Painkiller: Black Edition

Buy89%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

People Can Fly · Gore · Jan 24, 2007

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Price
$1.99−80%
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Not charted

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

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
4
Full audio0 of 4
Subtitles0 of 4

Should I buy Painkiller: Black Edition?

Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 92 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 75 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 70 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 33 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k 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
42% of themes are praise8% are divided50% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
92 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The weapons at first feel ok but once you learn how to really use them (including the secondary shots variants and even the melee itself) the game really shines.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
75 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Incredible amazing fast-paced gameplay with a metal ost that really make all of your anger and rage go out.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is fitting for the killing spree which the game provides.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It has like a Doom 2 vibe of learning process: fun to play and understand, challenging to learn well and a real rewarding journey when you try to master it on the highest difficulty.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The levels are vast, the enemies are many, and I got it to run smoothly at 260fps in full HD with all the graphics settings maxed on my tired laptop: It should be able to run pretty well on almost any system.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Combat92 reviews
Gameplay75 reviews
Audio58 reviews
Difficulty38 reviews
Graphics34 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
100% still recommend
Players complain
Story
90% still recommend
Crashes
61% still recommend
Performance
83% still recommend
Bugs
47% still recommend
Multiplayer
83% still recommend
Interface
73% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

Steam lists no play modes.

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
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Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$1.99$9.99−80%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $1.99