nuworm

Welcome to nuworm

Learn how to move as you journey from one area to the next and discover surprising behaviours along the way. This game is fairly tricky, but not super long, and you can return to it later and skip to the right level if needed.

I hope you enjoy playing it as much as I enjoyed making it. The game is free, but it took a long time to make, so support is much appreciated!

Controls

If you play on mobile, or want to review the controls again, this table might help:

	Keyboard	Mobile
Move	Arrow Keys or WASD	Swipe (hold to keep moving)
Undo	U or Z	Popout menu -> Undo
Restart	R	Popout menu -> Restart
Switch Level	Esc	Popout menu -> Level Select
Confirm	Enter or X	Tap

Playtesting Credits :)

Adeal, Blaž Urban Gracar, clickmazes, Deusovi, DigiDuncan, eggydot, el, Ethan Doherty, Hexmaster, Karoo, KerkHerr, kittykat96, Le Slo, Werxzy

How I made the game

This is a puzzle game I've been working on at various points over the last 3 years. It started as a full version of my first Confounding Calendar game, but evolved into something unrecognizable that I am much more excited about.

For the majority of the development time, the game was made using the pattern:script fork of PuzzleScript, then I switched to the PS Next fork, which allowed me to use changing color palettes and level select.

The PuzzleScript Build System (PSBS) allowed me to edit the game in multiple files, easily use version control and even make my own dialect of the programming language. I edited the exported .html with a search/replace script to allow skipping animations or styling the mute button for example. I made the music track with my dad.

I'd love to see your ideas for custom levels or mechanics. If you played through the game and are curious, you can read about my design process in the devlog below.

Thank you for playing!