Max Payne
Released Jan 2011
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for pain…
88% positive · 16K reviews
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Evaluation
Max Payne is a classic action-shooter originally released in 2001, arriving on Steam on January 6, 2011. The store description is purely retrospective — describing the game's story and its historical significance as the title that introduced Bullet Time® to video games. There is no mention of DLC, expansions, post-launch content, or any ongoing development. The game launched as a complete, self-contained single-player experience and has no post-launch content history. No developer communications about future updates or additional content have been made. This is a finished product that has been complete since its original release.
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Store description presents Max Payne as a complete, self-contained story-driven game with no mention of DLC, expansions, or planned updates.
Short description contains no references to ongoing content, seasons, or future updates.
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Rockstar Games
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player
About this game
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Max Payne is a relentless story-driven game about a man on the edge, fighting to clear his name while struggling to uncover the truth about his slain family amongst a myriad of plot-twists and twisted thugs in the gritty bowels of New York during the century's worst blizzard.
The groundbreaking original cinematic action-shooter, Max Payne introduced the concept of Bullet Time® in videogames. Through its stylish slow-motion gunplay combined with a dark and twisted story, Max Payne redefined the action-shooter genre.
The groundbreaking original cinematic action-shooter, Max Payne introduced the concept of Bullet Time® in videogames. Through its stylish slow-motion gunplay combined with a dark and twisted story, Max Payne redefined the action-shooter genre.
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