The Digging Worm guide
Eat every egg and bone, then reach the hatch without getting squashed.
STEP BY STEP
- Choose Story and start The Great Wriggle.
- Plan a route through the slice of soil.
- Dig, crack clay and push boulders one move at a time.
- Watch where boulders will fall and where creatures will move.
- Enter the hatch once everything is eaten.
CONTROLS
- Keyboard: arrows or WASD to wriggle, Z/Backspace undo, R restart, Esc/P pause, M music.
- Pointer: tap toward a cell or drag to steer.
- Touch: on-screen D-pad with hold-to-repeat.
- Gamepad: standard mapping.
DIFFICULTY
Chapters ramp up from the Garden Patch to the Deep Dark; Duel has Easy, Normal and Hard.
STRATEGY
- A boulder resting on Digby is safe; one falling on him is not.
- Bones add two segments, eggs one.
- Back up along your tunnel to escape tight spots.
AVOID THESE MISTAKES
- Digging under a boulder without an exit.
- Waking sleeping mites.
- Forgetting how long your tail has grown.
DEVICES
Phones, tablets, laptops and desktops.
CHANGELOG
- 2026-09 — Achievements linked to your TrySomeGames account; pop-ups also show in fullscreen.
- 2026-09 — Fullscreen button and a redesigned play bar.
GAME DATA
Scores and achievements are saved to your account only if you are signed in. Guests play without an account; nothing is stored beyond your browser.