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Worms Rumble

ActionIndie

Developer Team17 Digital

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. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

178 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Oct 25, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works

Audience score

29
Rotten

49 positive · 118 negative
95% range 23–37%

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Steam reviews491180
Bluesky *054
Lemmy *001
Mastodon *001

* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).

Steam's own rating
Mixed
637 of 1,147 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

What people are saying

Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.

At a glance

Worms Rumble is a 2020 action indie video game, from Team17 Digital.

  • 174 people have posted about this game on Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon
  • posts span Jun 23, 2021 to Oct 25, 2026
  • 29% of 167 Steam reviewers recommend it (their own thumbs)
  • Steam reviewers had played a median of 2 h when they wrote

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Worms Rumble sits at 29% positive across 167 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?

Critics, per Wikipedia

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.

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Reactions

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  • Steam user Steam user …6177Steam reviews · May 21, 2025

    Hell yeah just bought this game and it is absolutely bussin'. The best part is the fact that I'm unable to play because the servers are down, and after doing some research, have been for a while. At least team 17 is still charging people for this absolute peach.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0088Steam reviews · May 21, 2025 · 2 h played

    DON'T BUY!!!!! game is unplayable. it opens with and error code and for 2 months we get excuses from the publisher claiming they're aware of it and working on a fix. until community will update that the game is back working don't pay a single cent for it.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0034Steam reviews · Nov 17, 2025

    Nobody's playing, and you can't create private lobbies. The game is as good as dead and without private server support for hosted multiplayer. this cannot be justified at any price.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6377Steam reviews · Jan 12, 2024 · 9 h played

    Something needs to be done. I bought this game and all its DLC on Steam, Nintendo Switch, and PS5. I did this because all I want is to see every Worms game succeed so we can continue to see more entries released implementing new game-changing mechanics. Unfortunately it is not an enjoyable experience to play this game in its current state. You will only find matches if you queue up for quick play. Even then it can take up to 10 minutes to find a match, and when it does there will only be at…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2426Steam reviews · Jun 15, 2024

    nobody plays this game i cant get into a match, its a great game when people actually play though

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  • Steam user Steam user …0248Steam reviews · Sep 28, 2025

    THis game is literally dead. Why you ask? Well because it doesnt even has splitscreen/ local coop

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  • Steam user Steam user …7075Steam reviews · May 21, 2024 · 1 h played

    Would be pretty fun IF there would be players. Make it for free!

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  • Steam user Steam user …4452Steam reviews · Sep 24, 2024 · 109 h played

    Make the game free to play already, you already put it on sell for less than 2 dollars. No one's buying it and the game will remain dead otherwise.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3220Steam reviews · Jun 6, 2025 · 7 h played

    Dead game, and team17 is trash and managing their games. This REALLY REALLY needs to be made free or outright delisted. You literally cannot play it. No better than a defective product. Personally, might be worth reporting the product as a whole.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1974Steam reviews · May 29, 2026 · 1 h played

    Couldn't get a match at all sadly. But I did make a cute worm avatar.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6574Steam reviews · Dec 3, 2025

    Playing with the worm in my garden would be more fun than this

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  • Steam user Steam user …3199Steam reviews · Sep 1, 2025

    This looks like the most refined and modern version of Worms. I was excited to try it, but noone came up when I tried to start a multiplayer game. I just wish there was single player 'versus AI' option...

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  • Steam user Steam user …3191Steam reviews · Mar 15, 2026 · 1 h played

    No one is online anymore, the game is dead, play someting else like worms WMD instead

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  • Steam user Steam user …7400Steam reviews · Sep 9, 2025

    dead game don't buy it, no one is online to play and its an online game, only one other player online on steam player count website, 1 singular person in the world lol

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  • Steam user Steam user …3758Steam reviews · Oct 23, 2024 · 1 h played

    Dead game. 5 Players online on steam. If you find a match its full of try hards with over 10k games. Don't buy it. Playe other worms games.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5608Steam reviews · Sep 7, 2024 · 3 h played

    sad this game got no hope because it people thought it was not like the og worms games and they thought change=bad:(

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  • Steam user Steam user …5605Steam reviews · Jul 3, 2026 · 7 h played

    Ditching the classic turn-based tactical gameplay for real-time battle royale action was a bold move that completely changes the identity of the franchise. The movement is incredibly snappy, allowing you to roll, wall-bounce, and spray classic weapons like the Holy Hand Grenade into crowded 32-player arenas. However, without the strategic waiting game of the originals, it often devolves into a mindless spam-fest where positioning matters less than twitch reflexes. It's a fun, chaotic spin-off,…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1612Steam reviews · Jan 1, 2026

    never truly got to experience this one. It's dead, don't buy. but if you want a modern WORMS game, play WMD instead.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3745Steam reviews · May 8, 2024 · 2 h played

    I'm glad I got this on sale and didn't spend £10 on this … Actually, buying this game for £1 is still too much. This game should be free.

