony.

The Final Experiment - Extreme

The Final Experiment - Extreme

Beat "The Final Experiment" on extreme difficulty.

Toad-al Annihilation

Toad-al Annihilation

Beat "Cold Blood" on extreme difficulty after defeating both of the enemy colonies.

Rising Tide - Impossible

Rising Tide - Impossible

Beat "Rising Tide" on impossible difficulty.

Triage

Triage

Beat the level "Triage".

Last Mound Standing

Last Mound Standing

Beat the level "Last Mound Standing".

Queen of the Hill - Impossible

Queen of the Hill - Impossible

Beat "Queen of the Hill" on impossible difficulty.

Cold Blood - Impossible

Cold Blood - Impossible

Beat "Cold Blood" on impossible difficulty.

Drive Them Back

Drive Them Back

Beat the level "Drive Them Back".

No Entry

No Entry

Beat "The Second Experiment" without enemies entering your nest.

The Harvest - Impossible

The Harvest - Impossible

Beat "The Harvest" on impossible difficulty.

A Bridge Too Far - Impossible

A Bridge Too Far - Impossible

Beat "A Bridge Too Far" on impossible difficulty.

Boundary Dispute

Boundary Dispute

Beat "The Harvest" on hard difficulty before the enemy colony harvests 5000 leaves.

Front Line - Extreme Challenge

Front Line - Extreme Challenge

Beat the level "Front Line" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.

Front Line - Impossible

Front Line - Impossible

Beat "Front Line" on impossible difficulty.

New Year's Feast

New Year's Feast

Beat the level "New Year's Feast".

The Final Experiment - Impossible

The Final Experiment - Impossible

Beat "The Final Experiment" on impossible difficulty.

The REAL Final Experiment

The REAL Final Experiment

Beat the formicarium challenge "The REAL Final Experiment".

Triage - Medium

Triage - Medium

Beat "Triage" on medium difficulty.

Whip Lash

Whip Lash

Beat "Front Line" on impossible difficulty after defeating the huge whip spider before the third day.

Enemy Of My Enemy

Enemy Of My Enemy

Get a cricket to kill a funnel web spider in level "Subjugation".

I Can Eat 50 Eggs

I Can Eat 50 Eggs

Win the level "Subjugation" whilst losing at least 50 eggs to the slave makers on Insane difficulty with the challenge active.

Last Mound Standing - Medium

Last Mound Standing - Medium

Beat "Last Mound Standing" on medium difficulty.

Queen of the Hill - Extreme Challenge

Queen of the Hill - Extreme Challenge

Beat "Queen of the Hill" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.

Rising Tide - Extreme Challenge

Rising Tide - Extreme Challenge

Beat "Rising Tide" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.

At Arm's Length

At Arm's Length

Beat "Queen of the Hill" on extreme difficulty without building any melee wood ant brood tiles.

Cold Blood - Challenge

Cold Blood - Challenge

Beat "Cold Blood" with the challenge active.

Collector

Collector

Beat "A Bridge Too Far" on medium difficulty after collecting all the aphids.

It's My Beach Now

It's My Beach Now

Beat "Rising Tide" on extreme difficulty after eliminating two tiger beetles before the first night.

Live and Let Live

Live and Let Live

Beat "The Harvest" on extreme difficulty without digging out any underground enemies.

The Harvest - Extreme Challenge

The Harvest - Extreme Challenge

Beat "The Harvest" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.

The REAL Final Experiment - Medium

The REAL Final Experiment - Medium

Beat "The REAL Final Experiment" on medium difficulty.

A Bridge Too Far - Challenge

A Bridge Too Far - Challenge

Beat "A Bridge Too Far" with the challenge active.

Drive Them Back - Medium

Drive Them Back - Medium

Beat "Drive Them Back" on medium difficulty.

Giant Bear

Giant Bear

Beat "Rising Tide" on impossible difficulty after eliminating the large sand bear wolf spider to the south of the nest.

Workforce

Workforce

Beat "Front Line" on extreme difficulty without building any major ant brood tiles.

