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2012PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable87 % positive19.99 €

A brutal, cinematic third-person shooter where a broken Max Payne stumbles through São Paulo's violent underworld using bullet time and shootdodges. Its bleak noir storytelling and seamless cutscene-to-gameplay transitions set it apart.

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

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The closest matches for Max Payne 3 are Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Max Payne and Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Max Payne 3 special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

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2003PCPlayStationXboxSteam Deck playable95 % positive9.99 €

Lavish presentation
Dark, serious atmosphere
Strong, story-driven narrative

A bleak neo-noir shooter where Max Payne dives through slow-motion gunfights powered by bullet time, wrapped around a tragic love story with Mona Sax told through graphic-novel panels.

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Strong, story-driven narrative

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.

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

Strong, story-driven narrative

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.

Twisted Metal: Black

Action-packed real-time combat

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.

Alan Wake

Strong, story-driven narrative

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.

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction

Action-packed real-time combat

Sam Fisher goes rogue on a personal revenge hunt in a faster, more aggressive take on the series, built around Mark & Execute takedowns and objectives projected onto the environment. A separate two-player co-op campaign adds extra replay value.

Mafia: Definitive Edition

Strong, story-driven narrative

A cinematic gangster drama set in Prohibition-era America, following cab driver Tommy as he rises through the Salieri crime family. Its strong story, atmospheric city and mix of gunfights and period car driving define the experience.

Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown

Action-packed real-time combat

Arcade aerial combat with stunning skies and detailed cityscapes, where you fly dogfights and ground strikes as a pilot in a fictional war. The cinematic campaign and powerful soundtrack make each mission feel like an event.

Gears of War: E-Day

Action-packed real-time combat

This prequel to the Gears saga depicts Emergence Day, when the Locust Horde bursts from underground, and follows the early days of Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago. It pairs heavy cover-shooter combat with a grim, horror-tinged tone and lavish Unreal Engine 5 visuals.