Separate from the main campaign, 3D Realms developer Anshar Studios is excited to reveal a new roguelike game mode coming to Painkiller called Rogue Angel.
The new game mode is based on the roguelike genre, which means players can try the crucible thrown at them from Painkiller‘s enemy waves and boss fights over and over from the beginning. Following a roguelike genre mantra of ‘no two runs are the same,’ Rogue Angel takes players to a new realm of Purgatory, where a team of three can advance through procedurally generated arenas, collect tarot card boons, find new powerful weapons, pick up helpful items, and ultimately take on epic bosses. 3D Realms has released a new trailer for Rogue Angel, and it can be seen below.
CGMagazine’s preview of 3D Realms’ Painkiller, says, “The good news is that moment-to-moment gameplay and, more importantly, the gunplay in Painkiller feels true to form, ditching modern FPS conventions, such as aim down... Read more
If you had asked me about the Painkiller series only a few months ago, I would have been wholly unfamiliar with the property. Yet, thanks to a video put out by Digital Foundry, which highlighted an interesting RTX remix ray-tracing mod for the 2004 boomer shooter, I began my journey with the series, which has inadvertently led me to discover Anshar Studios and 3D Realms’ latest iteration of Painkiller.
Despite my limited hands-on time with Painkiller (2025), which consisted of only two levels, I came away from the experience feeling optimistic about its October release. Unlike its 2004 (and later) release, Painkiller (2025) is a raid-based multiplayer experience that ditches its single-player campaign roots for a game built from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5. Now, for purists or those fond of the 2004 game, Painkiller (2025) might sound like too big of a departure from the original. Still, in truth, Anshar Studios and 3D Realms have smartly positioned themselves in... Read more