ANT HUNTER

ANT HUNTER is a short, tense extraction roguelite you can play right in your browser – on PC or phone.

You are a gecko knight with an oversized axe and a very long tongue. Sneak into a freshly generated ant colony, grab resin, larvae and royal jelly – and then make it back to the exit before the colony catches you. Die, and everything you carried is lost.

The longer you stay, the angrier the colony gets. Every second, every kill and every stolen larva raises the alarm. Reinforcements pour out of the nests – but loot grows more valuable, too.

Features

• New burrow every run, plus a Daily Burrow that is the same for everyone
• 3 depths: every level down makes loot worth more – and the way back longer
• Axe, tongue (eat worker ants to heal!), dodge roll and a tail you can drop once to survive a killing blow
• Readable enemies: warriors and knights telegraph their attacks – move or roll in time
• Level up during a run and pick 1 of 3 perks
• Fog of war, sneaky gecko-only tunnels, glowing mushrooms
• Stash your loot between runs to buy permanent upgrades and gecko skins
• Records and challenges
• English & German

Controls

• PC: WASD / arrows move · J / left click axe · K / right click tongue · Shift roll · hold E at the exit · Esc pause · N sound
• Phone: drag on the left to move, buttons for axe, tongue, roll and secure

This is an early prototype. I'd love to hear what you think – what was fun, what was frustrating, how deep did you get?

Made with the help of AI tools (concept art, 3D models, code). Game design, testing and direction by me.

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Deutsch: Als Gecko-Ritter mit übergroßer Axt und langer Zunge plünderst du einen Ameisenbau – und musst lebend zum Ausgang zurück. Je länger du bleibst, desto wütender wird die Kolonie, aber desto wertvoller die Beute. Und wer sich traut, steigt tiefer hinab … Das Spiel gibt es komplett auf Deutsch (Umschalter im Menü).