Games Like Might and Mandibles

A single queen. A few dedicated nanitics. One goal... For the colony!

Might and Mandibles is a 2D ant colony sim and real-time strategy game where you grow a newly founded nest into a sprawling underground empire. Lay out intricate tunnel networks, build specialized chambers, command unique ant castes, and direct real-time swarms. Explore the surface world to harvest rich resources while carving through procedural subterranean depths hiding wealth and predators of their own.

Nest Design

Lay the blueprints while your builders get to work. Dig out tunnels and build specialized chambers: food storage, egg nurseries, barracks, hospitals, and research labs. Every chamber you construct unlocks new societal roles and vital upgrades to expand your colony.

Every Ant Necessary

Every ant has a defined role. Hatchlings can become Workers, Builders, Scouts, and Nurses—or specialize into Soldiers, Acid Ants, Medics, Mages, and Priests.

Ants get hungry, tired, and gain experience. Manage their energy, protect their lives, and balance their roles to keep the colony running.

The World Above and Under

Outside the nest lies a vast, untamed ecosystem waiting under the fog of war. Hunt creatures like centipedes, spiders, mites, beetles, and worms. Destroy rival insect burrows to protect your foraging lines and suppress incoming nest attacks. Subterranean exploration brings its own hidden layers, rare resources, and underground predators. As your colony expands and amasses wealth, aggressive predators will launch coordinated raids directly into your nest entrance.

You're the Commander

Any ant can be commanded manually or set to automated routines. Select units, move them in combat formations, and guide your frontline fighters, ranged acid spitters, and healers into battle. Frontline units engage naturally while ranged units hold distance. Customize unit patrols, set compass directions for scouts and workers, or let them autonomously manage their own feeding and torpor schedules.

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