A Concrete Software Classic Returns
Pocket Ants
Feed them. Move them. Race them. Or unleash total backyard chaos.
Android Debut
2010
The Rivalry
Red & Black Ants
Your Playground
Nature or City
You Are King of the Ants
Pocket Ants turns a tiny patch of ground into your personal sandbox. Change the weather, adjust the colony, guide ants toward food and traps, or pick from an outrageous collection of tools and see what happens next.
Playable Web Edition
Enter the Colony
Pick your tools, experiment with the habitat, and decide which colony comes out on top.
From the Original Release
The Pocket-Sized Ant Sandbox
“You are king of the ANTS—feeding, squishing, burning, marching, exploding, fighting, moving, and racing your ants!”
That was the invitation at the heart of the original Pocket Ants. Players controlled rival red and black colonies and decided whether they would live in peaceful coexistence, race for food, or battle for control of the yard.
The game combined a small ant simulation with a toy-box collection of interactions. You could collect ants with a magnet, feed them strawberries, move their homes, draw paths for them to follow, adjust each colony's size and aggression, and tilt the device to move objects through their world.
From the Archives
What Players Said
“There is just some sort of joy you get from squashing ants for an hour straight.”
“The graphics are nice and the ants are pretty realistic.”
“The animations are great, bringing a slight tinge of revulsion when the ants swarm out of their mound.”
Ready to Rule the Colony?
Choose a side, try every tool, and see how much backyard chaos you can create.
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