Ant Keeping Simulator
- July 29, 2024
- Kunstaat
Get on Steam"Ant Keeping Simulator" is a realistic semi-idle simulation game that allows you to grow, feed, and care for a colony of ants. Observe accurate ant behavior and movement, and watch your colony grow from a single queen to thousands. The game features advanced ant AI, custom ant pathfinding, housing upgrades, and water and humidity systems. Simulate hundreds of ants and experience the joy of ant keeping.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The game offers a fun and immersive experience for ant lovers, with realistic ant behaviors and a variety of species to keep.
- The developer is responsive to feedback and actively works on updates to improve the game, which shows commitment to enhancing the player experience.
- It's a relaxing game that allows players to enjoy watching their ant colonies grow and thrive, making it a great idle game.
- The game has several bugs, including issues with saving progress and performance problems when managing large colonies.
- The user interface and build mode are clunky and unintuitive, which can detract from the overall experience.
- There are limitations in gameplay, such as ants only using one nest, which can lead to overcrowding and a less realistic simulation.
- graphics4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The graphics are praised for their impressive lighting, shadows, and detailed animations of individual ants, contributing to a unique art style. While some users note that the graphics may not be the best overall, they are well-suited for the game's theme as an ant-keeping simulator.
“The graphics are amazing, with the lighting, shadows, and each individual ant having their own animations for moving and staying still.”
“The art style in this game is truly impressive.”
“While not the best graphics overall, they are fitting for an ant-keeping simulator rather than a high-octane game like GTA VI.”
“The graphics are underwhelming and lack detail.”
“The art style feels inconsistent and doesn't match the game's theme.”
“The overall visual presentation is disappointing and feels outdated.”
- gameplay3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- -67 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The gameplay is praised for its fun and immersive experience, highlighted by intricate details such as ants exhibiting natural behaviors like moving brood and creating food trails. Players express a desire for extended gameplay duration and the inclusion of more expansive environments, such as entire ecosystems or terrariums for the ants.
“The gameplay is very fun and immersive, with tiny details like the ants moving the brood and creating trails to their food through natural behaviors.”
“I would love to see more time progression, extending beyond just weeks and days to include years, as well as more gameplay elements like nests and outworlds, possibly creating an entire ecosystem or terrarium for the ants.”
“The gameplay feels limited, lacking depth and variety, making it repetitive after a short time.”
“I wish there was more to explore; the gameplay doesn't offer enough engaging content.”
“The mechanics are clunky and frustrating, which detracts from the overall experience.”
- stability2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game has been noted for its initial bugs, but the developer is actively addressing these issues with regular updates. Overall, players appreciate the fun experience it offers, despite the stability concerns.
“The game is quite buggy, but the developer is very active and releasing updates regularly. Can't wait to see where the game goes.”
“This game is perfect if you want a fun and calm experience playing an ant game. I highly suggest this game to all of you; it may be buggy since it was first published, but the developer will be working hard to fix the bugs!”
- optimization2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's optimization has been criticized for lag and performance issues, particularly when colonies are located further away, suggesting a need for a system to represent distant ants while fully rendering only the nearest colony.
“For performance, you would have to deload the colonies when they are a bit further away, creating some other system to represent ants from a distance, while the colony you are closest to would be fully rendered.”
“For performance, you would have to deload the colonies when they are a bit further away, creating some other system to represent ants from a distance. The colony you are closest to would be in full render.”
“Lag and performance issues.”
- grinding1 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Many users found the grinding aspect of the game to be excessive, leading to a lack of content and overall dissatisfaction with the demo experience.
“The demo didn't impress me much because it had little content and required a lot of grinding.”
