LumiKin
Metacritic 73

Worms Blast

Team17 Digital|2002ActionStrategyCasual

LumiScore

54/ 100
GOOD
120+ min/day recommended

Growth

38/100

Growth Value

  • Problem Solving
  • Spatial Awareness
  • Strategic Thinking

Risk

LOW

Engagement Patterns

Minimal pressure to spend or play excessively.

Heads up

💸 Monthly cost: Free

Parent Pro-Tip

Set up tournament mode sessions where family members compete for the best completion times on puzzle levels, with players taking turns to solve increasingly difficult challenges.

Top Skills Developed

Problem Solving4/5
Spatial Awareness4/5
Strategic Thinking3/5
Critical Thinking3/5
Adaptive Challenge3/5

Development Areas

Cognitive?Problem solving, spatial awareness, strategic thinking, creativity, memory, and learning transfer. Weighted 50% of the Benefit Score.
52
Social & Emotional?Teamwork, communication, empathy, emotional regulation, and ethical reasoning. Weighted 30% of the Benefit Score.
13
Motor Skills?Hand-eye coordination, fine motor control, reaction time, and physical activity. Weighted 20% of the Benefit Score.
40
Overall Benefit Score (BDS)38/100

Representation?How diverse the game's characters are in gender and ethnicity. Higher = more authentic representation. Display only — does not affect time recommendation.

Gender balance
1/3
Ethnic diversity
0/3

Bechdel Test?The Bechdel Test checks whether a game has at least two named female characters who talk to each other about something other than a man. A simple measure of representation.N/A — no named characters

Puzzle game with minimal narrative and character interactions; test not applicable.

Parent Pro-Tip

This leverages the game's strongest cognitive benefits (problem-solving, spatial reasoning, strategic thinking) while adding positive social interaction through supportive family competition and shared problem-solving discussions.

What your child develops

Worms Blast offers strong cognitive benefits through its puzzle-solving core gameplay. Players must think spatially about matching colors and clearing blocks efficiently, requiring moderate strategic planning about which blocks to target. The 60-level puzzle mode provides adaptive challenge with increasing difficulty, and the variety of weapons adds tactical depth. The game demands good hand-eye coordination for aiming shots and decent reaction time, especially in competitive multiplayer modes. Color matching involves basic pattern recognition and planning, offering light mathematical thinking. The tournament and varied game modes provide reasonable replay value with different challenges.

Base: UnknownMonthly: FreePlaytime: ~1hReviewed Apr 2026

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About this game

Worms Blast is a puzzle game developed by Team 17, a spin-off to the artillery tactical games series Worms. ###Gameplay The gameplay shares many similarities with Puzzle Bobble.