Games Like Max Payne 3

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…

Why similar: Bullet Time 26.3% ★, Third-Person Shooter 20.4%, Noir 20.3%, Action 6.6%, Great Soundtrack 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: The original game establishes the series’ noir narration, tragic antihero, and iconic bullet-time gunplay in its purest form.

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a violent, film-noir love story. Dark, tragic and intense, the in-depth story is a thrill-ride of shocking twists and revelations. Love hurts.

Why similar: Bullet Time 25.8% ★, Noir 21.3%, Third-Person Shooter 19.4%, Action 7.1%, Great Soundtrack 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: This direct predecessor delivers the closest match for Max’s melancholic noir story and acrobatic slow-motion third-person shootouts.

STAKES. GUNS. SLOW-MO. Fight werewolves and vampires in a reality-shifting motel. Dive through barricades to escape the grasp of evil puppets. Destroy the villain you loved. A new, third-person love letter to classic shooters. Neo-noir never looked so good.

Why similar: Bullet Time 42.1% ★, Third-Person Shooter 23.4%, Cinematic 12.4%, Shooter 4.8%, Third Person 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A deliberate modern homage to Max Payne, it pairs supernatural noir narration with dive-heavy bullet-time combat.

Pure adrenaline of non-stop action in Single Player, Online Co-op and Multiplayer. Double the pleasure and mayhem with new multiplayer DLCs! (click for details)

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 36.3%, Action 15.7%, Shooter 9%, Violent 8.1%, Third Person 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its grim crime-thriller tone, desperate third-person firefights, and abrasive handheld-camera presentation closely echo Max Payne 3’s uglier side.

From Remedy Entertainment, the masters of cinematic action games, comes Quantum Break, a time-amplified suspenseful blockbuster. The Quantum Break experience is part game, part live action show—where decisions in one dramatically affect the other.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 23%, Bullet Time 19.8% ★, Cinematic 15.1%, Story Rich 9.9%, Action 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Another Remedy action thriller, it combines cover shooting and dramatic time powers with a heavily cinematic narrative structure.

Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 36.5%, Action 13.1%, Third Person 12%, Story Rich 11.9%, Shooter 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Remedy’s telekinetic third-person action offers cinematic combat, destructible environments, and a similarly mysterious, story-driven atmosphere.

Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.

Why similar: Bullet Time 46.9% ★, Shooter 16.1%, Violent 11.7%, Action 8.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This fast, brutal shooter modernizes the F.E.A.R.-style formula with slow motion, sliding, and highly destructive close-quarters firefights.

My Friend Pedro is a violent ballet about friendship, imagination, and one man’s struggle to obliterate anyone in his path at the behest of a sentient banana.

Why similar: Bullet Time 44% ★, Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Action 13.4%, Shooter 13.1%, Violent 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This side-scrolling action game centers on stylish slow-motion dives, ricochets, and stunt-like multi-target gunplay.

Blast your way through the streets of Hong Kong in a fast-paced, top-down shooter. Inspired by classic action movies, The Hong Kong Massacre places you at the center of a hard-boiled revenge story, filled with brutal, cinematic shootouts and vivid underworld locations.

Why similar: Bullet Time 52.2% ★, Shooter 11.2%, Violent 11%, Action 9.5%, Story Rich 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its top-down perspective preserves the essential Max Payne fantasy of diving through rooms while slowing time and clearing enemies with precision.

PlatinumGames’ revolutionary sci-fi action shooter slide-boosts onto PC. Battle legions of future-tech enemies using a vast arsenal of weapons, including all DLC. Fully unlocked framerate and gorgeous HD resolutions up to 4K. The definitive way to play: war has accelerated.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 39.3%, Bullet Time 23.5% ★, Action 10.8%, Shooter 10.2%, Third Person 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: PlatinumGames’ relentlessly fast third-person shooter delivers explosive set pieces and highly mobile, arcade-like firefights.

