Early Access Review: Kill It With Fire 2

Developer: Casey Donnellan Games LLC

Publisher: tinyBuild

Platforms: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC (Steam, Epic Games Store), Xbox Series X and Series S and mobile (Android, Apple OS)

Do you like a good story? Do you like puzzles and problem-solving? Do you like comedy? Do you HATE spiders? Well if you answered yes to all of these questions, do I have a game for you. Kill It With Fire 2 puts together a fun, problem-solving, spider-infested adventure that will give you hours of good times. The best part is you can play co-op! If you find yourself stuck or just want to take on the arachnids with a pal you're fully capable.

This interdimensional comedy spider killer takes place in many different locations. You start in what seems to be a house of some sort but soon find out there's more than meets the eye. Taking on puzzles and objectives to unravel more of this bizarre but hilarious story. Although the title suggests that you will be killing with fire, that's not all you'll have. Taking advantage of your arsenal with everything from the good old-fashioned newspaper to items like aerosol cans and laser guns, whatever you can get your hands on to take care of those 8 legged burdens. One of the best parts about Kill It With Fire 2 is that you get to visit multiple different settings with a variety of challenges, so if you're a get-through-the-story-type player you're able to but if you enjoy taking some side missions you'll be busy for quite some time!

Kill It With Fire 2 plays very smoothly and is easy to get the hang of. During my playthrough, there were no problems with items’ hitboxes and no getting caught up on the smallest of corners. As well as no strange glitches or visual defects while playing, which was refreshing. The controls were not difficult to grasp at all. The number of key hotslots makes it easy to switch between looking at objectives and pulling out the clipboard to slam a spider in its tracks. Using the standard WASD to move and your right click to whack it's pretty much made for everyone, But if you are accustomed to controllers like myself, and you find yourself on PC there's no worry, the game does support Xbox controllers.

I'll be the first to say that I had a blast playing KIWF2, and that's not something I say often for games that aren’t Apex (or any competitive FPS game for that matter). Typically I'll do a few puzzles or challenges and get bored, but the gameplay mixed with the comedy aspect of constantly offing spiders kept me entertained the whole time. I wholeheartedly believe that if you want a game to kill some time, want something that will challenge your brain a tad bit, or need a break from the sweaty competition in Call of Duty this is the game for you. With it being available on basically every platform I urge everyone to give it a shot, you won’t be disappointed.

Kill It With Fire 2 is out now on PC via Steam Early Access, Epic Games Store, mobile, and consoles.