Painkiller Codexery — Data & Quality

We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.

Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-28 · 15 entries checked · 21 flagged · 52 issues confirmed · 3 corrected · 49 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Painkiller (2004) — The claim that Painkiller: Battle Out of Hell is a sequel is incorrect; it is an expansion pack.

Painkiller: Hell & Damnation — The entry states the game is a 'remake/remaster of the original Painkiller' and 'A remake of the original Painkiller', but it is more accurately a reimagining or reboot that significantly alters levels, weapons, and story elements.

Painkiller: Hell & Damnation — The lore states the story 'directly mirrors the original game, with no time skip or new invasion of the mortal realm', but the game's story is a condensed and altered version that omits several original levels and characters like Eve, and does not include the

Battle Out of Hell Campaign — The Battle Out of Hell campaign was released in November 2004, but the expansion pack was actually released in November 2005 for PC.

Battle Out of Hell Campaign — The entry states the expansion was released by People Can Fly, but they were the developer, not the publisher; it was published by DreamCatcher Interactive.

Heavy Machine Gun — [phantom sweep] meta-commentary published as content; rewrite source-grounded

Dual Pistols — [hero audit] hero image does not depict the subject: MISMATCH The image shows a young soldier in uniform holding a sword and pistol, not dual pistols as a subject. The focus is on the individual and his

Gold Coin — [staleness sweep] contains time-sensitive marker (currently holds) - verify against current source and re-date or remove

Brute — [contradicted] The Brute is a large, heavily muscled demonic adversary in the Painkiller franchise :: The source article is about the word 'Brute' or 'The Brute' in general, not about the Painkiller franchise; the source does not mention Painkiller at all.

Golem — [contradicted] Golems are among the oldest constructs found in these lower strata—massive assemblages of stone, mineral, and dark energy that serve as living fortifications :: The source describes golems as created from clay or mud in Jewish folklore, not ston

Golem — [contradicted] Their stone composition makes them resistant to many standard attacks :: The source does not describe golems as having stone composition or resistance; it describes them as clay/mud and emphasizes inability to speak or lack of intelligence.

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