Already at the beginning of a first adaptation in 2000, Microids presented a new strategy game project for Bernard Werber’s novel. The Ants will be released later in 2024 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch.
Sold millions of copies The Ant Trilogy from Bernard Weber shaped a generation of readers. So much so that a first strategy game has already been published by microids in 2000. A new version developed by the French studio tower five (XIII, Lornsword Winter Chronicle), coming to PC in 2024, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox series and Nintendo Switch.
Developed under Unreal engine 5, The ants will immerse players in photorealistic forest universes filled with vegetation and insects of all kinds. The goal is to make an ant colony thrive in these diverse environments by fighting battles or forging alliances with the rest of the local fauna.
So it will be one 3D real-time strategy gamewhich will be very accessible at the beginning of the adventure to accompany most beginners in terms of RTS. New mechanics and advanced combat techniques will gradually enrich the adventure, so that fans of the genre will also get their money’s worth.
All storytelling of the adventure is based on the rhythm of the seasons, meaning we’ll be entitled to environments with wildly different settings from one ending of the story to the other. In addition, the game’s cards also change with the rhythm of the day, with four different temporalities: day, night, dawn and dusk.
The Ants will be released later in 2024 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch.