# Worms World Party

18 Hacker News commenters recommended Worms World Party and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend Worms for its tactical turn-based play, slippery physics and long hours with friends, and many say it runs well on Linux. The main caveat is that it often needs Proton to run there.

## Why people recommend it

- Widely called a masterpiece (4 comments): "I really was convinced that was going to be the best game I'd play for the rest of my life." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49269586)) "Worms is such a masterpiece it is used to predict elections." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49270926)) "One of the best games ever made." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49269573))
- Runs on Linux and Steam OS (3 comments): "All three games works perfectly well on both Steam OS and on my kid's PC running CachyOS without any intervention." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46462006)) "they worked out of the box for me with GE Proton on NixOS" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46459139)) "Worms run just fine IF you force the proton version" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46468157))
- Long hours of play with friends (3 comments): "worms world party. Endless hours playing with my siblings." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49271690)) "I've given both hundreds of hours if not more." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49271166)) "we all got hook and had good times" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49269812))

## What people warn about

- Needs Proton to run on Linux (1 comments): "Worms run just fine IF you force the proton version" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46468157))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Scorched Earth](https://hackerapproved.com/p/scorched-earth.md): 31 recommend
- [Worms Armageddon](https://hackerapproved.com/p/worms-armageddon.md): 9 recommend
- [Tank Body Problem](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tank-body-problem.md): 8 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.team17.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Worms World Party", https://hackerapproved.com/p/worms/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).