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Worms

TitleWorms
First release1995
DeveloperTeam17
PublisherOcean Software
PlatformsAmiga, Atari Jaguar, DOS, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Mega Drive / Genesis, PC (Windows), PlayStation, SNES / Super Famicom, Sega Saturn
Genresartillery game, strategy video game
Players1–4 players
Co-opNo
ESRB ratingE Everyone
Releases
SNES / Super Famicom: 1995-01-01 (PAL)
Amiga: 1995-01-01
Game Boy: 1995-01-01
DOS: 1995-10-31
PlayStation: 1995-11-10 (PAL), 1996-06-24
Mega Drive / Genesis: 1996-08-08 (PAL)
Sega Saturn: 1997-01-01
Atari Jaguar: 1998-10-01
Wikidata IDQ278771

Deploying a team of worms in turn-based combat, players use weapons like bazookas, homing missiles, and cluster bombs to eliminate opposing teams. This strategy title supports up to 4 players, requiring tactical positioning to ensure your worms are the last survivors amidst the battlefield destruction.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0 Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from REG-Vault and TheGamesDB. Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q278771) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
REG-Vault (gb/worms) · last updated 2026-10-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
REG-Vault (megadrive/worms) · last updated 2026-10-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
REG-Vault (snes/worms) · last updated 2026-10-28 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
REG-Vault (amiga/worms) · last updated 2026-09-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0
TheGamesDB (124,79577) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (6362) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (43598) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (11638,82623,95031) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (17673) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (34094) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (7943) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (20276) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Image credits
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (21): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Ocean Software · internal use only. REG-Vault page
Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Ocean Software · internal use only. TheGamesDB page
Screenshots (1): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Ocean Software · internal use only.
Sprites
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Videos
Game Boy Longplay [207] Worms
World-of-Longplays · Game Boy version · longplay · 1:26:47auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC
Worms (SNES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete
NintendoComplete · SNES / Super Famicom version · longplay · 1:10:34auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:43 UTC
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