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…

2 October 2023

Indie Shooter Action

Windowkill is an indie developed by torcado, released 2 October 2023 on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 4 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam

What Windowkill is

Windowkill is an indie game developed by torcado and released in 2023. It is available on Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Godot Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

What it launched against

Windowkill launched on 2 October 2023, within three weeks of Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Lies of P.

Released around the same time: Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Lies of P.