Best-in-class gunplay and bullet time
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“The weighty, realistic gunplay feels great, and the slow motion is absolutely insane.”
Steam review · 5.5 h played ↗
Max Payne 3
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Very Positive · 87%Very Positive · 87%Rockstar Studios2012Third-Person Shooter · Shooter · Action
The verdict
A cinematic Rockstar shooter with superb bullet-time gunplay and a bleak story, but it's cutscene-heavy and needs the Rockstar launcher. Skip it if you want a Remedy-style noir sequel.
Great for
Fans of cinematic, linear third-person shooters who want weighty gunplay and a bleak character-driven story
Main risk
The mandatory Rockstar launcher and account can block you from launching the game at all.
What players love
Physics, animation detail and visuals still hold up
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“enemies react convincingly to where and how they are shot”
Steam review · 19.4 h played ↗
Dark character study with a strong ending
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“This game is a character study wrapped in a third-person shooter.”
Steam review · 6.4 h played ↗
Great soundtrack by HEALTH
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“plus the ost by Health is very nice”
Steam review · 6.5 h played ↗
James McCaffrey's voice performance
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“James McCaffrey’s peerless, razor sharp voice performance”
Steam review · 5.3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Mandatory Rockstar launcher and account
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“I have to install some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ launcher on my PC (Rockstar Launcher) and create an account just to play an OFFLINE game.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Crashes, bugs and broken launching
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“I’ve spent more time trying to get this damn game to run than actually playing it.”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗
Too many unskippable cutscenes
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“99.9% cutscenes 00.1% shooting. Is this a game or a movie?”
Steam review · 20.8 h played ↗
Repetitive gameplay and weak story
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Every encounter just devolves into the exact same routine: activate slow-mo, aim for the head, and repeat.”
Steam review · 7.9 h played ↗
Doesn't feel like a Max Payne game
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“this isn't a Max Payne game. It's a CoD MW / Black Ops shooting gallery”
Steam review · 8.3 h played ↗
Clunky controls and cover system
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The cover mechanic is an obstruction, and you cannot walk, jump wherever you want”
Steam review · 4.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable35 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 64 Bit
ProcessorIntel 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
Memory2GB - 16GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® 8600 GT 512MB VRAM – NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680 2GB VRAM / Radeon HD 3400 512MB VRAM - Radeon HD 7970 3GB VRAM
Storage35GB of free HDD Space
OSWindows 10 64 Bit
ProcessorIntel 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
Memory2GB - 16GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® 8600 GT 512MB VRAM – NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680 2GB VRAM / Radeon HD 3400 512MB VRAM - Radeon HD 7970 3GB VRAM
Storage35GB of free HDD Space
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