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Painkiller: Black Edition

Painkiller: Black Edition

People Can Flypub. Prime Matter

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

Very Positive
$9.99
Jan 24, 2007
Steam ↗
Reviews
1,892
Very Positive
Positive
89.4%
1,692 positive
Followers
1.3K
Est. WishlistsestiProxy: followers × 12 (industry heuristic)
15.2K
Est. OwnersestiBoxleiter method: reviews × 32
60.5K
Est. RevenueestiEst. owners × ~62% of list price
$375K
Price (US)
$9.99
Release
Jan 24, 2007
About
Painkiller Black Edition includes Painkiller and the expansion pack Battle Out of Hell, featuring 10 additional single-player levels and many new villans.

Gothic Story, Frantic Gameplay. Painkiller is a first-person horror shooter, designed to satisfy a gamer's hunger for intense, fast-paced action. It's an adrenaline addict's nightmare, where hellish monsters swarm in seemingly endless mobs.

Graphically, Painkiller is unmatched. The proprietary PAIN Engine puts out an unbelievably high polygon count, while adding increased texture quality and the latest lighting and shadowing techniques, including soft shadows, DOT3 bump mapping, water reflections, glass simulation, volumetric light and fog, and more. Plug in the Havok 2.0 physics engine, and you get a realistic environment in a totally fantastical setting.

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.

FEATURES


  • Combo weapons: All weapons come in pairs, with a primary and secondary fire.
  • Morphing: Your unholy pact gives you the power to morph into a powerful possessed creature with every 66 souls collected.
  • Lasting replay value: Painkiller features a standard single player campaign, with additional modes to encourage replay.
  • Physics Engine: Painkiller employs the Havok 2.0 physics engine, allowing for inverse kinematics ("rag-doll physics") and deformable, interactive environments.
  • Over 30 levels of fierce action, dozens of different enemies in completely unique and varied environments.
  • High adrenalin gameplay: non-stop action, hundreds of enemies to be decimated and gigantic bosses.
  • 14 incredible weapons, including the famous stake-gun, and the mythical Painkiller.
★ Reviews
89%
Very Positive
1,892 total reviews
1,692 positive (89.4%)200 negative
Genres
Action
Features
Family Sharing
Tags
ActionArena ShooterAtmosphericBoomer ShooterClassicDarkDemonsFast-PacedFirst-PersonFPSGoreGothicGreat SoundtrackHorrorMultiplayer
Developer
People Can Fly
Publisher
Prime Matter
Platforms
Estimates — owners use the Boxleiter method (reviews × 32), wishlists proxy followers × 12, revenue uses ~62% of list price × est. owners. These are rough industry heuristics, not official data.
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