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SeriesPainkiller

Painkiller: Resurrection

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First release
Oct 27, 2009
Genres
Shooter · Action, Science fiction, Horror, Survival
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows)

The game's basic gameplay is the same as the original Painkiller. The player has to face off numerous enemies and defeats them, moving from one location to another. All the weapons have alternative fire regimes. While the majority of enemies and all original weapons are presented, the game features some new additional gameplay elements not seen in original or its other expansions.

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Storyline
William "Wild Bill" Sherman, an ex CIA Agent and specialist for dangerous missions in the Black Ops Special Unit has a big problem: during his last job, he has managed to not only kill the head of an illegal drug operation and a slew of innocent civilians, but himself in a fatal mistake. Trapped in a hostile place between heaven and hell, his soul flickers between the millions of faceless infidels and good and evil forces start to use Wild Bill for their own needs. But, it turns out that nothing is as it seemed at the beginning - solve the mystery and give the equilibrium between heaven and hell a little flip!Read more

William "Wild Bill" Sherman, an ex CIA Agent and specialist for dangerous missions in the Black Ops Special Unit has a big problem: during his last job, he has managed to not only kill the head of an illegal drug operation and a slew of innocent civilians, but himself in a fatal mistake. Trapped in a hostile place between heaven and hell, his soul flickers between the millions of faceless infidels and good and evil forces start to use Wild Bill for their own needs. But, it turns out that nothing is as it seemed at the beginning - solve the mystery and give the equilibrium between heaven and hell a little flip!

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Oct 27, 2009
Age ratings
PEGI 18ESRB M
Game modes
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
ghosts, bloody, vampire, magic, action-adventure
… All 42, demons, steam, achievements, multiple endings, undead, capture the flag, resurrection, good vs evil, one-man army, darkness, boss fight, explosion, death match, xbox controller support for pc, licensed game, voice acting, unlockables, motion blur, extreme violence, ragdoll physics, checkpoints, xbox live, secret area, respawning, anti-hero, high definition graphics, weapons swap, speedrun, team deathmatch, linear gameplay, camping, comic book cutscene, bots, innocent people die, swarming enemies, pc to console port, male protagonist

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50
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Steam users rate this Mostly Negative, 529 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerIGDB · 1 Nov
  • Online co-opIGDB · 1 Nov
  • LAN co-opIGDB · 1 Nov
  • Co-op campaignIGDB · 1 Nov

Feature data: IGDB

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