I have plenty of experience being a corporate drone. Hour after hour, day after day — glued to a monitor, wondering if any of it even matters. Like many of you, I turn to games to escape this monotony: a chance to break free from the shackles of spreadsheets and deadlined drudgery… by staring at the exact same monitor, but this time for fun.
And what better way to take time off from being a corporate drone than by being a corporate worm?
Enter Worming From Home — the ultimate corporate simulator. Except, well, you’re a worm. It might only be a demo for now, but trust me when I say that being a corporate worm is far more fun.
Another Day at the (Home) Office
You start the demo the way most corporate workers do — with a call from your boss that goes on far too long. He thinks you’ve got “promotional potential,” if you can just “improve performance” and “increase your numbers.” Classic and truly authentic meaningless business jargon.
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From there, it’s all up to you. You can chase the dream of worm‑based corporate excellence, or completely ignore it. Those with a work ethic (or at least curiosity) will find plenty of spreadsheet puzzles to grind through — simple data entries at first, then increasingly fiddly tasks that require both creativity and a lot of flopping around.
And if all that sounds exhausting? Ignore the job and do something else — talk shit with your colleagues, listen to some tunes. The game won’t judge you — it’s just as happy watching you waste company time as it is rewarding effort.
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That said, the work does pay. Completing tasks earns you in‑game cash, which you can spend on desk trinkets, upgrades, and other questionable corporate luxuries.
The Worm of Wall Street
For the financially ambitious worm with little interest in corporate conformity, there’s always the stock market. The demo only offers a few stocks to trade, but it’s chaotic, unpredictable, and — like real investing — mostly guesswork. Still, it’s far more entertaining (and lucrative) than filling out spreadsheets.
Money also fuels progression in Worming From Home. Buy the Reading Nook to “study finance” — which really just means playing a cheeky game of Snake (or Worm?) to earn “financial insight” and unlock perks like access to better stocks and higher returns. Or hit the Worm Weights to boost your speed and strength, letting you fling yourself around the office with true corporate vigour.
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It’s all part of an oddly satisfying loop — a parody of the corporate grind that somehow feels more rewarding than the real thing.
The Quiet Joy of Being Spineless
At the heart of Worming From Home is a surprisingly tactile physics system. You can pull off the delicate art of dragging a mouse seven times your size, and head‑butting keys with startling precision.
Movement balances this finesse with a good dose of flailing — a charged jump lets you launch yourself across the desk with satisfying momentum. I can’t say I’ve ever seen a worm move like that, but somehow it feels… natural.
Of course, at the end of the day, you’re still a worm. Clever use of your environment becomes essential for even the simplest tasks. Stacking office clutter to press multiple keys at once is both resourceful and a little tragic — though, honestly, corporate life is mostly Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V anyway, so it’s a skill worth mastering.
Final Thoughts
Worming From Home might only be a short demo, but it’s packed with charm. Its mix of satire, physics chaos, and oddly relatable work drudgery makes it far more fun than it has any right to be. I can’t wait to see where the full game worms its way next.
A demo for Worming From Home is available now on PC via Steam, with the full release set for later in 2026.
