Games Like Max Payne 3
Quick Answer
The closest games to Max Payne 3 are Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Vanquish, Red Dead Redemption 2, F.E.A.R. and Severed Steel. Below are 9 picks with the reason for each — what carries over from Max Payne 3, and what does not.
What Made Max Payne 3 Work
Max Payne 3 is a shooter about the moment you commit. Shootdodge takes your options away as soon as you press it, the animation system keeps Max grounded in whatever he lands on, and the bullet-time is a resource rather than a toggle. Rockstar made it far more brutal and far less noir than the originals, and the shooting is the best they have ever done.
9 Games Like Max Payne 3
1.Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
The noir the third game left behind, and the tighter story.
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Rockstar's other shooter, with the same animation weight.
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Sliding, wall-running and bullet time in a small sharp package.
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How These Picks Match Max Payne 3
Max Payne 3 is catalogued here as a third-person shooter and open-world crime game on the PlayStation 3. All nine picks share at least one of its genre tags — nine action games and seven shooters among them.
Severed Steel and John Wick Hex are from small or self-published studios.
| Game | Genre | Shares with Max Payne 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne | Shooter, Action | Shooter, Action |
| Vanquish | Shooter, Action | Shooter, Action |
| Red Dead Redemption 2 | Action, Adventure, Shooter | Shooter, Action |
| F.E.A.R. | Shooter, Action | Shooter, Action |
| Severed Steel | Shooter, Action, Indie | Shooter, Action |
| John Wick Hex | Strategy, Action, Indie | Action |
| Sleeping Dogs | Action, Adventure, Fighting | Action |
| Control | Action, Shooter, Adventure | Shooter, Action |
| Gears of War | Shooter, Action | Shooter, Action |
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