A very cool idea! Loved how the ants gracefully switch between wandering chaotically around you and following you in an organized group. Unfortunately I found it very hard to progress: ants get stuck in bridges or narrow passages extremely often, so I end up gathering just enough resources to prevent the ant population from shrinking. Enemies seemed way too harsh as well: they immediately kill a lot of your ants before your soldier ants start attacking them. After a few skirmishes I lost all my ~40 ants except for a few soldier ones, so I decided it’s better to just avoid them. It would probably help if there was a mode when all your ants hide somewhere, and only soldiers follow you. Losing soldiers in battles isn’t that bad, since they’re useless otherwise.
Anyways, congrats on your submission! I’d be happy if you tried my game as well: https://lisyarus.itch.io/color-fractory