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Windowkill
Windowkill is a twin-stick shooter, but the game window itself is constantly closing in on you. Shoot the window edges to push it around your screen as you fight and dodge enemies and bosses in their own windows.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
54 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“yeah its a game based around a gimmick, a really cool gimmick that surprisingly works on linux too, also really fun outside of the gimmick”
“really fun and creative game!!!!! i love games that mess around with windows like this and i love how it doesnt rely on the window gimmick to be interesting since the actual just, game, is really fun to play…”
“Very addicting twin-stick shooter game with a lot of unlockable characters. They are all very enjoyable to play as. It also includes three different modes, each of which offer slightly altered ways to enjoy the game.…”
10 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Very addicting twin-stick shooter game with a lot of unlockable characters. They are all very enjoyable to play as. It also includes three different modes, each of which offer slightly altered ways to enjoy the game.…”
“An awesome indie game with unique windows theme and mechanics. Plays well with the Steam Deck but is played best on desktop, obviously. Something that was not expected: this game BEGS to be played with XR glasses. The…”
“Amazing Game! Characters Feel Nice, Upgrades Feel Balanced And Bosses Are Extremely Fun! Just Beat The Main Game, But There's Still So Much To Do! There's 3 Unlockable Gamemodes, 7 Unlockable Characters, Couch Co-Op…”
8 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“An awesome indie game with unique windows theme and mechanics. Plays well with the Steam Deck but is played best on desktop, obviously. Something that was not expected: this game BEGS to be played with XR glasses. The…”
“best 3 bucks you will ever spend, this game is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ amazing”
“Super fun game. Originally I bought it for the profile cosmetics on Steam (which are really cool btw.). But I enjoy playing this game so much. The only bad thing about this game is getting last few achivments which…”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“This game is pretty damn addicting and also insanely challenging. The fact that your entire window in the game itself, and how the gameplay makes you want to get as meny points and stars to survive truly keeps you on…”
“Amazing Game! Characters Feel Nice, Upgrades Feel Balanced And Bosses Are Extremely Fun! Just Beat The Main Game, But There's Still So Much To Do! There's 3 Unlockable Gamemodes, 7 Unlockable Characters, Couch Co-Op…”
“the gimmick is simple but shockingly effective as you need to manage both oncoming enemies but the size of your window too so you have more room to dodge bullets, collect currency, and see/attack enemies outside of…”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Very addicting twin-stick shooter game with a lot of unlockable characters. They are all very enjoyable to play as. It also includes three different modes, each of which offer slightly altered ways to enjoy the game.…”
“An awesome indie game with unique windows theme and mechanics. Plays well with the Steam Deck but is played best on desktop, obviously. Something that was not expected: this game BEGS to be played with XR glasses. The…”
“I like the game, was the money worth. It can be repetetive, but if you manage to survive long enough you'll automatically unlock more gamemodes with their very one machanics and features, which is every time I ulock one…”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I really love it, but i HATE that stupid fluffing parasite >:( Other than that; very fun rouge like game!”
“Cool concept, but doesn't game doesn't always work, because of bugs. It also becomes boring too quickly.”
“pretty good game with cool mechanics main window is often too small for me and makes me feel slightly claustrophobic but such is the way of shrinking window/playing field gimmicks there's also a reason to keep coming…”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“its good but i think the game is finished at this point so dont expect updates when buying this. the dev hasnt made any patch notes since febuary of 2025 so it might be buggy.”
“Cool concept, but doesn't game doesn't always work, because of bugs. It also becomes boring too quickly.”
“This game like totally hacked my computer”
6 of the 102 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Good time killer, interesting concept. Gets a bit repetitive and frustrating sometimes. 6/10”
“Kill the things, it's fun! Highly recommend this game (it is a bit frustrating initially though so buyer beware)”
“the gimmick of this game is so unique, and every single boss has it's own quirk that makes them stand out. the characters are pretty unbalanced, but i mean we all have our own preferences. I'm gonna try to not spoil…”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“I like the game, was the money worth. It can be repetetive, but if you manage to survive long enough you'll automatically unlock more gamemodes with their very one machanics and features, which is every time I ulock one…”
“The way the game works is very interesting, where the playfield is a window that you manipulate. I have done multiple runs and enjoy Nyx extremely much and have gotten multiple runs past the hour barrier I do not…”
“If you hate your ram then play this game”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Super fun game. Originally I bought it for the profile cosmetics on Steam (which are really cool btw.). But I enjoy playing this game so much. The only bad thing about this game is getting last few achivments which…”
“Juego satisfactorio y recomendable. No gasta mucho en el uso del disco. Solo quisiera que el juego te pudriera no limitar mucho en los modos, yaque me entristece haber pagado por esto y note tantas cosas bloqueadas,…”
“Fast paced grindy game, I enjoy, Having to manage multiple things at once keeps you on your toes sometimes which i find fun”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 95.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“A decent little roguelike game with a wonderful idea of using your system's window as a gameplay feature. The game actually has some content for about 20-30 hours, if you're into 100% completition gamers but that's it. It is definitely worth it to give it a shot!”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“This game is super fun and challenging! it also runs natively on linux, though I've had recurring issues with the game randomly crashing...”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“Fun twin-stick malware shooter with a good feel and an interesting concept.”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Windowkill 4.0.6b hotfix
Changes Changed how the game decides which monitor to launch on, to help prevent the game startup swapping between monitors seemingly at random It now prioritizes the monitor containing the mouse curs
Windowkill 4.0.6 update
New Features Added a rare balloon entity This was meant to be included with the 4.0.5 update but wasn't ready in time Added "show fake cursor on controller" option This enables the same fake cursor th
Steam Deck Support, 1 Year Anniversary, and 4.0.5 Update
Hi friends! Windowkill has recently become Steam Deck Verified! I've made many changes specifically to better support Steam Deck, included in this update. Also, today marks the one year anniversary si
Help Nominate Windowkill for the Innovative Gameplay Award!
Hi friends :) I usually consider the Steam Awards to be completely locked out by the top of the top most popular games. Windowkill isn't really part of that group, but I figure it's the best chance I'
Windowkill 4.0.4 update
Changes Miasma's health now adjusts based on number of nodes spawned (global max health spread out) Prevented miasma infecting detach windows for every player clone Arrows now have a starting cooldown
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Action · Indie · Action Roguelike · Bullet Hell · Arcade · 2D · Twin Stick Shooter · Experimental · Minimalist · Moddable · Perma Death · Score Attack (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese,… |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 37 |
| Official site | https://torcado.com/windowkill |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10, 11 Processor: 1.8 GHz Dual Core Processor Memory: 500 MB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 420, Opengl 3.3 Storage: 80 MB available space