Is this an open source clone of the Worms games by Team17? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worms_%28series%29?wprov=sfla1
https://github.com/hedgewars/hw
On Ubuntu, you can install it with
sudo apt install hedgewarsThe real-time is a cool twist though.
Just trying to understand how these games evolved from each other (or not) for the sake of video game history :) I loved Worms when I was a kid, and wish I had discovered Liero back then!
However, Liero was inspired primarily by another Finnish SW game Molez, the titles sharing two defining gameplay elements: realtime and digging. Like moles, worms live underground and dig tunnels, so they were a natural animal choice for a Molez clone.
The ninja rope in Liero, of course, is straight from Worms though.