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  • Holy Hand Grenade! Worms: Galactic Tactics Takes the Iconic Series into 3D Roguelike Strategy

    Holy Hand Grenade! Worms: Galactic Tactics Takes the Iconic Series into 3D Roguelike Strategy

    Get ready to deploy your wriggly, heavily armed soldiers because Team17 has officially pulled back the curtain on the next evolution of invertebrate warfare! Unveiled during Gamescom Opening Night Live, Worms: Galactic Tactics is taking the beloved 30-year-old franchise into bold new territory by swapping traditional side-scrolling mayhem for a deep, 3D tactical roguelike experience.

    If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if XCOM and Mario + Rabbids met the chaotic, explosive energy of Worms, this is it.

    A New Dimension of Wormy Warfare

    In Worms: Galactic Tactics, players step into the Galactic Gauntlet—a gruelling, multi-stage series of sci-fi deathmatches set across alien worlds. While past entries relied heavily on 2D aiming and real-time physics reflexes, Galactic Tactics turns the dial toward deep, grid-based turn-based strategy.

    You’ll assemble and customise your own squad of worms, plotting traversal around fully destructible 3D arenas, utilising cover, and chaining together devastating tactical combos. You can’t just rely on raw muscle memory anymore—survival will demand careful positioning, resource management, and thinking several moves ahead.

    Roguelike Progression & Bombastic Upgrades

    Because no two runs in the Galactic Gauntlet are the same, roguelike mechanics keep the action unpredictably fresh. As you fight your way through gauntlets filled with specialist enemy classes and champion bosses, you’ll earn game-changing upgrades. Modify your arsenal on the fly to reinvent iconic weapons or unleash brand-new sci-fi additions like the Beambow, Meteor Sheep, and the deadly Die-napple.

    Win or lose, squad customisation remains a core pillar. Expect to dress your bloodthirsty invertebrates with dozens of classic and newly themed hats, custom voicebanks, and unique gravestones for when a plan inevitably goes up in smoke.

    Launch Details

    Worms: Galactic Tactics is scheduled to launch in 2027 for Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and the Nintendo Switch 2.

    Whether you’re a series veteran who remembers launching Super Sheep back in 1995 or a turn-based tactics enthusiast looking for your next challenge, this tactical sci-fi leap looks set to deliver top-tier, destructive fun.

    Find out more here

    #WormsGalacticTactics #Worms #Team17 #GamingNews #TacticalRPG #Roguelike #Gamescom2026 #PCGaming #PS5 #XboxSeriesX #Switch2

  • Realtime ‘Worms’ Mayhem! DIRTNAP Blasts Onto Steam Early Access This August

    Realtime ‘Worms’ Mayhem! DIRTNAP Blasts Onto Steam Early Access This August

    Get ready to take nostalgia and turn the chaos up to eleven! Independent Finnish studio Part Time Monkey (alongside co-developers Unstable Entity and Nitroyale) has officially announced DIRTNAP, a fast-paced, real-time take on classic 2D arena shooters like Worms, Liero, and Soldat.

    Mark your calendars: DIRTNAP will launch in Steam Early Access for Windows and Linux on 28 August 2026, and you can add it to your Steam wishlist right now!

    What is DIRTNAP?

    Imagine the total map destruction of classic turn-based tactics games, but remove the wait. DIRTNAP is a frenetic 1–10 player arena shooter where the environment itself isn’t just cover—it’s your primary weapon.

    Every pixel of the battlefield can be blown away, dug through, or incinerated. As you carve up the earth, dynamic fluids like lava, water, and mud flow realistically into the newly created tunnels and craters, creating constantly shifting battlegrounds and deadly traps.

    “We are three Finnish developers who grew up on Liero, Soldat, Molez and Worms, and we wanted that same ‘the whole map is a weapon’ feeling in realtime,” says Tuomas Erikoinen of Part Time Monkey.

