Strategy
Worms Reloaded
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 5h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 5% of players who started
Started playing 37% of owners
Steam reviews 87% positive of 5,106
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (31%); after 7h it's 1 in 14 (7%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- 5% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Going Solo” (Complete the single player campaign): only 5% of starters get there.
- Only 37% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 5,140 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 6.8h for positive, 2.7h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (37.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Going Solo Complete the single player campaign Most players quit here 5% −95
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (61)
story milestone ending side
- Hallelujah! Deploy the fabled Holy Hand Grenade 100%
- 12 Days of Winterval Deal exactly 12 damage to a worm with 100 health. 91%
- Summer of '69 Deal exactly 31 damage to a worm with 100 health. 73%
- Likes The Drink Drown 170 enemy worms 33%
- Six Pest Kill 6 enemy worms in a single turn 25%
- Prod For Victory Win a game by using the Prod 22%
- Get Your Lob On Win a game using just the Grenade 15%
- Armageddon An Award Use the Armageddon weapon 10 times 9.9%
- Death Matched Forts Pack: Complete any deathmatch mission 7.0%
- Crate Scott Forts Pack: Complete any vital crate mission 5.4%
- Going Solo Complete the single player campaign 5.4%
- Vital Ballistics Forts Pack: Complete any kill vital worm mission 4.8%
- King's Defender Forts Pack: Complete any defend vital worm mission 4.3%
- Oldest Swinger In Town Use the Ninja Rope 1000 times 4.0%
- Pain Prevention Puzzle Pack: Complete Puzzle 5 without taking damage 4.0%
- People's Champ! Complete all of the community-created missions. 3.8%
- Amateur Puzzler Puzzle Pack: Complete Puzzles 1-7 3.5%
- Last Worm Scout Retro Pack: Complete Retro 1 without the Mayor taking damage 3.5%
- Economical Puzzle Pack: Complete Puzzle 3 but have at least 1 item left in your inventory that isn't Skip Go or Surrender 3.2%
- Odynophobiac Puzzle Pack: Complete Puzzle 11 without taking damage 3.2%
- Stalwart Forts Pack: Complete Fort 17 without vital worm taking damage 3.2%
- Bullet Dodger Time Attack: Complete Time Attack 7 by setting the fastest time and without taking Sentry Gun fire damage 3.0%
- Detective Puzzle Pack: Complete Puzzles 8-15 3.0%
- Fall Guy Time Attack: Complete Time Attack 2 by setting the fastest time and without taking Fall damage 3.0%
- Fire Starter Use fire weapons 200 times 3.0%
- Gun Shy Time Attack: Complete Time Attack 3 by setting the fastest time and without taking Sentry Gun fire damage 3.0%
- Head Hunter Forts Pack: Complete Fort 20 3.0%
- Modernist Retro Pack: Complete Retro 1-5 3.0%
- Soak-Crates Forts Pack: Collect the vital crate on Fort 18 before sudden death kicks in 3.0%
- Ain't Got Time to Speed Puzzle Pack: Complete Puzzle 19 before Sudden Death kicks in 2.7%
- Ain't No Lap Dog Time Attack: Set fastest times on all the lap-based Time Attacks 2.7%
- Call off the Strike Forts Pack: Complete Fort 14 without using the Airstrike 2.7%
- Can't Be Rocked Retro Pack: Complete Retro 4 without taking damage 2.7%
- Defused Time Attack: Complete Time Attack 1 by setting the fastest time and without taking Mine damage 2.7%
- Done in 20 Seconds Puzzle Pack: Complete Puzzle 18 before Sudden Death kicks in 2.7%
- Lightfoot Puzzle Pack: Complete Puzzle 15 before Sudden Death kicks in 2.7%
- So Last Year Retro Pack: Complete Retro 6-10 2.7%
- Super Sleuth Puzzle Pack: Complete Puzzles 16-20 2.7%
- Swift Exit Time Attack: Set fastest times on all the A-to-B (exit point) Time Attacks 2.7%
- The Cratest Time Attack: Set fastest times on all the Crate Collect Time Attacks 2.7%
- Thrifty Puzzle Pack: Complete Puzzle 17 but have at least 1 item left in your inventory that isn't Skip Go or Surrender 2.7%
- Bridge Burner Forts Pack: Collect the vital crate on Fort 13 without using the Bridge Kit 2.4%
- Cheeky Flocker Deploy 25 Sheep in any ranked match 2.4%
- Damage Dodger Puzzle Pack: Complete Puzzle 6 without taking damage 2.4%
- Down-to-Earth Time Attack: Complete Time Attack 17 by setting the fastest time and without taking Fall damage 2.4%
- Gnat's Nostril Puzzle Pack: Complete Puzzle 20 but have at least 1 item left in your inventory that isn't Skip Go or Surrender 2.4%
- Holy Moly Forts Pack: Complete Fort 11 by using the Holy Hand Grenade 2.4%
- Me Sane Bolt Time Attack: Complete Time Attack 9 in under 50 Seconds 2.4%
- Stuck in the 90s Retro Pack: Complete Retro 11-15 2.4%
- Twinkle Toes Time Attack: Complete Time Attack 13 by setting the fastest time and without taking Mine damage 2.4%
- An Apple a Day... Retro Pack: Complete Retro 6 without picking up a Health Crate 2.2%
- Child's Play Retro Pack: Complete Retro 11 without the Toy Master taking damage 2.2%
- Crate Fishing Retro Pack: Collect all the crates on Retro 12 2.2%
- Dream Team Forts Pack: Complete Fort 19 without losing a worm 2.2%
- Fast, Pink And Hard Win a Pro ranked match in under 3 minutes 2.2%
- Gone Bananas Forts Pack: Complete Fort 16 by using the Banana Bomb 2.2%
- Leave No Worm Behind Retro Pack: Complete Retro 10 with all 3 player worms alive 2.2%
- Lightning Bolt Time Attack: Complete Time Attack 6 in under 70 Seconds 2.2%
- Nut 'n' Bolt Time Attack: Complete Time Attack 4 in under 20 seconds 2.2%
- Worminator Retro Pack: Complete Retro 7 and kill all the enemy worms 2.2%
- Ranked Master Achieve 17 wins in all ranked match types 1.9%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.