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Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne cover art

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

Remedy Entertainment · Rockstar Games · 2008-01-04

SteamXboxMicrosoft Store

Action

Franchise: Max Payne · Modes: Single player

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.

149
playing now
94%
positive of 15k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
84/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
86/100
IGDB user rating (1054 ratings)
7.4h
to beat · rushed 5.3h · completionist 8.3h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$2.49
steam price (US)

149 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 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
  • · 149 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 9% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 585k–1.2M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 14,613 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$2.49-75%
Steam$2.49-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$2.49-75%
Microsoft Store$14.99

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 37 of 38 observed days · $14.08 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

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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

149212026-08-06 22:00 — 64 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 30 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 55 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 54 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 26 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 69 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 68 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 41 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 67 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 62 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 38 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 66 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 50 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 24 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 65 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 60 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 22 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 65 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 76 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 42 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 49 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 88 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 57 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 72 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 104 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 66 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 69 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 123 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 68 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 149 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$0.912015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — 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 $2.492026-08-30 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

9402592026-06-01 — 322 pageviews2026-06-04 — 355 pageviews2026-06-07 — 409 pageviews2026-06-10 — 334 pageviews2026-06-13 — 313 pageviews2026-06-16 — 292 pageviews2026-06-19 — 363 pageviews2026-06-22 — 384 pageviews2026-06-25 — 433 pageviews2026-06-28 — 497 pageviews2026-07-01 — 431 pageviews2026-07-04 — 373 pageviews2026-07-07 — 350 pageviews2026-07-10 — 303 pageviews2026-07-13 — 397 pageviews2026-07-16 — 328 pageviews2026-07-19 — 348 pageviews2026-07-22 — 321 pageviews2026-07-25 — 580 pageviews2026-07-28 — 345 pageviews2026-07-31 — 281 pageviews2026-08-03 — 375 pageviews2026-08-06 — 364 pageviews2026-08-09 — 342 pageviews2026-08-12 — 372 pageviews2026-08-15 — 342 pageviews2026-08-18 — 312 pageviews2026-08-21 — 375 pageviews2026-08-24 — 379 pageviews2026-08-27 — 532 pageviews2026-08-29 — 688 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

DarkNoirCrimeActionClassicShooterCinematicDetectiveStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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