Appetite Sated

Appetite Sated

Beach Cleanup

Beach Cleanup

Beat "Queen of the Hill" with the challenge active after eliminating all the tiger beetle larvae.

Fast Food

Fast Food

Beat "The Harvest" on impossible difficulty by gathering leaves within 43 minutes.

New Year's Feast - Medium

New Year's Feast - Medium

Beat "New Year's Feast" on medium difficulty.

Within Reach

Within Reach

Beat "Queen of the Hill" on impossible difficulty without upgrading any ranged wood ant brood tiles.

Against The Odds

Against The Odds

Beat "Subjugation" on extreme difficulty after losing over 80% of the brood to a single wave of slave makers.

Ambush The Ambushers

Ambush The Ambushers

Beat "Rising Tide" on impossible difficulty after eliminating 50 beach tiger beetle larvae with the challenge active.

Drive Them Back - Challenge

Drive Them Back - Challenge

Beat "Drive Them Back" with the challenge active.

Last Mound Standing - Challenge

Last Mound Standing - Challenge

Beat "Last Mound Standing" with the challenge active.

Meat’s Back On The Menu

Meat’s Back On The Menu

Beat "Queen of the Hill" on impossible difficulty after eliminating 3 large hermit crabs with the challenge active.

My Pet Scorpion!

My Pet Scorpion!

Beat "Last Mound Standing" with the emperor scorpion still alive.

Raise The Alarm

Raise The Alarm

Beat "Cold Blood" on impossible difficulty after alerting both enemy colonies to your presence within the first 5 minutes.

The Way Is Shut

The Way Is Shut

Beat "Rising Tide" on hard difficulty without enemies entering your nest.

Triage - Challenge

Triage - Challenge

Beat "Triage" with the challenge active.

Disposable bridges

Disposable bridges

Beat "A Bridge Too Far" on extreme difficulty after fully constructing and sacrificing 14 bridges to the rising water.

Don't Tickle Its Bottom

Don't Tickle Its Bottom

Beat "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

Drive Them Back - Hard

Beat "Drive Them Back" on hard difficulty.

Factor 50

Factor 50

Beat "Last Mound Standing" on medium difficulty without taking any sun damage.

Fly Swatting

Fly Swatting

Beat "The Harvest" on impossible difficulty after clearing 4 plants of phorid flies with the challenge active.

Grinch Repelled

Grinch Repelled

Beat the "Festive Spider" level.

Last Mound Standing - Hard

Last Mound Standing - Hard

Beat "Last Mound Standing" on hard difficulty.

Meticulous Harvest

Meticulous Harvest

Beat "Front Line" on impossible difficulty after harvesting all the available leaves with the challenge active.

Military Bridge

Military Bridge

In "A Bridge Too Far", defeat the little black ant colony on the first day you can reach them with the challenge active.

Multitasking

Multitasking

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.

New Year's Feast - Extreme

New Year's Feast - Extreme

Beat "New Year's Feast" on extreme difficulty.

New Year's Feast - Hard

New Year's Feast - Hard

Beat "New Year's Feast" on hard difficulty.

Some Naughty Some Nice

Some Naughty Some Nice

Beat the "Festive Spider" level with at least half the gifts remaining under the tree.

Spring Cleaning

Spring Cleaning

Beat "New Year's Feast" on extreme difficulty after eliminating all underground enemies.

The REAL Final Experiment - Hard

The REAL Final Experiment - Hard

Beat "The REAL Final Experiment" on hard difficulty.

Triage - Hard

Triage - Hard

Beat "Triage" on hard difficulty.

Cold Blood - Extreme Challenge

Cold Blood - Extreme Challenge

Beat "Cold Blood" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.

Drive Them Back - Extreme

Drive Them Back - Extreme

Beat "Drive Them Back" on extreme difficulty.

Full House

Full House

Beat "New Year's Feast" on impossible difficulty, receive all guests and keep them alive until the end of the level.

Hands Off

Hands Off

Beat "The REAL Final Experiment" without the scientist's help.

Impenetrable

Impenetrable

Beat "Last Mound Standing" on hard difficulty whithout any enemies entering your mound.

Last Mound Standing - Extreme

Last Mound Standing - Extreme

Beat "Last Mound Standing" on extreme difficulty.

