Kill It With Fire

Kill It With Fire is a first-person action-simulation game for PC about hunting spiders with increasingly excessive weapons while damaging almost everything around them. The current Steam and Epic Games Store listings still use the name Kill It With Fire; there is no verified storefront rebrand or replacement title for the original game. Developed by Casey Donnellan Games LLC and published by tinyBuild, it turns household pest control into a compact mix of exploration, destruction, light puzzle solving, and dark comedy.

Spider hunting through a first-person sandbox

Each mission begins with a simple extermination brief, but the search quickly becomes more involved. Spiders hide behind furniture, inside containers, under objects, and across ordinary locations that become dangerous once the infestation starts moving. You investigate rooms, follow clues, and use the clipboard objective list to track both required tasks and optional challenges.

The main loop is deliberately physical. You pick up objects, throw them, smash them, set them alight, or use them as improvised weapons. A frying pan can be more useful than a firearm when a spider is darting across a wall, while a book, shoe, lawn tool, or explosive device may be the answer to a particular objective. The appeal comes from experimenting with the environment rather than following one fixed combat solution.

Spider detection becomes easier after finding the Spider Tracker, an equipment tool that helps narrow down where hidden targets are moving. Tracker upgrades improve the search process, but the game still expects players to inspect rooms carefully. A faint movement, broken object, or misplaced item can point toward a spider that is otherwise difficult to spot.

Combat is intentionally exaggerated instead of tactical in the conventional shooter sense. The arsenal includes everyday objects, firearms, explosives, fire-based tools, shurikens, and other deliberately ridiculous equipment. Physics-driven destruction makes the surroundings part of the weapon system, so eliminating one spider can leave a room scattered, burning, or partially wrecked.

Objectives, upgrades, and spider variants

Mission progression is tied to more than a kill counter. Levels contain optional objectives such as destroying specific objects, completing environmental tasks, locating equipment, or eliminating spiders in unusual ways. These challenges encourage a second look at each area and reward players who test the limits of the sandbox instead of rushing to the exit.

Completing objectives grants access to equipment and upgrade progression. Upgrades can improve tools, weapons, or the Spider Tracker, giving completion-focused players a reason to revisit earlier missions. The system is straightforward, but it supports the game's central question: what is the funniest or most excessive way to deal with the next target?

The spider roster is built around distinct behaviors rather than a single interchangeable enemy. A Jumping Spider can launch itself toward the player, web-producing variants restrict movement or visibility, and the Exploding Spider turns close-range encounters into a hazard. Spiderlings, Queens, and other forms change how players search rooms and choose weapons.

Some challenges ask for precision, while others reward environmental planning. Achievements include tasks involving the Assault Rifle, RPG, C4, an anvil, a gas station, a hedge maze, and the game's equipment collection. These objectives reveal the intended experience: completionist challenges are as important as simply clearing each infestation.

Finishing the regular objectives in a level unlocks Spider Gauntlets, which provide timed or rule-based challenges built around specific weapons and kill conditions. They are separate from the normal mission flow and give experienced players a more demanding way to replay familiar spaces.

Content model and current editions

The base game is a paid single-player release rather than a free-to-play service. The current Steam listing presents the original game separately and also includes it in bundles with Kill It With Fire VR and the sequel. Those bundles do not change the identity of the original PC game, which remains listed under its established title.

There is no verified current storefront rebrand such as a “Classic,” “Remastered,” or “Definitive” edition for the original. Players searching for the first game should therefore look for Kill It With Fire, while treating Kill It With Fire VR and Kill It With Fire 2 as separate products.

The game's content is organized around discrete missions, optional objectives, equipment discoveries, tracker upgrades, achievements, and Spider Gauntlets. It does not rely on an open-world campaign or an endless live-service structure. The long-term loop is mission mastery: find every spider, complete unusual tasks, collect equipment, improve the tracker, and return for challenge runs.

