Ahead of its GDC showcase next week, Microids and Tower Five have dropped a gameplay trailer for their upcoming photorealistic real-time strategy game that immerses players in a magnificently microscopic forest ecosystem as an ant sworn to protect the colony at all costs.
Just remember, good things come in small packages! A mind-blowing trailer just dropped for the upcoming photorealistic real-time strategy game Empire of the Ants, based on Bernard Werber's work of the same name, being showcased at next week’s GDC (Game Developers Conference) in San Francisco. The game immerses players in a magnificently microscopic forest ecosystem – you play as 103,683rd, an ant sworn to protect their colony no matter the cost.
Published by French video game publisher Microids and developed by French studio Tower Five with Unreal Engine 5, Empire of the Ants pushes the boundaries of game engine technology, offering a real-time strategic experience closely inspired by the book series. Players will crawl across a microscopic world of epic proportions to help a colony prosper through their tactical genius, taking the role of a brave ant through a third-person view.
A 3D real-time strategy game with progressive difficulty, the game offers an intuitive experience with tutorials for newcomers to learn RTS fundamentals while providing scalable difficulty and advanced mechanics for veteran players.
In the game, players explore vast environments where they will meet and interact with other ants and forest dwellers throughout their journey. Immersive and photorealistic – the game’s development with Unreal Engine 5 pushes the boundaries of photorealism. It features a narrative that follows the rhythm of the seasons and affects wildlife attributes such as speed, resistance, buffs, and more. The maps in the game will also change depending on the time of day (day, night, dawn, and twilight).
Empire of the Ants will launch later this year on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
Source: Microids
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