
- 57/100
- Players25 ratings
- 64/100
- Critics4 reviews
More scores
- Metacritic6 critic reviews
- 68/100
- Metacritic usersuser score
- 58/100
- GameFAQsJust Right-Tough
- 3.31/5
- Player reviews
- 60% positive1,702 reviews
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Runs on
- Windows
- Price
- US$2.99
Where to get it

2020 · Team17 · Action · Indie
Worms Rumble
Timed PlayStation exclusive
Welcome to Worms Rumble, the first ever Worms game to feature real-time combat! Dive into epic 32-player Battle Royale and Deathmatch modes with full multi-platform cross-play as you fight to be the last worm standing!
- Released
- 1 December 2020
- Platforms
- Nintendo SwitchPlayStation 4PlayStation 5WindowsXbox OneXbox Series X/S
- Genres
- ActionIndiePlatformerShooterStrategy
- Developers
- Team17
- Publishers
- Team17
- Modes
- MultiplayerSingle-player
- Perspective
- Third personSide view
- Themes
- ActionComedy
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4
- Country
- England
- Age ratings
- ESRB E10+CERO BPEGI 7CLASS_IND 10ACB MUSK 12GRAC ALL
- Languages
- Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, English (UK), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian and 1 more
- Time to beat
- 14hmain story103hcompletionist
About
Worms Rumble is a 2020 action game developed and published by Team17. As a spin-off of the Worms series, the game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 in December 2020 and for the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in June 2021.
›Story
Use a variety of fan-favourite weapons like the Bazooka and Shotgun plus all-new additions to the armoury to bring the pain to your invertebrate opponents as you climb the ranks. Customise your worm, take part in challenges and seasonal events and experiment with new ways to play in The Lab. This is Worms, reinvented.
Players say
Media
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Gameplay
Unlike its predecessors, Worms Rumble is a 2.5D real-time action game. In Rumble, players assume control of anthropomorphic worms and compete against each other in modes including Death Match, Last Worm Standing and Last Squad Standing. The game features a variety of exotic weapons, such as Sheep Launchers, Plasma Blasters, and Sentry Turrets, which can be used to defeat enemies. Players can acquire jet packs and grappling hooks to navigate the environment easily. As players progress, they can gain experience points which can be used to unlock cosmetic items and customise the appearance of their playable avatars.
Development
Team17 announced Worms Rumble on July 3, 2020, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Worms series. D (2016). The game is envisioned to be a spin-off rather than a mainline installment in the franchise, as it replaces the series' traditional turn-based artillery gameplay with real-time combat. An open beta was released on November 6, 2020.
The game was released for Windows, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on December 1, 2020, with cross-platform play enabled. Team17 has announced that the ports of Worms Rumble for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S are planned for a 2021 release. The new versions were released on June 23, 2021, and include platform-exclusive costumes. The game was added to the Xbox Game Pass service on the same date, with physical editions for all platforms to follow on July 13, 2021.
Reception
According to review aggregator website Metacritic, the game received "mixed or average" reviews. Christian Donlan from Eurogamer called the game "a hectic real-time delight" and noted that Rumble "completely subverts Worms". Fraser Brown from PC Gamer wrote that the game was fun to play, but expressed his disappointment that the game had deviated too much from the established gameplay formula expected from the series. Chris Carter from Destructoid awarded the game a 7/10, praising its gameplay and map design while lamenting the game's lack of content.
Releases by platformdates and regions as published
Editions and related releases
- Downloadable content
- Worms Rumble: Cats & Dogs Double PackWorms Rumble: Spaceworm and Alien Double Pack
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