Worms are creatures first seen in the farmland. Here, they seem to have the ability to mind-control its host, or at least turn them aggressive. These worms can be seen burrowing inside and sticking out of hogs. When removing a worm from a hog, the hog turns docile and no longer charges at the protagonist.
Later, the worms can be seen again in sector 4 of the facility. They are found sticking out of numerous albinos suspended in inverted water. They do not appear to make them aggressive, however. Instead, the worms might be used to give "thought" to the albinos, or at least make them susceptible to mind control.
Trivia[]
- The worms are akin to the maggots found in Limbo, another game by Playdead. Both the worms and the maggots have a similar mind-altering capabilities (with the maggots reversing a player's movements and the worms forcing aggression).