Worms: Galactic Tactics announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC
Due out in 2027. New Worms also in development.
Publisher Team17 and developer Absolutely Games have announced Worms: Galactic Tactics for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC (Steam). It will launch in 2027. A new Worms is also in development.
Here is an overview of the game, via Team17:
About
Welcome to the Galactic Gauntlet!
Worms: Galactic Tactics brings the weapons, comedy and destructive chaos of Worms to a bold new battlefield.
Gear up a custom squad and take on the Galactic Gauntlet: a multi-stage deathmatch where every battle brings new enemies, potent upgrades and fresh opportunities to cause mayhem!
Plan your moves, power-up your weapons and wow the crowd as you climb the ranks, with the ultimate goal of facing down the gauntlet’s ruthless kingpin: the magnificent Emperor Flugg!
Tactical Wormage
Wriggle into position across fully destructible 3D battlefields, smartly wielding weapons and gadgets to overwhelm your foes.Set up the perfect shot and watch the landscape (and your enemies) disappear through a combination of your tactical brilliance and an abundance of explosive barrels.
Mod Your Arsenal
Choose from an arsenal of new and classic Worms weaponry, then tune them up to 11 with the mod system. After every battle you’ll be offered fresh ways to annihilate your opposition!
Boost your Bazooka blasts, drain life with a Fire Punch, stun enemies with the Grapple, generate shields, hurl enemies through the air, buff your allies, light the map on fire, and much more! Combine mods to create loadouts that range from handy to hilarious.
The Worms Have Gone Rogue
Face escalating tactical challenges across hand-crafted arenas, from Candyland to the Emperor’s palace.
When you inevitably perish, cash in your Juice and upgrade your worms, then dive straight back into the action!
Aim for Greatness
Make your own luck: in Galactic Tactics you’ll have only yourself to blame for each of your catastrophic misfires! Weapons use skill minigames to land hits – take the high ground to boost your aim, then time your shot perfectly to land that game-changing critical hit!
Need more firepower? Grab item crates to expand your arsenal. Sometimes an uzi won’t cut it, and a COSMIC DONKEY is the only tool for the job!
Head to Head Warfare
When you’re not mastering the gauntlet, show off your skills in 1v1 multiplayer, both locally and online.
Pit your wits against opponents from across the galaxy and prove yourself as the universe’s most tactical worm!
Smarten Up
Your worms are but a pink canvas, ready to be named and adorned with more hats, voices and gravestones than you can shake a sheep at.
Dress up your wriggly warriors as a crack squad of British Bobbies, don your tin foil hat and shout at the clouds, or live your dream of fighting in the galactic gauntlet as a ragtag band of misfits.
Key Features
- A fresh tactical roguelike take on Worms.
- Battle across fully destructible 3D arenas.
- Combine movement, weapons and utilities in flexible, strategic turns.
- Modify your arsenal with powerful and increasingly bombastic upgrades.
- Fight your way through a series of devious gauntlets.
- Face specialist enemy classes and champion bosses.
- Wield classic Worms weapons alongside destructive new additions like the Beambow, Meteor Sheep and Die-napple!
- Customize your squad with dozens of hats, voicebanks, and gravestones.
Watch the announcement trailer below.