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Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

Remedy Entertainment · Rockstar Games · 2008-01-04

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Action

Franchise: Max Payne · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Apr 27, 2009 (Xbox 360), Jan 04, 2008 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 05, 2003 (PlayStation 2), Nov 25, 2003 (Xbox)

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a violent, film-noir love story. Dark, tragic and intense, the in-depth story is a thrill-ride of shocking twists and revelations. Love hurts.

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a 2008 Action title priced at $2.49, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 14,729 reviews).

56
playing now
94%
positive of 15k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
86/100
IGDB user rating (1054 ratings)
24
Nexus mods (22k downloads)
7.4h
to beat · rushed 5.3h · completionist 8.3h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$2.49
steam price (US)

56 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a 2003 third-person shooter game developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Rockstar Games. It is the sequel to 2001's Max Payne and the second game in the Max Payne series. Set two years after the events of the first game, the sequel finds Max Payne working again as a detective for the New York City Police Department (NYPD), while struggling with nightmares about his troubled past. After being unexpectedly reunited with contract killer Mona Sax, Max must work with her to resolve a conspiracy filled with death and betrayal, which will test where his true loyalties lie.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 56 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,526 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~191/week).
  • · Review velocity up 12% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 27,751 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 589k–1.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 14,729 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$2.49-75%
Microsoft Store$8.99-40%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.91 at Nuuvem (2015-07-24) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 42 of 47 observed days · $1.58 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
51451420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 514 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 251 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 175 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 9 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

150322026-09-15 12:00 — 52 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 67 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 36 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 57 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 101 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 36 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 46 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 75 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 60 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 50 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 100 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 63 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 47 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 94 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 104 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 51 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 95 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 103 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 57 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 103 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 150 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 69 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 56 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
10311Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 40 · peak 84Dec 2012 — avg 19 · peak 58May 2013 — avg 31 · peak 87Oct 2013 — avg 13 · peak 43Mar 2014 — avg 41 · peak 179Aug 2014 — avg 40 · peak 132Jan 2015 — avg 30 · peak 81Jun 2015 — avg 20 · peak 59Nov 2015 — avg 15 · peak 44Apr 2016 — avg 18 · peak 41Sep 2016 — avg 22 · peak 104Feb 2017 — avg 18 · peak 39Jul 2017 — avg 24 · peak 53Dec 2017 — avg 37 · peak 94May 2018 — avg 23 · peak 54Oct 2018 — avg 23 · peak 49Mar 2019 — avg 22 · peak 51Aug 2019 — avg 28 · peak 55Jan 2020 — avg 41 · peak 99Jun 2020 — avg 36 · peak 112Nov 2020 — avg 37 · peak 115Apr 2021 — avg 46 · peak 108Sep 2021 — avg 34 · peak 66Feb 2022 — avg 41 · peak 84Jul 2022 — avg 31 · peak 67Dec 2022 — avg 28 · peak 60May 2023 — avg 27 · peak 54Oct 2023 — avg 42 · peak 97Mar 2024 — avg 54 · peak 117Aug 2024 — avg 42 · peak 97Jan 2025 — avg 60 · peak 171Jun 2025 — avg 55 · peak 120Nov 2025 — avg 64 · peak 153Apr 2026 — avg 65 · peak 138Aug 2026 — avg 65 · peak 170
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$0.912015-01-012026-10-122015-01-01 — best price $1.382015-03-02 — best price $3.072015-04-20 — best price $8.972015-07-08 — best price $4.712015-11-10 — best price $9.992016-01-11 — best price $2.502016-03-29 — best price $2.492016-08-01 — best price $2.772016-12-01 — best price $9.992017-04-09 — best price $3.502017-08-25 — best price $9.992017-12-05 — best price $3.492018-06-21 — best price $3.492018-11-21 — best price $3.492019-09-02 — best price $3.492019-12-13 — best price $8.032020-02-14 — best price $10.832020-05-11 — best price $9.992020-06-16 — best price $8.892020-07-27 — best price $8.892020-08-20 — best price $8.892020-09-28 — best price $9.992020-10-26 — best price $8.892020-11-19 — best price $8.892020-12-19 — best price $8.912021-02-07 — best price $9.992021-03-08 — best price $8.892021-04-08 — best price $8.892021-05-01 — best price $9.992021-06-07 — best price $9.992021-10-02 — best price $9.992022-03-04 — best price $3.492022-06-20 — best price $9.992023-06-29 — best price $3.492024-05-13 — best price $3.492025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-09-04 — best price $9.992026-05-07 — best price $2.492026-08-22 — best price $2.492026-10-12 — best price $2.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

9402592026-06-01 — 322 pageviews2026-06-05 — 336 pageviews2026-06-09 — 369 pageviews2026-06-13 — 313 pageviews2026-06-17 — 259 pageviews2026-06-21 — 346 pageviews2026-06-25 — 433 pageviews2026-06-29 — 474 pageviews2026-07-03 — 384 pageviews2026-07-07 — 350 pageviews2026-07-11 — 329 pageviews2026-07-15 — 369 pageviews2026-07-19 — 348 pageviews2026-07-23 — 365 pageviews2026-07-27 — 503 pageviews2026-07-31 — 281 pageviews2026-08-04 — 325 pageviews2026-08-08 — 427 pageviews2026-08-12 — 372 pageviews2026-08-16 — 334 pageviews2026-08-20 — 326 pageviews2026-08-24 — 379 pageviews2026-08-28 — 940 pageviews2026-09-01 — 519 pageviews2026-09-05 — 425 pageviews2026-09-09 — 400 pageviews2026-09-13 — 448 pageviews2026-09-17 — 363 pageviews2026-09-21 — 493 pageviews2026-09-25 — 875 pageviews2026-09-29 — 631 pageviews2026-10-03 — 438 pageviews2026-10-07 — 392 pageviews2026-10-10 — 367 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

DarkNoirCrimeActionClassicShooterCinematicDetectiveStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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