Games like Painkiller: Resurrection
If Painkiller: Resurrection is your kind of game, the closest matches are Painkiller Overdose, Painkiller Redemption and Painkiller: Recurring Evil — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its bleak, dark and stressful. 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: Resurrection: William "Bill" Sherman has a problem - he's dead. Blown to pieces by his own C4 payload, which he wanted to eliminate a South American druglord with on behalf of some shady secret service people.
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Painkiller Overdose
WHY THIS
Shares a bleak mood with Painkiller: Resurrection.
Top pick for Painkiller: Resurrection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
The critically-acclaimed and award-winning FPS franchise is back! Packed with tons of fast-paced, adrenaline-fueled single player and multiplayer action, Painkiller Overdose brings with it 6 innovative new demonic weapons, mind-bending physics, lightning-player maps, over 40 demented and sickly-twisted monsters from Hell and gigantic end...
Painkiller Redemption
WHY THIS
Shares a bleak mood with Painkiller: Resurrection.
Second-strongest match for Painkiller: Resurrection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
Welcome to a world of pain. Heaven is once again in danger and threatened by a reckless army of hell spawn monsters - and they will stop at nothing.
Painkiller: Recurring Evil
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Painkiller: Resurrection.
Third-strongest match for Painkiller: Resurrection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
Battle never ceases in the realm known as Hell. This time around it's a battle for the freedom of your very soul. Will you be able to escape from the prison hidden in the darkest deepest chasm of Hell? Do you have enough courage to travel through the most dangerous and twisted areas, infamous for their unsafety, even among demons...
Trepang2
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Painkiller: Resurrection.
Ranked #4 for Painkiller: Resurrection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.
Blood: Refreshed Supply™
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Painkiller: Resurrection.
Ranked #5 for Painkiller: Resurrection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
Things are about to get… bloody! Soak up 42 pulse-pounding levels dripping with Lovecraftian atmosphere as you battle your way through armies of sycophantic cultists, zombies, gargoyles, hell hounds, and other insatiable horrors, in your quest to defeat the loathsome Tchernobog.
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
WHY THIS
Shares weapon variety with Painkiller: Resurrection.
Ranked #6 for Painkiller: Resurrection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.
Blood II: The Chosen + Expansion
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Painkiller: Resurrection.
Ranked #7 for Painkiller: Resurrection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
Includes original Blood II: The Chosen and add-on package The Nightmare LevelsAn immersive atmosphere full of dark humor and exciting actionFour playable characters and wide variety of weapons
DOOM 64
WHY THIS
Shares an unsettling mood with Painkiller: Resurrection.
Ranked #8 for Painkiller: Resurrection fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
Play the enhanced version of the original game released on the Nintendo 64 in 1997. Years have passed since you stopped Hell’s invasion of Earth. Quarantined for humanity’s safety, the UAC research facilities on Mars were abandoned and forgotten...until now.
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Quake
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Painkiller: Resurrection cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
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.
Painkiller Overdose
WHY THIS
Shares a bleak mood with Painkiller: Resurrection.
Reviewers of Painkiller: Resurrection cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
The critically-acclaimed and award-winning FPS franchise is back! Packed with tons of fast-paced, adrenaline-fueled single player and multiplayer action, Painkiller Overdose brings with it 6 innovative new demonic weapons, mind-bending physics, lightning-player maps, over 40 demented and sickly-twisted monsters from Hell and gigantic end...
Painkiller: Black Edition
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Painkiller: Resurrection cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
Painkiller Black Edition includes the expansion pack Battle Out of Hell, featuring 10 additional single-player levels and many new villains.
Serious Sam 3: BFE
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Painkiller: Resurrection.
Reviewers of Painkiller: Resurrection cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
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!
DOOM
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Painkiller: Resurrection cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
OVERDOSE
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Painkiller: Resurrection cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
Survive the night in a deadly asylum—deliver sinister meds, keep the insane in line, and outwit a killer hiding in the dark.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Painkiller: Resurrection at current Steam store prices.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Painkiller: Resurrection on Steam right now. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
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: Resurrection on Steam right now. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
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: Resurrection on Steam right now. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
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: Resurrection on Steam right now. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
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: Resurrection on Steam right now. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
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: Resurrection on Steam right now. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
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: Resurrection on Steam right now. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
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: Resurrection on Steam right now. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
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.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
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: Resurrection.
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.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
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.).
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Hog Hunter 2021
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Painkiller: Resurrection.
Hog hunter is a short atmospheric game about catching hogs out in the wild, be careful though not everything in the woods is safe...
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Frequently asked about Painkiller: Resurrection
- Does Painkiller: Resurrection work on Steam Deck?
- Painkiller: Resurrection is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Painkiller: Resurrection cost?
- Painkiller: Resurrection is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Painkiller: Resurrection have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Painkiller: Resurrection supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to Painkiller: Resurrection?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Painkiller: Resurrection are Painkiller Overdose, Painkiller Redemption, Painkiller: Recurring Evil.
- Who developed Painkiller: Resurrection?
- Painkiller: Resurrection was developed by Homegrown Games and published by Prime Matter.
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