Ludography
69/100
Players15 ratings
73/100
Metacritic17 critic reviews
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Metacritic usersuser score
70/100
GameFAQsJust Right
3.03/5
Player reviews
77% positive1,680 reviews
Steam Deck
Playable
Runs on
Windows, Mac, Linux
Price
US$24.99

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2013 · Team17 · Artillery · Platformer

Worms Clan Wars

Worms Clan Wars is an artillery-strategy game developed in the Worms series.

Released
15 August 2013
Platforms
LinuxWindows
Genres
ArtilleryPlatformerStrategyTurn-based strategy
Developers
Team17
Publishers
Team17
Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Side view
Themes
Comedy
Country
United KingdomEngland
Age ratings
ESRB E10+
Languages
Czech, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish (Spain)
Time to beat
8hmain story16hcompletionist

About

Worms Clan Wars is an artillery turn-based tactics game developed by Team17 and is part of the Worms series. It was released on Windows on August 15, 2013, but is now also available on Mac OS X and Linux. A console port, Worms Battlegrounds, was released the following year.

›Story

The single player campaign features 25 missions across 5 enviroments: Inca, Prehistoric, Viking, Feudal Japan and Industrial Revolution. It focuses on a character named Tara Pinkleton who serves as the game's narrator, as well as providing missions for the team. In addition to story mode, it features 10 Worm Ops mission that features time attack modes.

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Gameplay

Gameplay follows on the earlier games of the series, in which teams of worms take turns to use a variety of weapons and items in order to eliminate the opposing teams. The game, like Worms Revolution, has four different classes each improved with new special abilities. This is also the first Worms game to add Steam Workshop support.

Worms Clan Wars has improved online gameplay. The game allows players to create clans and chat on WormNET, the game's own lobby and chat system.

Story

Similar to earlier Worms games, the single player campaign features twenty-five missions across five environments: Prehistoric, Viking, Inca, Feudal Japan and the Industrial Revolution. The campaign story focuses on a character named Tara Pinkle (voiced by Katherine Parkinson), who serves as the game's narrator, as well as providing missions for the team. In addition to campaign mode, the game also features ten Worm Ops missions that feature time attack modes.

Reception

Worms Clan Wars received mixed to positive reviews. It currently holds a Metacritic score of 73/100.

In August 2013, it held a GameRankings score of 72.50%.

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
Windows15 August 2013North America · Worldwide 15 August 2013

Editions and related releases

Ported as
Worms Battlegrounds
Built on it
Worms Battlegrounds

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