Worms (series)

Worms is a series of artillery tactical computer games developed by British company Team17. Players control a small platoon of worms across a deformable landscape, battling other computer- or player-controlled teams. The games feature bright and humorous cartoon-style animation and a varied arsenal of bizarre weapons.

The game, whose concept was devised by Andy Davidson, was described by the Amiga gaming press as a cross between Cannon Fodder and Lemmings. It is part of a wider genre of turn-based artillery games in which each player controls characters who duel with projectile weapons; similar games include Scorched Earth (1991), Gorillas (1991) and Artillery Duel (1983).

Main series

 * Worms (1995)
 * Worms Reinforcements (1996)
 * Worms: The Director's Cut (1997)
 * Worms 2 (1997)
 * Worms Armageddon (1999)
 * Worms World Party (2001)
 * Worms 3D (2003)
 * Worms Forts: Under Siege (2004)
 * Worms 4: Mayhem (2005)
 * Worms: Open Warfare (2006)
 * Worms (2007)
 * Worms: Open Warfare 2 (2007)
 * Worms: A Space Oddity (2008)
 * Worms 2: Armageddon (2009)
 * Worms Reloaded (2010)
 * Worms: Battle Islands (2010)
 * Worms Ultimate Mayhem (2011)
 * Worms Revolution (2012)
 * Worms for Facebook (2012)
 * Worms 3 (2013)
 * Worms Clan Wars (2013)
 * Worms Battlegrounds (2014)
 * Worms World Party Remastered (2015)
 * Worms 4 (2015)
 * Worms W.M.D (2016)

Spin-offs
Amnumber of Worms-themed spin-offs have also been released, including Addiction Pinball (1999), Onlineworms (2001), Worms Blast (2002), Worms Golf (2004) and Worms Crazy Golf (2011). Worms Breakout and Worms Breakout 2, fangames based on the popular arcade game Breakout, have been made available for download through the official Worms Armageddon website.

Clones and similar games
Games that borrow from the Worms concept include Warmux and Hedgewars (open source, for Linux, Macintosh, Windows), Hogs of War (3D variation featuring pigs, for PlayStation and PC) and Snails for Pocket PC. Other games based on the Worms concept include Liero, Wurmz! and Gusanos, which make use of real-time rather than turn-based gameplay. Another game that follows the same format is Arcanists; focused around a wizard theme, was created by Jagex, best known for their MMORPG RuneScape. Very recently, Neuchatel Ltd. of London, UK released a futuristic version of Worms called Blast Angle. It was developed for the iPhone and iPad.

Collections
A compilation, entitled Worms United, was released in 1996 for DOS and included Worms and its expansion Worms Reinforcements. A compilation, entitled The Full Wormage, was later released in 1998 for DOS and Windows and included Worms United, Worms 2 and Worms Pinball. On August 31, 2012, Worms Collection was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.