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2025USK 18PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable53 % positive39.99 €

You team up with friends to blast through Purgatory, shredding huge demon hordes with bizarre infernal weapons. It's a fast, co-op first-person shooter with run-based structure and heavy carnage.

  • Runs that play out differently every time
  • Playing together in co-op
  • Shooting and gunplay
  • Co-op or multiplayer
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Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Painkiller special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Abyssus

89 %Match

2025PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck playable84 % positive24.99 €

Brings what grabs you about Painkiller: runs that differ every time, playing together in co-op and good gunplay.

A fast-paced roguelite shooter playable solo or in co-op. You fight through hand-crafted levels with brine-powered weapons, upgrading them with ancient tech and divine blessings to build different loadouts each run.

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