I expect it was cheap in some kind of daily sale.

Perhaps I was hungover, and hoped a small treat would ease my aching head.

That is, until Valve finally sent me mySteam Deck.

A steam deck displaying Painkiller: Black Edition. The game shows a creepy mansion.

Why did I decide Painkiller would be the first game I played on my handheld PC?

Will this game that I know nothing about work on my fancy new piece of tech?

It was a question I asked almost constantly, and was excited to discover the answer.

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If you were to play this on PC I reckon it would feel disjointed and messy.

But on the Deck?