A new Worms game may be in development, but the leak suggests Team17 is not simply making another traditional artillery sequel. Screenshots posted online describe an unannounced project called Worms Galactic Tactics, with the series apparently moving toward a squad-based strategy RPG format.
The leak has not been confirmed by Team17, so the name, format and release plans should all be treated as unofficial. Still, the materials are specific enough to make the direction interesting: they reportedly show 3D battlefields, a top-down view and small worm squads fighting larger enemy groups across mission-style stages.
Worms Galactic Tactics looks like a major formula shift
The first batch of images came from X user EvilLeeker, who posted the Worms materials during a separate discussion around an alleged Prince of Persia leak. Follow-up posts reportedly included more screenshots and gameplay footage, though the video was later removed after a copyright claim.
According to the leaked materials, the game has also appeared under the codename Project Arrakis in a Steam client screenshot. That image reportedly showed a build labeled "team17_playtest" and indicated that the unreleased project had been played in early August 2025.
The details line up with a game that keeps Worms' turn-based identity, but swaps the familiar side-on artillery format for something closer to tactical RPGs. The screenshots reportedly show squads of up to six worms, larger opposing forces and upgrades that can be bought between stages. One visible mission setup appears to split a run across four stages or maps.
That would make this a very different experiment from Worms Rumble, the 2020 spin-off that Team17 officially described as the first Worms game with real-time combat. Rumble leaned into 32-player battle royale and deathmatch modes with cross-platform play, while this leaked project appears to be moving in the opposite direction, back to turns, positioning and tactical decisions.
Team17 has not announced the project
No official store page, trailer or announcement has surfaced for Worms Galactic Tactics. The Steam reference in the leak points only to an unreleased playtest build, not to a public launch plan or confirmed platform list. Steam is the only platform clearly visible in the reported materials.
The footage takedown gives the leak more weight than a random image post, but it does not replace confirmation from Team17. The safest way to read the leak is as evidence that a new Worms prototype or project has been tested, not proof of when, where or even whether it will be released.
If it is real and still active, the timing would make sense for an announcement window. The summer showcase season is close, and Worms has been quiet enough that even a lighter tactics spin-off would stand out. For longtime fans, the appeal is clear: Worms already has the chaos, weapons and turn-based pacing to fit tactical battles, but Galactic Tactics would need to prove that structure can carry the series beyond its classic artillery roots.