COMING SOON

Antopia

One queen. A thousand hands. A kingdom under your feet.First look

01 / OVERVIEW

Antopia is an ant colony strategy game in two halves. On the surface it plays like a real-time strategy game: send workers out to forage, scout the fog, and fight off beetles, spiders and a rival colony. Underground it is a colony sim: the queen lays, nurses raise the brood, and builders dig the chambers you plan.

Genre: Colony strategy · RTS
Regions: Meadow, desert, rainforest, boreal forest
Status: In development
Release: itch.io first, then Steam

02 / IN THE GAME

Above ground and below it.

Red wood ant soldiers fighting beetles on the nest mound, with the full colony HUD — DefendBeetles reach the mound. Soldiers hold the line

Cross-section of the underground nest: the queen’s chamber, nursery, food storage and barracks — NestThe nest below: queen, nursery, stores and barracks

Ants around a snow-free nest mound in a snowy boreal forest during winter — SeasonsBoreal winter: the colony lives on what it stored

Rainforest floor covered in giant fallen leaves and bright purple, yellow and orange fungi — RainforestRainforest leaf fall, rich in seeds and spiders

A rival ant nest among tall saguaro cacti in the desert during monsoon rain — DesertMonsoon rains over a rival colony in the cactus scrub

A meadow pond ringed with reeds and cattails, lily pads on the water — MeadowThe meadow pond: berries by the water, beetles too

Autumn leaf litter scattered with mushrooms across the meadow — ExploreAutumn leaf litter: less food, but every find is bigger

The New Colony screen: choose a species, a region and a mode — StartChoose your species, your region and your goal

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03 / WHAT WE’RE BUILDING

Build it from the dirt up.

Rule the surface

Select and command your ants in real time. Forage across a new map every game, lift the fog with scouts, and claim ground with outposts.

Grow the nest

Plan chambers and let builders dig them out. Set the mix of workers, soldiers, nurses, builders and scouts the queen raises.

Live through the year

Every region has its own seasons. Stock up before a hard winter or a scorching dry spell, and fly your young queens when the weather turns.

04 / WHAT YOU CAN DO

What you can do.

Raise five castes
Workers, soldiers, nurses, builders and scouts, each with a real job in the colony.
Dig your own nest
Plan nurseries, food stores and barracks, and upgrade them as the colony grows.
Explore a new map
Leaf litter, ponds, rocky ground and wild country, generated fresh from a seed you can share.
Fight for your territory
Hold off waves of beetles and spiders, and natives that guard the richest food.
Defeat a rival colony
Find the enemy nest, survive its raids, and destroy it to unlock its species.
Choose your region
Temperate meadow, desert, rainforest or boreal forest, each with its own look and dangers.
Survive the seasons
Snow, monsoons and dry spells change how much food grows, how fast ants move, and how often enemies come.
Launch the nuptial flight
Raise three young queens and send them off in the right season to win the campaign.
Unlock new species
Start as red wood ants and earn carpenter and harvester ants, each with their own strengths.
Keep playing in Endless
No win condition. Grow, explore and fight for as long as you like.
Save and continue
Your colony autosaves. Pick up exactly where you left off, on the same map.
Play at your pace
Half speed to triple speed, five colour themes, and separate music, effects and nature volume.

05 / STAY CLOSE

Be there when the colony wakes.

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Antopia

Above ground and below it.

Build it from the dirt up.

Rule the surface

Grow the nest

Live through the year

What you can do.

Raise five castes

Dig your own nest

Explore a new map

Fight for your territory

Defeat a rival colony

Choose your region

Survive the seasons

Launch the nuptial flight

Unlock new species

Keep playing in Endless

Save and continue

Play at your pace

Be there when the colony wakes.