Painkiller Updates
- We take an updated look at DreamCatcher's soon-to-be-released first-person shooter at GDC 2004.Preview - Posted Mar 26, 2004 4:53 am GMT
- [UPDATED] Get a three-map taste of Painkiller in this exclusive GameSpot demo premiere.News - Posted Feb 16, 2004 10:01 pm GMT
- This single-player demo gives players a look at three levels in Purgatory: the atmospheric Oriental Castle, the witch-infested medieval town level, and a huge boss fight. Four of the game's five dual-mode weapons are included, including the signature stakegun.Download - Posted Feb 16, 2004 8:59 pm GMT
- DreamCatcher announces special pre-order bonuses for its upcoming first-person shooter.News - Posted Feb 11, 2004 10:12 pm GMT
- Web site for DreamCatcher's Xbox/PC shooter debuts; first demo due February 16th.News - Posted Jan 28, 2004 10:59 pm GMT
- Publisher says version of shooter being bandied around the Web is an incomplete press demo.News - Posted Jan 5, 2004 11:02 pm GMT
- Somewhere between heaven and hell, Daniel Garner hands out the punishment in this trailer for Painkiller.Video - Posted Dec 10, 2003 12:37 am GMT
- Listen to the ambient music from a factory level. This music track is a sample of the ambient sounds heard when not in engaged in the game's fierce battles.Download - Posted Dec 3, 2003 10:37 pm GMT
- Check out the ambient music from a prison level. This music track is a sample of the ambient sounds heard when not in engaged in the game's fierce battles.Download - Posted Dec 3, 2003 10:37 pm GMT
- Check out the game's physics system when using the stake gun.Video - Posted Nov 15, 2003 1:43 am GMT
- Take a look at some of the diabolical enemies you'll be facing in Painkiller.Video - Posted Nov 15, 2003 1:43 am GMT
- Skeleton swordsmen stop at nothing to get a piece of you.Video - Posted Nov 15, 2003 1:42 am GMT
- The player turns into a demon and tears his opponents to pieces.Video - Posted Nov 15, 2003 1:42 am GMT
- Zombies are quickly dispatched with the stake gun.Video - Posted Nov 15, 2003 1:42 am GMT
- We get our hands on a playable version of Painkiller, including multiplayer. Details inside.Preview - Posted Nov 14, 2003 10:34 pm GMT
- Adrian Chmielarz is prodded to tell us all about Painkiller by a skeleton with a shotgun. Note: footage is from the PC version.Video - Posted Nov 14, 2003 8:38 pm GMT
- Developer names GeForce FX the preferred GPU of its upcoming horror shooter Painkiller.News - Posted Nov 14, 2003 1:32 am GMT
Review Scores
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Game Info
- Release Date: Apr 16, 2004 (EU)
- PEGI: 16+
- Release Date: Jul 7, 2006 (EU)
- PEGI: 18+
Painkiller
- Publisher(s): DreamCatcher Interactive
- Developer(s): People Can Fly
- Genre: Action
- Release:
- PEGI: 16+
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