Ants: Our opinion on the game inspired by Bernard Werber’s bestseller, appointed to the Pegasus!

Ants, a video game inspired by the novel by Bernard Werber, developed by Microids and Tower Five, will be available on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series from November 7, 2024. We had the opportunity to test it and we reveal it All details!
Have you always dreamed of being an ant? With Antspublished by Microids and adapted from the work of Bernard Werberit is now possible. Developed by the studio Tower Fivebased in La Rochelle, the game uses the engine Unreal Engine 5.
Surprise, but much appreciated: the game was nominated in several categories of Pegasus 2025including best independent game and visual excellence. A first success for this independent game, which could well win a prize on March 6.
Ants is an immersive adventure in a microscopic world, where players must help a colony of ants to prosper. The objective? Overcome various challenges requiring exploration, tactics and alliances with the surrounding fauna. Werber’s novel, The Diagonale des Reineis reinterpreted from a new angle thanks to this video game.
In Antsthe players embody a “Courageous ant”exploring the environment from an angle of view in the third person. This game, combining action and adventure, allows you to learn of practical skills both in combat and exploration. With an increasing difficulty and tutorials for novices, there is an intuitive experience, while discovering new game mechanics, strategies and combat techniques for experienced players.
Thanks to Unreal Engine 5the title offers a photographic realism, featuring the Île-de-France forest and its local fauna. The cards evolve according to the day/night cycle and the seasons, guaranteeing an experience of game always renewed.
Our opinion on ants:
Playing : 18h
After several impressive trailers, we were looking forward to Ants To discover the craze it arouses … and we were not disappointed! On the graphic level, the game is superb, almost photorealistic. A technical feat due to Unreal Engine 5 (without forgetting the talent of developers) which easily immerses us in the microcosm of ants, between the anthill and the land to be conquered.
The game comes down to a campaign to conquer territories and the defense of nests against gendarmes, termites and other insects, but, in terms of gameplayit offers a variety of game modes that make boredom almost impossible. Short missions to capture fireflies with long campaigns against termites … There is something for everyone.
The ant that is controlled, designated by the name 103 683emoves easily on the floor, walls and ceilings, and experience is fun because it is out of the ordinary. You have to think like an ant to avoid various obstacles, including water. We also have fun identifying different types of waste (fruits, soccer balls, plastic cans, etc.) by collecting small white dowry, allowing to complete a collection of “scans” with pleasing references.
The main missions, that is to say the conquest of territories and the defense of nestsremain relatively simple. You control various factions of ants or allies (warriors, shooters, workers, aphids and beetles) while juggling to defeat the termites and seizing their nests. Be careful, you must also manage your colony, by protecting your nest, by creating factions, by collecting wood and food, by widening your pantry or even with “capacity” (faster movement, fury, fury, increased defense, etc.).
In addition, several small additions (scouts to discover the card, Termites traitors revealing the location of the nests) bring a beautiful dynamic to the gameplay. In summary, an attractive game that stands out and deserves to be explored, both by strategy game lovers and by the curious of nature.
The trailer for the ants presented at the Game Developer Conference:
An original way to dive into one of the most popular works in contemporary literature.
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