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Max Payne 3

Rockstar Studios · Rockstar Games · 2012-05-31

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Franchise: Max Payne · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Releases: May 18, 2012 (PlayStation 3), May 18, 2012 (Xbox 360), Jun 01, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 20, 2013 (Mac)

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.

569
playing now
87%
positive of 64k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
22
twitch viewers (latest)
89/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
82/100
IGDB user rating (1154 ratings)
12h
to beat · rushed 11h · completionist 22h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$5.99
steam price (US)

569 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Max Payne 3 is a 2012 third-person shooter game developed and published by Rockstar Games. It is the sequel to Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2003) and the third entry in the Max Payne series. In the single-player mode, the player controls Max Payne, a former NYPD detective. Nine years after the events of the second game, Max finds work as a private security contractor in São Paulo, Brazil, but becomes entangled in a plot involving death, corruption and betrayal. An online multiplayer mode is included with the game, allowing up to 16 players to engage in cooperative and competitive gameplay in recreations of single-player settings.

Trailer

Max Payne 3 trailer thumbnail

Max Payne 3 - Official Launch Trailer

≈514,634 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 569 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 4,330 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~541/week).
  • · Review velocity up 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 3% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 2.6M–5.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 63,995 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$5.99-70%
Steam$5.99-70%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$5.99-70%
Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.98 at Nuuvem (2015-09-22) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 41 of 67 observed days · $18.01 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
80480420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 424 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 570 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 477 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 370 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 454 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 272 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 323 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 695 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 236 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 354 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 581 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 508 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 332 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 542 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 520 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 333 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 600 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 306 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 225 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 299 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 433 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 367 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 343 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 416 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 302 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 346 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 374 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 234 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 314 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 283 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 571 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 322 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 437 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 443 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 446 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 498 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 474 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 307 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 715 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 414 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 804 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 521 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 471 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 428 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 464 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 310 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 527 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 292 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 482 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 575 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 473 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 477 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 308 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 437 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 428 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 462 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 434 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 357 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 449 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 387 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 456 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 718 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 521 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 374 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 518 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 377 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 405 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 520 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 342 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 46 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

56902026-08-06 21:00 — 238 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 116 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 179 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 284 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 170 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 219 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 290 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 173 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 231 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 290 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 139 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 180 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 232 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 131 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 179 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 217 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 130 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 204 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 308 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 149 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 163 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 254 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 289 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 426 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 321 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 240 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 531 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 569 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$34.99$2.132015-01-012026-08-282015-01-01 — best price $3.222015-03-17 — best price $20.492015-05-15 — best price $22.802015-07-24 — best price $2.132015-12-04 — best price $5.002016-02-05 — best price $4.992016-04-12 — best price $5.002016-08-01 — best price $6.942016-11-29 — best price $19.992017-03-27 — best price $6.612017-08-18 — best price $18.472017-12-05 — best price $19.992018-06-12 — best price $19.992018-09-29 — best price $22.462019-02-21 — best price $8.922019-09-05 — best price $19.992019-12-03 — best price $19.992020-02-10 — best price $19.642020-07-09 — best price $19.992021-02-23 — best price $34.992021-07-25 — best price $19.992022-01-05 — best price $19.992022-05-27 — best price $6.992022-08-12 — best price $19.992022-11-15 — best price $31.492023-02-04 — best price $19.992023-05-27 — best price $17.482023-10-05 — best price $6.092024-01-17 — best price $19.992024-04-05 — best price $17.832024-06-28 — best price $17.832024-10-17 — best price $17.832025-01-16 — best price $5.222025-03-29 — best price $17.832025-07-19 — best price $19.992025-11-20 — best price $5.992026-05-07 — best price $5.282026-08-09 — best price $5.282026-08-28 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.2k4092026-05-30 — 554 pageviews2026-06-02 — 517 pageviews2026-06-05 — 553 pageviews2026-06-08 — 540 pageviews2026-06-11 — 505 pageviews2026-06-14 — 491 pageviews2026-06-17 — 444 pageviews2026-06-20 — 626 pageviews2026-06-23 — 589 pageviews2026-06-26 — 907 pageviews2026-06-29 — 820 pageviews2026-07-02 — 627 pageviews2026-07-05 — 769 pageviews2026-07-08 — 577 pageviews2026-07-11 — 509 pageviews2026-07-14 — 525 pageviews2026-07-17 — 517 pageviews2026-07-20 — 535 pageviews2026-07-23 — 507 pageviews2026-07-26 — 737 pageviews2026-07-29 — 464 pageviews2026-08-01 — 456 pageviews2026-08-04 — 464 pageviews2026-08-07 — 556 pageviews2026-08-10 — 523 pageviews2026-08-13 — 537 pageviews2026-08-16 — 559 pageviews2026-08-19 — 572 pageviews2026-08-22 — 575 pageviews2026-08-25 — 652 pageviews2026-08-27 — 1,160 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

2202026-08-28 21:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 9 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 4 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 7 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 22 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
64.1%
earned "Part I Complete"
4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerSteam AchievementsPartial Controller Support

9 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Japanese, Korean

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS3 (PlayStation)65,8642%68
Xbox 360 (Xbox)62,3261%67
Steam (Steam)57,3552%67

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

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

Player tags

NoirActionNudityShooterViolentAdventureCinematicStory RichAtmosphericBullet Time

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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