Painkiller: Resurrection
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| Developers | |
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| Homegrown Games | |
| Publishers | |
| Retail | DreamCatcher Interactive |
| Digital until 2020 | THQ Nordic |
| Digital as of 2020 | Deep Silver |
| Engines | |
| Pain Engine | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 27, 2009 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 38 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, FPS, Shooter |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Horror |
| Series | Painkiller |
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| Painkiller | |
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| Painkiller | 2004 |
| Painkiller: Overdose | 2007 |
| Painkiller: Resurrection | 2009 |
| Painkiller: Redemption | 2011 |
| Painkiller: Recurring Evil | 2012 |
| Painkiller: Hell & Damnation | 2012 |
| Painkiller (2025) | 2025 |
Painkiller: Resurrection is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action, FPS and shooter game in the Painkiller series.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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SecuROM 7 DRM, Steam or None. Depends on region and copy. |
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| Steam | |
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| GamersGate (unavailable) | |
Demo also available. | |
- The German version is censored.[1]
Demo
A free demo can be installed with Steam using this link (allow Steam popup): steam://install/39590.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
| Instructions[citation needed] |
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Minor fixes
- Minor technical improvements.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Painkiller Resurrection\Resurrection.ini |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39560/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Painkiller Resurrection\Saves\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/39560/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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| Widescreen resolution | Use Resurrection Widescreen HUD Fix. | ||
| Multi-monitor | Use Resurrection Widescreen HUD Fix. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | Use Resurrection Widescreen HUD Fix. | ||
| Windowed | Use ThirteenAG's D3D9 Wrapper. | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use ThirteenAG's D3D9 Wrapper. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | FPS impacts load times. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Color blind mode | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Change draw distance[citation needed] |
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Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | Up to 7.0 output with DirectSound3D restoration software. | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| EAX support | EAX 3.0,[2] EAX 4.0.[3] |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Czech | Fan translation; version 1, version 2 | |||
| French | ||||
| German | German version is censored[1] | |||
| Italian | ||||
| Polish | Only available in local retail release. For Steam release, see the Steam guide.[4] | |||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation by GameVicio; download. | |||
| Russian | Retail only. Patch for digital release, download. | |||
| Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Notes | |
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| LAN play | |||
| Online play | |||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9.0c |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Audio | Miles Sound System | |
| Cutscenes | Bink Video |
MEGAfix v2
- Attempts to solve various design-related problems of the game
- Makes various alterations such as changing music, dialog removal, replacing mini-golem enemies, lower difficulty, ...
- Works only for English language and may or may not introduce new bugs
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System requirements
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| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | 2.4 GHz | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 6 GB | |||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 7800 ATI Radeon HD 3800 DirectX 9.0c compatible |
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Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (39560) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Painkiller: Resurrection on Schnittberichte
- ↑ Painkiller demo out! - Ars Technica OpenForum - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Painkiller: Resurrection w/ 3D spatial sound 🎧 (OpenAL Soft HRTF audio) - last accessed on 9 June 2023
- ↑ dubbingpedia.pl - Painkiller: Resurrection - last accessed on 2025-05-07