Formicarium

Formicarium Formicarium, a strategic game, puts a complex ant-hive ecosystem in the palm of your hand. Get your e Stealthy, ant-mimicking arachnids starving for prey.

Parasitic wasps desperate to lay their eggs in your ant’s body. Mites that seek to infect and destroy the colony. These are only some of the dangers the hive will encounter. It’s your job to keep the colony safe from harm--not so they merely survive, but so the species evolves and flourishes according to biological law. Feisty scarab beetles that fight-back against becoming an ant protein source.

Blind earthworms practically begging to be attacked and eaten by underground ants. These are but a taste of the resources your colony requires to have strength enough to make love, reproduce and prosper as a hive. Formicarium is strongly inspired by the strategic mastery of Dwarf Fortress and the immersive simulation of SimCity. If you’re drawn to complex, beautiful games, Formicarium is being created precisely for you. In mid-November 2014, we’re launching a Kickstarter campaign to fund the development of the game to its fullest fruition. You can support us and receive updates in three ways: sign-up at formicarium.org, like our page, and follow us on Twitter!

03/12/2017

At least a dozen species of rove beetles have independently evolved almost identical disguises to dupe their army ant prey into accepting them as one of their own

🐜🐜🐜 More ants on Kickstarter 🐜🐜🐜Quick , back them before the scurry away again!
11/22/2015

🐜🐜🐜 More ants on Kickstarter 🐜🐜🐜
Quick , back them before the scurry away again!

Ant colony sim: engage in strategic real-time battles with underground tunnelling, nest construction and a documentary themed campaign.

Tactica, the game I made 5 years ago, just got a new soundtrack and is free for an entire week. If you like turn-based s...
08/12/2015

Tactica, the game I made 5 years ago, just got a new soundtrack and is free for an entire week. If you like turn-based strategy games, please have a look and tell me what you think!

Found this mama wolf spider (Lycosidae?) carrying her babies on a colorado trail today
07/07/2015

Found this mama wolf spider (Lycosidae?) carrying her babies on a colorado trail today

I love that someone out there decided: "Hey, I'm going to work on this (free) piece of software for the next 25 years". ...
06/04/2015

I love that someone out there decided: "Hey, I'm going to work on this (free) piece of software for the next 25 years". Tarn Adams estimated he would have V1.0 of DwarfFortress done in 2030, he started 10 years ago.
Also, I love people support him&his brother with 3000$ per month to do exactly that.

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Darn it, someone already made Formicarium on his TI-84 for realz!
02/25/2015

Darn it, someone already made Formicarium on his TI-84 for realz!

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"Ants control every millimetre of the Earth’s surface wherever they live, which is most places,[..]micromanaged by ants,...
02/22/2015

"Ants control every millimetre of the Earth’s surface wherever they live, which is most places,[..]micromanaged by ants, altering or removing things even at a microbial level to their benefit."

Which organism has had the biggest impact on the planet?

02/13/2015
01/11/2015

“Motivating myself by printing fancy to-do-lists for . should be fun after all :) ”

Happy new year, let's hope it will be more successful then the last!
01/01/2015

Happy new year, let's hope it will be more successful then the last!

Formicarium puts an ecosystem directly into the palm of your hand. A strategic game, it showcases the complex biological rules governing the natural world of...

A gigantic thank you for the love&support for us in 2015,we hope all of you and your loved ones are having a peaceful ti...
12/25/2014

A gigantic thank you for the love&support for us in 2015,
we hope all of you and your loved ones are having a peaceful time!
Look, even the ants are celebrating:

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