Shooting Hurts
Released Sep 2018
A brand new AI, a weapon that turns its health into projectiles, and a gauntlet of tests designed to test their limits. How will you make every shot count when shooting hurts?
92% positive · 261 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
Evaluation
Shooting Hurts launched as a free-to-play game on September 18, 2018, and received a small burst of post-launch updates: a bug fix patch on September 26, 2018, an achievements update on October 1, 2018, and an options menu update on October 18, 2018. After that, developer activity dropped off significantly. On September 18, 2021, the developer posted a three-year anniversary message explicitly stating they had "no news or updates regarding future projects" for the game.
The clearest signal of where the developer's focus has moved came on April 11, 2025, when they announced their next game, Kill the Twister, framing it as "a nice evolution of what I learned from Shooting Hurts" — language that treats Shooting Hurts as a completed chapter. No future content for Shooting Hurts has been announced at any point, and the store description confirms the game is free with no in-game purchases or microtransactions. The game launched as a self-contained experience with a fixed set of levels, and all post-launch updates were polish and quality-of-life additions rather than new content. Development on this game is complete.
Evidence
Developer announced their next game, Kill the Twister, describing Shooting Hurts as a foundational project they've moved on from. No mention of any future updates to Shooting Hurts.
Three-year anniversary post explicitly states the developer has no news or updates regarding future projects for the game.
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Details
Developer
Publisher
Jakob Vidal
Achievements
10
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
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Steam Deck
Not rated
Players
Single-player
About this game
Assume the role of a newly generated AI known as C.R.E-3d who was created for one purpose: to test an experimental energy weapon known as the Energy Projectile Converter.
The E.P.C. is a special weapon that is able to turn your health into projectiles, as well as generate solid platforms. Using these two functions, you will run, jump, and at times even shoot your way through numerous chambers packed with enemies designed to test your ability. How will you overcome them all and face the final challenge, when your own weapon is damaging to use? How will you make every shot count, when shooting hurts?
This game is 100% free, and features no In-Game purchases or microtransactions
The E.P.C. is a special weapon that is able to turn your health into projectiles, as well as generate solid platforms. Using these two functions, you will run, jump, and at times even shoot your way through numerous chambers packed with enemies designed to test your ability. How will you overcome them all and face the final challenge, when your own weapon is damaging to use? How will you make every shot count, when shooting hurts?
This game is 100% free, and features no In-Game purchases or microtransactions
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Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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