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Is Painkiller: Resurrection worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- FPS players who want both straightforward combat levels and large areas to explore
- Players interested in stories about hell and purgatory presented through illustrated cutscenes
- Multiplayer shooter players looking for numerous modes and maps
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a consistently slow-paced experience may not fit the game's fast action.
- Players who prefer one consistent level format may find the combination of direct stages and large explorable regions unsuitable.
- Players looking for a climbing or puzzle-focused action game may prefer a different gameplay structure.
Our take on Painkiller: Resurrection
The combination of fast, straightforward levels and enormous explorable regions gives up a consistent stage format. Players who prefer a uniform campaign rhythm may find the shift between compact combat spaces and broad environments less cohesive.
What is Painkiller: Resurrection?
Painkiller: Resurrection follows William Sherman after a C4 explosion kills him and innocent civilians.
In purgatory, heaven’s warriors offer him a chance to make amends by using his combat skills and unusual weapons. The story draws on medieval ideas about hell and purgatory and Dante’s Inferno, with graphic-novel-style cutscenes presenting its events. Gameplay combines fast, straightforward FPS levels with enormous regions to explore. The game also includes multiplayer modes and new and updated maps. Its reworked engine provides shader effects, weather systems, physics, fast netcode, and an anticheat system.
How Painkiller: Resurrection plays
- 01Varied level structures
- The campaign combines fast, straightforward FPS levels with enormous regions built for exploration.
- 02Graphic-novel cutscenes
- The story is presented through cutscenes using a graphic-novel style.
- 03Multiplayer modes
- The game includes numerous multiplayer modes alongside new and updated maps.
- 04Unusual weapon arsenal
- The arsenal brings together weapons from earlier Painkiller games and newly created tools.
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Painkiller: Resurrection: platforms & release
Is Painkiller: Resurrection worth it?
It is worth it if: FPS players who want both straightforward combat levels and large areas to explore. Skip it if: players seeking a consistently slow-paced experience may not fit the game's fast action.
Where can I download Painkiller: Resurrection?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Painkiller: Resurrection's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Painkiller: Resurrection on?
Windows only.
