Worms Will Eat
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
The world ended a long time ago. Now all that remains is the detritus of society — the worms writhing in the post-apocalyptic dirt. But what do the worms care? If the world's over, then why are we still here? And if this is the end of days, why do we still have to wake up on time for diplomatic meetings?
Worms Will Eat? is an RPG Maker MV game about what it means to be the Queen of Worms. It's a story about stories, sages, the living and the dead, and most importantly, what it really means to be a worm. Walk around at least 3 rooms and unravel the mystery of where your subjects got to! Discover the mysteries of the Worm Library, hang out in a graveyard, read nerdy quotes from books and manga I thought were cool; there's so much to discover in the Land of Worms!
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Part 1 of the Tunnels of Vextro Anthology. WORMS WILL EAT is meant to set the stage for the works that come after it. I think they are all wonderful works, and encourage you to check them out in order if possible. The second entry, made directly in response to this one, is The Ballad of Swishy.
Playtime shouldn't be more than an hour or two.
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Worms Will Eat? is an RPGMaker MV game, you should be able to just run the nw executable in the folder to run it. This should be true for both Windows and Linux. As for the Mac dl - to be honest I don't know how stuff works over there but I've provided the default export MV gives me so I hope it works.
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Keep up the good work!
Thanks so much! Yeah, it's more of a tiny walk-around game, due to the nature of Tunnels hahah. I'm glad you enjoyed!
A small, yet evocative slice of a surreal world that artfully raises more questions than it answers.
I loved the graphics, cute in their own way but every new character or screen had an ominous feel. Little touches like trying to read every gravestone or how sometimes the books weren't what they appeared to be, gave the game some levity without breaking the pensive tone.
this was great, i really dig the queen but also all of the worms and other denizens of this world that is dead <3
sex worm
I see.
hey narf this rules. has anyone told you Left Shift Worm is genius
thanks. right shift worm told me actually but she only spawns in behind people irl when they play so most people don't know about her
Hello!
I am Mattsu, a translator from Brazil. I found your game to be very interesting, and I absolutely love your writing!
I would like to express my interest in translating your game to Brazilian Portuguese. Please contact me if that would be of your interest!! :)
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I'm afraid I cannot pay anyone for such services at this time, my apologies.
Thank you for your answer!
No problem at all. Would a free translation interest you? As I am just starting my carreer, I am mainly looking for experience and games to expand my portfolio, so I am willing to do it for free if budget is a concern!
I will think about it.
Really liked this!! I loved the cheery music in the City of the Dead, I thought that was really funny and charming. (I also liked the sex worm.)
The Queen of Worms is a very compelling character...is the follow up for this going to be about the defense meeting? I noticed that didn't come up.
The sprites are really cool, I love all the worms and how they move!
Hey, thanks for enjoying!
There may indeed be a follow-up that regards the Sages more eventually, although it isn't quite out yet. For now, just think of it as an element of the never-ending cycle of Things To Do you have to solve as a queen...
this rules. gripping all throughout, and has me extremely interested to find out where the other games take this.
love the art. good start to the series, sets up a lot of interesting themes, humanity, purpose, stories & the meaning of retelling... this makes a very compelling case for books in games being good. its fun to find them and watch them build upon each other
thank you so much for playing!!! i like when books in games are trying to be about something specific in universe and not mere set-dressing to fill it out... and also i really like mixing and making people look at stuff i thought was cool in something someone else made so *slaps an umezu quote on the table* check it out
keep on digging!!!