Kane and Lynch: Dead Men is the new action shooter franchise by Io-Interactive, creators of the multi-million selling Hitman series. Kane & Lynch: Dead Men follows the violent and chaotic journey of two men - a flawed mercenary and a medicated psychopath - and their brutal attitude towards right and wrong.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 38.9%, Action 17.8%, Shooter 10.8%, Third Person 7.2%, Violent 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its story of damaged criminals and rough third-person gunfights provides a raw, bleak companion to Max’s violent journey.

After Lincoln Clay's surrogate family, the black mob, is betrayed and killed by the Italian Mafia, Lincoln builds a new family and blazes a path of revenge through the Mafioso responsible.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 21.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.7%, Action 10.4%, Third Person 9.3%, Story Rich 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its revenge-driven crime narrative, brutal violence, and stylish period soundtrack align well with Max Payne 3’s hard-edged themes.

Rollerdrome is a BAFTA award-winning third person action shooter that seamlessly blends high octane, visceral combat with fluid movement and tricking mechanics into one complementary and challenging whole, to create an original adrenaline-pumping shooter experience like no other.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 57.5%, Shooter 21.5%, Action 16.8%, Singleplayer 2.7%, Adventure 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: This stylish arena shooter turns bullet-time-style reflex combat into a fast score-chasing loop of dives, slow motion, and aerial gunplay.

Set in futuristic Tokyo, take control of the robotic community before they control everything!

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 56.7%, Action 14.2%, Shooter 8.8%, Third Person 7.4%, Story Rich 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A focused, cinematic third-person campaign with satisfying cover combat, destructible enemy robots, and a gritty near-future crime-thriller tone.

An intense single-player FPS featuring a stylish movement system, completely destructible levels, and an acclaimed OST.

Why similar: Bullet Time 63.5% ★, Shooter 14.5%, Action 10.9%, Violent 5.4%, Great Soundtrack 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its high-speed first-person combat emphasizes slow motion, dives, slides, and improvisational gunfights with a similarly kinetic feel.

War hero Vito Scaletta becomes entangled with the mob in hopes of paying his father’s debts. Vito works to prove himself, climbing the family ladder with crimes of larger reward and consequence.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 19.7%, Noir 17.1%, Action 12.6%, Story Rich 8.6%, Third Person 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A character-driven crime saga with a melancholic atmosphere, period detail, and more grounded third-person gunfights.

An inadvertent brush with the mob thrusts cabdriver Tommy Angelo into the world of organized crime. Initially uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, the rewards become too big to ignore.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 22.8%, Noir 14.4%, Story Rich 10.7%, Action 9.5%, Multiplayer 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its focused period-crime drama and tragic protagonist make it a strong narrative match for Max’s noir-inflected story.

Niko Bellic, Johnny Klebitz and Luis Lopez all have one thing in common - they live in the worst city in America. Liberty City worships money and status, and is heaven for those who have them and a living nightmare for those who don't.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 31.8%, Action 16%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Third Person 12.7%, Shooter 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its bleak urban crime story and damaged central character share Max Payne 3’s cynical, adult tone despite the open-world structure.

The Definitive Edition of the critically acclaimed, award winning open-world action adventure, reworked, rebuilt and re-mastered for the new generation. With all previously available DLC included and a wealth of tech and visual improvements, Hong Kong has never felt so alive.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 18.7%, Action 16%, Third Person 12.9%, Story Rich 10.8%, Multiplayer 10%

Why You'll Like It: The Hong Kong crime setting, undercover drama, and frequent third-person gunfights make it a strong action-crime alternative.

From the ex-Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive team comes a janky love letter to PS2-era action. Play a week in the life of the Zombie Unit: an elite Hong Kong police squad carving through a corporate conspiracy in a storm of swordplay and gunfire. Stylish, brutal, and absolutely not for everyone.

Why similar: Bullet Time 35.7% ★, Third-Person Shooter 28.4%, Shooter 9.4%, Third Person 8.1%, Story Rich 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its tough third-person combat mixes guns and close-quarters violence in a pulpy, deliberately over-the-top action-film package.

