Choose Pit People®
Choose Pit People® if you want an Indie and RPG game with Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 92.6% positive across 4,532 reviews.
Pit People® vs Worms W.M.D
Pit People® and Worms W.M.D both land in Action, Strategy on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Strategy on Steam. Worms W.M.D (2016) is 2 years older than Pit People® (2018). Pit People® scores higher on Steam reviews (92.6% positive) than Worms W.M.D (83.5% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Worms W.M.D
Choose Worms W.M.D if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. 4,625 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Pit People® and Worms W.M.D sit in Action and Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Pit People® |  Worms W.M.D | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2016 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie, RPG | Action, Strategy |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.6% positive (4,532 reviews) | 83.5% positive (4,625 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | The Behemoth | Team17 |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy on Steam.
- Worms W.M.D (2016) is 2 years older than Pit People® (2018).
- Pit People® scores higher on Steam reviews (92.6% positive) than Worms W.M.D (83.5% positive).
- Pit People® is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Worms W.M.D (19.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Pit People® has co-op; Worms W.M.D does not.
- Steam Deck: Pit People® is Deck Verified, Worms W.M.D is Deck Playable.
Pit People® vs Worms W.M.D — FAQ
- Which is better, Pit People® or Worms W.M.D?
- On Steam reviews Pit People® scores higher (92.6% positive) than Worms W.M.D (83.5% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Pit People® is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Pit People® or Worms W.M.D first?
- If you want chronology, Worms W.M.D (2016) came out before Pit People® (2018). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Pit People® and Worms W.M.D similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.