Earthworm Office Sim 'Worming from Home' Hits Steam to Very Positive Reception
A two-person indie built around a joke premise has cleared Steam's Very Positive bar within days of launch, the kind of early reception that decides whether a short physics sim finds its audience.
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Indie developers Zach Northrop and Mason Sabharwal released 'Worming from Home' on September 5 for PC (Steam). The single-player short simulation casts the player as a young financial analyst earthworm who crawls across a desk, presses a squishy body against the keyboard to reply to emails and build spreadsheets, and can use insider information to manipulate the stock market. It has drawn over 300 user reviews, 98 percent positive, earning Very Positive status. The regular price is 1,050 yen, with a 25 percent launch discount at 787 yen.
The game is a single-player short simulation built around physics: the player moves like a real earthworm, crawling across the desk and pressing a squishy body against the keyboard to reply to emails, build spreadsheets, and pitch work to a boss. The protagonist is a young financial analyst climbing the corporate ladder, and the job includes less legitimate duties, such as using insider information to manipulate the stock market and taking phone calls.
Outside work hours, the worm can hit the gym, read self-help books, shop, and flirt with colleagues. The game launched September 5 on PC (Steam) at a regular price of 1,050 yen, with a 25 percent launch discount bringing it to 787 yen. It has drawn over 300 user reviews, 98 percent of them positive, enough for Steam's Very Positive rating.
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