Painkiller: Mutilator

Painkiller: Mutilator goes far beyond an ordinary weapon pack — it's a deep, high-end conversion that turns classic Doom into a true Painkiller experience. The mod takes a fundamentally different approach: instead of the usual "Doom with someone else's guns" formula, you get a full-fledged "Painkiller on any Doom map."

At the start, the player is given a choice between three characters, each with their own arsenal:

• Daniel Garner: The protagonist of the original Painkiller. He starts the playthrough with the classic spinning blade and the familiar arsenal from the first game and Hell & Damnation.

• Belial: The hero from Painkiller: Overdose. He has his own completely distinct loadout — instead of the usual blade he wields a mystical Cube, and his standard guns are replaced by the arsenal from Painkiller: Overdose.

• Doomguy: The classic Doom hero. He uses his traditional weapon set (from the pistol to the BFG9000), but in the mod all his guns have been turned into high-quality 3D models that match the overall visual style.

All the weapons in the mod are executed with incredible visual quality: full, smoothly animated 3D weapon models whose detail is genuinely impressive on the GZDoom engine.

The mod makes gameplay as brutal and chaotic as possible, helped along by a grappling hook for fast movement across the level and a flashlight for lighting up the map's darker areas. A full headshot and finishing-move system is integrated, along with unique body dismemberment models, plentiful blood, and elaborate particle effects. Defeated enemies drop souls. By collecting them, you can enter a devastating demon mode, just like in the original game.

The mod replaces Doom's standard demons with 3D monsters from the Painkiller universe (with the addition of some enemies from Killing Floor 2). The visuals are backed by atmospheric sound design: the ambience of the original Doom sits alongside weapon sounds from Painkiller and audio effects from such iconic games as Resident Evil and Half-Life.

Painkiller: Mutilator is a magnificent, highly polished mod that delivers pure delight. It's a perfect fit both for Painkiller fans missing the atmosphere of the original and for Doom lovers looking to refresh their playthrough of classic levels or megawads.