Painkiller

Wait55%

Mixed · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Anshar Studios · Shooter · Oct 21, 2025

Player review score
55%
Mixed
Price
$39.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
41
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio1 of 9
Subtitles9 of 9

Should I buy Painkiller?

Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 130 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 113 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 55 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 36 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise8% are divided42% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
130 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Movement is fast, enemies swarm you relentlessly, and the combat loop is all about momentum and aggression.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
113 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
For being a Co-Op Campaign Shooter, it is 100% playable on solo and offline.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Lighting, particle effects, and enemy design all stand out, especially in larger arenas where things get completely chaotic.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I'm currently running an AMD RX 6750 XT as I'm writing this review, and this card performed flawlessly on high settings without any stutters, with up to 90-100 fps on average, and yet it still looked really good, even on the smaller aspects like Anti-Aliasing and Shaders.
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
When we talk about optimization, this game has been very well done on that part since launch.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sound design is phenomenal, every gun feels punchy and unique with each their own powerups you can spend on to help you fight even harder enemies on your playthrough.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Combat130 reviews
Co-op113 reviews
Graphics43 reviews
Performance24 reviews
Optimization21 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Divided opinion
Gameplay
64% still recommend
Players complain
Story
55% still recommend
Difficulty
61% still recommend
Multiplayer
52% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
50% still recommend
Crashes
33% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Adjustable Text Size
  • Color Alternatives
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Subtitle Options

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$39.99

The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $39.99

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