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Life & fun · July 12, 2020

Pocket Ants

Android Game: Build your own ant colony!

Pocket Ants launched on July 12, 2020 with 3 votes, #2,086 of 4,305 launches that month. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

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What it does

Ant colony building, resource management Android game with PVP elements.

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