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Kill It With Fire

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82%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, story
Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
95% User Score Based on 3,551 reviews
Critic Score 70%Based on 15 reviews

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About Kill It With Fire

Kill It With Fire is a single player and multiplayer survival shooter game with horror and comedy themes. It was developed by Casey Donnellan Games LLC and was released on August 13, 2020. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and very positive reviews from players.

An action game about hunting spiders and causing collateral damage.

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Reviews

95%Audience ScoreBased on 3,551 reviews
gameplay65 positive mentions
grinding19 negative mentions

  • Extensive variety of humorous and creative weapons to kill spiders, including flamethrowers, RPGs, frying pans, and even a nuclear shoe.
  • Engaging and satisfying gameplay loop combining spider hunting, environmental destruction, and puzzle-solving.
  • Good accessibility with arachnophobia settings and enjoyable for players who dislike spiders or want cathartic stress release.
  • Short game length with limited replayability beyond collecting upgrades and achievements.
  • Some objectives and collectible hunts can be tedious or frustrating due to hard-to-find items and obscure puzzle elements.
  • Occasional bugs and performance issues, including awkward controls, glitches with spider spawning, and lack of ultrawide support.
  • gameplay

    185 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    35% positive mentions, 63% neutral mentions, 2% negative mentions

    The gameplay of "Kill It With Fire" is widely praised for its core mechanics of hunting spiders in varied environments with an arsenal of quirky weapons, offering simple yet satisfying and humorous action that keeps players engaged for a few hours. While the gameplay loop is deliberately straightforward and fun, some reviewers note it can become repetitive over extended play, with limited evolution in challenges and progression. Overall, its accessible, lighthearted, and chaotic gameplay appeals to those seeking a casual, stress-relieving experience rather than deep or complex mechanics.

    • “The core gameplay revolves around tracking spiders that hide in cupboards, furniture, shelves, and other ordinary household objects.”
    • “The gameplay and even the theme are intuitive enough. Gameplay is intuitive yet challenging, offering a variety of weapons and tools to discover and utilize.”
    • “Upgrades will reward you with new methods to hunt your prey as well as new tools to execute them with, keeping the gameplay varied through each level with a shiny new toy or two to try out each time.”
    • “The gameplay loop remains intentionally simple, and players expecting a deep narrative or highly complex mechanics may find the experience somewhat repetitive during extended play sessions.”
    • “Kill It With Fire has a decent gameplay loop but suffers from too much jank, excessive bloat, and some of the least helpful and most unforgiving gunplay around.”
    • “Hunt spiders in your house with the most godawful unintuitive interface and progress mechanics, where the tutorial fails to explain basic tasks, forcing players to look up forum posts just to understand why they can't open the bathroom door.”
  • story

    184 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    26% positive mentions, 67% neutral mentions, 7% negative mentions

    The story in "Kill It With Fire" is minimal and mostly serves as a humorous backdrop to the gameplay, focusing on an escalating mission to exterminate spiders with absurd methods. While some collectible documents hint at a deeper lore, the narrative is largely optional, brief, and overshadowed by the game's chaotic action and mission-based structure. Players seeking a deep or immersive story may find it lacking, but the comedic tone and light storytelling provide enough context to keep the game entertaining.

    • “What begins as a simple pest control mission quickly spirals into complete household devastation as players are encouraged to use increasingly excessive methods to eliminate their tiny targets.”
    • “Although the story takes a back seat to the gameplay, the humorous atmosphere and exaggerated situations provide more than enough entertainment to keep players invested from beginning to end.”
    • “Kill it with fire was a funny case for me, because in fact my first contact was with the demo of the sequel, after that I decided to give the first one a chance and I must say, I had a lot of fun looking for the arachnid beings for each thing, while the story and the weapons that were released were getting more and more crazier, all with the aim of eliminating these little furry beings that can cause so much headache, although I must admit that the destruction I caused was much greater than any that the spiders had made.”
    • “The plot is a generic copy-and-paste 'experiment gone wrong, you're here to clean up the mess and uncover the secret of your company' story.”
    • “The story is not really there; it does tell a story through visual storytelling but it can easily be missed, especially in the first few levels.”
    • “The game drops you in to kill spiders without much context for why they exist or why they are mutating.”
  • humor

    169 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    "Kill It With Fire" delivers humor through its absurd premise of spider extermination combined with slapstick, over-the-top destruction, and quirky weaponry, creating a consistently entertaining and lighthearted experience. Players appreciate its creative, chaotic gameplay and funny animations, though some jokes may feel repetitive over time. Overall, its cartoonish style and comedic approach make spider hunting a memorable and amusing adventure.

