Worms World Party
Ranked 2 of 4 artillery games by recommenders
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.
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.
20 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 18
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 90%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 18 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 9 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Widely called a masterpiece
“I really was convinced that was going to be the best game I'd play for the rest of my life.”
Comment from 12 Aug 2026 in “Worms: The Future of Yesterday's Worms Today” “Worms is such a masterpiece it is used to predict elections.”
Comment from 12 Aug 2026 in “Worms: The Future of Yesterday's Worms Today” “One of the best games ever made.”
Comment from 12 Aug 2026 in “Worms: The Future of Yesterday's Worms Today” - Comment from 21 Aug 2026 in “The Lost Treasure of Sid Meier's Pirates”
Runs on Linux and Steam OS
“All three games works perfectly well on both Steam OS and on my kid's PC running CachyOS without any intervention.”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC, put Linux on it” “they worked out of the box for me with GE Proton on NixOS”
Comment from 1 Jan 2026 in “Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC, put Linux on it” “Worms run just fine IF you force the proton version”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC, put Linux on it” Long hours of play with friends
“worms world party. Endless hours playing with my siblings.”
Comment from 12 Aug 2026 in “Worms: The Future of Yesterday's Worms Today” “I've given both hundreds of hours if not more.”
Comment from 12 Aug 2026 in “Worms: The Future of Yesterday's Worms Today” “we all got hook and had good times”
Comment from 12 Aug 2026 in “Worms: The Future of Yesterday's Worms Today”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Needs Proton to run on Linux
“Worms run just fine IF you force the proton version”
Comment from 2 Jan 2026 in “Linux is good now; to feel like you actually own your PC, put Linux on it”
Other artillery games people recommend
The three most recommended other artillery games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scorched Earth | 31 | 5 | 86% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Worms World PartyThis page | 18 | 2 | 90% | 3 | — | — |
| Worms Armageddon | 9 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | — |
| Tank Body Problem | 8 | 4 | 67% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
17 of the 20 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Worms were such great games.”
“The round-based approach made the game surprisingly calm and inclusive.”
“WWP was the one I played the most of by far, on Sega Dreamcast.”
“The slippery surface physics meant that planning your shots to move around your opponent rather than damage them was a lot more effective.”
“worms world party. Endless hours playing with my siblings.”
“I've given both hundreds of hours if not more.”
“Worms is such a masterpiece it is used to predict elections.”
“more weapons, custom levels (allowing 16 colours instead of 8, IIRC)”
“we all got hook and had good times”
“we enjoyed it. It really became more inventive than you'd expect a campaign like that to be”
“I really was convinced that was going to be the best game I'd play for the rest of my life.”
“One of the best games ever made.”
“Worms went full 3D and gameplay was never the same.”
“Worms run just fine IF you force the proton version”
“All three games works perfectly well on both Steam OS and on my kid's PC running CachyOS without any intervention.”
“they worked out of the box for me with GE Proton on NixOS”
“Tried running Worms: instant crash, no error message.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.