Empire of the Ants

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

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Based on all 1,199 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 8.5h for positive, 6h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.

Where players quit

Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (94.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (41)

• Gotta catch 'em all! Unlock your first entry in the collection 100%
• Awakening Reach "Bel-o-kan" 94%
• Despite millions of years of evolution... Drown once 86%
• Traveling wide and far Reach "Ta-yu-kan" 57%
• I'm a survivor Get out of the water with 10% health or less 47%
• A new enemy Reach "Niziu-ni-kan" 20%
• No ant left behind Win a strategic mission without losing a single legion 16%
• This is just rude Interrupt a queen by walking out while having a conversation 14%
• Keep rollin', rollin', rollin', rollin' Scare 5 pillbugs to have them roll over 14%
• On the edge of the World Reach "Chli-pou-kan" 12%
• Too many legs, too many eyes Get eaten by a spider in an exploration / traversal mission (requires spiders to be enabled) 9.1%
• This is a mar-Ant-hon Run a total of 400m 9.0%
• If not above, then below Win "Stockpiling" after building and using the "Burrow" power 3 times or more 7.0%
• Where it all began Return to "Bel-o-kan" 6.7%
• Titan-hike Climb on a mantis for at least 5 seconds 6.4%
• Pheromones Use every power once 5.5%
• Terminal Velocity Find one of the highest points and jump from it to reach maximum falling speed 5.4%
• A story to be told Complete the story 5.0%
• Knowledge is power Complete the bestiary by finding all the creatures 3.7%
• Ants won't die today In "Lost sisters" find all 7 ants before any ant drowns 3.5%
• Slowly but always forward Win "Snailing out of here" while riding the snail for 80% of the time 3.5%
• Catch me if you can Win a strategic mission without taking any damage yourself 3.3%
• The perfect ally Win "Flanking" without capturing any nest yourself but you can take the headquarters 3.0%
• The wise warrior avoids battle Complete all exploration missions 2.4%
• MOOOORE! Have 5 legions of the same type in a strategic mission 2.1%
• See all but stay unseen Win "Behind enemy lines" without taking any damage from enemy patrols 2.0%
• No enemy is too great Win a strategic mission without building any tier 2 and 3 upgrades 1.8%
• A tired prey is an easy prey Make butterflies fly away 15 times 1.7%
• Against a stronger enemy, defy his logic Complete all tactical missions 1.6%
• Accept victory: none can withstand you Complete all strategic missions 1.3%
• The greatest ant to ever live Complete all missions 1.2%
• Our deadliest enemy Complete all traversal missions without dying in the water once 1.0%
• Perfect take down Win "Before the storm" by eliminating both opponents in less than 4 minutes apart 0.8%
• King of the hill Win "Battle of the pinecones" after taking the "Hill nest" as your first nest taken 0.8%
• 6 legs moving fast Complete "The flood" in less than 5 minutes 0.7%
• I have seen the past Watch all the memory pheromones 0.6%
• What are those things? Scan all the structures 0.6%
• Time is of the essence Complete "End of the world" in less than 3 minutes and 30 seconds 0.6%
• Huntress Catch all the monarch butterflies and golden tortoise beetles 0.5%
• Unknown entities Complete collection 0.5%
• You shall not pass Win "A city under attack" without any defenses (destroy them in the first 3 minutes) 0.4%