In the same spirit

Games like Painkiller: what to play next?

18 games in the spirit of Painkiller (2004): same vibe, same mechanics, picked by critics and players.

In the same spirit as Painkiller (18)

Prey Shooter by Human Head Studios (2006) · ≈ 10h Critics 77/100★ 3.82 Star Trek: Elite Force II Shooter by Ritual Entertainment (2003) Critics 76/100★ 3.81 Serious Sam 3: BFE Shooter by Croteam (2011) · ≈ 7h Metacritic 72★ 3.52 Realms of the Haunting Shooter by Gremlin Interactive (1996) ★ 3.56 The Conduit Shooter by High Voltage Software (2009) Critics 70/100★ 3.5 Project Eden Shooter by Core Design (2001) ★ 3.5 Cryostasis Shooter by Action Forms Ltd. (2009) Critics 65/100★ 3.56 Trespasser Shooter by Dreamworks Interactive (1998) ★ 3.26 Half-Life 2: Episode Two Shooter by Valve Software (2007) · ≈ 6h Metacritic 90★ 4.46 Dead Space Shooter by EA Redwood Shores (2008) · ≈ 20h Metacritic 87★ 4.34 ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard Shooter by Pixel Maniacs (2026) Critics 82/100★ 4.12 Wizordum Shooter by Emberheart Games (2025) ★ 4 Resident Evil: Director's Cut Shooter by Capcom Planning Room 2 (1997) ★ 3.95 Stay Out of the House Shooter by Puppet Combo (2022) ★ 3.95 Heaven Dust 2 Shooter by One Gruel Studio (2022) ★ 3.9 Killer7 Shooter by Grasshopper Manufacture (2005) · ≈ 15h Metacritic 78★ 3.89 Tormented Souls Shooter by Abstract Digital works (2021) · ≈ 15h Metacritic 75★ 4.04 Orcs Must Die! 3 Shooter by Robot Entertainment (2020) · ≈ 33h Critics 76/100★ 3.73