You must care for many aspects of the ant colony in Finally Ants. The game's namesake is an accurate reflection of how your experience evolves throughout the ant hive. As you play, you notice that it contains only a few rooms, compared to the growing number of rooms in the colony. You then start making decisions that maintain the colony's ongoing activity and life. Similar to construction games, you'll also care for all of the game's aspects as you play. In this game, you enjoy two perspectives— one 2D and one 3D. By observing the creatures living in ant nests, you can glean information about your current project. Additionally, the top-down viewpoint gives you a strategic edge. As you exploit each location's natural resources, you can keep the game moving with new locations and new resources to exploit.

You begin creating a resource tracker by examining the information gathered in Finally Ants. You can find data on the colony's available resources in hexagonal areas and nest rooms. Also, you can choose to send resources to specific locations. Make sure to evenly distribute the resources you send, because this affects your results. At first, the number of ants will be small in every area. Consequently, it's a good idea to select the location with the highest drop rate for any resource. You can see icons on the map that display which locations you've conquered and figure out how to gather resources. At the same time, it's best to choose a priority when selecting a site.

Helping the queen ant lay eggs is the best way to increase your ant nest size. This process takes roughly two turns and requires specific dietary protein. When the mother ant lays her eggs, you need to provide her cubs with food until they grow up. This forces a mother ant to work alongside other ants in order to provide food for everyone. Consequently, different ant species will appear with various jobs. In order to grow, you'll need to add additional rooms to your anthill. This can be accomplished with little difficulty by constructing many different rooms such as a food storage facility, soldier barracks and more. You should also consider the construction materials required for each new room and make sure your construction process is sound.

During the game Finally Ants, players should pay attention to the changing seasons. This will greatly impact the lives of the ants in the game. When wintertime approaches, players need to watch out for danger. When gathering resources, you should periodically remove the ants at certain locations. Otherwise, these locations will gradually grow icy covering and eventually kill them. The ant nest will be managed by the player as they develop it. Asking ants to gather essential resources allows you to start with a specific number. You'll learn about the locations and dispatch ant numbers to them with high resource rates. Resources such as protein shake up the ant population by sustaining new colonies. You can create rooms with different features by filling vacant spaces. Each space requires certain requirements to be met before it can be used. The top of the game screen features a bar indicating the current year's season. When the winter months arrive, you must use this bar to determine when you return the ants to their nest.