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  • Steam user Steam user …4910Steam reviews · Jan 27, 2024 · 3 h played

    At the time of posting this review, Steam Charts shows 3 players online and a 24-hour peak of 14. This is more illustrative of the state and quality of the game than any review I could write.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5465Steam reviews · Jan 17, 2024

    Fun game but dead ....

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  • Steam user Steam user …6910Steam reviews · Oct 25, 2025

    was good in 2020 but the game has no players now

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  • Steam user Steam user …6835Steam reviews · Mar 16, 2025

    Warning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! do not buy boot up game can't even connect to server

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  • Steam user Steam user …5240Steam reviews · Nov 11, 2023 · 1 h played

    this game is pretty fun, but i don't like the way it meant to be played (to compete with random players world wide) I would prefer to chose PvP mode (friends/solo practise with bots/online mashup)

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  • Steam user Steam user …2503Steam reviews · Oct 12, 2025 · 1 h played

    Do not buy. It's a broken game. It's online only, and if it can't find enough online players you are left waiting in a lobby that never starts. To be fair i read the reviews and saw people mention it had a low online player count, but i thought that wouldn't matter if i was only going to play with my kids. Between us all we had 4 players, and it was just going to be us goofing around anyways. - Wrong. Our matches never left the lobby regardless what game mode was selected.

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  • Rappe @[email protected]Lemmy · May 12, 2025

    Cool stuff man, gonna contribute with some of my own extras. Same deal, DM me for key or email. Extra humble bundle games mostly. First come first serve. ~~Overcooked~~ Worms Rumble - Armageddon Weapon Skin Pack Worms Rumble - Captain & Shark Double Pack ~~ENSLAVED™: Odyssey to the West™ Premium Edition~~ GET EVEN ~~Katamari Damacy Reroll~~ ~~Pac-Man 256~~ ~~RAD~~ Splendor: The Cities DLC ~~Uurnog Uurnlimited~~ ~~The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky~~

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  • Steam user Steam user …1992Steam reviews · Dec 20, 2024 · 1 h played

    dont spend money on this , never find a match . and you cant create a private match

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  • Steam user Steam user …8080Steam reviews · Nov 17, 2024

    Dead game. No local co-op or private game modes that I could find. When trying to use the options for online search it just hangs and never finds a game.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8887Steam reviews · Jul 25, 2024

    This game is quite literally unplayable. servers don't work.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3759Steam reviews · Jun 12, 2024

    Very-very bad implementation of worms in real time. Considering that I am a fan of the series from the very first games, and dreaming of a cool multiplayer game of worms 2D but in real time. There were other -really good projects, but it seems that the team 17 does not look at good examples, and their own ideas. Mentioning the projects, I was talking about Soldat, TeeWorlds, OpenLiero X and fan mods for real time rope racing in WA. Very sad..

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  • Steam user Steam user …3341Steam reviews · May 5, 2024

    ppl online touched my worm :(

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  • Steam user Steam user …8353Steam reviews · Aug 25, 2024 · 4 h played

    this is the worm upon that I spit

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  • Steam user Steam user …5760Steam reviews · Jun 25, 2024 · 1 h played

    This game has no players so you're instantly put up against max level players who sit around all day playing Worms. Great idea with huge downfall.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7911Steam reviews · Feb 25, 2026 · 11 h played

    this game is deceased

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  • Steam user Steam user …1110Steam reviews · Nov 16, 2025

    no bots and single player love. NO BUY!

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  • Steam user Steam user …4133Steam reviews · Sep 17, 2024

    This is not Worms but 2D Fortnite

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  • Steam user Steam user …5701Steam reviews · Jul 19, 2024

    i like the game itself but the game is dead plus it`s the only worms game that has no bots

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  • Steam user Steam user …3499Steam reviews · Dec 12, 2025 · 1 h played

    you know, i would have given this game a positive review if it was actually not abandoned. seriously. if the game was still alive and it gets more updates, then i would give this game a 10/10 but no this game barely even has any players and last update was in 2021. i used to play this a lot on the playstation and i even played the beta test. if this game gets updated, then im making a positive review edit: well would you look at that? an update!

