Ants 2D

Lead your colony to victory

Start with a queen and a handful of ants. Raise workers, nurses and soldiers, keep the nest fed and clean, and take on wasps, spiders and rival colonies.

For Android and PC. Free to play, with a one-off purchase in the game to unlock the full game.

The Ants 2D title screen: a black ant and a red ant facing each other on the grass

How it plays

You are one ant in the colony. You feed the queen, carry food and eggs, dig tunnels and fight, while your colony's ants get on with their jobs around you.

Inside the nest: the queen, worker ants, nurse ants and soldier ants
Every ant has a job. The queen lays the eggs. Workers fetch food, nurses keep the nest clean, and soldiers fight.
Food and eggs in the nest
Food goes off. Food left too long turns mouldy and spoils the eggs, so keep the stores and the nursery apart.
The scent flags: clear, clean, dig, food and egg
Lead by scent. Drop scent flags to tell the colony where to dig and where to store food and eggs.
Gathering an army of ants
Raise an army. Gather your soldiers behind you and march on the enemy nest.

Hot and cold spots

Hidden under the ground are warm and cool patches. Eggs hatch quickly in a hot spot, but food goes off there fast. A cold spot keeps food fresh but slows the eggs. Finding them, and using them well, makes all the difference.

Hot and cold spots in the nest
Enemies: the wasp, the house spider, the fly and the caterpillar

A garden full of danger

Wasps take a whole army to bring down. A house spider can wipe out a young colony. Flies are quick but harmless, and a caterpillar is a feast if you can carry it home.

Game modes

Try the game for free. The full game is a single purchase inside the game, with no subscription.

Free

Quick Game

Pick your species and a map, and raise a colony against an enemy nest.

Full game

Campaign

Take over a garden, territory by territory. Your species grows stronger as it levels up, and you can unlock other species to play.

Full game

Multiplayer

Two players, two colonies, one garden. Play a friend on the same Wi-Fi, on Android or PC.

Your species, your way

Every species has its own strengths: bite, armour, speed, health and how fast the queen lays. Some can raise soldiers and some can't, so pick the one that suits how you like to play.

Ant stats: attack, defence, speed, health and more

Get the game

Ants 2D is coming back for Android and PC. Links to the stores will be here as soon as each one is ready.

The campaign map of the garden
The campaign: a garden to take over, one patch at a time.
Setting up a two-player game
Setting up a two-player game.