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Games like Painkiller Overdose

Closest overall match: Painkiller Redemption (★ 2.9). Highest rated: Clive Barker's Jericho at ★ 3.7. Quickest to finish: Painkiller Redemption at about 1 hours.

Looking for something like Painkiller Overdose? Our model ranked 11 games by how much they share with it. The strongest common threads are Singleplayer, First-Person and Horror.

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  1. Painkiller Redemption

    1. Painkiller Redemption

    Shares Horror and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 lower.

    Year
    2011
    Rating
    ★ 2.9
    Metacritic
    43
    Playtime
    1h
    Finish rate
    64%
    Shared genres
    2, 4

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  2. Unreal 2: The Awakening

    2. Unreal 2: The Awakening

    Shares First-Person and Singleplayer.

    Year
    2003
    Rating
    ★ 3.5
    Metacritic
    75
    Playtime
    1h
    Finish rate
    78%
    Shared genres
    2, 4

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  3. Section 8: Prejudice

    3. Section 8: Prejudice

    Shares First-Person and Singleplayer.

    Year
    2011
    Rating
    ★ 3.0
    Metacritic
    77
    Playtime
    3h
    Finish rate
    69%
    Shared genres
    2, 4

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  4. Legendary

    4. Legendary

    Shares Horror, First-Person and Singleplayer; rated 0.5 lower; released within 1 year.

    Year
    2008
    Rating
    ★ 2.8
    Metacritic
    50
    Playtime
    1h
    Finish rate
    61%
    Shared genres
    2, 4

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  5. Painkiller: Resurrection

    5. Painkiller: Resurrection

    Shares Horror and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 lower; released within 2 years.

    Year
    2009
    Rating
    ★ 2.9
    Metacritic
    38
    Playtime
    1h
    Finish rate
    69%
    Shared genres
    4

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  6. Alpha Prime

    6. Alpha Prime

    Shares First-Person and Singleplayer; rated 0.8 lower; released within 1 year.

    Year
    2006
    Rating
    ★ 2.5
    Metacritic
    59
    Playtime
    1h
    Finish rate
    65%
    Shared genres
    4

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  7. Clive Barker's Jericho

    7. Clive Barker's Jericho

    Shares Horror; rated 0.4 higher; same release year.

    Year
    2007
    Rating
    ★ 3.7
    Metacritic
    62
    Playtime
    1h
    Finish rate
    74%
    Shared genres
    2, 4

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  8. Quake IV

    8. Quake IV

    Shares Horror, First-Person and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 higher; released within 2 years.

    Year
    2005
    Rating
    ★ 3.7
    Metacritic
    81
    Playtime
    1h
    Finish rate
    78%
    Shared genres
    2, 4

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  9. POSTAL: Classic and Uncut

    9. POSTAL: Classic and Uncut

    Shares Singleplayer; rated 0.3 lower.

    Year
    2003
    Rating
    ★ 3.0
    Playtime
    1h
    Finish rate
    58%
    Shared genres
    2, 4

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  10. SiN Episodes: Emergence

    10. SiN Episodes: Emergence

    Shares First-Person and Singleplayer; rated 0.3 higher; released within 1 year.

    Year
    2006
    Rating
    ★ 3.6
    Metacritic
    75
    Playtime
    1h
    Finish rate
    84%
    Shared genres
    2, 4

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  11. Frontlines: Fuel of War

    11. Frontlines: Fuel of War

    Shares First-Person and Singleplayer; released within 1 year.

    Year
    2008
    Rating
    ★ 3.2
    Metacritic
    73
    Playtime
    1h
    Finish rate
    70%
    Shared genres
    2, 4

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What is the best game like Painkiller Overdose?

On our similarity model, Painkiller Redemption is the closest match to Painkiller Overdose — shares Horror and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 lower.

Which game like Painkiller Overdose is rated highest?

Clive Barker's Jericho holds the highest player rating in this list at 3.7/5 from 202 players.

How this list is built

Every game in our catalog is scored against Painkiller Overdose on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.

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