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No longer a New York City cop, Max Payne moves to São Paulo to protect a wealthy family in an effort to finally escape his troubled past. This complete edition of Max Payne 3 includes the complete original game and all previously released downloadable content.

Max Payne 3 is a action, third-person shooter and bullet time game developed by Rockstar Studios and published by Rockstar Games.
Released on May 31st 2012 is available only on Windows in 10 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Japanese, Korean and Portuguese - Brazil.

It has received 57,076 reviews of which 49,420 were positive and 7,656 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 14.29€ on Instant Gaming.


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Windows
  • 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
  • Memory: 2GB - 16GB RAM
  • Hard Drive: 35GB of free HDD Space
  • Graphics: NVIDIA® 8600 GT 512MB VRAM – NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680 2GB VRAM / Radeon HD 3400 512MB VRAM - Radeon HD 7970 3GB VRAM
  • Sound Card: 100% Direct X 9.0 compatible – Direct X 9.0 compatible supporting Dolby Digital Live

Initial activation requires internet connection and Rockstar Social Club (13+ to register); software installation required including Sony DADC SecuROM; DirectX, and Microsoft’s Windows .NET Framework, and Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86).

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May 2025
Max Payne 3 Where do I even begin... This game is gritty, cinematic, and just straight-up intense. The gunplay is super satisfying, and the bullet-time mechanic? Still one of the coolest things in a shooter. The story's dark and emotional, and Max as a character is just raw and broken in the best way. Visually, it still holds up surprisingly well, even today. Yeah, the cutscenes can break up the action a bit, but honestly, the storytelling makes up for it. If you're into story-driven shooters or you're a fan of John Wick-style action, this is an absolute must-play. One of the best third-person shooters out there.
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March 2025
Rockstar put their story telling and directing skills into this third installment of the the MAX PAYNE Trilogy. And they do not disappoint. Weather you are playing from the first two stories, or just getting into the franchise they keep Max true to pill popping form; And fill in the blanks to his past enough to slide into the nightmare that is Max's life. Still voiced by the Late James McCaffrey (RIP); It's Quite a way to end the series. If you are looking for a story rich action game. This is it.
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Jan. 2025
One of the most underrated games ever made by Rockstar. The story can be slightly less compelling than first two games but I enjoyed the story. The combat is so frickin satisfying, some of the best I have ever seen in gaming. The realism is on another level, this game is more realistic than GTA 5. Top notch music and some of the actions scenes are on par with movie action sequences or even better. Rockstar really put a lot of care and money into this game(100 million dollars apparently) and it's sad that the game was a financial disaster. Amazing game. 9.5/10
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Nov. 2024
the amount of pure AURA this man has while jumping down a staircase in slowmo and gunning down a squad of gangsters in a split second with akimbo pistols all while listening to this absolute BANGER of a soundtrack, makes me wanna become addicted to painkillers too.
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Nov. 2024
The game holds up way better in 2024 than you could ever expect. The graphics are still great. They don't look like it on the reviews as much, but you gotta play to notice the difference. IT IS A MUST PLAY GAME. I NEEDED TO SAY THAT!
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Frequently Asked Questions

Max Payne 3 is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

Max Payne 3 is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.

Max Payne 3 received 49,420 positive votes out of a total of 57,076 achieving a rating of 8.52.
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Max Payne 3 was developed by Rockstar Studios and published by Rockstar Games.

Max Payne 3 is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Max Payne 3 is not playable on MacOS.

Max Payne 3 is not playable on Linux.

Max Payne 3 offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Max Payne 3 offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

Max Payne 3 does not currently offer any DLC.

Max Payne 3 does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Max Payne 3 does not support Steam Remote Play.

Max Payne 3 does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Max Payne 3.

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Max Payne 3 PEGI 18
8.5
49,420
7,656
Game modes
Online players
214
Developer
Rockstar Studios
Publisher
Rockstar Games
Release 31 May 2012
Platforms
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