Killing Things With Your Friends

About this game

Latest news

• Announcements·1 Oct 2026Official

  Killing Things With The Devs at PAX Aus

  EXOGEN LABS - SUBJECT ADVISORYThe dev team's headed to PAX Australia! Bags are packed, arms are attached, mutants are left at home - come play our game and say hello!-- FlightlessHowdy Test Subjects!September's a huge month for gaming this year, and that's no different for us!Unlike other studios, we're not launching this month to avoid 2026's biggest mutant yet - you know the one - but we're still cooking up some chaos for you to get your hands on, and our brand new demo is coming to PAX Australia!If you're in Melbourne, Australia, from the 9th to the 11th of October, come say hello to our team and experience the epic highs and lows of Killing Things With Your Friends - it's even better than high school football. Bring a friend and play together!Where to find us:Booth 1840 in the Expo Hall - alongside CODE / New Zealand Centre of Digital Excellence Ltd and a whole bunch of awesome kiwi videogames.If you can't be there or you miss the booth - don't worry. There'll be more opportunities to play soon!Keep an eye out for that notification, we have lots more news to share!Cheers, - KTWYF Team
  Read full article on Community Announcements (Pockets)

• Announcements·18 Sept 2026Official

  All New Exogen

  EXOGEN LABS - SUBJECT ADVISORYTesting facilities face advancement. Lethal mutations and testing equipment receive integration, and test subjects protest scrub juice flavour...-- Exogen Trial OperationsHello Test Subjects!It’s been a little while since we last put out an update, but the team has been working hard in the labs, cooking up some important changes, features and content that will round out the experience of Killing Things With Your Friends. Take a look below at what we’ve been building!Art ReformWhile we remain focused on crushing bugs and spinning up more content, we’re also excited to showcase some key art updates! Here is a look at how our designs are iterated upon during development, and how your feedback informs KTWYF.Body ConfigOne of the scenes to receive a new art pass is the Body Config room in the Lobby. Before, it felt empty and featureless, but now it's been outfitted with some big spooky head sculptures and fancy new pods. Check out this BEFORE and AFTERLine-of-Sight BlockersPillars and statues help break up our arenas, giving both players and enemies a little breathing room to run away from their predators. Whether you're desperately dodging a Beetle's acid thrower, a Porcupine's quills, or hiding from your "friendly" fellow test subjects - positioning will be the key to surviving.When things get chaotic, sometimes ducking behind a pillar is the best way to keep your head on your shoulders. DecalsOur playtesters have spoken, and apparently, dying repeatedly can be quite confusing!To help you keep your wits (and limbs) attached, we're designing new infographics and decals to point you in the right direction.How do you think the challenges below might be solved, from their decals alone?ItemsNot only do we have new art for health packs, but we've also added three new items to assist you during the trials!From left to right:Health PackScrub JuiceLimb JuiceSpeed EnhanceA Health Pack and Speed Enhance might be obvious items, but what mysteries coul...
  Read full article on Community Announcements (Pockets)

• Announcements·16 Jun 2026Official

  A Change of Plan

  EXOGEN LABS - SUBJECT ADVISORYAdvanced testing programs face reconstruction. With new researchers comes new soundwaves, and the Exogen surgical team's latest creation...-- Exogen Trial OperationsHello Test Subjects!We've emerged from Exogen's labs to bring you an important update on our plans for Killing Things With Your Friends and its Next Fest demo.Time To BakeAn opportunity recently came our way that was too good not to take, and as a result we have made the hard decision to cancel our demo for Steam Next Fest this June.We're confident that our demo would have been worth losing an arm for, so don't fret, there's still plenty more mutant mayhem to come.There will be more opportunities to play Killing Things With Your Friends later this year, and a steady stream of development updates lined up to show you exactly what we are building, so keep your eyes and ears open!In the meantime, read onward to see what we've been cooking!All New MusicWe know just how important sweet beats are for chopping up your buddies - err - enemies. That is why we are thrilled to announced that Jeremy Cullen is back to score the soundtrack for Killing Things With Your Friends!Jeremy is a long-time collaborator who composed the music for three of our previous titles: Element, Doomsday Vault, and Monster Racing League - and this time he's bringing an electronic edge to our brutalist labs. Expect dark synths and slick guitar shredding to fuel your mutant-grinding sessions.Turn up your volume and have a listen below --In Exogen Labs, a false sense of security is the only sense of security, and that's exactly what the elevator offers to our test subjects.Who cares what happens after that door opens when you could be vibing to this little jam?A New Voice at Exogen!In more audio news, we're thrilled to announce Nia Lovelis (drummer and musician, formerly of Hey Violet) will be taking up the role of the Exogen Labs Researcher!Prepare to have her direct, gibe, and analyze your performance over the...
  Read full article on Community Announcements (Pockets)

• Community & Events·17 May 2026Official

  Killing Things With Your Friends at Next Fest!

