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The critically-acclaimed and award-winning FPS franchise is back! Packed with tons of fast-paced, adrenaline-fueled single player and multiplayer action, Painkiller Overdose brings with it 6 innovative new demonic weapons, mind-bending physics, lightning-player maps, over 40 demented and sickly-twisted monsters from Hell and gigantic end...

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Release DateOct 30, 2007
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)71.5% (mostly positive) Bottom 35% / 73.1%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)68.6% / 70.3%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)789  Top 15% / 1K  Top 15%
Curators26 reviews  Top 25%
Median Play Time6.4 hours  Top 25%
Play Time per Dollar1.3 hour  Top 20%
Followers1.5K  Top 30%
Owners± 346.7K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 60.9K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 120.6K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Painkiller Overdose steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Painkiller Overdose's Steam rating and reviews from November 2010 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 85.7% (November 2013) to 72.6% (June 2023).

With 1K reviews Top 15%, Painkiller Overdose could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The November 2014 peak suggests that there was a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Painkiller Overdose and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Painkiller Overdose's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (36%), followed by Russian (32%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 24 languages represented. The game has 2 translations (English and German). More translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

Chart displaying Painkiller Overdose percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Painkiller Overdose, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 13 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2 times lower than the positive reviews median play time.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • good level design
  • new enemies
  • fun gameplay
  • story coherence
  • great graphics
  • new weapons
  • cool new enemies
  • music
  • big bosses
  • great checkpoint system
  • long loading times
  • too much reused content
  • unbalanced enemies
  • bad AI
  • corrupted saves
  • low-quality sound effects
  • framerate drop
  • bad narrative
  • artificial difficulty
  • crash

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's 71.5% rating  Bottom 35% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Painkiller Overdose's review data that Steam provides. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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