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2001 PCPlayStationXbox 👍 89 % Very positive, 14,653 reviews on Steam

A grim neo-noir shooter that popularized bullet time: as a vengeful cop you dive in slow motion through a snowbound New York, with the story told through graphic-novel panels and hardboiled narration.

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  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
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The closest matches for Max Payne are Alan Wake, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days and Alan Wake Remastered. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Max Payne special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Alan Wake

91 %

2010 PCXbox 12.99 € 👍 90 % Very positive, 49,163 reviews on Steam

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
  • Action-packed real-time combat

A novelist hunts for his vanished wife in a misty Pacific Northwest town, fighting shadowy possessed foes with flashlight and gun while the pages of a manuscript he doesn't remember writing come true. Its TV-series-style episodic storytelling and eerie atmosphere are the main draw.

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Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

Dark, serious atmosphere

A raw, brutal third-person shooter set in Shanghai's underworld, styled like shaky handheld footage with compression artifacts. Its short, bleak crime story about two broken antiheroes can also be played in co-op.

Alan Wake Remastered

Dark, serious atmosphere

An atmospheric psychological horror thriller in which writer Alan Wake fights darkness with light in the small town of Bright Falls, as a story he doesn't remember writing comes true. The remaster brings the TV-series-style storytelling back with upgraded visuals.

Wanted: Weapons of Fate

Action-packed real-time combat

A linear third-person cover shooter that continues the Wanted film story, built around curving bullets and stylish gunplay as Wesley Gibson uncovers his family's past.

Twisted Metal: Black

Dark, serious atmosphere

A grim vehicle-combat game where deranged drivers battle in wrecked arenas, each with a disturbing personal story. Fast, weapon-heavy duels, a brutal horror-tinged atmosphere and strong split-screen multiplayer define it.

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

Challenging difficulty

A brutal top-down action sequel where one hit kills and every floor demands split-second planning and reflexes. A fractured, non-linear story across multiple characters unfolds in garish neon, driven by a hypnotic synthwave soundtrack.

Condemned 2: Bloodshot

Dark, serious atmosphere

A brutal first-person horror thriller where you play ex-detective Ethan Thomas, brawling with pipes, fists and guns while using forensic tools to solve murders. Grim atmosphere and heavy melee combat define the experience.

Condemned: Criminal Origins

Dark, serious atmosphere

A grim first-person horror thriller where you hunt serial killers as detective Ethan Thomas. Gritty melee combat with pipes, lockers and other scavenged objects plus a oppressive atmosphere define the experience.

Hotline Miami

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A brutally fast top-down shooter where one hit kills and every floor is mastered through rapid trial, error and instant restarts. Its neon visuals, pulsing synthwave soundtrack and unsettling, surreal story about violence make it unforgettable.

Dead to Rights

Challenging difficulty

A third-person action shooter where you play framed cop Jack Slate, blending gunplay, disarm moves and brawling through the corrupt Grant City, aided by his dog Shadow.

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