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Empires of the Undergrowth
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Ant-based RTS out now! The first game by Slug Disco Studios @slugdisco

https://store.steampowered.com/app/463530/Empires_of_the_Undergrowth/
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What does "ant music" even sound like??

#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #music #ants
November 15, 2025 at 9:59 PM
eotu.bsky.social
It's Halloween, and that means the Hungry Spider has awoken and is on the prowl.

Satiate his appetite. Devour it all.
October 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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A community member has been experimenting with depth of field on their screenshots - I think it turned out great!

Thanks tibikee on our Discord for this arty picture of a Myrmecia ereptor worker.

#screenshotsaturday
A closeup, shallow depth of field screenshot of a Myrmecia ereptor worker in Empires of the Undergrowth. An unhatched cocoon is seen underneath it.
October 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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How to make RTS ants feel like actual ants

#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #MadeWithUnreal
October 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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A small rainforest clearing lets the the usually very dappled light hit the floor more directly, allowing fresh growth and providing easy pickings for leafcutter colonies - and others.

Our ant-based RTS Empires of the Undergrowth is out now!

#screenshotsaturday #indiegames
A warm rainforest scene showing the entrance to a leafcutter colony, with some leafcutter ants moving towards and climbing nearby saplings to harvest the leaf material. There are rocks and roots, and a hazy forest is seen in the distance. The sun is directly in front of the camera, passing through the trees.
October 11, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Empires of the Undergrowth is back to its historic 50% off for the #SteamAutumnsale2025! DLCs are also 20% off.

Grab our ant-based RTS for PC & Mac now!

#indiegames #steam #steamsale
The Steam Autumn Sale 2025 graphic (Sep 29th - Oct 6th), with a picture from the Steam page of Empires of the Undergrowth showing that it's 50% off (currently $14.99)
October 2, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Fear 😱
September 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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One of the best decisions we made when making EotU was adding a screenshot mode - players make our game look all the prettier in screenshots on a daily basis!

Highly recommended to any indie devs reading.

TY to немец, tibikee & Grolgungus.

#screenshotsaturday #indiegames
A big-headed ant colony in Empires of the Undergrowth A birdseye overview of a mature nest in Empires of the Undergrowth Exploding ants battle leafcutters and crickets in Empires of the Undergrowth
September 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
eotu.bsky.social
We had a problem with our spiders. How did we fix it?

#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #MadeWithUnreal
September 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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The sun approaches the horizon in the African savannah and the burning heat of day begins to dissipate.

Soon, it will be time for the termites to emerge and begin their harvest.

Our ant (ant termite)-based RTS Empires of the Undergrowth is out now!

#screenshotsaturday
A warm scene in the African savannah. The sun is setting, and termite mounds litter the foreground. Aloe vera plants and blades of grass are abundant.
August 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Not sure if I could come up with a collective theme for these community screenshots - amphibians & ants?

TY to Discord members Dino Dude, Serp, The Guy & Black Star for these ones!

Our ant-based RTS Empires of the Undergrowth is out now.

#screenshotsaturday #indiegames
Ants attack a salamander in a green-tinted underground environment in Empires of the Undergrowth A bullfrog leaps away from a swamp environment in Empires of the Undergrowth A diverse colony of genetically modified gene thief ants in Empires of the Undergrowth An embankment in a rainforest swarming with ants and other critters in Empires of the Undergrowth
August 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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The best thing about us has always been the community that sprung up around our silly ant game - these screenshots are by them.

Empires of the Undergrowth is out now.

Thank you to Punkleton, tibikee, ArmyAntGaming and TK for these beauties.

#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #ants #termites #insects
Two dragonfiles hover over a swampy environment from a birdseye view Some devious experiment conducted in a terrarium including an electrical generator and a ketchup bottle Termites swarming in a savannah / desert setting An alligatorback scorpion being swarmed by ants
August 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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How lovely to be by the shoreline as the sun sets!

The beach is one of many biomes you'll visit in Empires of the Undergrowth.

#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #MadeWithUnreal
A warm sunset scene near the shoreline of a beach in RTS game Empires of the Undergrowth. The sky is radiant with illuminated clouds, there's small sand hills, samphire and other plants. Scallop shells are in the foreground along with pebbles.
July 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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The iconic, the wonderful, the insert praise here Empires of the Undergrowth is 50% off on Steam! Grab our ant RTS at its historic low price righ now.

