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We’re a two-person team of biologists working on Garden of Ants, a minimalist ant colony-management game inspired in part by SimAnt.

We’re currently adding more bugs and other small creatures to the game.

Here are some of the ones we’ve made so far.

Do you have a favourite bug? Recommend one to us! :)

Hi everyone,

We’re a two-person team of biologists working on a minimalist ant colony-management strategy game called Garden of Ants, inspired in part by SimAnt.

We’re currently expanding the ecosystem by adding new insects and other small creatures that ants can encounter, hunt, avoid, compete with, or interact with.

Our goal is for these species to be more than just enemies or decoration. We’d like them to have their own roles in the ecosystem and create different strategic situations for the colony — potential prey, predators, competitors, parasites, mutualists, or sources of resources.

The game already takes place across several connected habitats, including the underground nest, garden surface, and tree canopy. Conditions also change between day and night, so we’re interested in species whose behavior could vary depending on habitat or time of day.

We’d love to hear suggestions from people here: which insects or other arthropods would you like to see in an ant colony simulation? Are there any particularly interesting ant–insect interactions that you think would work well as game mechanics?

For context, here is the Steam page:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/Garden_of_Ants/

Thanks!

Tomas

We’re biologists building Garden of Ants, an RTS where you expand your colony, gather resources, explore the garden, and help your ants thrive!

We’ve added a third tree layer to make our world feel more immersive - here’s a little look at what we’ve been working on!

Learn more on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/Garden_of_Ants/

We’re biologists building Garden of Ants, an RTS where you expand your colony, gather resources, explore the garden, and help your ants thrive!

We’ve added a third tree layer - here’s a little look at what we’ve been working on!

Wishlist on steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/Garden_of_Ants/

Ahoj r/czech,

máte rádi mravence, ale nechcete, aby vás kousali? Tak by vás mohla bavit naše hra.

Jsme nezávislý český tým s vědeckými kořeny a chtěli bychom vám představit Garden of Ants – real-time simulaci mravenčí kolonie.

Hra vychází z klasických RTS jako StarCraft, akorát místo vesmírných mariňáků řešíte královnu, dělnice, larvy a houbovou farmu.

Každá hra se bude odehrávat v procedurálně generovaném světě, takže žádná kolonie nezačne ve stejných podmínkách. Postupně budete hloubit tunely, pěstovat houbu, sbírat potravu, rozvíjet různé kasty mravenců a bránit kolonii před predátory i konkurencí. Do budoucna plánujeme i multiplayer až pro 8 hráčů.

Pokud vás to zaujalo, budeme rádi, když si hru hodíte do wishlistu na Steamu. A hlavně budeme rádi za jakoukoliv zpětnou vazbu.

Zdar!

Tomáš

Hey folks!

We’re a two-biologist indie team building Garden of Ants, a modern RTS inspired by the legendary SimAnt.

Our latest update takes the colony into the trees. Ants can now climb branches, tend aphids for their sweet honeydew, and harvest leaves to support the nest below.

Garden of Ants combines classic real-time strategy with detailed colony management across three connected worlds: the underground nest, the surface, and the treetops. As day turns to night, conditions change, threats emerge, and your colony must adapt to survive.

Build the nest. Explore the surface. Conquer the canopy. And remember: even the smallest empire can become a force of nature. You can discover more on Steam:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/Garden_of_Ants/

We’d love to hear what you think. Every bit of feedback helps our colony grow!

Best,
Tomas

Hey, base builders!

We’re a two-biologist indie team working on Garden of Ants, a colony-building RTS inspired by SimAnt.

Our latest update takes the colony into the trees. Ants can now climb branches, tend aphids for their sweet honeydew, and harvest leaves to support the nest below.

Garden of Ants combines classic real-time strategy with colony management across three connected worlds: the underground nest, the surface, and the treetops. As day turns to night, conditions change, threats emerge, and your colony must adapt to survive.

You can find more info here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/Garden_of_Ants/

We’d love to hear your thoughts. Any feedback is welcome!

Best,
Tomáš

Hey, ant keepers!

We’re a two-biologist indie team building Garden of Ants, a modern RTS inspired by the legendary SimAnt.

Our latest update takes the colony into the trees. Ants can now climb branches, tend aphids for their sweet honeydew, and harvest leaves to support the nest below.

Garden of Ants combines classic real-time strategy with detailed colony management across three connected worlds: the underground nest, the surface, and the treetops. As day turns to night, conditions change, threats emerge, and your colony must adapt to survive.

Build the nest. Explore the surface. Conquer the canopy. And remember: even the smallest empire can become a force of nature.

Discover more on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/Garden_of_Ants/

We’d love to hear what you think. Every bit of feedback helps our colony grow!

Best,
Tomas

Hey folks!

I’d like to share some updates about our indie project, Garden of Ants, a real-time ant colony simulation and strategy game.

In Garden of Ants, you grow and manage a living colony across three interconnected layers: the underground nest, a dynamic surface ecosystem, and a newly added tree layer. Your ants can now climb above the forest floor to explore branches, reach new resources, interact with aphids and other insects, and face threats unique to the treetops.

You’ll raise specialized castes, build functional chambers, react to day–night cycles, survive floods, and set priorities that allow the colony to self-organize.

You can follow the project on Steam:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/Garden_of_Ants/

Tomas

Hey, ant enthusiasts!

We’re a two-biologist indie team working on Garden of Ants, a modern RTS inspired by SimAnt.

Here’s a first look at our leafcutter ants and their leafcutting mechanics in action. We’ve added a new above-ground tree layer, where you can tend aphids and harvest leaves.

It’s still an early version, so we’d love to hear what you think. Any feedback is welcome!

Best

Tomas

Hey everyone! We’re a two-biologist indie team working on a modern RTS inspired by SimAnt - Garden of Ants. Here’s a first look at our leafcutter ants and their leafcutting mechanics in action. It’s still an early version, so we’d love to hear what you think. Any feedback is welcome!

Hey everyone! We’re a two-biologist indie team working on a modern RTS inspired by SimAnt - Garden of Ants. Here’s a first look at our leafcutter ants and their leafcutting mechanics in action. It’s still an early version, so we’d love to hear what you think. Any feedback is welcome!

Garden of Ants - Hey! We’re a two-biologist indie team making a modern, SimAnt-inspired RTS, and here’s a first look at our leafcutting mechanics in action!

Garden of Ants - We’re a two-biologist indie team making a modern, SimAnt-inspired RTS, and this is how army movement works in an antlion-populated area!

Hey folks,

we’re two biologists working on a real-time strategy Garden of Ants where you manage an ant colony. In the game, we combine multiple ant species to show different fascinating survival strategies. Each caste in your colony represents a unique species and you can learn more about them in the in-game encyclopedia if interested in the details. The gameplay is mainly inspired by classic RTS games blended with dungeon/colony management elements :) You manage both: underground and aboveground layers while adapting to environmental changes during the day–night cycle. Here is a short preview of the current gameplay.

For more details check out our Steam page:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/Garden_of_Ants/

Happy to hear any feedback or thoughts :)

Best,

Tomas

Hey folks,

we’re two biologists working on a real-time strategy Garden of Ants where you manage an ant colony. In the game, we combine multiple ant species to show different fascinating survival strategies. The gameplay is mainly inspired by classic RTS games blended with dungeon/colony management elements :) You manage both: underground and aboveground layers while adapting to environmental changes during the day–night cycle.

For more details check out our Steam page:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/Garden_of_Ants/

Best,

Tomas