Antbassador
Released Apr 2023
Take control of The Antbassador, a giant human finger with a tophat, as he makes his way through a bustling ant colony. You must use your prodigious digit to help the citizens of Antopia without causing an international incident!
82% positive · 183 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Where to get it
Free on Steam
Evaluation
Antbassador is a free, bite-sized game (~5 minutes of gameplay) originally created in 72 hours for the Ludum Dare #30 game jam in 2014. The developer, Young Horses, released it on Steam in April 2023 as part of their "Young Horses: Free Range" label, which they describe as a collection of smaller side projects released for free. The store description explicitly outlines exactly what the game contains — 5 minutes of gameplay, dozens of NPCs, and one climactic duel — leaving no ambiguity about its scope. This is a self-contained, complete product that launched as a finished jam game. There is no post-launch update history, no DLC, no announced future content, and no roadmap. The game was complete at the moment it was released on Steam.
Evidence
Store description explicitly enumerates all game content: 5 minutes of gameplay, dozens of NPCs to avoid, reused assets from Octodad, and one climactic duel. The developer states it was built in 72 hours for a game jam in 2014 and released as part of a 'smaller side projects' label.
Developer explains Antbassador is part of 'Young Horses: Free Range', a label for collecting and releasing smaller side projects for free — framing this as an archival release of a completed jam game, not an ongoing project.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Young Horses
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
Today is the day The Antbassador will come, to speak words of peace with Her Majesty Queen Antoinette IV. The Kingdom of Antopia has finally grown accustomed to a life without war, and its people are willing to forge an alliance with their one-time foe. If The Antbassador is good and kind, he might well see their worlds connected.
Take control of The Antbassador, a giant human finger with a tophat, as he makes his way through a bustling ant colony. His massive bulk makes him strong but unwieldy, and if you're not careful you're liable to squish your tiny hosts! You must use your prodigious digit to help the citizens of Antopia without causing an international incident!
Click the mouse to curl your finger.
Antbassador is part of Young Horses: Free Range, where we collect our smaller side projects and release them for free!
Back in 2014 while freshly finished with Dadliest Catch, a portion of the Young Horses team decided to participate in the Ludum Dare game jam #30. The theme for the jam was 'Connected Worlds', which we interpreted fairly loosely. Over the course of 72 hours, we conceived and developed Antbassador using the Horsepower engine. To our delight, Antbassador took first place in the jam, scoring highly in innovation, humor, and fun!
So give it a try! It's free, so there's only so disappointed you can be!
Take control of The Antbassador, a giant human finger with a tophat, as he makes his way through a bustling ant colony. His massive bulk makes him strong but unwieldy, and if you're not careful you're liable to squish your tiny hosts! You must use your prodigious digit to help the citizens of Antopia without causing an international incident!
CONTROLS:
Move the mouse to push yourself here and there.Click the mouse to curl your finger.
FEATURES:
- 5 minutes of fumblecore finger fun!
- Dozens of NPCs to avoid squishing!
- Reused assets from Octodad: Dadliest Catch!
- One climactic duel for the kingdom!
WHY DID WE MAKE THIS?
Antbassador is part of Young Horses: Free Range, where we collect our smaller side projects and release them for free!
Back in 2014 while freshly finished with Dadliest Catch, a portion of the Young Horses team decided to participate in the Ludum Dare game jam #30. The theme for the jam was 'Connected Worlds', which we interpreted fairly loosely. Over the course of 72 hours, we conceived and developed Antbassador using the Horsepower engine. To our delight, Antbassador took first place in the jam, scoring highly in innovation, humor, and fun!
So give it a try! It's free, so there's only so disappointed you can be!
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 21, 2026
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