Painkiller
Painkiller is a simple first-person shooter at heart, but it's very well-put-together and does what it does exceedingly well.
Painkiller Videos
- Greg Kasavin reviews this action-packed shooter from People Can Fly.
- Apr 9, 2004
- 6:48
- (41,258 views)
- Watch the complete battle with Alastor, the fourth general you'll face in Painkiller. Spoiler Warning: This video will show you how to defeat him.
- Apr 6, 2004
- 5:36
- (5,869 views)
- Jason Ocampo takes us on a guided tour of Painkillers enemies, weapons, and multiplayer modes.
- Apr 2, 2004
- 4:48
- (2,742 views)
Painkiller News & Features
- Lemon Interactive releases a single teaser image from its upcoming first-person shooter based on killing evil monsters.Posted Aug 31, 2001 11:29 pm GMT
- People Can Fly opens a new Web site for its upcoming first-person shooter.Posted Feb 21, 2002 10:52 pm GMT
- The company will seek publishers for the Polish studio's upcoming action game, Painkiller.Posted Mar 1, 2002 10:52 pm GMT
Painkiller Demos and Patches
- This single-player demo gives players a look at three levels in Purgatory: the atmospheric Oriental Castle, the witch-infested medieval town level, and a huge boss fight. Four of the game's five dual-mode weapons are included, including the signature stakegun.
- Size: 233.9MB
- Posted: Feb 16, 2004
- 192713 downloads
- This is an official fix for those experiencing problems when attempting to launch Painkiller for the first time. If the retail CD spins but does not launch, or if an error message is displayed, this fix will address the problem and allow you to install the game on your system.
- Size: 4.5MB
- Posted: Apr 14, 2004
- 7700 downloads
Latest Painkiller Updates
| Type | Headline | Date |
|---|---|---|
| News | Nordic Games Holding acquires JoWood and The Adventure Company | Aug 17, 2011 |
| News | Mystery Epic project revealed to be Bulletstorm | Apr 9, 2010 |
| News | Q&A: Epic's Capps raps about EA deal | Aug 15, 2008 |
| Fact Sheet | Totalgaming.net Adds Dreamcatcher Games, Freak Out: Extreme Freerides North American Debut | Aug 28, 2007 |
| News | Epic lands controlling stake in People Can Fly | Aug 20, 2007 |
| News | Hollywood pops Painkiller | Aug 1, 2007 |
| News | Pinnacle to distribute JoWood in UK | Jan 10, 2007 |
| News | JoWood snares DreamCatcher | Nov 6, 2006 |
ESRB Rating
Mature
Violence, Blood and Gore
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- Publisher(s): DreamCatcher Interactive
- Developer(s): People Can Fly
- Genre: Action
- Release: Apr 12, 2004 (US) »
- ESRB: M
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