Max Payne 3
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.
- Released
- 2012
- Developer
- Rockstar Vancouver
- Platforms
- 4 systems
- Critics
- 87
- Steam Deck
- playable
- Download
- Not stated
What is Max Payne 3?
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.
Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.
The record
| First released | 15 May 2012 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Rockstar Vancouver, Rockstar Studios |
| Publisher | Not recorded |
| Platforms | PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Steam Deck |
| Genres | First-Person Shooter |
| Languages | 10 supported |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q736040, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.
How was Max Payne 3 received?
Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.
Accessibility
Seeing
None declared
Hearing
None declared
Input
- Partial Controller Support
Difficulty
None declared
Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
What does it support?
| Capability | Support |
|---|---|
| Controller | partial support |
| Cloud saves | No |
| Cross-platform play | No |
| Mod support | No official workshop |
| Online play | Single-player only |
| In-game purchases | No |
| Steam Deck | playable |
| Download size | Not stated |
| Add-on content | None listed |
| Age gate | 17+ |
Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.
What does it cost?
Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.
Problems players report
We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Max Payne 3 on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.
- Crashes and freezes19 of 300 (6%)
I delete them, they keep asking to install again, I try to install - they crash with errors.
Steam review, 25 July 2026 · 1 hours played · 66 readers marked it helpfulAlso having to install Rockstar Social (yet another launcher) to play it and the fact that the only time I actually quit the game was the credits (the rest was crashes on pausing), don't really give me confidence in recommending this game.
Steam review, 24 May 2026 · 10 hours played · 21 readers marked it helpful
A further 17 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.
Games like Max Payne 3
24 games overlap with Max Payne 3 on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Max Payne, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne and Mafia II.
Common questions about Max Payne 3
What platforms is Max Payne 3 on?
Max Payne 3 is available on PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Steam Deck. It first released in 2012.
How much does Max Payne 3 cost?
$5.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.
Do players recommend Max Payne 3?
87% of 64,035 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.
What is the Metacritic score for Max Payne 3?
87 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.
Does Max Payne 3 work on Steam Deck?
Valve rates Max Payne 3 as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.
Who made Max Payne 3?
Max Payne 3 was developed by Rockstar Vancouver, Rockstar Studios.