    • “Kill it with fire transforms a simple premise into a remarkably creative and consistently entertaining action game, delivering an imaginative blend of exploration, explosive chaos, and lighthearted humor that makes every spider hunt a memorable adventure.”
    • “Developed by Casey Donnellan Games LLC and published by tinyBuild, Kill It With Fire is an inventive first-person action game that transforms the everyday annoyance of finding spiders into a wildly entertaining adventure fueled by destruction, creativity, and slapstick humor.”
    • “While the premise might seem absurd, the game's quirky humor, surprisingly deep mechanics, and over-the-top destruction make for a surprisingly addictive experience.”
  • graphics

    100 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    40% positive mentions, 57% neutral mentions, 3% negative mentions

    The game's graphics feature a charming low-poly, cartoonish art style that complements its comedic, chaotic spider-hunting theme and offers bright, colorful visuals that enhance gameplay clarity. While not cutting-edge or highly detailed, the simple, clean environments and animation effectively support the fun, relaxed atmosphere, though some users note limited graphics options and occasional minor hiccups. Overall, the graphics are appreciated for their stylistic coherence and accessibility rather than realism or technical polish.

    • “Its bright visuals and clean environments make it easy to spot interactive objects while still hiding spiders effectively enough to create moments of suspense.”
    • “The developers have opted for a more cartoony/polygonal style of visuals which work well and add to the game's allure.”
    • “The art style is charming, it looks super pretty, and it's well worth checking out.”
    • “No way to turn off motion blur on top of barebones graphics options.”
    • “Also, the graphics options are flawed and should be fixed, since choosing a high resolution setting prevents you from reading the text for the upgrade screens.”
    • “There is no FOV slider, no motion blur settings in the menu, and no individual graphical settings besides a preset one.”
  • music

    76 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    50% positive mentions, 46% neutral mentions, 4% negative mentions

    The game's music is widely praised for enhancing its comedic and suspenseful atmosphere, featuring catchy, dynamic, and sometimes spooky tracks that complement gameplay well. While many highlight the soundtrack as a standout feature with memorable, energetic, and atmospheric tunes, a few users note occasional issues with loudness, repetitiveness, or bugs. Overall, the music significantly contributes to the game's engaging and fun experience.

    • “This is probably my favourite indie game of all time; it has an amazing soundtrack and art style. 10/10 game.”
    • “The sound design contributes to the comedic atmosphere, featuring amusing spider noises, quirky background music, and humorous voice lines from the protagonist.”
    • “The sound design and music are absolutely on point, especially the changes in music when you get closer and closer to a spider that thinks it's clever and can hide.”
    • “Music destroyed my eardrums when I started the game; I went to the settings to fix it.”
    • “Although the music was banging, for some reason, the main menu music was way too loud.”
    • “While I did enjoy the over the top style of music, I found it obnoxiously loud, even after turning the music volume almost off.”
  • replayability

    45 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    33% positive mentions, 56% neutral mentions, 11% negative mentions

    Replayability for the game is generally seen as moderate to low; while completing challenges, finding collectibles, and experimenting with weapons add some incentive to revisit levels, the overall content is limited and short, leading many players to lose interest after achieving 100% completion. The game is enjoyable and offers replay value primarily for achievement hunters or casual players, but lacks depth to sustain long-term engagement without additional content or features.

    • “Completing bonus challenges and discovering hidden items also provides additional incentives to revisit previous stages, adding replay value beyond simply finishing the campaign.”
    • “Replayability: with multiple objectives, hidden items, and a plethora of upgrades to unlock, Kill It With Fire has high replay value.”
    • “For veterans, replayability is also provided; there are plenty of challenging objectives and secrets to be found.”
    • “My only issue is that there is basically no replayability.”
    • “But I had fun in those 3 hours and would recommend this game for around $5 as it has zero replayability; once you finish, there is really nothing more to do other than uninstall.”
    • “It doesn't have that much replayability, and the game is quite short, which makes the price way too high.”
  • grinding

    27 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    11% positive mentions, 19% neutral mentions, 70% negative mentions

    Grinding in the game is widely described as tedious and time-consuming, involving repetitive tasks like killing spiders with limited ammo and slow movement, as well as searching for collectibles with an unhelpful tracking system. Although progression unlocks new weapons and upgrades that eventually ease the grind, early gameplay feels slow and frustrating, with some missions notably boring and requiring significant patience to achieve 100% completion.

