The Well Rested Badge is one of the newer accolades added with The Final Ascent update, and it hinges on a single hidden creature called the Early Worm. Find it in the GLOOM biome, pick it up, and eat it. That’s the whole trigger, but the worm is small, pink, and spawns at random, so the real work is spotting it before the sleep effect drops you.
Quick answer: Reach the GLOOM biome, find the pink Early Worm crawling in a small circle on the ground, pick it up with the interact key, then hold Left-Click to eat it. The Well Rested Badge unlocks the moment the worm is consumed.
Where the Early Worm spawns in the GLOOM
The Early Worm only appears in the GLOOM, the fourth biome in the climb order of SHORE, ROOTS, ALPINE, and GLOOM. It has no fixed location. Instead, it spawns somewhere random on the ground each run, and the GLOOM layout resets daily at 10 AM PDT, so no set of coordinates will hold from one day to the next.
Look down as you move through the biome and scan for a small pink worm roaming in a tight circle among the rocks and the hot dog plants. Its cute face makes it easy to recognize once you catch sight of it, but the muted lighting of the GLOOM can hide it, so slow down and sweep the ground rather than rushing the climb.
How to pick up and eat the Early Worm
Eating the worm also clears your hunger and removes the sleep effect. It does not heal injuries, so treat it as a food item rather than a full recovery. Once eaten, the worm is gone, and the badge is added to your sash.
Badge reward and details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Badge | Well Rested Badge |
| Requirement | Consume the Early Worm |
| Biome | GLOOM |
| Cosmetics | Slepy Guy Hat, Sleepy Guy Outfit |
| Side effects | Cures hunger and the sleep effect (does not cure injuries) |
You can earn the Well Rested Badge on any difficulty except Custom. Completing it adds the badge to your equipped sash and unlocks the matching Sleepy Guy cosmetics for use from the customization menu.
Squad runs and staying awake while you search
There is likely only one Early Worm per playthrough. In a squad, that means a single worm satisfies just one player, so everyone else will need to replay the GLOOM to get their own chance to eat one. Plan your runs around that if the whole group wants the badge.
Because hunting the worm keeps you wandering the biome, the sleep effect is a constant threat. Bring a Candlestick and ring the Belltowers scattered around the GLOOM to hold the sleep effect off while you search. Keeping the effect suppressed buys you the time to comb the ground properly instead of being knocked out mid-hunt.
