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Empires of the Undergrowth

Slug Disco · Hooded Horse · 2024-06-07

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

SimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 01, 2017 (Mac), Dec 01, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

Empires of the Undergrowth is a Simulation and Strategy game released in 2024, priced at $29.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 18,642 reviews).

724
playing now
94%
positive of 19k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1
twitch viewers (latest)
78/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

724 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Empires of the Undergrowth is a real-time strategy game developed by Slug Disco Studios and published by Hooded Horse. Players control a colony of Ants or Termites by expanding the colony, gathering resources, and fighting enemies in standard RTS fashion.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 724 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,228 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~279/week).
  • · Review velocity up 68% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 6,674 Simulation games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 373k–839k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 18,642 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$8.99-70%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$8.99-70%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.79 at GOG (2022-03-21) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $35.68 · on sale 172 of 174 observed days · $1.20 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.2k1.2k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,221 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 126 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 442 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 221 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 334 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 282 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 194 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 185 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 360 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1.1k3742026-08-06 22:00 — 424 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 497 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 674 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 405 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 540 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 728 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 484 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 594 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 745 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 458 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 494 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 670 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 406 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 471 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 672 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 374 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 444 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 648 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 487 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 450 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 571 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 378 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 454 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 771 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 638 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 606 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 868 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 724 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 724 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$29.99$7.492017-12-022026-08-302017-12-02 — best price $19.992022-11-03 — best price $17.992023-04-17 — best price $17.992023-06-09 — best price $19.992023-07-25 — best price $15.992023-09-17 — best price $19.992023-11-13 — best price $15.992023-12-13 — best price $15.992024-01-27 — best price $29.992024-03-04 — best price $18.742024-04-12 — best price $29.992024-05-15 — best price $29.992024-06-23 — best price $29.992024-07-30 — best price $19.492024-09-09 — best price $19.492024-10-16 — best price $14.992024-11-22 — best price $15.002024-12-22 — best price $15.002025-01-30 — best price $15.002025-03-24 — best price $12.492025-04-25 — best price $28.792025-05-23 — best price $14.492025-06-28 — best price $13.762025-07-31 — best price $29.992025-09-06 — best price $29.992025-10-08 — best price $29.992025-11-10 — best price $15.002025-12-18 — best price $8.992026-01-24 — best price $9.002026-02-23 — best price $26.992026-03-30 — best price $8.992026-04-25 — best price $29.992026-05-11 — best price $29.992026-06-07 — best price $29.992026-07-16 — best price $8.992026-08-17 — best price $8.992026-08-30 — best price $8.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

204142026-05-29 — 48 pageviews2026-06-01 — 33 pageviews2026-06-04 — 29 pageviews2026-06-07 — 38 pageviews2026-06-10 — 30 pageviews2026-06-13 — 31 pageviews2026-06-16 — 35 pageviews2026-06-19 — 24 pageviews2026-06-22 — 17 pageviews2026-06-25 — 24 pageviews2026-06-28 — 35 pageviews2026-07-01 — 33 pageviews2026-07-04 — 22 pageviews2026-07-07 — 17 pageviews2026-07-10 — 41 pageviews2026-07-13 — 41 pageviews2026-07-16 — 27 pageviews2026-07-19 — 26 pageviews2026-07-22 — 31 pageviews2026-07-25 — 38 pageviews2026-07-28 — 31 pageviews2026-07-31 — 24 pageviews2026-08-03 — 35 pageviews2026-08-06 — 20 pageviews2026-08-09 — 22 pageviews2026-08-12 — 26 pageviews2026-08-15 — 32 pageviews2026-08-18 — 31 pageviews2026-08-21 — 30 pageviews2026-08-24 — 35 pageviews2026-08-26 — 36 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1802026-08-26 19:15 — 0 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 17 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 16:35 — 1 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
65.7%
earned "New Home"
15%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

16 supported languages: English, German, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Russian, French, Czech, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Italian…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,4550%186

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

4XSandboxBuildingModdableStrategySurvivalColony SimManagementOpen WorldSimulation

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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