Last Mound Standing - Impossible

Last Mound Standing - Impossible

Beat "Last Mound Standing" on impossible difficulty.

New Year's Feast - Impossible

New Year's Feast - Impossible

Beat "New Year's Feast" on impossible difficulty.

No Mound Left Behind

No Mound Left Behind

Beat "Drive Them Back" on medium difficulty with all termite colonies still alive.

Queen's Guard

Queen's Guard

Beat "Triage" on medium difficulty with your queen taking no damage.

Rocket Jump

Rocket Jump

Beat "New Year's Feast" on hard difficulty after cutting the long journey in half with a firecracker.

The Perfect Christmas

The Perfect Christmas

Beat the "Festive Spider" level with all gifts remaining under the tree.

The REAL Final Experiment - Extreme

The REAL Final Experiment - Extreme

Beat "The REAL Final Experiment" on extreme difficulty.

The REAL Final Experiment - Impossible

The REAL Final Experiment - Impossible

Beat "The REAL Final Experiment" on impossible difficulty.

Triage - Extreme

Triage - Extreme

Beat "Triage" on extreme difficulty.

Triage - Impossible

Triage - Impossible

Beat "Triage" on impossible difficulty.

A Bridge Too Far - Extreme Challenge

A Bridge Too Far - Extreme Challenge

Beat "A Bridge Too Far" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.

A Bridge Too Many

A Bridge Too Many

Beat "A Bridge Too Far" on impossible difficulty after fully constructing 15 bridges with the challenge active.

All The Heals

All The Heals

Beat "Drive Them Back" on hard difficulty without building or upgrading any Matabele ant soldier tiles.

Assasinate The Assassins

Assasinate The Assassins

Beat "Drive Them Back" with the challenge active after eliminating 10 assassin bugs within a 2 minute interval.

Drive Them Back - Extreme Challenge

Drive Them Back - Extreme Challenge

Beat "Drive Them Back" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.

Drive Them Back - Impossible

Drive Them Back - Impossible

Beat "Drive Them Back" on impossible difficulty.

Finish Your Vegetables

Finish Your Vegetables

Beat "Last Mound Standing" on impossible difficulty after harvesting 10,000 llignocelluose.

I Am The Assassin!

I Am The Assassin!

Beat "Drive Them Back" on impossible difficulty after eliminating 3 termite queens before they fall to the driver ants.

Just Ignore them!

Just Ignore them!

Beat "Triage" on impossible difficulty with the challenge active without elliminating any assassin bugs.

Last Mound Standing - Extreme Challenge

Last Mound Standing - Extreme Challenge

Beat "Last Mound Standing" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.

Monogamy

Monogamy

Beat "Triage" on impossible difficulty whilst only eliminating termites from a single colony.

No Fishing

No Fishing

In "Cold Blood" on impossible difficulty, eliminate 3 fishing spiders within a 30 second interval.

Peg On Your Nose

Peg On Your Nose

Beat "Drive Them Back" on extreme difficulty after closing all stink ant tunnels within 20 minutes.

Pillage The Pillagers

Pillage The Pillagers

Beat "Drive Them Back" on impossible difficulty after stealing 200 termites from driver ants.

Shoot Yourself In The Foot

Shoot Yourself In The Foot

Beat "Triage" on hard difficulty with no termite queens left alive.

Stealth

Stealth

Beat "Cold Blood" after collecting all aphids before engaging either enemy colony with the challenge active.

Take It Outside

Take It Outside

Beat "Last Mound Standing" on impossible difficulty with the challenge active after eliminating the emperor scorpion on the surface.

Termighty

Termighty

Beat "Last Mound Standing" on extreme difficulty by eliminating both termite colonies before they fall to the Matabele raids.

Terrible Assassins

Terrible Assassins

Beat "Triage" with the challenge active and no ants being assassinated.

Triage - Extreme Challenge

Triage - Extreme Challenge

Beat "Triage" on extreme difficulty with the challenge active.

Where's The Heals?

Where's The Heals?

Beat "Triage" on extreme difficulty without building any Matabele ant medic tiles.

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