https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/feedThis is a feed of the latest articles from Rock Paper Shotgun.enCopyright (c) Rock Paper Shotgun a brand of IGN Entertainment, Inc.Mon, 07 Sep 2026 16:25:43 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-mishap-strewn-warfare-of-worms-galactic-tactics-gives-hope-its-not-just-a-comedy-xcomJames ArcherThu, 03 Sep 2026 12:00:11 +0000https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-mishap-strewn-warfare-of-worms-galactic-tactics-gives-hope-its-not-just-a-comedy-xcomXbox Series X/SPS5Worms: Galactic TacticsTeam17Gamescom 2026Nintendo Switch 2PCStrategy: Turn-Based StrategyStrategyPreviews<img src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Worms-Galactic-Tactics-grapple.png?width=690&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" /> <p>Gawd, everyone&rsquo;s doing an XCOM these days. <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/games/star-wars-zero-company">Star Wars is doing an XCOM</a>. <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/rainbow-six-tactics-transforms-the-demolition-driven-siege-into-a-turn-based-game-while-keeping-the-destructible-environments-operators-and-reconnaissance-drones">Rainbow Six is doing an XCOM</a>. Warhammer 40K has done, like, four XCOMs. Those squeaky wiggletubes of Worms are at it too, with Worms: Galactic Tactics, a turn-based grid battler coming sometime in 2027.</p> <p>It&rsquo;s a busy genre, then, though there might well be room for this one too. I played a few rounds with developers Absolutely Games at <a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/events/gamescom-2026">Gamescom</a> last month and it shows real, shrewd promise, despite slaying some of the wider series&rsquo; sacred bombsheep.</p> <p><a href="https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-mishap-strewn-warfare-of-worms-galactic-tactics-gives-hope-its-not-just-a-comedy-xcom">Read more</a></p>