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Painkiller Hell & Damnation cover art

Painkiller Hell & Damnation

The Farm 51 · Prime Matter · 2012-10-31

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Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Aug 30, 2013 (PlayStation 3), Oct 31, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 01, 2013 (Xbox 360)

Evil has returned! Demonic powers are manifesting themselves as a myriad of dark creatures, fighting over the fates of imprisoned souls caught in Purgatory.

Painkiller Hell & Damnation is an Action game released in 2012, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and Mostly Positive (78% of 4352 reviews).

5
playing now
78%
positive of 4.4k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
57/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
56/100
IGDB user rating (38 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (99 downloads)
32h
to beat · rushed 29h · completionist 29h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Painkiller: Hell & Damnation is a first-person shooter video game, both a remake of and a sequel to Painkiller, developed by The Farm 51 and published by Nordic Games. The game was released on October 31, 2012, for Microsoft Windows and for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on June 28, 2013, in Europe after suffering multiple delays. It was released in North America for Xbox 360 through Xbox Live on October 1, 2013, and for PlayStation 3 through the PlayStation Store on November 26, 2013.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 84 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~11/week).
  • · Review velocity down 21% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 27,908 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 174k–348k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,352 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.99 at Humble Store (2025-12-18) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $26.99 · on sale 60 of 61 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
353520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2112026-09-15 13:00 — 8 players2026-09-16 22:00 — 6 players2026-09-18 05:00 — 2 players2026-09-19 13:00 — 11 players2026-09-20 20:00 — 6 players2026-09-22 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 12:00 — 9 players2026-09-24 19:00 — 14 players2026-09-26 03:00 — 4 players2026-09-27 10:00 — 12 players2026-09-28 18:00 — 13 players2026-09-30 01:00 — 4 players2026-10-01 09:00 — 11 players2026-10-02 16:00 — 13 players2026-10-04 00:00 — 6 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 7 players2026-10-06 15:00 — 21 players2026-10-07 23:00 — 6 players2026-10-09 06:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 14:00 — 11 players2026-10-11 22:00 — 8 players2026-10-13 05:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 13:00 — 8 players2026-10-15 04:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1816Nov 2012Aug 2026Nov 2012 — avg 99 · peak 430Apr 2013 — avg 28 · peak 150Sep 2013 — avg 11 · peak 32Feb 2014 — avg 21 · peak 63Jul 2014 — avg 30 · peak 73Dec 2014 — avg 26 · peak 66May 2015 — avg 16 · peak 43Oct 2015 — avg 19 · peak 86Mar 2016 — avg 19 · peak 43Aug 2016 — avg 17 · peak 44Jan 2017 — avg 18 · peak 53Jun 2017 — avg 25 · peak 117Nov 2017 — avg 15 · peak 47Apr 2018 — avg 20 · peak 73Sep 2018 — avg 12 · peak 34Feb 2019 — avg 15 · peak 72Jul 2019 — avg 11 · peak 38Dec 2019 — avg 11 · peak 39May 2020 — avg 10 · peak 36Oct 2020 — avg 11 · peak 46Mar 2021 — avg 13 · peak 48Aug 2021 — avg 7 · peak 22Jan 2022 — avg 10 · peak 31Jun 2022 — avg 7 · peak 27Nov 2022 — avg 8 · peak 31Apr 2023 — avg 11 · peak 35Sep 2023 — avg 8 · peak 29Feb 2024 — avg 6 · peak 19Jul 2024 — avg 7 · peak 23Dec 2024 — avg 8 · peak 23May 2025 — avg 7 · peak 20Oct 2025 — avg 11 · peak 31Mar 2026 — avg 7 · peak 19Aug 2026 — avg 6 · peak 23
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$27.24$0.992015-01-012026-10-012015-01-01 — best price $7.812015-02-26 — best price $19.992015-04-21 — best price $4.992015-06-22 — best price $19.992015-08-14 — best price $4.992015-10-31 — best price $19.992015-12-31 — best price $19.992016-03-11 — best price $4.992016-06-18 — best price $19.992016-09-23 — best price $4.992016-11-28 — best price $19.992017-03-24 — best price $19.992017-07-24 — best price $16.992017-11-03 — best price $19.992018-03-06 — best price $4.992018-06-11 — best price $19.992018-09-11 — best price $19.992018-11-26 — best price $5.002019-03-11 — best price $4.992019-07-10 — best price $19.992019-09-17 — best price $19.992019-11-27 — best price $4.992020-01-30 — best price $19.102020-04-20 — best price $19.992021-03-22 — best price $19.992022-01-14 — best price $4.992022-11-04 — best price $19.992023-05-28 — best price $1.992023-11-03 — best price $1.792024-03-13 — best price $19.992024-07-31 — best price $19.992024-12-11 — best price $1.992025-07-01 — best price $1.992026-02-24 — best price $1.992026-08-15 — best price $0.992026-10-01 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

71222026-06-02 — 22 pageviews2026-06-06 — 33 pageviews2026-06-10 — 38 pageviews2026-06-14 — 36 pageviews2026-06-18 — 36 pageviews2026-06-22 — 47 pageviews2026-06-26 — 36 pageviews2026-06-30 — 44 pageviews2026-07-04 — 38 pageviews2026-07-08 — 33 pageviews2026-07-12 — 43 pageviews2026-07-16 — 35 pageviews2026-07-20 — 45 pageviews2026-07-24 — 46 pageviews2026-07-28 — 39 pageviews2026-08-01 — 61 pageviews2026-08-05 — 37 pageviews2026-08-09 — 55 pageviews2026-08-13 — 41 pageviews2026-08-17 — 42 pageviews2026-08-21 — 26 pageviews2026-08-25 — 35 pageviews2026-08-29 — 32 pageviews2026-09-02 — 45 pageviews2026-09-06 — 55 pageviews2026-09-10 — 25 pageviews2026-09-14 — 43 pageviews2026-09-18 — 44 pageviews2026-09-22 — 25 pageviews2026-09-26 — 36 pageviews2026-09-30 — 40 pageviews2026-10-04 — 44 pageviews2026-10-08 — 27 pageviews2026-10-11 — 31 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
56.4%
earned "Endurance"
8.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudSteam Leaderboards10 DLC

9 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Japanese, Polish

Post-launch support: 10 DLC released, first 2012-10-31, latest 2013-12-13 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)16,4312%107
PS3 (PlayStation)4,3746%56

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSGoreCo-opActionDemonsHorrorRemakeClassicShooterFast-Paced

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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