Games like Painkiller
If Painkiller is your kind of game, the closest matches are Quake, DOOM Eternal and Serious Sam 4 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its bots are actually useful, classic painkiller weapons return and atmospheric. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About Painkiller: The classic Painkiller series is back! Battle through Purgatory in fast-paced co-op action, wielding infernal weapons against relentless demonic hordes. Condemned for your sins, the Voice of the Creator offers you a chance at redemption. Will you seize it or be lost to darkness?
Players who liked Painkiller also play
Steam players who put hours into Painkiller also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Quake
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Painkiller.
Top pick for Painkiller fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Painkiller.
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.
DOOM Eternal
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Painkiller fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Painkiller.
Hell’s armies have invaded Earth. Become the Slayer in an epic single-player campaign to conquer demons across dimensions and stop the final destruction of humanity. The only thing they fear... is you.
Serious Sam 4
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Painkiller.
Third-strongest match for Painkiller fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Painkiller.
Serious Sam 4 reignites the classic FPS series in a high-powered prequel loaded with an explosive arsenal, intergalactic carnage, and perfectly timed one-liners.
Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Painkiller fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Painkiller.
In Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7, Treyarch and Raven Software are bringing players the biggest Black Ops ever across an innovative Co-Op Campaign, an electrifying Multiplayer experience, and the legendary Round-Based Zombies mode.
Painkiller Hell & Damnation
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Painkiller.
Ranked #5 for Painkiller fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Painkiller.
Evil has returned! Demonic powers are manifesting themselves as a myriad of dark creatures, fighting over the fates of imprisoned souls caught in Purgatory.
Painkiller: Black Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Painkiller.
Ranked #6 for Painkiller fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Painkiller.
Painkiller Black Edition includes the expansion pack Battle Out of Hell, featuring 10 additional single-player levels and many new villains.
Prodeus
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Painkiller fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Painkiller.
Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.
Ion Fury
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Painkiller.
Ranked #8 for Painkiller fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Painkiller.
3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, team up with Voidpoint to bring back the legendary Build Engine, famous for classic shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood. Fast-paced FPS combat across huge, secret-packed levels. Ion Fury is the real deal!
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World War Z
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Painkiller.
Reviewers of Painkiller cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Painkiller.
World War Z is a heart-pounding coop third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring massive swarms of hundreds of zombies, focused on fast-paced, gruesomely spectacular action.
Quake
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Painkiller.
Reviewers of Painkiller cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Painkiller.
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.
Serious Sam 3: BFE
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Painkiller.
Reviewers of Painkiller cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Painkiller.
Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!
Warhammer: Vermintide 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Painkiller.
Reviewers of Painkiller cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Painkiller.
The critically acclaimed Vermintide 2 is a visually stunning and groundbreaking melee action game pushing the boundaries of the first person co-op genre. Join the fight now!
DOOM Eternal
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Painkiller cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Painkiller.
Hell’s armies have invaded Earth. Become the Slayer in an epic single-player campaign to conquer demons across dimensions and stop the final destruction of humanity. The only thing they fear... is you.
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide
WHY THIS
Shares an epic mood with Painkiller.
Reviewers of Painkiller cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Painkiller.
Take back the city of Tertium from hordes of bloodthirsty foes in this intense and brutal action shooter. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is the new co-op focused experience from the award-winning team behind the Vermintide series. As Tertium falls, Rejects Will Rise.
Left 4 Dead
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Painkiller.
Reviewers of Painkiller cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Painkiller.
From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters.
Witchfire
WHY THIS
Shares weapon upgrades, loadout customization and an atmospheric mood with Painkiller.
Reviewers of Painkiller cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Painkiller.
Witchfire is a first-person dark fantasy RPG shooter in which you play as a wicked sinner turned witch hunter on his final mission to reach salvation.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Painkiller at current Steam store prices.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Painkiller on Steam right now. Shares Action with Painkiller.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Painkiller on Steam right now. Shares Action with Painkiller.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Painkiller on Steam right now. Shares Action with Painkiller.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Painkiller on Steam right now. Shares Action with Painkiller.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Brotato
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Painkiller on Steam right now. Shares Action with Painkiller.
Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.
Your Only Move Is HUSTLE
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Painkiller on Steam right now. Shares Action with Painkiller.
Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Painkiller on Steam right now. Shares Action with Painkiller.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Half-Life: Opposing Force
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Painkiller on Steam right now. Shares Action with Painkiller.
Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Painkiller.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Painkiller.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Painkiller.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Painkiller.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Painkiller.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
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More from Anshar Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Anshar Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Observer: System Redux
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Painkiller.
Another title from Anshar Studios, the studio behind Painkiller.
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
Layers of Fear
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Painkiller.
Another title from Anshar Studios, the studio behind Painkiller.
The era-defining first-person psychological horror in all its terrifying glory. All of the game’s chapters collected into one convenient package that allows you to plumb the depths of madness in pursuit of artistic revelation.
Gamedec - Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Painkiller.
Another title from Anshar Studios, the studio behind Painkiller.
Gamedec is a single-player cyberpunk isometric RPG. You are a game detective, who solves crimes inside virtual worlds. Use your wits to gather info from your witnesses and suspects, getting to the bottom of deceptive schemes. The game continually adapts to your decisions and never judges.
Detached
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Painkiller.
Another title from Anshar Studios, the studio behind Painkiller.
Detached is a suspenseful interstellar duel that demands tactics and skill to survive. Separated from your unit you must make smart decisions and race to safety in this visceral exploration of deep space. Strap yourself into your spacesuit for thrilling gameplay designed for VR headsets.
Detached: Non-VR Edition
WHY THIS
Another title from Anshar Studios, the studio behind Painkiller.
Detached, a suspenseful interstellar duel that demands tactics and skill to survive, is now available in a non-VR version! Separated from your unit, you must make smart decisions and race to safety in this visceral exploration of deep space.
Telefrag VR
WHY THIS
Another title from Anshar Studios, the studio behind Painkiller. Shares Action with Painkiller.
Telefrag VR is a hellishly fast-paced shooter with visceral movement and combat mechanics. Dash, shoot, and teleport around unique arenas that feature impossible geometry where there is no right side up and death can come from any direction.
SAW: Genesis
WHY THIS
Another title from Anshar Studios, the studio behind Painkiller. Shares Action with Painkiller.
A century before Jigsaw, survival demanded sacrifice. Experience the thrilling world of SAW first-hand in a new 3v1 multi-player horror game where three Accused must work together to escape a maze of traps, while one Judge orchestrates their rehabilitation.
Bus Station Simulator
WHY THIS
Another title from Anshar Studios, the studio behind Painkiller.
In Bus Station Simulator, take over a forgotten bus station and bring it back to life - solo or in co-op! Take care of passengers, your fleet, and the infrastructure as you transform a rundown terminal into the beating heart of Winston Springs.
Frequently asked about Painkiller
- Does Painkiller run on Steam Deck?
- Painkiller is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Painkiller cost?
- Painkiller is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Painkiller have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Painkiller supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Painkiller?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Painkiller are Quake, DOOM Eternal, Serious Sam 4.
- Who developed Painkiller?
- Painkiller was developed by Anshar Studios and published by 3D Realms.
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