#games #indiedev #gamedev
An image in red and green of people apparently chanting or performing some form of ritual with the text "Steam Summer Sale June 26th - July 10th @ 10 AM PT" on the left, while a capsule image of Empires of the Undergrowth is on the right. It depicts an ant looking outward to other ants. Its text says -50%
June 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Today marks 1 year since the release of tier 5 and the graduation of Empires of the Undergrowth from its long early access to its full release.

Here’s to many more, and here’s to you. We love you.

#screenshotsaturday #indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #MadeWithUnreal
A beach scene from Empires of the Undergrowth. Text reads: "Thank You for 1 year of Empires of the Undergrowth. With all of our love, from the Slug Dusco team"
June 7, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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An Empires of the Undergrowth patch has just been released. This makes some balance changes and fixes some issues that have cropped up since 1.1

See Steam for the full patch notes (link in thread). Thanks to everyone who's helped with testing this patch over the last few weeks!
"Empires of the Undergrowth - Changes & Fixes" in the top left corner. Left of the image is of a Myrmecia ereptor queen and workers in closeup.
June 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Hey, we know this one!
A PNG of the six-spotted tiger beetle from Empires of the Undergrowth
June 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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We're at AntCon today! Jack and Hei Man have been showcasing Empires of the Undergrowth, and have even been giving a little preview of what we've been working on recently.

If you're at the event, stop by and see them!

#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev
Empires of the Undergrowth set up on a laptop at AntCon 2025. Some EotU loot is visible too. Jack (character artist) at an Empires of the Undergrowth booth at AntCon 2025 Young visitors to the Empires of the Undergrowth booth at AntCon 2025. Jack showing the art process to a visitor at AntCon 2025.
May 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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The undisputed ruler of the night invertebrates, the emperor scorpion prowls the savannah after dark.

It can easily crush Matabele ants with its huge pedipalp claws, posing a significant threat to the colony.

Emperor scorpion art revamp - coming soon!

#screenshotsaturday
An Emperor scorpion at night in a sandy savannah environment. Grass and termite mounds are visible behind it. It's an edited screenshot from the RTS game Empires of the Undergrowth.
May 17, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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New newsletter? New newsletter.

store.steampowered.com/news/app/463...
A juvenile eastern newt, striking in its orange-red colours, in a moonlit swampy environment.
May 12, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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A rework of the Emperor Scorpion is coming - here's the in-progress model sculpt and a moody render.

Empires of the Undergrowth, our ant-based RTS, is out now!

#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #arachnids #scorpions
A greyscale 3D model of an emperor scorpion A moody 3D render of an emperor scorpion
May 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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I think she's excited for breakfast
An American bullfrog in a swamp setting. A narrow-mouthed toad is sat in front of her, looking very edible.
May 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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What's better than ants ant termites? Exploding ants and termites. And no, we didn't make them up - they're real species.

The Exploding Ant update is out now for Empires of the Undergrowth!

TY to Dino Dude for the first screenshot here.

#screenshotsaturday
Exploding ants leave a splatter of green goo in Empires of the Undergrowth Exploding ants battling tiger beetles in Empires of the Undergrowth Exploding termites battle little black ants in Empires of the Undergrowth
May 3, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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The Exploding Ants DLC arrives TONIGHT! T-minus 6 hours from this post.
An exploding ant queen on the left, and an exploding termite queen on the right. The ant queen is surrounded by larvae, and the termite queen is surrounded by workers and her king.
March 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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The Exploding Ants DLC arrives MONDAY! Bringing not only exploding ants, but exploding termites too.

BOOM!

#screenshotsaturday
An exploding ant queen in a warm underground setting. She is cleaning her front right paw and is surrounded by growing larvae. Exploding ants battling tiger beetles. Green liquid is visible as an explosion as they self-detonate in a process called autothysis. An exploding termite colony in an underground setting. A large queen is visible to the top right. Workers are hatching in the bottom left. Exploding termites battle little black ants in a swamp setting. Blue liquid can be seen exploding from two separate fighting groups as the termite workers undergo autothysis.
March 22, 2025 at 12:50 PM