Painkiller: Black Edition overview

Overview

Painkiller: Black Edition comes from People Can Fly and is published by Prime Matter. It arrived on Steam on Jan 24, 2007, and it sits naturally among Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Painkiller: Black Edition's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 33 players at 3 October 2026 - 16:20:22 UTC, with a tracked peak near 33. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 89% positive across 2,288 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Painkiller: Black Edition is available in 4 languages including:

3 regional rating boards including dejus, steam germany, and igrs

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Painkiller: Black Edition has sold up to 113,000 units and has 1,932 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $701,000. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Painkiller: Black Edition overview details

Painkiller: Black Edition combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Painkiller Black Edition includes Painkiller and the expansion pack Battle Out of Hell, featuring 10 additional single-player levels and many new villans. Gothic Story, Frantic Gameplay. Painkiller is a first-person horror shooter, designed to satisfy a gamer's hunger for intense, fast-paced action. It's an adrenaline addict's nightmare, where hellish monsters swarm in seemingly endless mobs. Graphically, Painkiller is unmatched. The proprietary PAIN Engine puts out an unbelievably high polygon count, while adding increased texture quality and the latest lighting and shadowing techniques, including soft shadows, DOT3 bump mapping, water reflections, glass simulation, volumetric light and fog, and more. Plug in the Havok 2.0 physics engine, and you get a realistic environment in a totally fantastical setting. Stranded in a place between Heaven and Hell, your time of judgment is at hand. The Underworld is on the verge of unholy war, and you are but a pawn in the infernal battle. As you fight for your purification, the truths behind the deceptions are revealed. FEATURES Combo weapons: All weapons come in pairs, with a primary and secondary fire. Morphing: Your unholy pact gives you the power to morph into a powerful possessed creature with every 66 souls collected. Lasting replay value: Painkiller features a standard single player campaign, with additional modes to encourage replay. Physics Engine: Painkiller employs the Havok 2.0 physics engine, allowing for inverse kinematics ("rag-doll physics") and deformable, interactive environments. Over 30 levels of fierce action…

SteamPulse editorial summary

Painkiller: Black Edition is listed as a game with $1.99 (80% off from $9.99). It supports Windows, belongs to Family Sharing, and is associated with Action. SteamPulse's latest observation records 33 players at 3 October 2026 - 16:20:22 UTC, a tracked peak of 33, and 89% positive reviews.

Overview tags

GoreActionFPSClassicShooterGreat SoundtrackFirst-PersonSingleplayerDemonsArena ShooterHorrorAtmosphericFast-PacedMultiplayerViolent

Content descriptors

Strong violence and gore, profanity.

Support and legal notes

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.