maxis
Ant colony simulator
SimAnt - The Electronic Ant Colony (1991) IBM box good scan
Developer(s)Maxis
Imagineer Co., Ltd. (SNES)
Publisher(s)Maxis games
Designer(s)Will Wright, Justin McCormick
Version1.0
Platform(s)Amiga, DOS, SNES, Windows 3.x, Mac OS, NEC PC-9801
Release date(s)1991 (DOS, Windows 3.x, Mac)
1992 (Amiga)
1993 (SNES)
Genre(s)Life simulation
Rating(s)ERSB: K-A (Kids to Adults)
InputMouse

SimAnt is the third non simulation game to be created by maxis. It allows you to live the life of an ant in a ant colony.

Title screen (DOS)

Title screen (DOS)

Ant wars

In the game you are a black ant living in a ant colony. You and your colony live in the backyard of a suburban home. Unlike most Sim games there is a goal to win the game- destroying your enemy the red ant colony.

Select A Game

Simant Full Game

Full Game

In this version once you must take over the entire yard and house. You have to occupy every square of the game while defeating the enemy red ant colony.

The map of the yard and house

The map of the yard and house

Quick Game

Play a quick game to try and defeat the red Queen.

Tutorial Game

Learn how to play and win.

Experimental Mode

Conduct experiments by placing walls, barriers, ants, food, pheromone trails. Or kill them all with insecticide!!

The game being played in experimental mode

The game being played in experimental mode