Action · August 23, 2016

Worms W.M.D (2016)

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The worms are back in their most destructive game yet. With a gorgeous, hand-drawn 2D look, brand new weapons, the introduction of crafting, vehicles and buildings plus the return of some much-loved classic weapons and gameplay, Worms W.M.D is the best worms experience ever. Work your way through 30 campaign levels of increasing difficulty using the huge arsenal of new and classic weapons at your disposal. Use new vehicles to cause chaos amongst the enemy ranks and use buildings to gain the tactical advantage as you try to dominate the battlefield! Take on up to five opponents in hilarious all-out tactical worm warfare with up to eight worms each, either in local or online multiplayer, including ranked play. Flatten your opponents with the Concrete Donkey. Turn them into chunks of worm meat with the Holy Hand Grenade. Rain down hell from above in helicopters or pound them into oblivion with the tank. With 80 weapons and utilities at your fingertips, this is Worms at its chaotic best! Key Features Wonderfully 2D : The best implementation of the Worms formula yet, now with a brand new worm, and gorgeous digitally-painted 2D artwork. Vehicles : Worm warfare gets serious with the introduction of vehicles for the first time in the series. Dominate the landscape in warfare-ready tanks, take to the skies to unleash hell from from above in helicopters and more! Buildings : Keep your head down, and hide out in a building. Buildings provide a tactical advantage by hiding away your worms, and keeping them safe from direct attacks! Crafting : No more waiting around while your opponents take their turns! Grab the crafting crates that drop from the sky during games to make fiendishly upgraded versions of items such as the Electric Sheep, the Bazooka Pie and the Holy Mine Grenade to unleash on your enemies! Classic Worms Physics and Gameplay : Our brand new engine recreates the feel of the fan-favourite entrants in the series; and sees the reintroduction of the much loved Classic Ninja Rope! New and classic weapons : Over 80 weapons and utilities at your fingertips, including many returning classics and a slew of new additions such as the Dodgy Phone Battery, the Unwanted Present and the OMG strike. Mounted Guns : As if over 80 weapons and utilities wasn't already enough! A range of different gun types are placed around the landscape, allowing your warmongering worms to do even MORE damage! Hilarious single player plus online and local multiplayer warfare : Worms W.M.D comes locked and loaded with a huge arsenal of Training Missions, Campaign Missions and Challenges for the solo player. Train up then head online to create havoc in multiplayer modes including ranked play, with room for up to six players with eight worms each on a map!

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168 Action titles launched in 2016 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume12.7k Steam reviewsTop 34% in Action
Positive rating86% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 53%
Metacritic79/100Genre average 77 — top 47% of Action titles
Concurrent peak181 playersTop 27% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours7 h averageTop 59% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Strategy · 245
  • Multiplayer · 231
  • Action · 176
  • Turn-Based Strategy · 155
  • Funny · 142
  • Local Multiplayer · 133
  • 2D · 124
  • Turn-Based · 103
  • Co-op · 70
  • Shooter · 65
  • Singleplayer · 61
  • Comedy · 57
  • Local Co-Op · 57
  • Classic · 52
  • Memes · 44

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Localization Coverage

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Full audio (9)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Portuguese - Brazil
  • Russian
  • Polish
  • Simplified Chinese

Reception Metrics

Steam community

86%Very Positive · 12.7k reviews

10.9k positive · 1.8k negative

Metacritic

79/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.8/10

Curator recommendations

9.2k

Peak concurrent players

181

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Online PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player

Press Quotes

“The relatively simple gameplay is overflowing with finesse and strategy, the presentation is fantastic, and offline or on, Worms is just incredibly fun.” 8/10 – GameSpot “Worms is a special case. The brightly colored, arcadey artillery shooter puts players in control of a team of worms fighting over a desolate wasteland. It’s wacky where other artillery games are grim, hilarious where others are serious and full of customization where so many of the artillery shooters are stripped down and simple.”…

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

7h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

2h

Current engagement

Achievements

29

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateAug 23, 2016
DeveloperTeam17
Base price$4.49 -85%
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · [email protected]

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