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Hyperwurm Is Back!

A cyber‑worm engine roaring through a deadly maze. Guide a growing creature through tight corridors and sometimes face bosses using mouse, controller, or keyboard ...or let an AI Agent take over control.

15 May 2026

Hyperwurm Is Back! is an indie, released 15 May 2026 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Hyperwurm Is Back! is

Hyperwurm Is Back! was released in 2026. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

A cyber‑worm engine roaring through a deadly maze. Guide a growing creature through tight corridors and sometimes face bosses using mouse, controller, or keyboard ...or let an AI Agent take over control.
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How it plays

Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Hyperwurm Is Back! launched on 15 May 2026, within three weeks of 007 First Light, Forza Horizon 6, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight and Directive 8020.

Released around the same time: 007 First Light, Forza Horizon 6, LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight, Directive 8020.

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Hyperwurm Is Back! was released on 15 May 2026 for Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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