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Also Boomer Shooter and Gore, like Painkiller: Resurrection.
- $4.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- 2007
Games like Painkiller: Resurrection
- 22 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Painkiller: Resurrection also play
The closest matches to Painkiller: Resurrection: Painkiller Overdose, Painkiller Hell & Damnation, NecroVision, Painkiller: Black Edition, and Blood: Refreshed Supply™. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Same bleak mood as Painkiller: Resurrection.
- $19.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2012
Rank 03Why this
Also Gore and Violent, like Painkiller: Resurrection.
- $0.74 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2009
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Anger Foot
Why this: Shares procedural level generation with Painkiller: Resurrection.
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- Released: 2009
- Developer: Homegrown Games
- Price: $1.99−80%checked Oct 31
- 26% of 219 reviews
- Genres: Action
- Metacritic 38
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Hardcore difficulty offers brutal challenge
- Huge open levels demand exploration
- Metal goth aesthetic feels authentic
- Bleak
- Dark
- Stressful
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Why this: Same stressful mood as Painkiller: Resurrection.
OVERDOSE
Why this: Also Gore and Violent, like Painkiller: Resurrection.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Painkiller: Resurrection, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
PAPERHEAD EP.0
Why this: Shares weapon variety with Painkiller: Resurrection.
Darkenstein 3D
Why this: Also Boomer Shooter and Violent, like Painkiller: Resurrection.
STRAFTAT
Why this: Also Boomer Shooter and Gore, like Painkiller: Resurrection.
Hellbound: Survival Mode
Why this: Also Gore and Violent, like Painkiller: Resurrection.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Blood: Refreshed Supply™
Why this: Also Boomer Shooter and Gore, like Painkiller: Resurrection.
Anger Foot
Why this: Shares procedural level generation with Painkiller: Resurrection.
DUSK
Why this: Same bleak mood as Painkiller: Resurrection.
About Painkiller: Resurrection
The closest matches to Painkiller: Resurrection: Painkiller Overdose, Painkiller Hell & Damnation, NecroVision, Painkiller: Black Edition, and Blood: Refreshed Supply™. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Painkiller: Resurrection is your kind of game, the closest matches are Painkiller Overdose, Painkiller Hell & Damnation and NecroVision — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as bleak, dark and stressful, and single out its checkpoint instability and difficulty traps. 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.
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.
Is Painkiller: Resurrection worth buying?
Most players don't recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 26% of 219 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 7).
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Hardcore difficulty offers brutal challenge
- Huge open levels demand exploration
- Metal goth aesthetic feels authentic
- New weapon adds slight variety to combat
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Hot buggy garbage compared to the rest of the titles in the PK franchise. Honestly, you can skip this one, unless you are a masochist like myself who has to complete everything. :/”
“The game is fun. But the maps are so bad. even for 2009 this is 0/10 map design. A lot of times I got no clue where to go. These trash maps make it a challenge to find the next checkpoint. The game crashed a lot, and sometimes i find…”
People who play it also play: Painkiller Overdose, Painkiller Hell & Damnation, NecroVision
Frequently asked about Painkiller: Resurrection
Can I run it?
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 1.99 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 Hell & Damnation, NecroVision.
Who developed Painkiller: Resurrection?
Painkiller: Resurrection was developed by Homegrown Games and published by Prime Matter.