Eerie robot insect colony sim Microtopia launches in February, with ‘programmable’ ants
Friend, I regret to inform you that ant nests are computers now. Which is to say, somebody’s finally made a video game version of Hex, the sentient glass hive from Terry Pratchett’s Unseen University. In spooky automation-driven strategy sim Microtopia, you manage a swarm of what could either be ants who’ve been to the ripperdoc, or PC components who’ve grown legs and antennae. Your goal is to expand an insect colony that is also a motherboard, where glittering pheromone trails double as silicon circuits.
The developers Cordyceps Collective have just announced a release date – February 18th – and what’s this, there’s a demo as well? Catch the trailer below.