Players who want another first-person game built around searching messy spaces, handling physical tools, and completing methodical tasks may also enjoy first-person cleanup simulations such as PowerWash Simulator. The tone and objectives differ sharply, but both games make environmental interaction the center of their moment-to-moment play.

Who should play Kill It With Fire?

Kill It With Fire suits PC players who enjoy short, self-contained missions with clear objectives and a strong gimmick. It works particularly well for players who like physics sandboxes, comedic destruction, collectible-driven completion, and games that turn mundane rooms into interactive problem spaces.

It is also a natural fit for achievement hunters. Many achievements are tied to specific weapons, spider types, destruction targets, or unusual kill setups, so a straightforward campaign clear will not reveal everything. The game rewards curiosity and repeated experimentation more than perfect aim or complex character builds.

Players looking for a serious survival-horror experience should set expectations accordingly. The spiders can be unsettling, and the first-person perspective makes their movement deliberately uncomfortable, but the presentation is colorful, comedic, and exaggerated. There is no verified online campaign co-op in the original game, despite multiplayer-related user tags appearing around the Steam listing.

Anyone with a strong aversion to spiders should note the available arachnophobia options. The game includes settings intended to reduce the discomfort caused by spider audio and scarier variants, although the central premise remains spider hunting.

PC features, controls, and localization

The Steam version supports full controller support alongside keyboard-and-mouse play. Controller users can handle movement, aiming, weapon selection, and object interaction without requiring a separate multiplayer setup. Mouse control remains useful for precise throws and small targets, especially during challenge objectives involving firearms or shurikens.

Steam features include Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing, and support for single-player play. The PC edition is designed as a storefront-integrated Steam release, while Epic Games Store also carries the same current game name and single-player positioning.

Localization is broader than the game's deliberately simple premise might suggest. Steam lists interface, audio, and subtitle support for English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, and Simplified Chinese.

There is no verified mod-support system, dedicated-server tool, online co-op mode, or competitive multiplayer feature attached to the original PC listing. That distinction matters because the sequel expands the formula with multiplayer features, while the first game remains focused on solo extermination and replayable objectives.

Related first-person simulation games

The closest comparisons are not conventional shooters. Kill It With Fire shares its physical, task-driven structure with cleanup and renovation simulations, but replaces calm maintenance with improvised weapons, fire, and hostile targets.

For players who like searching detailed interiors and completing hands-on jobs, first-person cleanup games such as Crime Scene Cleaner offer a darker alternative built around evidence removal, tool selection, and careful route planning. The two games differ in tone and consequences, but both make the environment a checklist of practical tasks.

Players who prefer renovation, object placement, and interactive rooms can look toward property-restoration simulations like House Flipper 2. That game is more concerned with rebuilding and decorating, while Kill It With Fire turns similar first-person environmental interaction into a destructive spider-hunting sandbox.

Kill It With Fire FAQ

Is Kill It With Fire still the official PC name?

Yes. The current Steam and Epic Games Store listings use Kill It With Fire. No verified rebrand to a Classic, Remastered, or Definitive edition replaces the original name.

Is the original Kill It With Fire single-player or multiplayer?

The original PC game is a single-player experience. Multiplayer-related user tags should not be treated as confirmation of online co-op. The sequel is the entry associated with expanded cooperative play.

What do you do in Kill It With Fire?

You search mission areas for spiders, complete required and optional objectives, collect equipment, upgrade the Spider Tracker, unlock weapons, and replay levels through Spider Gauntlets. Destruction and environmental experimentation are central to progression.

Does Kill It With Fire have controller support on PC?

Yes. The Steam listing provides full controller support, along with keyboard-and-mouse controls.

How many languages does the PC version support?

Steam lists 11 supported languages with interface, audio, and subtitle coverage: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, and Simplified Chinese.

Does Kill It With Fire include paid DLC?

The original storefront listing presents a paid base game and separate bundles that include Kill It With Fire VR or Kill It With Fire 2. Those are separate products rather than renamed editions of the original game.