The Ant Game

Why The Ant Game Raise an Ant Colony

In the game, you get to take care of two colonies. Save your progress and raise your colonies over time.

Compete with Friends

You can each take care of one colony, and take turns to see who can do the best.

Learn a Complex System

The game is a complex system, learn how it works by playing the game.

How to Play the Game

START A GAME

The Ant Game showdown starts here! Play on your own or compete against a friend. Two opposing ant colonies can choose to fight or out-number each other to win!

COMPLETE THE MISSION

The mission of the game is to help your ant colonies survive and thrive! The larger your colonies of ants, the greater your chances of winning

HOW TO PLAY

Enjoy different ways of helping your ant colonies grow!

● ADD FOOD SOURCE: Select the Flower icon and touch anywhere on screen to grow flowers as a food source for your ants.
● GUIDE YOUR ANTS: Select the Trail icon and draw a pheromone trail on the screen that guides your colony of ants to the flowers.
● GROW YOUR COLONY: Your ant colony will also increase its size by fighting ants from your opponent’s colony.
● HELP YOUR ANTS OUT OF A BIND: Select the Vinegar icon and erase a pheromone trail on the screen that is confusing your ants.

Your ants will build new colonies after they consume flowers and grow to a certain amount!

COLLECT UNLIMITED POINTS AND WIN THE GAME

Your score adds up throughout the game! As your ant colonies thrive and grow, so does your score. You earn points when:

● You view a user tip via “Show Tips” in the game.
● Your ant colony collects a whole flower.
● Your ants fight against the opponent's colonies and win.
● A new colony develops.

NOTHING TO LOSE

The game is completely FREE to play! It does NOT collect your personal information or location data and is safe for self-guided play by users of all ages.

To learn more about Anthopper Development, please visit: https://www.anthopperdevelopment.com.

The State of the Project

At the  moment, this project is single scene game, where the user can control the lives of two ant colonies. Students interact with the game in order to develop an intuitive understanding of the the complex system dynamics that define the agents' actions. This interface has been tested in natural history museums and after school programs, and been show to assist players in coming to understand complex systems.

I am designing the next version of the game, which will feature a campaign and multiplayer. This version will launch again for iOS and Android, but am planning a desktop release as well.

I am launching this itch page to hear back from the community as I begin the process of rustling up money and support for the next version.

You can also find out more about the project on the website: www.gettheantgame.com