Max Payne 3

Buy87%

Very Positive · 65k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Rockstar Studios · Action · Jun 1, 2012

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
67
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio1 of 10
Subtitles10 of 10

Should I buy Max Payne 3?

Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 159 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 107 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 65k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise33% are divided25% are complaints
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
159 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It is a strong introduction that suggests a thoughtful continuation of Max’s story, and it genuinely surprised me how well the game still holds up visually and atmospherically on PC.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
107 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay is smooth and satisfying.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are absolutely breathtaking and phenomenal even for its time being that it came out before GTA V or even Watch Dogs in 2012.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack in this game is so good too, and fits the theme so well.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Now at 25 years old I’m still encountering issues with this game while playing on my steam deck.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story and characters159 reviews
Gameplay107 reviews
Graphics57 reviews
Audio41 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat
91% still recommend
Multiplayer
84% still recommend
Interface
64% still recommend
Performance
78% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
61% still recommend
Difficulty
89% still recommend
Bugs
71% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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