Choose Kill It With Fire
Choose Kill It With Fire if you want an Indie and Simulation experience. 2,633 Steam reviews back the pick.
Kill It With Fire vs Aperture Desk Job
Kill It With Fire and Aperture Desk Job both land in Action, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Casual on Steam. Kill It With Fire (2020) is 2 years older than Aperture Desk Job (2022). Kill It With Fire scores higher on Steam reviews (96.2% positive) than Aperture Desk Job (94.5% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Aperture Desk Job
Choose Aperture Desk Job if you want an Adventure and Free To Play game with Stereo Sound. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 14,768 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Kill It With Fire and Aperture Desk Job sit in Action and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (96.2% vs 94.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Kill It With Fire |  Aperture Desk Job | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Action, Adventure, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 2.59 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 96.2% positive (2,633 reviews) | 94.5% positive (14,768 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Casey Donnellan Games LLC | Valve |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Casual on Steam.
- Kill It With Fire (2020) is 2 years older than Aperture Desk Job (2022).
- Kill It With Fire scores higher on Steam reviews (96.2% positive) than Aperture Desk Job (94.5% positive).
- Aperture Desk Job is free; Kill It With Fire is paid (2.59 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Kill It With Fire vs Aperture Desk Job — FAQ
- Which is better, Kill It With Fire or Aperture Desk Job?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Kill It With Fire sits at 96.2% positive (2,633 reviews), Aperture Desk Job at 94.5% (14,768). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Kill It With Fire or Aperture Desk Job first?
- If you want chronology, Kill It With Fire (2020) came out before Aperture Desk Job (2022). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Kill It With Fire and Aperture Desk Job similar?
- They overlap on Action, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Is Aperture Desk Job free?
- Yes — Aperture Desk Job is a free-to-play Steam title. Kill It With Fire is paid (2.59 USD).
- Do Kill It With Fire and Aperture Desk Job both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.