Pain of War
Horror action following a soldier's journey home after the war
Free Initiative Games · Released Feb 2, 2018
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 56% of 119
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 0
- daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Untested
- Last update on Steam
- 5 years ago
- Oct 12, 2021
What is Pain of War?
Pain of War is an action game with horror elements, set after World War II as a soldier tries to return home. You explore ruined locations, gather items to advance, and fight with guns and melee weapons through story chapters with multiple choices.
For you if...
- +you prefer playing action games on your own
Not for you if...
- −you want action without a horror theme
What players say
56% of 119 reviews are positive
Some players enjoy the old-school shooter style. Frequent crashes that interrupt play are the most consistent complaint.
Screenshots and trailer
Pain of War system requirements
Minimum: must be 256 MB, 2 GB RAM, 1.8 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Pain of War?
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Set up my PC →Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP (SP3) or higher
- Processor
- 3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher)
- Graphics
- Video card must be 256 MB or more and with support for Pixel Shader 2.0
- Memory
- 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 1800 MB available space
- Notes
- DirectPlay Legacy requiered
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 7 or higher
- Processor
- 3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) or AMD64X2 (or higher)
- Graphics
- ATI Radeon X800 / NVIDIA GeForce 7600 / Intel HD Graphics 2000 or higher
- Memory
- 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- Notes
- DirectPlay Legacy requiered
Does Pain of War have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Pain of War run on Steam Deck?
Untested Not yet tested by Valve on Steam Deck.
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 22
- Steam features
- Family Sharing
- Languages
- Text only: English, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal.
Does Pain of War 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
