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Painkiller Hell & Damnation

Fast-paced first-person shooter fighting demon hordes through Purgatory

The Farm 51 · Published by Prime Matter · Released Oct 31, 2012

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Reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 4,355
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
77% of 18 in 30 days
Players
3
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
12 years ago
Dec 13, 2013
Minimum PC
HD 2600XT
2 GB RAM · 5 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 64/100 (critic reviews)

What is Painkiller Hell & Damnation?

This first-person shooter remakes parts of Painkiller and Battle Out of Hell. As Daniel Garner seeks to leave Purgatory and reunite with his wife, you fight demons across campaign levels and boss battles, alone or in co-op. Competitive multiplayer is also available.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy fast shooting against hordes of demons
  • +you want to play a shooter campaign cooperatively

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike clearing repeated waves of enemies in arenas
  • −you prefer slower combat with automatic health recovery

What players say

78% of 4,355 reviews are positive · 77% of 18 in the last 30 days

Players praise the fast shooting and dark level designs, and some enjoy the co-op campaign. Many complain that the remake leaves out levels from the originals and compares poorly with them in combat and enemy selection; some also report co-op problems.

How many players finish Painkiller Hell & Damnation?

20% of Steam players have unlocked «Evil's Orphans», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Painkiller Hell & Damnation system requirements

Minimum: HD 2600XT, 2 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista/7
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2Ghz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 equivalent
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce 8600 / ATI Radeon HD 2600XT (256 MB)
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
5 GB HD space

Recommended

OS
Windows Vista/7
Processor
2.4 GHz Quad Core processor
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/ATI Radeon HD 4850 (512+ MB)
Memory
3 GB RAM
Storage
5 GB HD space

Does Painkiller Hell & Damnation have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does Painkiller Hell & Damnation run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
107
Steam features
Workshop, Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Polish, Russian. Text only: Czech, Hungarian.

Does Painkiller Hell & Damnation 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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