

- Shooter, Puzzle, Action, Horror
Stranded in a place between Heaven and Hell, your time of judgment is at hand. The Underworld is on the verge of unholy war, and you are but a pawn in the infernal battle. As you fight for your purification, the truths behind the deceptions are revealed. Painkiller puts you in a nightmarish world where monsters swarm you in mobs. Eliminate your enemies using a variety of weapons and using your power to morph into a possessed creature.
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Character
Plot-driven, unpretentious, relentless and grave.
- character-ledplot-driven
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
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About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS
- Developer
- People Can Fly, MachineWorks Northwest
- Publisher
- DreamCatcher Interactive, MachineWorks Northwest
- Released
- April 12, 2004
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- First person
- Engine
- PainEngine, Havok Physics
- Time to beat
- 14 h rushed · 20 h main story · 29 h completionist
IGDB rating 7.9/10 from 159 ratings.
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