Kill the Twister

Casual· Shooter· FPS· Action

Released Apr 2025

Jump, shoot, and throw a lot of barrels in this self-contained FPS boss fight against a massive tornado.

91% positive · 145 reviews

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Done

All announced content has been released

High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Steam Free

Evaluation

Kill the Twister launched as a free-to-play game on April 11, 2025. The developer shipped one post-launch patch on April 16, 2025, adding difficulty modes and quality-of-life improvements. Then, just one week after launch on April 18, 2025, the developer published a candid post-launch reflection stating that the game "feels basically complete" and that they are "looking to move on to other projects." The only possible future additions mentioned were minor easter eggs — nothing substantial. The store description consistently frames this as a self-contained, ~30-minute boss fight experience, reinforcing that it was designed as a finished, standalone product from the start. This is a complete game with no further content planned.

Evidence

Developer states the game 'feels basically complete' and they are 'looking to move on to other projects,' with only possible minor easter eggs as future additions.

news post · Apr 18, 2025 source development ending

high

Kill the Twister officially launched as a free game on Windows, with Mac builds expected within a week.

news post · Apr 11, 2025 source content shipped

high

Media

Details

Developer

Jakob Vidal

Publisher

Jakob Vidal

Achievements

Platform

Windows

Controller

full support

Steam Deck

Not rated

Players

Single-player

Casual FPS Shooter Action Platformer First-Person Atmospheric Minimalist 3D Surreal Linear Free to Play Indie 3D Platformer 1990's

About this game

A Storm is Approaching...

In this self contained FPS boss fight, players will use a dynamic movement system to navigate the scores of rubble orbiting an enormous tornado. While dodging falling debris, cyclones and lightning strikes, players will hunt down explosives to hurl into the tornado, then blast them with a shotgun to deal massive damage.

With a rough completion time of around 30 minutes, this game is designed to offer a brief and exciting challenge to FPS players new and old alike!

Some time in the 90's, probably...

An unprecedented storm has gripped the region. The Weatherman, premier meteorologist for Channel 27 News, returns to his workplace to prepare for the worst. From the west, chaotic winds begin to converge...