IndependANT
Released Apr 2023
Explore the vast Living Room to find food for your struggling ant colony in this cute and casual collectathon!
81% positive · 112 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
IndependANT is a free, self-described tech demo released by Young Horses: Free Range on April 25, 2023 — a label the developer uses to publish smaller side projects. The store description is explicit about what the game is: a compact 20-30 minute collectathon built to help the studio learn Unreal Engine 5, released for free because the developer felt it was enjoyable but not something players should pay for. There is no mention of planned updates, additional content, DLC, or any ongoing development. The store description enumerates the game's complete contents (4 foods, 18 ants, one small open world), with no roadmap or future plans hinted at. This is a finished, self-contained product that launched complete.
Evidence
Developer explicitly describes the game as a tech demo made to learn Unreal 5, released for free as a side project under the Young Horses: Free Range label. Content is fully enumerated (4 foods, 18 ants, 20-30 minutes of gameplay). No future updates or additional content mentioned.
Short description frames the game as a casual, self-contained collectathon with no indication of ongoing development or planned content.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Young Horses
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player
About this game
THE COLONY HAS FALLEN!
I mean, literally, the ant farm you call home has fallen off the table and smashed to pieces on the Living Room floor. What's worse: the Queen has gone missing in the chaos! Now leaderless and homeless, the ants of the farm are on the brink of starvation.
As a brave worker ant, it's up to you to scour the unknown world of the Living Room for food. You'll explore the towering furniture, interact with the local ant population, and lay claim to all manner of delicious bug snacks! Do you have what it takes to become truly IndependANT?
IndependANT is part of Young Horses: Free Range, where we collect our smaller side projects and release them for free!
This game is a tech demo we made to help us get used to the Unreal 5 engine. It turned out well enough that we thought fans might enjoy playing it (but not so well that you might enjoy paying for it...)
So give it a try! It's free, so there's only so disappointed you can be!
I mean, literally, the ant farm you call home has fallen off the table and smashed to pieces on the Living Room floor. What's worse: the Queen has gone missing in the chaos! Now leaderless and homeless, the ants of the farm are on the brink of starvation.
As a brave worker ant, it's up to you to scour the unknown world of the Living Room for food. You'll explore the towering furniture, interact with the local ant population, and lay claim to all manner of delicious bug snacks! Do you have what it takes to become truly IndependANT?
FEATURES:
- A small open world rich with detail!
- 4 delicious foods to find!
- 18 weird lil' ants to talk to!
- 20-30 minutes of gameplay, probably!
WHY DID WE MAKE THIS?
IndependANT is part of Young Horses: Free Range, where we collect our smaller side projects and release them for free!
This game is a tech demo we made to help us get used to the Unreal 5 engine. It turned out well enough that we thought fans might enjoy playing it (but not so well that you might enjoy paying for it...)
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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