Painkiller: Recurring Evil
Old-school first-person shooter with crowded battles against demons
Med-Art · Published by Prime Matter · Released Feb 29, 2012
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 42% of 402
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 30, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
- Minimum PC
- AMD Radeon/Nvidia GeForce with 256MB RAM, and Shader Model 3.0
- 0.5 GB RAM · 3 GB disk
- Full requirements
Metacritic: 38/100 (critic reviews)
What is Painkiller: Recurring Evil?
This first-person shooter follows Bill Sherman as he tries to free his soul from Hell. You clear enemies from five levels, including a temple, an old warehouse, and a highway full of wrecked cars.
For you if...
- +you prefer short campaigns with challenging, sustained firefights
Not for you if...
- −you avoid graphic gore and demonic horror imagery
What players say
42% of 402 reviews are positive
Some players praise the familiar, fast-paced combat. The main complaints concern repetitive encounters and uninspired level layouts. Recent reviews also report bugs, crashes, and broken scripts.
Screenshots and trailer
Painkiller: Recurring Evil system requirements
Minimum: AMD Radeon/Nvidia GeForce with 256MB RAM, and Shader Model 3.0, 0.5 GB RAM, 3 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows XP/Vista/7
- Processor
- Pentium IV 3.2Ghz
- Graphics
- AMD Radeon/Nvidia GeForce with 256MB RAM, and Shader Model 3.0
- Memory
- 512MB
- Storage
- 3GB
Recommended
- OS
- Windows XP/Vista/7
- Processor
- Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz
- Graphics
- AMD Radeon/Nvidia GeForce with 512MB of memory and shader model 3.0
- Memory
- 1.5GB
- Storage
- 3GB
Does Painkiller: Recurring Evil have co-op or multiplayer?
No multiplayer modes declared.
Does Painkiller: Recurring Evil run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, German, Russian.
Does Painkiller: Recurring Evil use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
