Choose Kill It With Fire: HEATWAVE
Choose Kill It With Fire: HEATWAVE if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Kill It With Fire: HEATWAVE launched in 2020.
Kill It With Fire: HEATWAVE vs KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2
Kill It With Fire: HEATWAVE and KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 both land in Action, Indie, Simulation 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, Indie, Simulation on Steam. Kill It With Fire: HEATWAVE (2020) is 5 years older than KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 (2025). Both sit near 93% positive on Steam (Kill It With Fire: HEATWAVE: 751 reviews, KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2: 981). 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 KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2
Choose KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 if you want an Adventure game with Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 launched in 2025.
Both Kill It With Fire: HEATWAVE and KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 sit in Action, Indie, and Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (93.3% vs 93.5% 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: HEATWAVE |  KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Simulation, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.3% positive (751 reviews) | 93.5% positive (981 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Casey Donnellan Games LLC | Casey Donnellan Games LLC |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Simulation on Steam.
- Kill It With Fire: HEATWAVE (2020) is 5 years older than KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 (2025).
- Both sit near 93% positive on Steam (Kill It With Fire: HEATWAVE: 751 reviews, KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2: 981).
- Kill It With Fire: HEATWAVE is free; KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 is paid (14.99 USD).
- KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 has co-op; Kill It With Fire: HEATWAVE does not.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Kill It With Fire: HEATWAVE vs KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, Kill It With Fire: HEATWAVE or KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Kill It With Fire: HEATWAVE sits at 93.3% positive (751 reviews), KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 at 93.5% (981). 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: HEATWAVE or KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Kill It With Fire: HEATWAVE (2020) came out before KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 (2025). 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: HEATWAVE and KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Simulation 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.
- Does Kill It With Fire: HEATWAVE have multiplayer like KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2?
- No. KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op), while Kill It With Fire: HEATWAVE is listed as single-player only.
- Is Kill It With Fire: HEATWAVE free?
- Yes — Kill It With Fire: HEATWAVE is a free-to-play Steam title. KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 is paid (14.99 USD).