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Ants Took My Eyeball

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2024

Should you play it?

Ants Took My Eyeball is a 2D action platformer roguelite. Descend into an ever-changing ant hill, fight your way through hordes of insects with a variety of weapons, face formidable bosses and ultimately find your stolen eyeball.

What works

  • Fast and responsive combat and movement
  • Strong meta progression system
  • Varied weapons, trinkets, and gadgets
  • Engaging pixel art and soundtrack
  • Local co-op multiplayer support

Things to keep in mind

  • Some repetitiveness in level design and content
  • Limited platforming challenge
  • Slow meta progression pacing
  • Lack of mid-run save or quick start options
  • Some ui and control configuration issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Roguelands

  • Magicite

  • Vagante

  • Rampage Knights

  • Remnant: From the Ashes

  • HUNTDOWN

More relaxing

Games that feels like Ants Took My Eyeball but with a more relaxing feel

  • Shadow Warrior 2

  • Echo Point Nova

  • Fury Unleashed

  • Abyssus

  • Astral Ascent

  • Serious Sam Double D XXL

Less intimate

Games that feels like Ants Took My Eyeball but with less focus on close relationships

  • Moros Protocol

  • Neon Chrome

  • Salt and Sanctuary

  • Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove

  • Enter the Gungeon

  • Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope

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Ants Took My Eyeball: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026