Painkiller: Resurrection is an action packed first-person shooter game developed by DreamCatcher. Players take on the role of William Wild Bill Sherman, a former CIA agent and specialist in Black Ops missions. After a botched mission results in his death, he finds himself trapped between heaven and hell with his soul flickering between both realms. Various forces use him for their own purposes as he attempts to solve the mystery of what happened during his last mission and restore equilibrium between heaven and hell. With intense combat against demonic creatures, players must fight through challenging levels to ultimately save Wild Bill's soul from eternal damnation.