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Painkiller: Black Edition cover art

Painkiller: Black Edition

People Can Fly · Prime Matter · 2007-01-24

SteamGOG

Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: Apr 12, 2004 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Painkiller Black Edition includes the expansion pack Battle Out of Hell, featuring 10 additional single-player levels and many new villains.

7
playing now
89%
positive of 2.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (17 ratings)
21h
to beat · rushed 16h · completionist 29h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

The game revolves around a young man named Daniel Garner, who is happily married to his wife Catherine. At the start of the game, Daniel is about to take Catherine out for a birthday meal. As they drive towards their destination at high speed, in the pouring rain, Daniel takes his eyes off the road to look at his wife and While his attention is diverted, he ploughs their car into a truck. Both of them are killed instantly in the crash. While Catherine manages to make it to Heaven and lives in harmony, Daniel is trapped in Purgatory. One day meeting an accomplice called Samael, he is told that (Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 152 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~19/week).
  • · Review velocity down 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 24% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 94k–188k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,349 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-80%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$1.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.99 at GameFly (2014-10-22) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 56 of 83 observed days · $1.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
353520172026Week of 2017-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2017-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2017-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2017-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2922026-08-11 17:00 — 29 players2026-08-12 09:00 — 12 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 7 players2026-08-13 16:00 — 20 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 18 players2026-08-15 00:00 — 8 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 26 players2026-08-16 08:00 — 15 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 9 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 22 players2026-08-18 07:00 — 10 players2026-08-18 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 22 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 2 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 13 players2026-08-21 14:00 — 14 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 9 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 12 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 13 players2026-08-24 05:00 — 3 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 13 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 11 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-26 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-27 14:00 — 14 players2026-08-28 06:00 — 2 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 16 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 21 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.24$1.252015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $3.992015-03-29 — best price $9.992015-06-09 — best price $2.492015-08-11 — best price $1.992015-11-01 — best price $3.992015-12-24 — best price $1.902016-03-14 — best price $9.992016-06-22 — best price $9.992016-11-02 — best price $9.992016-12-29 — best price $9.992017-06-05 — best price $9.992017-09-20 — best price $2.502018-01-03 — best price $9.992018-05-24 — best price $2.492018-08-30 — best price $2.492018-11-07 — best price $2.192019-02-11 — best price $2.502019-06-25 — best price $2.492019-09-30 — best price $9.992019-12-03 — best price $9.992020-02-07 — best price $2.492020-04-24 — best price $8.992021-01-04 — best price $9.992021-11-03 — best price $9.992022-06-06 — best price $1.992022-11-14 — best price $9.992023-03-23 — best price $9.992023-09-04 — best price $1.792024-01-04 — best price $9.992024-04-15 — best price $1.992024-08-05 — best price $1.792024-11-26 — best price $1.992025-03-19 — best price $1.992025-07-28 — best price $1.992025-11-25 — best price $1.992026-03-19 — best price $1.992026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-08-30 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain

Player tags

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Census log

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

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