ANT HELL
Released 24 September 2026 · PC · Casual, Indie, Strategy
You chased one big win and lost everything. Now you sit at an underground trading table on the loan shark's money. Read the rumor rags, spot the fakes, and make ten payments — then walk out, or become one of them. A stock-gambling roguelike with two exits.
Story
There are two ways out You blew your first game, and that night they dragged you 'inside'. A broker sits you down at an underground trading table. Every round is a 100-second session — and when it ends, the loan shark takes his cut first. Ten payments and it's over. A 10-round story — three rounds to an act. Every act break advances the story and raises the stakes a full step : swings get wider, the quota jumps, and more of the news turns out to be lies. The final bill has to be made in a single session — playing safe never reaches it. Somebody sits beside you — a three-month veteran shows you the trick. Then his desk is empty. What happened to him lands in Act III. A choice at every act break — take the card or take the cash, go looking for the missing man or look away, and finally: who you walk out with. Your choices set the last round's difficulty and decide which of three endings you get. 100-second markets — scripted sessions where news mixes truth with fakes, and the fakes multiply as the night goes on. Double-edged cards — market cards and Back-Alley Prescriptions (a bottle of soju, broken glasses…): market buffs that blur your screen and smear your numbers. The...
Gameplay
There are two ways out You blew your first game, and that night they dragged you 'inside'. A broker sits you down at an underground trading table. Every round is a 100-second session — and when it ends, the loan shark takes his cut first. Ten payments and it's over. A 10-round story — three rounds to an act. Every act break advances the story and raises the stakes a full step : swings get wider, the quota jumps, and more of the news turns out to be lies. The final bill has to be made in a single session — playing safe never reaches it. Somebody sits beside you — a three-month veteran shows you the trick. Then his desk is empty. What happened to him lands in Act III. A choice at every act break — take the card or take the cash, go looking for the missing man or look away, and finally: who you walk out with. Your choices set the last round's difficulty and decide which of three endings you get. 100-second markets — scripted sessions where news mixes truth with fakes, and the fakes multiply as the night goes on. Double-edged cards — market cards and Back-Alley Prescriptions (a bottle of soju, broken glasses…): market buffs that blur your screen and smear your numbers. The Back-Alley Exchange — spend Connections (CP) on monitors, informants, seed money and jobs. Permanent progression that survives your death. Easy and Hard — clearing the story once unlocks Hard, where...
Features
- Steam Achievements
- Mouse Only Option
- Playable without Timed Input
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
- Family Sharing
Release details
ANT HELL is a Casual, Indie and Strategy game by Basement Store. ANT HELL came out on Thursday, 24 September 2026 on PC. This date comes from Steam and was last checked on 24 September 2026.
Frequently asked questions
When did ANT HELL come out?
ANT HELL came out on 24 September 2026.
Which platforms is ANT HELL on?
ANT HELL is on PC.
Who makes ANT HELL?
ANT HELL is developed by Basement Store.
What kind of game is ANT HELL?
ANT HELL is a game of these genres: Casual, Indie and Strategy.