When I saw that someone was making an RTS about ants, I figured the inspiration for it was just, you know, ants. They're neat. But I was wrong: It's actually based on a French science fiction novel about ants, and this is the second time that publisher Microids has based an RTS on the book.
Upcoming RTS Empire of the Ants is based on the 1991 novel Les Fourmis by Bernard Werber, which was published in English under the title Empire of the Ants. And back in 2000, Microids also published a game based on the book, also called Empire of the Ants—it's on GOG.
