If you have been hooked by the famous war worms, then surely you will like to know some alternatives to worms on linux. And it is that this mythical video game has managed to captivate many, despite its simplicity it is still very addictive, especially when it is played in multiplayer mode against others or against the machine.
The first thing you should know is that there are official Worms titles also available for Linux. Therefore, if you did not know, you will not have to use WINE or virtual machines or anything like that to treat yourself and play this video game. They are available natively, although this is not the case in all its editions ...
The Worms titles you'll find Store in Steam from Valve also for Linux, are:
- Worms WMD: This 2016 title is available for Linux for € 29,99, although some extra content packs are not available.
- Worms Reload: It is an older release, from 2010, and it is also available for Linux for € 19,99.
- Worms Clan Wars: It is one of the intermediate releases between the previous two, launched in 2013. It is available for € 29,99.
But if you look something different from the originals and that also follow that same dynamic, you have to know:
- ShellShock Live: this title is much cheaper, for € 6,99. In it you will have to crush the others with various weapons at your disposal and in a similar way to the dynamics of Worms, but in this case with tanks instead of worms ...
- headgewars- A Worms-style turn-based fighting video game, but with pink hedgehogs instead of worms. In addition, it is totally free.
- OpenLieroX: is a title similar to Worms and Liero, but open source and free. Therefore, you can enjoy something similar to Worms without spending a single euro on your favorite distro thanks to this project.