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Wietrack Softwork @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Come play test our game at POLARIS in the indie arena :) #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart

Wietrack Softwork @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A new game mechanic: each room now has a capacity of how many units can be trained there. Assign more workers to increase the capacity! #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS #ScreenshotSaturday

A comparison of a room in an antncolony with a different amount of workers in it

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Wietrack Softwork @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We updated our game title! Check out our real time ant colony simulator: store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/... #WishlistWednesday #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

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Wietrack Softwork @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Our new tree layer is ready :) Check out Garden of Ants: store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/... #WishlistWednesday #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

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Wietrack Softwork @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

In Garden of Ants, you manage an ant colony and collect many different resources, such as honeydew, leaves, chitin, or seeds! #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS #InverteFest

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Wietrack Softwork @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Happy #WishlistWednesday! In our game, you control an ant colony and manage interactions with many other insects and spiders! Check it out on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/... #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

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Wietrack Softwork @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

On of the ant castes you can control in Garden of Ants is the spitter. Ranged units are rare, so they can be very useful against slow soldiers or stationary critters such as ant lion larvae! #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

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Wietrack Softwork @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

In Garden of Ants, there are many different resources to gather: chitin from dead insects, honeydew from aphids, leaves from high up the trees, organic soil material from underground, or plant seeds that provide protein. #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS #ScreenshotSaturday

A pixel portrait of a harvester ant picking up a large seed. In the background you can see other ants carrying seeds.

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Wietrack Softwork @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Happy #WishlistWednesday! In Garden of Ants, you will control many different ant castes, such as the leafcutters which climb high up trees to collect valuable plant fibres. Check it out on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/... #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

A pixel image of a line of ants carrying pieces of leaves along a branch in the foreground. In the background you can see a sun-bathed tree which is covered in many more leaf-carrying ants

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Wietrack Softwork @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

We are working on a new game layer! The tree layer will provide different challenges and resources than the aboveground and underground layer #ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

A scene from garden of ants: ants climbing along branches high above the ground

A scene from garden of ants: Ants exploring an area with herbs and pebbles

A scene from garden of ants: an underground ant colony, with the queen residing on a fungal bed in the centre

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Wietrack Softwork @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Sending out harvester ant soldiers to collect nutritious seeds... Check out Garden of Ants on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/... #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS #WishlistWednesday

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Wietrack Softwork @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Happy #WishlistWednesday! In Garden of Ants, you'll collect many different resources, such as leaves, seeds, chitin of dead insects, or honeydew milked from aphids 🐜 Check it out on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/... #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

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Wietrack Softwork @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

The ant queen (Atta texana) will be your first unit in the game. After you find a suitable spot, she sheds her wings and plants a piece of fungal mycelium that she carried. Soon the first larvae will hatch, grazing on by the fungus. #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

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Wietrack Softwork @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Find us at Game Access @gameaccess.bsky.social if you want to try Garden of Ants today or tomorrow ❤️🐜 #GameAccess #gamedev #indiedev

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Wietrack Softwork @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Acid spitters (Formica rufa) are ranged units to keep slower melee attackers at bay. #ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

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Wietrack Softwork @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Happy #WishlistWednesday ! To achieve a dynamic environment, we added NPCs - dangerous or helpful - that interact with your ant colony to our game. We are planning many more! store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/... #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

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Wietrack Softwork @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

We will present our game at the open screens at @amazefest.bsky.social festival this Saturday! Come by and try our game if you have time 🐜 #playfulmedia #amazeberlin #amaze2026 #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames amazeberlin2026.sched.com/event/2NA4u/...

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Wietrack Softwork @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

In Garden of Ants, you will control many different ant castes with unique abilities. We dedicate a chapter to each unit in the game, giving you more biological insights into their ecology. #ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #pixelart #ants #entomology

in-game screenshot of the encyclopedia. Here you see two pages on the spitter ant, showing some informative text and an image of several ants shooting acid

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Wietrack Softwork @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

After the nuptial flight, the ant queen hurries to find shelter, shed her wings and found her colony. #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

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Wietrack Softwork @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

After the nuptial flight, the ant queen founds a new colony. In Garden of Ants, you manage the colony, control different ants, and survive in a dynamic ecosystem. Check it out: store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/... #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #pixelart #ants #RTS #entomology #WishlistWednesday

a pixel image of an ant queen flying against a sunny sky and clouds, with other queens and drones flying in the background

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Wietrack Softwork @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

We are a small team of biologist who have a passion for indie games and pixel art. Right now we are working on a game where you manage an ant colony! #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #pixelart #ant #entomology #RTS

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Wietrack Softwork @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

In Garden of Ants, you manage an ant colony day & night, and above & below ground. Each caste represents a real-world ant species with distinct life traits and ecological roles. #ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology

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Wietrack Softwork @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Just some pixel worker ants collecting pixel honeydew from a herd of pixel aphids #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

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Wietrack Softwork @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Our newest NPC: the larvae of the devil's coach-horse beetle (Ocypus olens) dwell underground and prey on smaller insects such as your ants. Keep your workers save while excavating tunnels into unknown territory! #WishlistWednesday #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

An in-game screenshot of an underground ant colony with a devil's coach-horse beetle larva in one cavity

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Wietrack Softwork @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Happy #WishlistWednesday! In Garden of Ants, you manage an ant colony day & night, above & below ground, where each caste represents a real-world ant species with distinct ecological roles. store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/... #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

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Wietrack Softwork @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Some more impressions of the reworked units & environment

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