Worm Burden

Description

Worm Burden is a surreal, award-winning narrative experience that claimed the Surrealist Visionary Award at Pratt's 2025 Surrealism Tomorrow Exhibition. Created as a two-week project, it reimagines the life cycles and diversity of real parasitic worms through dreamlike claymation and a Dada-inspired storyline. The game unfolds across 10 to 15 minutes of haunting, imaginative jugabilidad, featuring 12 distinct endings and eerie dialogues with a personified Mother Earth. Entirely crafted using strata-cut claymation and animated in Photoshop, Worm Burden delivers a visually striking journey into biological horror and ecological reflection. Developed with Twine, Yarnspinner, and Unity, this 2024 release blends art and unease in equal measure. Player discretion is advised due to descriptions of gore and worms.