Worms is Team17's turn-based strategy game with armed earthworms on PS1. Artillery combat between worm teams on destructible terrain. Offbeat British humor, zany weapons and addictive gameplay. A timeless party strategy game classic on PS1.
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Turn-Based Strategy4 players7+
Description
Team17 turn-based strategy, where worm squads clash with wacky artillery on destructible 2D terrains. Created by Team17 and Ocean, released in 1995 in Europe and Japan, 1996 in the United States under the Worms title. Destructible-terrain 2D turn-based strategy, four-worm squads with wacky artillery, over fifteen weapons including Bazooka, Banana Bomb and Holy Hand Grenade, four-player versus mode and cartoon soundtrack. Multi-regional edition under the Worms title.
A turn-based artillery game in which worms battle with zany weapons on destructible terrain, founder of a multiplayer series turned institution. Still very common, its interest lies in this origin status of a convivial classic rather than scarcity, the Japanese version being a bit less widespread. An affordable piece for fans of mischievous multiplayer.
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A turn-based artillery worm war, where you calculate angle, wind and power before lobbing a hilarious grenade onto the team across the way. The competition is as strategic as it is zany: a perfect shot delights, an unexpected ricochet sets off general hilarity. Games can drag and a stinging whiff grates, but the vibe and the unhinged weapons always pull everyone back into the fight.
Is Worms still worth playing in 2026?
Released in 1996 on PS1, Team17's port transposes the two dimensional turn based strategy formula onto Sony's machine. The off beat weapon gallery, the cutting of the destructible terrain and the hammy British tone install a real identity. The pad handling requires adjustment and the hot seat multiplayer on a single television keeps a real flavour. A few technical limits show up. Recommended today for families, for off beat turn based strategy devotees and for PS1 collectors curious about the origin of a major Team17 lineage on Sony's first home console hardware globally.
