Painkiller: Recurring Evil
Released Feb 2012
Battle never ceases in the realm known as Hell. This time around it's a battle for the freedom of your very soul. Will you be able to escape from the prison hidden in the darkest deepest chasm of Hell? Do you have enough courage to travel through the most dangerous and twisted areas, infamous for their unsafety, even among demons...
41% positive · 473 reviews
Done
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Painkiller: Recurring Evil released on February 29, 2012 as a standalone expansion to the Painkiller series, developed by Med-Art. The store description presents it as a self-contained package: five new levels, a new campaign of 5+ hours, and a continuation of Bill Sherman's story. There is no mention of additional planned content, DLC, or post-launch updates of any kind. The developer has made no news posts on Steam — no patches, no announcements, no roadmaps. There are no DLC listings attached to the game. This title launched over 14 years ago as a finished, discrete content release with no post-launch content cycle, and nothing in the available information suggests otherwise.
Evidence
Store description presents the game as a complete, self-contained expansion with 5 new levels and a full campaign — no mention of future content or updates planned.
No developer news posts exist for this game — no patches, announcements, or communications of any kind have been made on Steam.
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Prime Matter
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Windows
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About this game
Battle never ceases in the realm known as Hell. This time around it's a battle for the freedom of your very soul. Will you be able to escape from the prison hidden in the darkest deepest chasm of Hell? Do you have enough courage to travel through the most dangerous and twisted areas, infamous for their unsafety, even among demons themselves? Are you prepared to significantly reduce the demonic population?
Once again you have the chance to experience the magnificent dark atmosphere of the good (or evil?) Painkiller, the only true oldschool First Person Shooter, tough as nails, without a trace of remorse, without a glimpse of motion blur or other technological makeup. Just Painkiller and nothing else matters!
Once again you have the chance to experience the magnificent dark atmosphere of the good (or evil?) Painkiller, the only true oldschool First Person Shooter, tough as nails, without a trace of remorse, without a glimpse of motion blur or other technological makeup. Just Painkiller and nothing else matters!
Key features:
- 5 completely new levels with impressive locations like an Angkor temple, a massive old warehouse and a highway where hundreds of cars crashed.
- A new campaign of 5+ hours of new and genuine Painkiller action!
- Even more bloodshed and action per square meter: immerse into freaking intense gameplay & ultimately challenging FPS action
- More dense maps and sick enemies than ever before: kill over 6,000 uniquely spawned wicked monsters
- Continues the story of Bill Sherman
- Improved graphics, AI, environments as well as new atmospheric soundtrack
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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