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ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opFirst PersonMelee
Steam👍 87%· 6.9KIGDB80· 11OC76· 118
Year 2020Dev Typhoon Studios · 505 GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
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The best games like Painkiller on Xbox
19 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Painkiller. Each one has been evaluated across 7 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opFirst PersonMelee
Steam👍 89%· 9.4KIGDB77· 14OC75· 71
Year 2017Dev People Can Fly · Gearbox PublishingOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, strong narrative focus and melee combat
It predates Painkiller by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opFirst PersonMelee
Steam👍 91%· 21KRAWG👍 62%· 422MC68IGDB74· 4
Year 2010Dev SEGAPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: survival mechanics, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere
Three separate campaigns — Marine, Alien and Predator — each rebuilding the game around a different body: the Marine's motion tracker and dread, the Alien's wall-crawling, the Predator's cloak and vision modes. The Marine campaign is the one that holds up. The other two are short and thin by comparison, and the multiplayer that carried it in 2010 is long dead.
It predates Painkiller by 15 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opFirst PersonSci-Fi
Steam👍 59%· 79KIGDB87· 4OC82· 140
Year 2025Dev Gearbox Software · 2KOn Xbox · Switch · PC
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opFirst PersonSandbox World
IGDB94· 1
Year 2014Dev Rockstar North · Rockstar GamesOn Xbox · PlayStation 3 · PS4
✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings sandbox freedom, sandbox world and open world exploration
It predates Painkiller by 11 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals71
ShooterFPS
MultiplayerCo-opSoloFirst PersonOnline
Steam👍 89%· 197KRAWG👍 62%· 227MC74IGDB74· 5OC68· 26
Year 2017Dev Expansive Worlds · Astragon EntertainmentPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, deep simulation and survival mechanics
theHunter: Call of the Wild offers the most immersive hunting experience ever created. Step into a beautiful open world teeming with life, from majestic deer and awe-inspiring bison, down to the countless birds, critters and insects of the wilderness.
It predates Painkiller by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Visuals100Game mode83
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerFirst PersonOnline
Steam👍 43%· 16KIGDB71· 12OC67· 159
Year 2019Dev MachineGames · Bethesda SoftworksOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opFirst PersonOnline
Steam👍 83%· 31KIGDB74· 12OC71· 129
Year 2019Dev Saber Interactive · Focus EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, survival mechanics and horror tension
A co-op horde shooter whose swarm tech is the draw: hundreds of zombies climb over each other into structures, and the class system rewards coordinating rather than scattering. Levels are short and replayable. The shooting itself is functional but unremarkable, and the campaign chapters are thin connective tissue between the set-piece swarm moments.
Same studio: Saber Interactive.
Genre100Game mode79Visuals59
ShooterFPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerFirst PersonOffline
Steam👍 99%· 459KRAWG👍 94%· 6.1KMC95IGDB92· 9
Year 2011Dev Valve Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~11hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Both are first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, precision platforming and strong narrative focus
Portal 2 is a first-person puzzle game developed by Valve Corporation and released on April 19, 2011 on Steam, PS3 and Xbox 360. It was published by Valve Corporation in digital form and by Electronic Arts in physical form.
It predates Painkiller by 14 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Visuals100Game mode77
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSci-Fi
Steam👍 93%· 2.5KIGDB81· 11
Year 2012Dev High Moon Studios · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Its own twist: third-person shooting, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping visual first person
Where it drifts furthest from Painkiller: visuals.
It predates Painkiller by 13 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals0
ShooterFPS
SoloCo-opMultiplayerOfflineMelee
Steam👍 87%· 898RAWG👍 64%· 73MC76IGDB76· 3
Year 2011Dev Shadow Planet Productions · Microsoft StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling
≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, puzzle design and melee combat, while skipping visual first person
###Interesting mix The game is a mixture of 2D shooter and puzzle genres developed by Shadow Planet Production and released by Microsoft Studios for its Xbox360 console. As part of the HumbleBundle pack, a soundtrack for the game is available, which was released separately.
Where it drifts furthest from Painkiller: visuals.
It predates Painkiller by 14 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode89Visuals0
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opFirst PersonMelee
Steam👍 89%· 8.3KRAWG👍 77%· 632MC87IGDB86· 6
Year 2004Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with horror tension, survival mechanics and tower defense planning, while skipping adventure storytelling
DOOM 3 is a first-person shooter, the third installment in the series, serving as a reboot to the previous games. ###Plot As the game is set in a science fiction universe, the events span accordingly.
It predates Painkiller by 21 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
#13Left 4 Dead
63
iRank90
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opFirst PersonOnline
Steam👍 96%· 67KRAWG👍 87%· 1.7KMC89IGDB85· 7
Year 2008Dev Valve Software · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Xbox · Apple Macintosh
✓ Fits the first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping adventure storytelling
The AI Director is the whole design: it places hordes and items based on how well you are doing, so no two runs of a campaign play the same and tension stays authored without being scripted. Four campaigns only, which is thin, and the sequel superseded it so completely that finding populated servers now takes patience.
It predates Painkiller by 17 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Visuals100Game mode88
ShooterFPS
Steam👍 97%· 15KRAWG👍 88%· 487MC94OC87· 37
Year 1996Dev id Software · SEGAPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping adventure storytelling
id's follow-up to Doom, and the first with true 3D movement — rocket jumps, full vertical aim, and a Lovecraftian gloom scored by Nine Inch Nails. The movement still feels quicker than most modern shooters. Long-time players tend to prefer a source port to the official re-release, which quietly altered difficulty tuning and is treated as a compromised preservation job.
It predates Painkiller by 29 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Visuals100Game mode87
ShooterFPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opFirst PersonOnline
IGDB77· 17OC73· 95
Year 2015Dev Turtle Rock Studios · 2K GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
✓ Same family of first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: stealth mechanics, setting scifi and online features, while skipping adventure storytelling
It predates Painkiller by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode87Visuals71
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