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  • Steam user Steam user …2022Steam reviews · Mar 29, 2025 · 1 h played

    been a month still cant play this game.Error 599.REfund

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  • Steam user Steam user …9546Steam reviews · Mar 15, 2025

    At this point since a week, I keep trying to make it work to play with Worms Rumble, but it slaps me in the face with an error code. Can't join to the server.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7356Steam reviews · Jan 27, 2025 · 1 h played

    Brand a re-release, make it free, unlock all previously created cosmetics for anyone that purchased the game, make more than 1 map.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5704Steam reviews · Sep 17, 2024 · 1 h played

    hello i'm a good gamer but i just started playing the game and i love it but i always need to play to level 50 players even if i'm level 2 so if you have see this can you make bots if there are no players that are lower or litle bit higher than me thank you if you listen to me and i hope you are doing somthing on that

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  • Steam user Steam user …1658Steam reviews · Jul 14, 2024 · 1 h played

    I want a refund!!! Without active Team17 servers, game is just dead. You can play only training, without possibility to create a server game. :(

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  • Steam user Steam user …5914Steam reviews · Mar 9, 2024

    Bought the game today to play with a friend but you can't host your own private game. And no one is online on the servers, so you can't join a game. Straight dead game. At least add the option to private host with friends if you don't have the player base AND ITS A PAID FOR GAME!

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  • Steam user Steam user …5805Steam reviews · Nov 16, 2025 · 1 h played

    I will leave this cat here, so that everybody who passes by can pet it and give it a thumbs up and awards       />  フ       |  _  _ l       /` ミ_xノ      /      |     /  ヽ   ノ     │  | | |  / ̄|   | | |  | ( ̄ヽ__ヽ_)__)  \二つ

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  • Steam user Steam user …3494Steam reviews · May 31, 2025

    worst worms game ever made

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  • Steam user Steam user …7760Steam reviews · Jun 22, 2024 · 1 h played

    really cool game but dead... and there is no private matchmaking

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  • Steam user Steam user …6101Steam reviews · Apr 30, 2026

    dont waste even $2 on this game. the most you can do is join a friend and not ever find a game to play in. it is completely dead. only other thing you can do is change cosmetics to weapons and worms. whats the point if you cant play. this company is ripping people off

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  • Steam user Steam user …6781Steam reviews · Nov 28, 2025 · 4 h played

    This game is dead. The servers are down, the game is unplayable. Do not buy this, it should be delisted.

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  • Ben Paddon 🎃 @benpaddon.netBluesky · Nov 26, 2025

    Worms 30th Anniversary Humble Bundle! Just $12 for 12 games, 10 of which are good (don't bother installing Worms Rumble or Worms World Party Remastered). A bargain!

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  • Steam user Steam user …1564Steam reviews · May 13, 2025

    Edit: Team 17 has fixed it! It's playable now. Changing from "not recommended" to "recommended." Thanks for the heads-up, hanismarty. This game doesn't work anymore. When I try to start it, it states that a "network error has occurred." Why is this still on Steam?

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  • Steam user Steam user …4981Steam reviews · Mar 22, 2025 · 1 h played

    bad game doesn't even start

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  • Steam user Steam user …2472Steam reviews · Jul 27, 2024

    Took 10 minutes to find a game. The game itself is awful because the tryhards are all maxed out on everything. Gladly got this through Humble about a year ago so didn't pay my money on this garbage.

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  • Steam user Steam user …5296Steam reviews · May 5, 2024

    It's a dead game, no one even play it. you will just stuck in matchmaking

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  • Steam user Steam user …4362Steam reviews · Apr 12, 2024 · 1 h played

    Has potential. if the game was f2p

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  • Steam user Steam user …7007Steam reviews · Mar 1, 2024

    Beta Tester here, at one point this game was stated as a mainline Worms game, LOL. This ""spin-off"" lacks any of the charm or tropes the originals have. Play Liero instead, it's more of a real times Worms game than this.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6336Steam reviews · Jan 19, 2024 · 4 h played

    This is cool and all, but they should really add a AI mode, becouse if 1: you have no internet, you're doomed 2: When nobody is playng? how will you play?

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  • Steam user Steam user …4263Steam reviews · Jan 17, 2026 · 1 h played

    This is a really good game. Quite different to other worms games, but still good - It's really really sad how no-one plays it anymore! Bots would be a good fix for that. 8/10

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  • Steam user Steam user …8200Steam reviews · Dec 2, 2025

    It doesn't even load

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  • Steam user Steam user …3330Steam reviews · Oct 4, 2025 · 3 h played

    Online is dead.

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