Publisher: DreamCatcher

Developer: People Can Fly

Category: Action

Release Dates

Intl - 04/12/2004

N Amer - 04/12/2004

Digital Download - 08/28/2007

Official Game Website

    Also available on:
  • PSP

Painkiller News & Interviews

TotalGaming.net Adds Dreamcatcher Games, Freak Out: Extreme Freeride's North American Debut
08/28/2007
Stardock Entertainment and Dreamcatcher Interactive today announced that the companies have reached an agreement to bring many of Dreamcatcher’s best games to Stardock’s acclaimed TotalGaming.net digital-distribution service

Painkiller Helps Fatal1ty Win CPL World Tour Finals
11/23/2005
Fatal1ty defeated fnatic.Vo0 in Painkiller to capture the title

CPL $1,000,000 World Tour Finals streamed live on MTV's broadband channel Overdrive.
11/22/2005
Watch fnatic.vo0 and Fatal1ty battle it out in the CPL World Tour Final

Cyberathlete Extreme Summer Championship 2005 Kicks Off in Texas
07/06/2005
Over 7,000 Gamers from 60 Countries will Compete for $200,000 in Cash Prizes

Painkiller: Battle out of Hell is Now In-Stores
12/01/2004
DreamCatcher Games today announced Painkiller: Battle Out Of Hell is available for Windows® at retailers across North Painkiller: Battle Out Of Hell is available for Windows® at retailers across North America.

Painkiller Chosen As The Unique Official Tournament Game At 2005 CPL World Tour
10/15/2004
DreamCatcher Games and The Cyberathlete® Professional League (CPL) today announced that the critically acclaimed title, Painkiller,

Painkiller 'Single-Player Demo #3' Next Week Get Ready to Battle Out Of Hell - November 11th
10/07/2004
DreamCatcher Games today announced that it will release another single-player demo

 Painkiller Multiplayer Demo
07/14/2004
The Official Painkiller Multiplayer Demo is ready for the public.

DreamCatcher Games Announces Painkiller Expansion Pack
06/25/2004
DreamCatcher Games today announced that it will publish the Painkiller Expansion Pack: Battle out of Hell

$25,000 nVidia "Painkiller" CPL Tournament Attracts Big Name Talent
06/02/2004
DreamCatcher Games and the Cyberathlete(R) Professional League (CPL) today announced NVIDIA Corporation as the title sponsor for the $25,000 NVIDIA “Painkiller” 1-on-1 Deathmatch Tournament

 Painkiller Selected for Two Premier Industry E-Sports Shows
05/12/2004
. Released globally in April, Painkiller is the PC Shooter that everyone is talking about.

Painkiller Now Available in Stores...
04/12/2004
DreamCatcher Games today announced that Painkiller, one of the most anticipated Windows® shooters of 2004, is now available

NetFire to Host Official Painkiller Servers – Includes Game Daemons  
03/30/2004
NetFire.com and DreamCatcher Interactive reached an agreement today to host official Painkiller Game Servers throughout North America.

Painkiller Goes Gold
03/29/2004
DreamCatcher Games announced today that it’s highly anticipated FPS, Painkiller, has reached Gold Master Status for the PC.

1MM Downloads for Painkiller SP DEMO!!!!!
03/01/2004
DreamCatcher Games has, quite literally, been blown-away by the massive response to its single-player demo launch in February

Online Painkiller PC Demo Launches 16th February
02/13/2004
The single-player demo will feature three action-packed levels, including one that has never been seen before.

DreamCatcher Launches Comprehensive "Painkiller" Pre-Order Campaign
02/11/2004
DreamCatcher is giving shooter fans the chance to be the first to get their hands on "Painkiller" when it ships on April 12, 2004.

Painkiller Engine Block Part 1
06/26/2003

Painkiller will be published by Mindscape in October 2003 in the UK
06/11/2003
Painkiller will be released by Mindscape in October for the effective relief of the symptoms of adrenaline addiction and features fast-paced, first-person horror gameplay in a world somewhere between Heaven and Hell.

Tha Wiz Shares his E3 Favorties
05/23/2003
Thus a lesson was learned … don’t necessarily be looking for the next big game to come from a big developer. The smaller guys sometimes have the best stuff.

A Look Back At E3
05/22/2003
While sequels to great titles were aplenty, lots of new, unique titles were shown as well.

ESRB Rating

Mature
Blood and Gore
Violence

Painkiller Ratings

8.6

GZ Rating

Unbelievable physics and some intense action make Painkiller a great FPS title.

Full Painkiller Review

Avg. Web Rating

8.3

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