Team17 has released a new gameplay overview for Worms: Galactic Tactics, explaining how the series’ familiar talent for explosive self-sabotage fits into a 3D tactical roguelike. Absolutely Games’ upcoming title puts a squad of three worms through Emperor Flugg’s Galactic Gauntlet, with a 2027 launch still planned.
Each run begins with basic weapons and utilities, then builds around the upgrades you collect along the way. Battles take place in fully destructible arenas, where positioning, high ground and the terrain can help set up a useful shot or a very public embarrassment. Friendly fire is still enabled, because removing that would presumably spoil half the fun.
Weapon dexterity checks are another part of landing attacks. Fail them and shots can miss or backfire, so picking the right target is only one part of the process. Arena pickups include health, shields, gold and weapon crates, with familiar tools such as the Banana Bomb and Holy Hand Grenade sitting alongside newer additions.
The mod system is where the shape of a run can change. Gold buys upgrades that alter your equipment, including armour-piercing attacks, poison effects and flammable bazooka shots, allowing you to build combinations around the tools you have. Spending that money means making choices about what the squad needs next rather than automatically buying every improvement in sight.
That also applies to keeping your worms healthy. Winning a battle lets you revive fallen squad members for free in the med bay, but bringing them back at full health costs gold that could otherwise buy another mod. It is a tactical decision with an awkward emotional complication if you have already given the little sod a name.
Win or lose, runs award Juice for permanent upgrades, including extra health, new weapons and stronger healing options. In-game challenges also unlock hats, voice banks and gravestones, so the squad can at least look properly dressed while everything goes wrong.
You can watch the official gameplay overview and read Team17’s full Steam breakdown for more detail. Worms: Galactic Tactics remains listed for 2027, with no precise release date or price announced.