Worms W.M.D similar games & best alternatives

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Worms W.M.D

PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2016

Should you play it?

The worms are back in their most destructive game yet. With a gorgeous, hand-drawn 2D look, brand new weapons, the introduction of crafting, vehicles and buildings plus the return of some much-loved classic weapons and gameplay, Worms W.M.D is the best worms experience ever.

What works

  • Classic worms gameplay with modern enhancements
  • Extensive weapon variety and crafting system
  • Vehicles and buildings add strategic depth
  • Strong multiplayer with ranked mode
  • High customization and community content

Things to keep in mind

  • Multiplayer population can be low or toxic
  • Some bugs and matchmaking issues reported
  • Price considered high by some players
  • Lack of map editor and some classic modes
  • Controls keybinds can be unintuitive

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Worms Armageddon

  • Worms Reloaded

  • Soldat 2

  • Pummel Party

  • Forts

  • Topple Tactics

Less dominating

Games that feels like Worms W.M.D but with less domination over others

  • Commander Cool 2

  • Stolen Realm

  • SUPERVIVE

  • LOST EPIC

  • Trove

  • Worms Revolution

More story-driven

Games that feels like Worms W.M.D but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Halo: The Master Chief Collection

  • Borderlands 2

  • Strike Force Heroes

  • Age of Wonders 4

  • Chicken Invaders 5

  • Worms Ultimate Mayhem

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Worms Reloaded

  • Worms Ultimate Mayhem

  • Worms Revolution

  • Worms Clan Wars

  • The Survivalists

Similarity map

How to compare these games

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Worms W.M.D. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

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.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • 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).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Worms W.M.D. These titles are not in What to play next.

Worms W.M.D: 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 Intimacy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Story.

Last update: 21/08/2026