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2012 PCPlayStationXbox 19.99 € 👍 87 % Very positive, 57,076 reviews on Steam

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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  • Lavish presentation
  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Strong, story-driven narrative
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The closest matches for Max Payne 3 are Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, Twisted Metal: Black and Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number. 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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Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

90 %

2010 PCPlayStationXbox 9.99 € 👍 66 % Mixed, 8,877 reviews on Steam

  • Dark, serious atmosphere
  • Lavish presentation
  • 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.

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Twisted Metal: Black

Challenging difficulty

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.

Better Than Dead

Action-packed real-time combat

A first-person shooter with brutal, realistic gunfights set in a photorealistic Hong Kong, inspired by classic Asian action and bloodshed cinema.

Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation

Action-packed real-time combat

An accessible arcade dogfighting game with huge enemy waves and cinematic missions set in a fictional war. You fly modern jets and pick loadouts for air and ground targets.

OTXO

Challenging difficulty

A brutal top-down roguelite shooter where you slow time to blast and brawl through a mansion full of enemies. Fast runs, precise aiming and a stylish, dark look define it.

Hotline Miami

Challenging difficulty

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.

Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War

Strong, story-driven narrative

An arcade air-combat game with a cinematic war story, where you fly as a pilot of the Wardog squadron across 32 missions. Memorable for its chatty squadmates over the radio and its stirring soundtrack.

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