The Worm

The Worm is a maze game in which you guide a growing worm through procedurally generated levels. Turning over blocks stretches the worm, and you must fill as many blocks as possible and reach save points without letting its head touch its body. The levels are unlimited, and the mazes grow larger and harder as you progress.

Maps and movement

Each level is built randomly using a dungeon-generation algorithm. The worm, enemies, blocks and other elements are placed and constructed randomly, so each maze differs. There are four map types:

• Labyrinth normal, a classic labyrinth without walls.
• Labyrinth with walls, where walls prevent the worm from falling.
• Caves normal, a cavern map without walls.
• Caves with walls, where walls prevent the worm from falling.

You can choose among four camera views: Normal, which follows close to the worm; Map, fixed above; Dynamic map, above and following the worm's turns; and Dynamic, a third-person view from below that follows the worm.

Enemies and bonuses

Enemies emerge from bases in each level and pursue the worm, creating waves of combat as you try to progress. They move and jump, and the game has ten enemy types with different characteristics and speeds. More advanced enemies cannot be killed by jumping on them. A Turbo/God Mode button makes the worm rush forward and lets it destroy enemies.

Spherical bonuses appear randomly in the maze. You can move them, and they are deadly to enemies.

Progress and options

As you advance, levels become larger and more difficult, with more enemies and more blocks to fill and save. The game preserves the current map if you fail a level. You can also adjust the difficulty, the number of enemies and their speed.

The game records statistics for the current run, including score, time played, enemies destroyed, blocks filled, jumps, levels completed and levels failed. It stores up to 100 high scores with partial statistics.