Wurmus
Wurmus was a snake-like game of tag once popular on playgrounds across the globe. Players link arms with the head of the worm as they chase and add players to their tail. But beware! They are also vying to decapitate the worm, and if a link is broken, all the detached players are free. The game ends when the head loses its tail.
In this faithful recreation, you control the head of the worm in an endless playground where new opponents regularly enter at increasing skill levels. Capture them and avoid decapitation to increase your score.
How long will your worm survive?
How to Play
Wurmus is best experienced with a gamepad and headphones. Use both analog thumb sticks, or press WASD to move and use a mouse or press QE to turn. A complete reference is provided in the game manual.
Status | Released |
Platforms | HTML5, Windows, Linux |
Rating | Rated 4.0 out of 5 stars (1 total ratings) |
Author | shiftBacktick |
Genre | Action |
Tags | Arcade, binaural, Bullet Hell, Endless, Minimalist, Non violent, Procedural Generation, Retro, Score Attack, snake |
Code license | Unlicense |
Average session | A few seconds |
Languages | English |
Inputs | Keyboard, Mouse, Xbox controller |
Accessibility | Color-blind friendly, High-contrast, Blind friendly, Textless |
Links | Steam, Manual, Discord, Source code |
Install instructions
Archive contains the game executable and manual. Extract to your desired location and play.
Development log
- v1.2.0: Steam releaseOct 16, 2023
- Wurmus is coming to SteamSep 08, 2023
- v1.1.0: Post-jam updateJul 04, 2021
- v1.0.0: Jam submissionJun 13, 2021
Comments
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It's definitely blind-accessible, but at first I found it a bit hard to understand with the minimalist graphics and the first hollow circle was always slightly below the first full circle for some reason? I also found the sounds to be a bit creepy, but I guess that's just personal opinion.
I played it on stream (3:49):