  EXOGEN LABS - SUBJECT ADVISORYAdvanced testing programs are initializing. New trial modules have completed construction, and trial participants are facing reassembly for Next Fest.-- Exogen Trial OperationsHello Test Subjects!We’ve been working hard on getting new content and updates into the game in preparation for our next playtest, so here’s a quick look into what we’ve been cooking up in our lab…Killing Things at Next Fest!Killing Things With Your Friends is coming to June Next Fest from June 15th until June 22nd!We’ll have an all new demo with a whole host of new features that weren’t in our open playtest in April, so keep your eyes peeled for when our demo goes live.New content includes:Proximity ChatBasketball !?6+ New Challenge RoomsSteam Invites & JoinsNew interaction mechanicsNew scoring systemProgressionAnd more!Plus tons of alterations to how levels generate, including the addition of various dangerous new passages for you to lose those fleshy limbs. Challenge RoomsChallenges are the bread and butter of Killing Things With Your Friends and the key to earning the gold that allows you to progress, so naturally, we’ve designed a whole bunch!There are now over 25 unique challenges, with even more in the works.Let us know in the comments what puzzles or challenges you’d like to see, or jump into our Discord and join our suggestion forum! We don’t want to spoil them all, but here’s a sneak peek at couple you haven’t seen: Think you can figure out how to solve these puzzles? Fun RoomsFun rooms are dangerous little passages that add to the chaos of exploring Exogen Labs’ winding halls, providing mini platforming puzzles and obstacles for you to overcome.Dodge strafing lasers, time your jumps, and maybe you’ll get out alive… Loot Rooms & Spawn PodsThere are a whole bunch more variations of loot rooms and locations for spawn pods, now sometimes gated behind doors that need fresh meat. Be careful when you open them though, they’re not always what they seem… These f...
  Read full article on Community Announcements (Pockets)

• Patch Notes·19 Apr 2026Official

  Post-Playtest Update

  EXOGEN LABS - SUBJECT ADVISORYFeedback has been analysed and applied to the testing program. Trial modules have undergone reconfiguration and mopping, and new comm-links have been distributed to participants.-- Exogen Trial OperationsHello Test Subjects,Now that we've finished our first open playtest, we want to share with you an update on what we’ve learned and what’s coming next for Killing Things With Your Friends.Playtest FeedbackThank you to everyone who jumped into the playtest! We had over 9,000 people join the test and learned valuable information about how you play our game. Thanks to you all, we found and fixed a lot of bugs, and are looking to add many QOL improvements and minor changes to improve both how KTWYF looks and feels to play, based on your feedback.Bugs & QOL ChangesIncl. various minor bugfixes and improvements that are unlisted.After we launched the playtest patch in the first week of the test, bringing loads of bug fixes and QOL changes, we discovered and squashed a few more bugs that were dashing your fun in the second week.Sacrifice ChallengeFixed the bug in 3-4 player lobbies causing enemies to stop spawning after making the sacrifices.Upstairs Downstairs ChallengeIncreased the timing window to get limbs into each grinder from 2 seconds to 2.5 secondsAdded a progress bar downstairsLimbsFixed a bug that allowed the player to stack limb charge buffs to higher values than intendedChanged delimbing behaviour to increase the skill ceiling for catching falling limbsReduced projectile drop from Beetle blasterJumping PuzzleWe hear you! The jumping puzzle IS hard. After watching hours of streamers falling to their death on this little passageway, we’ve decided to change how jumping works:Variable jumpingPlayers can now carefully dictate how long they’re in the air by tapping or holding the jump keyCheck out this comparison between jump heights:Timing remains a key factor in this challenge - if you jump on a tile when it’s red or about to turn red, ...
  Read full article on Community Announcements (Pockets)