    • “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
    • “Grinding requires a significant time investment, almost like you'll need a second life to keep up.”
    • “Be prepared to spend a lot of time grinding; it feels like you need a second life just for it.”
    • “The game is locked behind hours of grinding, with kills needed to go forward.”
    • “The missions are dumb and tedious, boiling down to using your newly acquired (worse) weapon to kill 10 spiders, find 9 macguffins hidden throughout the map, and mow the lawn with the most unresponsive tractor in the world.”
    • “Movement speed is tediously slow, making many of the challenges just tedious to complete.”
  • stability

    13 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    8% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 92% negative mentions

    The game suffers from frequent bugs and glitches, including buggy physics, control issues, and inconsistent hitboxes, which often require level restarts and disrupt gameplay flow. While not always game-breaking, these stability problems detract from the overall polish and smoothness of the experience. Frame rate remains stable, but occasional freezes and soundtrack glitches further impact stability.

    • “Top all that with buggy physics and weirdly janky controls and you've got a game with like, no reason to exist.”
    • “Unfortunately the game isn't particularly polished and I've encountered multiple glitches like the attack button not working at all until I restarted the game, and some polish issues like the crosshair/hitbox for guns not really lining up properly making shooting spiders far more difficult than it should be.”
    • “Game is pretty buggy overall, some levels required multiple restarts to finish them.”
  • atmosphere

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    64% positive mentions, 36% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The atmosphere is praised for its effective blend of humor and suspense, enhanced by quirky sound design and simple yet charming graphics. The comedic tone, combined with horror-inspired audio cues and lively gameplay, keeps players engaged and entertained throughout. Overall, the game delivers a fun, immersive experience that balances lightheartedness with thrilling moments.

    • “Although the story takes a back seat to the gameplay, the humorous atmosphere and exaggerated situations provide more than enough entertainment to keep players invested from beginning to end.”
    • “The sound design contributes to the comedic atmosphere, featuring amusing spider noises, quirky background music, and humorous voice lines from the protagonist.”
    • “When this game was in its early stages of development, I thought I would like it, but seeing what is in the full version I love this game. The music is very atmospheric, the sounds are amazing, and the sense of humor is very funny. I hope to see this game grow in popularity for all the hard work that was put into it and the risk that was taken to start development in the first place. I very much enjoyed this game and can't wait for the sequel.”
  • optimization

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    27% positive mentions, 46% neutral mentions, 27% negative mentions

    The game's optimization is mixed: it runs smoothly on some platforms like the Steam Deck and on stronger PCs, but struggles with specific effects such as fire, which is notably performance-heavy. Users with less powerful systems often experience significant frame drops and technical issues, indicating inconsistent optimization overall.

    • “I had zero performance issues on the Steam Deck.”
    • “The game ran flawlessly and appeared to be well optimized.”
    • “There are a couple of issues with it - for some reason, it's rather performance intensive even on my strong rig, and there isn't an FOV slider, which was giving me headaches and eye strain after a while during long secret hunting sessions.”
    • “Let's talk performance first: I played 12 hours with V-Sync off because it made my frames die on the inside.”
    • “There are a couple issues with optimization - for some reason, it's rather performance intensive even on my strong rig and there isn't an FOV slider, which was giving me headaches and eye strain after a while during long secret hunting sessions.”
    • “Terrible performance on my system.”
  • emotional

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    Users find the emotional aspect immersive, with moments that make them feel connected to the character, such as feeling like Batman or enjoying wholesome in-game events. However, some feel certain effects, like fire mechanics, could be enhanced for a more impactful experience. Overall, it evokes positive feelings but has room for deeper emotional engagement.

    • “It really made me feel like Batman.”
    • “It made me feel better.”
    • “Played it because of the Xmas event and boy, the laser sword is wholesome.”
  • monetization

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Users criticize the monetization of the game as misleading and a cash grab, noting it feels like a low-effort mobile app poorly ported to PC with little value beyond basic gameplay.

    • “Kill It With Fire is a free mobile app that's been dumped on Steam as well, as if it was a real PC game (it's not). It's a cash grab from greedy mobile developers. This mobile app is a simple first-person action game where you kill low-poly spiders in low-poly environments.”
    • “Misleading advertisement.”
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Play Times

11h Median play time
15h Average play time
5-30h Spent by most gamers
*Based on 13 analyzed playthroughs
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Kill It With Fire is a survival shooter game with horror and comedy themes. Common tags for Kill It With Fire include indie, trading, gaming, family friendly, atmospheric and others.

Kill It With Fire is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Steam Deck and others.

On average players spend around 15 hours playing Kill It With Fire.

Kill It With Fire was released on August 13, 2020.

Kill It With Fire was developed by Casey Donnellan Games LLC.

Kill It With Fire has received mostly positive reviews from players and mostly positive reviews from critics. Most players liked Kill It With Fire for its gameplay but disliked it for its grinding.

Kill It With Fire is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.

Similar games include Kill It With Fire: Ignition, Kill it with Fire 2, Kill It With Fire: HEATWAVE, Just Die Already, High On Life and others.