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Kill It With Fire iOS Review: Chaotic Spider-Hunting Action Game

by tinyBuild LLC

3.8
IOSAction Games
A first-person action game where players exterminate spiders using increasingly destructive weapons. Targets gamers seeking chaotic, physics-based destruction with dark humor. Not recommended for arachnophobes.

Detailed Review

Kill It With Fire positions itself as an unconventional first-person action game where spider extermination serves as the premise for widespread environmental destruction. Developed by tinyBuild LLC, the iOS version brings the chaotic gameplay from other platforms to mobile devices, though with some notable technical limitations. The game occupies a niche space within mobile gaming, combining horror elements with dark comedy and physics-based chaos. The core gameplay revolves around locating and eliminating spiders using an arsenal that escalates from conventional weapons to absurd tools like flamethrowers and explosive devices. Each level presents structured objectives that guide players through suburban environments, from living rooms to garages, all fully destructible. The mobile version maintains the core weapon progression system and spider AI behaviors, though control schemes have been adapted for touch interfaces with mixed results. Environmental interaction remains a key feature, with most objects being breakable, movable, or combustible. User experience varies significantly across supported iOS devices. The touch controls provide adequate movement and interaction but struggle with precision aiming during fast-paced sequences. Performance remains stable on newer devices, though occasional frame rate drops occur during intensive destruction sequences. The interface adapts console-style menus effectively to mobile screens, though text readability suffers on smaller displays. Real-world usage patterns show most players engage in short bursts of 10-15 minutes per session, appropriate for mobile play despite the game's console origins. User feedback reveals consistent technical issues alongside general appreciation for the core concept. Multiple reviews from May-July 2025 document progression-blocking bugs in the Paper Trail gauntlet, where unbreakable toilets prevent completion of the Shattered Thrones objective (John Daqavius Pork Pay, 2025-06-30; Street_View4life, 2025-06-17). Other users report missing environmental elements like bathrooms that should be accessible (Chandler b1, 2025-06-17). Despite these issues, players praise the core gameplay loop and effective arachnophobia-triggering mechanics (Catsarecool23, 2025-07-03). The game succeeds as a novel destruction simulator with dark humor but suffers from mobile-specific technical limitations. Strengths include creative weapon variety, satisfying physics-based destruction, and effective horror-comedy tone. Limitations involve persistent progression bugs, imperfect touch controls, and performance inconsistencies. Ideal for players seeking unconventional action games who can tolerate technical imperfections and have newer iOS hardware.

Key Features

  • Progressive weapon arsenal ranging from fly swatters to flamethrowers, enabling increasingly destructive spider extermination methods
  • Fully destructible environments across suburban settings, allowing complete structural demolition during spider hunts
  • Objective-based level design with specific spider types and environmental puzzles requiring strategic destruction
  • Physics-driven interaction system where objects can be thrown, broken, or combined for creative spider elimination
  • Multiple spider behaviors including hiding, jumping, and fleeing that require different tactical approaches to exterminate
  • Gauntlet challenge modes providing extended gameplay beyond main campaign with specific destruction objectives

Why Users Love It

Creative destruction mechanics
Effective horror-comedy balance

Perfect for: Gamers seeking chaotic physics-based destruction with dark humor

Screenshots

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User Reviews

Catsarecool23
Jul 3, 2025

I have arachnophobia and this game literally scared me. Especially the jumping spiders, but thats what makes it a fun game :) This Genuinely Scared Me I have arachnophobia and this game literally scared me. Especially the jumping spiders, but thats what makes it a fun game :)

John Daqavius Pork Pay
Jun 30, 2025

Hello develapor! i just wanted to let you know that, this game is impossible on iphones.. The final archano gaunlet is ineccesible from the paper trials gaunlet, and to get the paper trials gaunlet you to need to complete one task. smashed thrones. Please make the toilets breakable on mobile PLEASE PLEASEEEEE also ur game is amazing plz fix sum bugs Hello develapor!i just wanted to let you know that, this game is impossible on iphones.. The final archano gaunlet is ineccesible from the paper trials gaunlet, and to get the paper trials gaunlet you to need to complete one task. smashed thrones. Please make the toilets breakable on mobile PLEASE PLEASEEEEEalso ur game is amazing

Chandler b1
Jun 18, 2025

But I’m on the first level and the bathroom is not there and I can’t open it’s door like what pls help I love this game but… But I’m on the first level and the bathroom is not there and I can’t open it’s door like what pls help

Street_View4life
Jun 17, 2025

So I’ve been trying to unlock the final gauntlet in Kill It With Fire but I’m facing a problem because I can’t complete the Shattered Thrones objective in Paper Trail, due to the fact that there is no code for destroying the toilets. Please fix this I don’t want to watch what happens I the end on YouTube I want to see it in person. Also by the way I don’t have a PC. I love the game but. [Spoiler] So I’ve been trying to unlock the final gauntlet in Kill It With Fire but I’m facing a problem because I can’t complete the Shattered Thrones objective in Paper Trail, due to the fact that there is no code for destroying the toilets. Please fix this I don’t want to watch what happens I the end on YouTube I want to see it in person. Also by the way I don’t have a PC.

Please help and fix and listen
May 12, 2025

The game is super fun well on paper trial you need to destroy toilets and on mobile it won’t work Please help The game is super fun well on paper trial you need to destroy toilets and on mobile it won’t work

App Details

Developer

tinyBuild LLC

Platform

ios

Rating

3.8

Last Updated

9/7/2025