Painkiller

Anshar Studios · 3D Realms · 2025-10-21

SteamPlayStation Store

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Oct 21, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 21, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Oct 21, 2025 (Xbox Series X|S)

The classic Painkiller series is back! Battle through Purgatory in fast-paced co-op action, wielding infernal weapons against relentless demonic hordes. Condemned for your sins, the Voice of the Creator offers you a chance at redemption. Will you seize it or be lost to darkness?

55%

positive of 1.2k reviews

Mixed

steam rating

67/100

critic score (3 outlets, IGDB)

62/100

IGDB user rating (5 ratings)

to beat · rushed 3h · completionist 8h

platinum

deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)

$39.99

steam price (US)

Health check

Quietly active

· 66 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~8/week).
· Review velocity down 40% vs the prior 8 weeks.
· Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (432 reviews).
· Top 29% of 11,892 Action games in the census by review count.

Estimated sales: 25k–56k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,244 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GreenManGaming	$7.20	-82%
Steam	$7.99	-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.19 at WinGameStore (2026-07-15)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $8.00 · on sale 0 of 19 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative

Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

achievements tracked

82.8%

earned "Demon’s Draw"

18.7%

median achievement earned by

· 82.8% of players earned Demon’s Draw
· 18.7% of players earned Scale Breaker
· 0.8% of players earned Fist of the Heavens

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportAdjustable Text SizeColor AlternativesPlayable without Timed Input4 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

Platform	Players tracked	Completion	Trophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)	1,348	12%	41
Steam (Steam)	802	3%	41
Xbox Series (Xbox)	587	6%	41

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Census log

2025-10-21First review activity on record (week of 2025-10-21).
2025-10-21Biggest review week on record: 432 reviews (week of 2025-10-21).
2025-10-28Negative review surge: 39 negative vs 22 positive in the week of 2025-10-28 (typical week: 6 negative).

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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