New threats
- Mid-bosses: every stage now has its own mid-boss, 10 in all. A warning sound and an arrow at the screen edge announce them, and beating one drops chests and coins.
- Diagonal swarms: packs rush across the screen, with a dedicated creature for each stage.
- 6 tricky enemies in Stages 5–10: mushrooms that revive, ink squid, mine robots, gem-stealing moths, crystals that split and wraiths that rewind.
- Smarter bosses: they read your movement, step around your puddles, overtake you if you only run one way and dodge sustained fire. Each boss also has a new phase 2 pattern.
- More enemies: enemy numbers grow faster as a run goes on.
More ways to build
- 6 new segment weapons, each with an evolution: Frost Breath, Fire Sac, Boomerang Claw, Web Net, Larva Brood, Leech Tendril. There are also 6 new partner passives, so there are now 12 of each, and you can carry up to 6 of each in a run.
- Weaknesses and resistances: each stage is weak to one element and resists another. Check them in stage select or the Abilities window during a run.
- Resonance and Rage: empty segments behind a weapon power it up, and losing a segment briefly shortens your cooldowns. Both appear on the HUD.
Segments can wear down
- Durability: enemy shots, melee attacks and enemies walking into you now wear segments down. At zero the segment breaks off, and you can grab it back after 3 seconds.
- Attack display: when you lose or regain a segment, the change in Attack appears on screen. The rules are in a new window in Settings.
Permanent upgrades
- New: Hardened Body and Regeneration. Segments do not recover on their own unless you buy Regeneration.
- Replaced: 4 old upgrades were replaced by Weak Spot, Big Game Hunter, Shockwave, Head Start. Coins spent on the old upgrades are refunded automatically.
Skins, music and more
- 20 new skins, for 28 in total. Every skin can now be bought with coins, and skins you already own stay yours.
- 20 battle songs now play in shuffled order and flow into each other. Music also stops while the game is paused.
- Game cursor: the mouse has its own cursor, which hides while you use a gamepad.
Your saves and progress carry over. This update changes the balance a lot, so please tell us how it feels in the discussions!
Launch discount
Lumbrix is 40% off until November 7. Thanks for playing. If you are enjoying the worm, a Steam review helps a small indie game more than anything!