Max Payne 3
Cinematic third-person shooter with bullet time and noir storytelling
Rockstar Studios · Published by Rockstar Games · Released May 31, 2012
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 87% of 64K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 617 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 144
- peak 24h 221
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Metacritic: 87/100 (critic reviews)
What is Max Payne 3?
A third-person action shooter set in São Paulo, with single-player and multiplayer modes. The campaign follows former cop Max Payne as he takes a bodyguard job for a wealthy family, then uses gunfire and bullet time to fight through the city after the job unravels.
For you if...
- +you like third-person gunfights built around bullet time
- +you want a dark, cinematic single-player story
- +you value noir atmosphere and a strong soundtrack
Not for you if...
- −you prefer games without sustained third-person gunfights
- −you prefer lighthearted stories over dark noir
What players say
87% of 64,448 reviews are positive · 92% of 617 in the last 30 days
Players most often praise the third-person gunplay, bullet time, story, and James McCaffrey's performance. The dominant recent complaint concerns the Rockstar launcher and account requirement: players report launch failures, required online sign-in, and lost access when they cannot use the email tied to an older account.
Screenshots and trailer
Max Payne 3 system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 64 Bit
- Processor
- Intel Dual Core 2.4 GHZ - i7 3930K 6 Core x 3.06 GHZ / AMD Dual Core 2.6 GHZ - FX-8150 8 Core x 3.6 GHZ
- Graphics
- NVIDIA® 8600 GT 512MB VRAM – NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680 2GB VRAM / Radeon HD 3400 512MB VRAM - Radeon HD 7970 3GB VRAM
- Memory
- 2GB - 16GB RAM
- Storage
- 35GB of free HDD Space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Third-party account
- Rockstar Games (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 67
- Age rating
- 17+
Steam Deck: Playable
- The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- The native resolution is not the default one
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil.
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