    Key Features to Expect at Launch:

    • Pixel-by-Pixel Destruction: Fully destructible terrain paired with interactive fluid simulation for water, lava, and mud. Watch fire spread, stalactites drop, and dynamic weather alter the landscape!
    • 1 to 10 Player Mayhem: Support for online multiplayer via Steam, local split-screen couch co-op, and LAN. Short on friends? Fill any empty slot with intelligent bots.
    • 7 Playable “Dirtlings”: Choose your character based on game-changing abilities—crawl walls as the Ant, dig through indestructible rock as the Bear, swing around with web hooks as the Spider, or go invisible as the Chameleon.
    • Over 30 Explosive Weapons: Lock and load with classic rifles, rocket launchers, flamethrowers, airstrikes, and the iconic banana bomb.
    • 5 Game Modes: Battle it out across Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, Capture the Flag, Battle Royale, and a 4-round Tournament mode featuring mid-match upgrades.
    • 4 Unique Biomes: Fight across Dunes, Permafrost, Mudlands, and Volcanic caverns, each presenting distinct environmental hazards.
    • Cross-Platform Support: Ready to run natively on both Windows and Linux PC setups.

    Why Early Access?

    The developers want the community to play a direct role in shaping the game’s future. Early Access will serve as a collaborative sandbox to balance weapons, fine-tune physics, and decide which new characters, biomes, and modes get built next.

    If you are a fan of 90s/2000s retro arena combat or games like Noita and Duck Game, this is definitely one to keep on your radar.

    Head over to Steam today to hit that Wishlist button ahead of the 28 August 2026 launch!

    Find out more here

    #DIRTNAP #PartTimeMonkey #IndieGames #SteamEarlyAccess #Worms #Liero #GamingNews #PCGaming #LinuxGaming #IndieDev

  • Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition Backworms Compatible Update

    Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition Backworms Compatible Update

    I don’t know about what anyone else thinks, but the Worms games are brilliant. I can remember playing it for hours using all of the tools and weapons available. Now the good times are back with the Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition the backworms compatible update that brings along Worms and Worms World Party, this is going to be great. The Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition – Backworms Compatible Update is out now on Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch.

    To find out more about the Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition, go to the official website here https://shorturl.at/lBh5K

    #WormsArmageddonAnniversaryEdition #WormsArmageddon #worms #team17 #wormstream #backworms #games #gaming #gameupdate #Xbox #PlayStation #NintendoSwitch

  • Worms Armageddon Anniversary Edition

    Worms Armageddon Anniversary Edition

    This is something worth taking a look at, the Worms Armageddon: Anniversary Edition which takes all of the best games from the series across all of the different platforms over the years. Who can forget playing this game? Position your team and begin the battle by literally throwing everything at the opposition, this is a great game and is well worth a look at by any player looking for a bit of laugh. Coming to the Worms Armageddon Anniversary Edition is Worms (Super NES), Worms (Genesis/Mega Drive) and the World Party (Game Boy Advance).

    To find out more about the Worms Armageddon Anniversary Edition game go to the official game website here https://bit.ly/Armageddon-AE

    #WormsArmageddonAnniversaryEdition #Worms #Armageddon #WormsArmageddon #SuperNES #Genesis #MegaDrive #GameBoyAdvance #Team17 #DigitalEclipse #Xbox #PlayStation

  • Twenty Five Years Of Worms Armageddon

    Twenty Five Years Of Worms Armageddon

    It is hard to believe that we have been playing Worms Armageddon but it is true and to celebrate this anniversary Team17 Digital and Digital Eclipse are bringing it all back so that we can reminisce about the old games and for new players to have a go for themselves to see what all the fuss is about. The Anniversary edition will be coming to all consoles on the 26th of September so get ready for serious worm warfare 1990s style.

    Find out more about Worms Armageddon the Anniversary Edition go to the Team17 website here https://www.team17.com/games/worms-armageddon/

    #WormsArmageddonAnniversaryEdition #NintendoSwitch #PlayStation #Xbox #Worms #WormsGame #Team17 #WormsTeam17 #WormsArmageddon #DigitalEclipse #Games #Gaming #Gamers

  • Worms WMD Mobilize Out Now

    Who doesn’t like a good game of Worms Warfare, well you are in luck with this brilliant game Worms WMD Mobilize available for Apple and Android devices, it’s out now so let the war begin. The battles take place on some cool randomly generated destructible landscapes this is Worms at its best. Find out more on Worms WMD Mobilize here; bit.ly/WMD-Mobilize #Worms #WMD #Mobilize #WormsWMDMobilize #WormsGame