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Hello Champions. Today sees the release of a small patch as well as the new paid Demon Awakening DLC, featuring new champion and weapon skins. Wear your glory upon you, and show off all that remains of your enemies! PAID DLC CONTENT Champion Skin Pack - Scarlet Torment Characters
Painkiller's open technical test is now closed. We would like to extend a thank you to everyone who participated in the open technical test and filled out the survey, your feedback is invaluable. 🤘
Attention, Champions, Purgatory needs you! We are running an open technical test to test Offline Mode variants with bot companions disabled . This option is designed for players who have asked for a way to experience Painkiller without AI companions present. In this build, you’ll
Painkiller is loud, fast, and brutal - the audio has to keep up! Join the developers from Anshar Studios as they explore building a mix that thrives in chaos. From the challenge of mixing a battlefield full of explosions and enemies, to the subtle audio cues that guide players th
The Metal as Hell update has arrived, and the halls of Purgatory are about to ring out with the sweet sounds of slaughter. Step forward, Champion, and embrace your fury. Let every foul enemy feel the crushing chorus of their destruction! Listen, do you hear? The first notes have
New Features Leaderboards Track your path through Purgatory. Each location now has its own leaderboard, ranked by the score earned during a raid. Accessible directly from the Lobby. Leaderboards are platform-specific. Improvements Controls: The communication wheel mouse navigatio
🔥 PAINKILLER IS HERE 🔥 The gates of Purgatory have blown wide open, and Azazel's dark armies fester at its very heart. It's up to you to blast your way through his demonic hordes and face his grotesque children, the Nephilim. 🤝 Champions Unite Choose from four distinct Champio
Hello Champions, While you've been busy keeping the horde at bay, we've been squashing bugs. Demons are absolutely crawling with them, but we've managed to kill a few of the bigger ones before they spread any further: Fixed an issue that caused some players to experience stutteri
Greetings Champions! Join the Painkiller developers at Anshar Studios as they pull back the veil between worlds and reveal how their team breathed unholy life into Purgatory’s arenas, weapons, and monstrosities. This developer diary casts its evil eye across various topics, such
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🔥 ATTENTION CHAMPIONS 🔥 Hordes of the unholy have invaded Steam Next Fest, and Purgatory needs you! Band together and battle the demonic swarm before those fiends can spread any further! Better get started, they're ⛧ hell ⛧ to get rid of. This. Is. Painkiller. This demo feature
Unite against the demonic legions and carve your path in blood. Horrors beyond comprehension await, so chain your kills, rack up massive scores, and remember: friendship is forever… assuming you live that long. Pre-purchase now and get ready to kick down the gates of Purgatory on
Fast, brutal, and unapologetic, the unbridled chaos of battle awaits you. Gather your team of Champions and bathe the halls of Purgatory in the entrails of the unholy. This demonic infestation isn’t going to eviscerate itself. Pre-purchase now and be among the first to kick in th
😇🤜👿 Introducing a whole new way to dominate Purgatory! The Rogue Angel mode harnesses chaos and forges it into a crucible. Team up with your fellow demon hunters and descend into a twisted new realm of Purgatory, where procedurally generated arenas, unpredictable drops, and br
Separate from the main campaign, 3D Realms developer Anshar Studios is excited to reveal a new roguelike game mode coming to Painkiller called Rogue Angel. The new game mode is based on the roguelike genre, which means players can try the crucible thrown at them from Painkiller ‘
If you had asked me about the Painkiller series only a few months ago, I would have been wholly unfamiliar with the property. Yet, thanks to a video put out by Digital Foundry , which highlighted an interesting RTX remix ray-tracing mod for the 2004 boomer shooter, I began my jou
The Painkiller reboot from Anshar Studios and 3D Realms is now confirmed for release on October 9 with a new trailer. Read the full article here:
Demons fight dirty. Better bring backup. Painkiller is available for pre-order now! Pre-order to secure your place on the front lines of this epic conflict and unlock the exclusive Iron Crusade skins pack. Don these legendary armaments, and let your enemies know that you stand re
You want blood? Prove it. 🩸 ⛧ We are opening the gates on a Closed Technical Test from June 4-16. This is your chance to dive in early and help us test the carnage, so join up and experience a slice of unfiltered mayhem! 📜 Slots are limited, so act fast! Sign up here:
👿💥 Welcome to raw, reckless, demon-obliterating firepower! Get ready to dive into a brutal lineup of devastating weaponry, some newly forged, others ripped straight from the old-school playbook. From flesh-shredding shurikens to limb-launching rockets, this arsenal is built for