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Ant Keeping Simulator
Grow, feed and care for your colony of mighty ants in a realistic semi-idle simulation of ant keeping. Created in collaboration with ant keeping enthusiasts, Ant Keeping Simulator will be an accurate experience to ant keepers.
View on Steam ↗ $8.99 (US · as of 2026-05-18)What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“I like what the dev did with this simulation game. Even though it seems the subject matter might not be a passion for them, they definitely did a bit of research into the subject matter. Make no mistake that Ant Keeping Simulator is a low budget simulation/game from a single…”
— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs played“Good game. But the ants sadly bug out of the tubes. Like, not fully, but like their head is sticking out. Would be lovely to fix that! We also need like better movements ; )!”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played“overall its a great game and i love the DLCs for it. but when i tried playing on my laptop my ants that i had were gone. everything else from my computer saved except for my ants, please fix this as i do not want to save up for the bull ants again”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs playedAchievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.
Latest official news
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Leafcutter & Honeypot Ant Fix | Patch
Hi, I fixed some bugs. Changelog: This bug relating to leaf cutter and honeypot ants not checking if they're in a valid nest properly ( https://steamcommunity.com/app/2827520/discussions/0/58618109302
We Raised 1900 Dollars For Charity!
Hi! The Earth Appreciation Festival ended a couple days ago and we raised 1900 dollars! As promised it's been donated to New Incentives. Here's a link to the charity, they do really great work: https:
Small Controller Input Bug Fix | Patch
Hi, someone on the Discord reported a bug caused by plugged in controllers/steering wheels make the camera spin. I added a button in the settings that should fix this. It doesn't turn off lateral move
Small Build Mode Improvements | Patch
Hi, I made a small patch to thank all the new people who are here because of the Earth Appreciation Festival. Changelog: Improvement to object and part removal You now get 100% of the value of a part
Earth Appreciation Festival Charity Sale!
Hi! I'm included in the Earth Appreciation Festival! The game is selling very well just 2 days into the sale, with us having raised over $1000. Thanks to all the new people who got the game. I only sl
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.
| Genres | Casual, Simulation |
| Player tags | Simulation · Casual · Nature · Relaxing · Management · Sandbox · Building · Education · Clicker · Realistic · Idler · Creature Collector (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · #category_playable_at_your_own_pace · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime · Stereo Sound · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English |
| Achievements | 8 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 or above Processor: Intel Core i5-4570 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia 1060 3GB DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 500 MB available space Additional Notes: These are the specs of the pc the game was developed on. If you try the demo let me know your performance and specs.