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Painkiller: Black Edition
Painkiller Black Edition includes the expansion pack Battle Out of Hell, featuring 10 additional single-player levels and many new villains.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
33 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“This franchise has been treated like a joint, passed around so many developers, just look at the other Painkiller games and note the developers. Anyway, this is the original one, the one that started all by People can…”
“One of the unsung classics, gunplay and movement is so smooth”
9 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“This game has a charm and I find the first two levels were the best out of all of them, but the game is really undercooked, Loony Park and Orphanage are the only two good maps, both visually and gameplay-wise. The other…”
“A fun shooter with a cool art style and a cool story”
“Played this thing in 2026. Still a visual and gameplay work of art”
3 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“It's pretty simple to play but really fun. Cool levels and the music in battle is awesome.”
3 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“Runs like a dream on Steam Deck. Before you start the game, click the cog/Manage. Then Properties. Now add this to Launch Options to set Video to full screen in game: PROTON_USE_WINED3D=1 %command% When the game starts,…”
14 of the 76 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“This franchise has been treated like a joint, passed around so many developers, just look at the other Painkiller games and note the developers. Anyway, this is the original one, the one that started all by People can…”
“This game has a charm and I find the first two levels were the best out of all of them, but the game is really undercooked, Loony Park and Orphanage are the only two good maps, both visually and gameplay-wise. The other…”
“Extremely monotonous, with braindead enemies and lackluster levels. It only really comes alive with the war section at the end, but even that is very brief and does nothing worth noting.”
4 of the 76 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
3 of the 76 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This franchise has been treated like a joint, passed around so many developers, just look at the other Painkiller games and note the developers. Anyway, this is the original one, the one that started all by People can…”
3 of the 76 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Frustrating and enjoyable at the same time - but still fun.”
Counted across 76 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“An Old Classic and an absolute banger of it's time. If you love boomer shooters it's a must have. Side note to you all: Turn off the multisampling to None And set the texture filtering to Bilinear This prevents graphic glitches like in the Necrogiant's fight. Have fun folks!”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“When I hear the word "Painkiller", normally my brain goes two ways. One is the absolute best heavy metal album ever made, and the other is a classic shooter from 2004 made by People Can Fly (A studio I love dearly) that got stuck in my head for decades. With the release of the…”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“I wrote a positive review of this product because it is a very good product.”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Gore · Action · FPS · Classic · Shooter · Great Soundtrack · First-Person · Singleplayer · Demons · Arena Shooter · Horror · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, German, Spanish - Spain |
| Official site | http://www.painkillergame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Win 98/2000/Me/XP Processor: 1GHz Memory: 256 MB RAM Graphics: DirextX 9.0 64MB Video Card Storage: 3.4 GB available space