Allen Doum reviewed the game for "Computer Gaming World", and stated that ""Worms?" can be played competitively, either by teams or individuals or can be used solitaire as a pattern drawing puzzle. Its sound and graphics are excellent, and some of the graphics elements and the speed of the game can be varied." Orson Scott Card in "Compute!" gave complimentary reviews to the EA games "Worms?", "M.U.L.E.", and "". He said of the trio that "they are original; they do what they set out to do very, very well; they allow the player to take part in the creativity; they do things that only computers can do".