Arcade Mode

Arcade mode provides different settings and mechanics for you to play with.

Demo levels

Demo levels are available for free in the current demo version of the game.

• Tutorial guides you through the basic controls and mechanics. You can't lose in this level.

• Critters and The Nest let you explore what you have learnt on your own.

• Hold Out and Surrounded will test the limit of your basic knowledge and skill.

• The Crucible introduces leafcutter ants and their mechanics.

• The Promised Land introduces fire ants and their mechanics.

Extra levels

Extra levels are made using in-game assets during freetime. They also contain spoilery elements from later story levels so procede at your own risk.

Extra levels have distinctive settings or mechanics and don't follow logics like story levels. You usually aren't allowed to choose playable units before playing. Some extra levels may reward you with new enemies or playable units in custom game.

Wave-surviving levels include:

• Babysitting

• Extremis

• The Other Foot

• Excavators

• The Culling and The Culling 2

Resource-managing levels include:

• Aggrandise

• Occupation and Occupation 2

• Cramped

• Hibernation

• Adventure

Unique levels with new gameplay include:

• Tug of War and Tug of War 2

• Enemy of My Enemy and Enemy of My Enemy 2

• Beetles Rise Up!

Holiday levels are hidden and are only accessible during certain periods of the year. You can change your computer clock to gain access to them.

Holiday levels include:

• Hungry Spider

• Festive Spider

• New Year's Feast

Battle Arena

You can test creatures against eachother in this mode.

You must click the icons to spawn the respective creatures on the map. You can toggle the number of creatures per click (up to 50), level (up to 3) or star-level (up to 15) of those creatures. You have to manually click the corresponding buttons to switch between left and right side. You can also make the creatures attack either automatically or on command.

Attacking creatures will move to the other side of the map and attacking any enemies on their way. They disappear when they reach their destination. You can't remove spawned creatures manually.

You must click and hold the icons of the respective creatures for 5 seconds to spawn Uber creatures.

Only moving and aggressive creatures are available in this mode.

Trivia

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