Worms similar games & best alternatives

Worms

Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac • 2011

Should you play it?

Throw a grenade down memory lane with the original and classic turn-based strategy game Worms™! Up to 4 teams of worms do battle over an ever-changing battlefield with falling weapon crates, crazed exploding sheep and more besides. Winner of many industry awards, find out what all the fuss was about.

What works

  • Classic nostalgic gameplay
  • Fun local multiplayer
  • Humorous and charming style
  • Varied weapons and maps
  • Challenging ai

Things to keep in mind

  • Dated graphics and sound
  • Limited online features
  • Clunky controls
  • Ai can be frustratingly precise
  • Limited content compared to newer titles

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Worms Reloaded

  • Fortress 2 BLUE(疯狂坦克)

  • Worms Revolution

  • Smack Studio

  • Worms W.M.D

  • Antonball Deluxe

More story-driven

Games that feels like Worms but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Half Minute Hero: The Second Coming

  • Half Minute Hero: Super Mega Neo Climax Ultimate Boy

  • Legends of Callasia

  • Chicken Invaders 5

  • Swords and Sandals Immortals

  • CastleStorm

More dominating

Games that feels like Worms but with more domination over others

  • STARWHAL

  • Cannon Brawl

  • MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics

  • Worms Armageddon

  • Forts

  • Rivals of Aether

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Similarity map

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Worms: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story.

Last update: 03/08/2026