Worming from Home is out now on PC via Steam, released September 5 by indie developers Zach Northrop and Mason Sabharwal. It has earned a Very Positive rating based on over 300 user reviews, with 98 percent of them positive.
Worming from Home went from announcement to release in under two months. Zach Northrop and Mason Sabharwal set a September 5 launch date on Steam in July, with Japanese language support confirmed at that point. The pitch was a remote work simulation in which the player controls a worm: replying to emails, using a keyboard, trading stocks on insider information, supervising interns, and handling video calls.
The game arrived on September 5 for PC via Steam. A 25 percent launch discount brought the regular price of 1,050 yen down to 787 yen, and that discount runs until September 19. Coverage at launch framed the joke premise as the draw: the player is a young financial analyst earthworm who crawls across a desk and presses a squishy body against human-sized keyboards to build spreadsheets and answer email, with insider trading available as a side activity.
By September 7, two days after launch, the game had drawn over 300 user reviews at 98 percent positive, clearing Steam's Very Positive threshold. That is the most recent state of things: a short single-player simulation from a two-person team, sold at a budget price, with an early reception strong enough to put it in front of Steam's recommendation systems.
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Sep 7
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.
Sep 4
Zach Northrop and Mason Sabharwal released 'Worming from Home,' a simulation about a worm doing remote work. Players manipulate a squishy body to use human-sized keyboards, reply to emails, and make documents. The job also involves trading on insider information, overseeing interns, and dodging manager video calls. It is on Steam with a 25% discount until September 19.
Jul 17
The remote work simulation 'Worming from Home', where players control a worm doing office tasks, will launch on Steam on September 5th. Developed by Zach Northrop and Mason Sabharwal, the game includes replying to emails, using a keyboard as a worm, trading stocks with insider information, supervising interns, and handling video calls. Japanese language support is confirmed.