Painkiller Overdose
Fast-paced first-person shooter fighting Hell's monsters with demonic weapons
Mindware Studios · Published by Prime Matter · Released Oct 30, 2007
- Reviews
- Mostly Positive
- 71% of 1,208
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 3
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 65/100 (critic reviews)
What is Painkiller Overdose?
Painkiller Overdose is a first-person shooter in which you play Belial, fighting monsters from Hell with demonic weapons across 16 levels. You use Tarot cards for powers and face large bosses as the story follows the consequences of Daniel defeating Lucifer in the original game. Multiplayer supports maps and modes from the original Painkiller.
For you if...
- +you like fast, level-based fights against demonic enemies
- +you enjoy trying different weapons and Tarot card powers
Not for you if...
- −you prefer slow, deliberate combat over fast shooting
- −you dislike gore and fights against monsters from Hell
- −you want open-world exploration instead of separate levels
What players say
71% of 1,208 reviews are positive
Players praise the fast shooting and the variety of levels, weapons, and enemies. Their main complaint is crashes that can block progress; some also criticize uneven level design, scarce ammunition, and poor performance.
Screenshots and trailer
Painkiller Overdose system requirements
Minimum: 0.5 GB RAM, 2.5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Painkiller Overdose?
The published requirements do not name a graphics card we can compare.
Set up my PC →Minimum
- Processor
- 1.5 GHz Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon processor
- Memory
- 512MB RAM
- Storage
- 2.5 GB available
- DirectX
- 128 MB DirectX(R) 9 Compatible Video Card (NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) FX 5600, ATI(TM) Radeon(TM) 9600 or Better)
Does Painkiller Overdose have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: multiplayer (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.
Does Painkiller Overdose 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
- Age rating
- 17+
- Languages
- Text only: English, German.
Does Painkiller Overdose 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
