Worm Burden
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
Worm burden is the winner of the Surrealist Visionary Award in Pratt's 2025 Surrealism Tomorrow Exhibition.
Worm Burden was a 2 week narrative design project describing the evolutionary cycle and variety of real parasitic worms through surreal imagery and a dada inspired narrative.
Worm Burden features 12 unique endings, surreal claymation, and conversations with Mother Earth. 10-15 minutes of gameplay. TW: Descriptions of gore and worms.
All assets were made with strata-cut claymation and animated in Photoshop. The coding was done using Twine, Yarnspinner, and Unity. 2024.
| Status | Released |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
| Author | Bernadine Mattson |
| Genre | Interactive Fiction |
| Tags | dada, Narrative, Surreal, worms |
Install instructions
For Windows, unzip the file and run the exe





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