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SimAnt: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

SimAnt (1991): what the game is about, platforms, developer and rating, in one evergreen guide.

By the Pop Culture Files editorial team3 min read✓ Fact-checked
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SimAnt (1991) is a simulator, strategy video game developed by Maxis, available on SNES, PC, Mac, DOS, Amiga. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 68/100 on IGDB.

What is SimAnt about?

SimAnt is a simulation strategy game which makes you a head of ant colony. There are 3 ways to play SimAnt: Quick Games, Full Games, and Experimental games. In Quick Games you are a black ant colony competing with a red ant colony for food and territory. Your goal is to defeat the red ants and take over your home turf - the local patch of ground in the backyard. Your task will be complicated by marauding spiders, voracious ant lions, torrential rains, crusing human feet and merciless lawn mowers.

In Full Games you must take over the entire backyard section by section. Then take over the house and drive out the humans. In addition to hordes of red ants and other pests, you will face the chemical death of inescticides

In Experimental Games, you are a human playing and experimenting with ants. Your tools let you build walls and barriers to run ants through mazes, add food, add ants, dig o

Key details

SimAnt was released in 1991 and supports single player. Platforms: SNES, PC, Mac, DOS, Amiga. Developer: Maxis.

Should you play SimAnt?

Reviews are mixed, but SimAnt retains a dedicated player base among simulator, strategy fans.

Frequently asked questions

What kind of game is SimAnt?

SimAnt is a simulator, strategy game by Maxis, released in 1991.

What platforms is SimAnt on?

SimAnt is available on SNES, PC, Mac, DOS, Amiga.

Is SimAnt good?

SimAnt has an aggregate score of 68/100 from critics and players on IGDB.

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