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Microtopia
Become the hive mind of a robot ant colony in Microtopia! Use pheromone trails to create, automate and optimize supply chains for your ants to follow. Collect resources, produce goods, feed your queen, grow your colony and fly out to expand the species!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
40 of the 74 reviews raise this.
“I really want to recommend this game, because I genuinely have had some fun with it. But I've also forced myself to do some stuff, a lot of stuff, to try and progress until I've now broken and don't want to finish the…”
3 of the 74 reviews raise this.
3 of the 74 reviews raise this.
“A interesting take on the factory type game that really leans into the design of logic circuits - that's what you are doing here, rather than a game like Factorio where it's something you *can* do. This adds a level of…”
3 of the 74 reviews raise this.
“I don't have much time played on this game, but I just know there are more hours to come. I love the idea of just having an ant farm on my pc and just letting it grow. The idea of different environments is great! Also,…”
“this game is absolutley amazing just wow i highly reccomend you play it because its jsut almost endless”
3 of the 74 reviews raise this.
“A interesting take on the factory type game that really leans into the design of logic circuits - that's what you are doing here, rather than a game like Factorio where it's something you *can* do. This adds a level of…”
11 of the 74 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I really want to recommend this game, because I genuinely have had some fun with it. But I've also forced myself to do some stuff, a lot of stuff, to try and progress until I've now broken and don't want to finish the…”
“Microtopia is pain and suffering, nightmare and tedium for the masochist. Microtopia is the silksong of automation games. Microtopia is half horror/half automation, a truely despicable hybrid. OPEN NEW ISLANDS ASAP. NEW…”
“Hard to explain but this game is no fun. Quicky I realized the 'game' became more like work than an enjoyable experience. Especially considering dwindling resources and limited life span of workers... Ie; this game is…”
9 of the 74 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I really want to recommend this game, because I genuinely have had some fun with it. But I've also forced myself to do some stuff, a lot of stuff, to try and progress until I've now broken and don't want to finish the…”
“A nice change to the factory game genre. as you have limited antis with limited life spans the emphasis is more on optimization than just growth. The one negative note is that the tech tree get's stupidly grindy towards…”
Counted across 74 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 87.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“An automation strategy game centered around mechanical ants that perform tasks, build systems, and eventually break apart, creating a unique temporary-worker production loop. The core gameplay is highly engaging, with satisfying early automation and a distinctive twist on…”
— a player, Steam review · 44 hrs played“This game is brilliant. Buy it. So, Factorio is the greatest ever game. Full stop. But after completing that so many other build and automate games are a bit 'meh' - they need to introduce 10 buildings and 8 units at the start and it just lack beauty in design. MIcrotopia is…”
— a player, Steam review · 231 hrs played“I went back and forth between thumbs up and thumbs down for this, but ultimately I think it needs some work before I reconsider. The obvious comparison to make is between this game and Factorio, which are both giant automation/logistics puzzles. If you haven't played Factorio,…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Microtopia - v1.2.1 Update
Hello there! A small patch but for quite an annoying bug (hehe) v1.2.1 Update Fixed a bug that prevented players from scanning new islands
Sandbox Update Out Now!
Hi everyone! Since the release of the Blueprints update , we’ve been focused on another major update to address your main feedback. This includes the highly requested Sandbox mode , a new system to re
Microtopia - v1.1.2 Update
Hello everyone! We're back for another small update, addressing bugs (can't help but doing the joke, but we are really addressing bugs though), Unity safety issues, and more! Please find the full patc
Microtopia - v1.1.1 Update
Hello everyone! Here's a short pathcnote for the patch 1.1.1 that just went live. Thanks for playing Microtopia, and for all your feedback! Have a nice day, Microtopia - v1.1.1 Fixed a crash when you
The Blueprints Update is here!
Hello everyone! As announced a few weeks ago, we have been hard at work on the Blueprints update , featuring the highly requested blueprint feature, unlockable in the tech tree, along with other addit
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Colony Sim · Automation · Procedural Generation · Resource Management · Sandbox · Sci-fi · Futuristic · Robots · Base-Building · City Builder · Exploration · Crafting (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Stats · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese |
| Achievements | 16 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit Processor: i7-6700 / Ryzen 5 1500X Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: RTX 2060 / RX 5600 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space