A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 18.1%, Third Person 15.3%, Action 14.3%, Story Rich 12.9%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Another Remedy thriller, it trades bullet time for light-based combat while retaining a troubled protagonist and intensely cinematic storytelling.

From one of gaming’s most acclaimed sagas, Gears is bigger than ever. With all-out war descending, Kait Diaz breaks away to uncover her connection to the enemy and discovers the true danger to Sera – herself.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 37.4%, Action 16.1%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Shooter 9.6%, Violent 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers polished cover-based third-person shooting, dramatic campaign spectacle, and intense encounters built around aggressive movement between cover.

Play as Nathan Drake and Chloe Frazer in their own standalone adventures as they confront their pasts and forge their own legacies. This game includes the critically acclaimed single-player stories from both UNCHARTED 4: A Thief’s End and UNCHARTED: The Lost Legacy.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 29.4%, Cinematic 14.2%, Story Rich 12.2%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Third Person 10%

Why You'll Like It: These polished cinematic adventures offer frequent cover shootouts, explosive chases, and tightly scripted third-person action.

Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Explore this world and its zero-g environments to discover the truth about the Unitology and its role in the Necromorph epidemic.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 40.4%, Shooter 13.4%, Third Person 11.6%, Story Rich 9.7%, Action 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This tense third-person action campaign combines heavy weapon handling, cinematic pacing, and a psychologically battered protagonist.

Survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets of Jupiter’s dead moon.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 42.6%, Shooter 12.1%, Cinematic 11.9%, Third Person 10.6%, Story Rich 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its brutal, linear sci-fi thriller presentation and weighty over-the-shoulder combat suit players who value Max Payne 3’s cinematic intensity.

An intense first person shooter that delivers a twisted and gripping narrative of tragedy, modern crime drama, and supernatural horror.

Why similar: Action 21.7%, Shooter 20.1%, Violent 10.6%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Story Rich 8%

Why You'll Like It: Its graphic-novel noir style, grim criminal themes, and supernatural gunplay make it a fitting darker shooter alternative.

Experience the story of former outlaw John Marston as he tracks down the last remaining members of the notorious Van der Linde Gang in the PC debut of the critically acclaimed predecessor to Red Dead Redemption 2.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 28.5%, Story Rich 14%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Action 9.7%, Shooter 8%

A thrilling new storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower and beautiful Arizona locations, combined with a fun and challenging new game mode!

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 37%, Action 20.4%, Third Person 16.1%, Cinematic 9.4%, Shooter 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: This faster, more arcade-like Alan Wake entry provides repeatable combat arenas and an action-heavy supernatural thriller mood.

From the dust of a gold mine to the dirt of a saloon, Call of Juarez® Gunslinger is a real homage to the Wild West tales. Live the epic and violent journey of a ruthless bounty hunter on the trail of the West’s most notorious outlaws.

Why similar: Bullet Time 49.8% ★, Action 13.3%, Shooter 13.1%, Story Rich 9.5%, Violent 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its stylized narration, revenge tale, and precision-focused gunfights capture some of the same pulp-action energy in a Western setting.

Uncover the origins of organized crime in Mafia: The Old Country, a gritty mob story set in the brutal underworld of 1900s Sicily. Fight to survive as Enzo Favara and prove your worth to the Family in this immersive third-person action-adventure.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 33.6%, Cinematic 18%, Story Rich 10.2%, Shooter 10%, Third Person 9%

In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.

Why similar: Noir 38.7%, Cinematic 14.3%, Story Rich 9.7%, Third-Person Shooter 8.9%, Third Person 8.8%

Vito Scaletta has started to make a name for himself on the streets of Empire Bay as someone who can be trusted to get a job done. Together with his buddy Joe, he is working to prove himself to the Mafia, quickly escalating up the family ladder with crimes of larger reward, status and consequence… the life as a wise guy isn’t quite as...

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 25.8%, Action 15.8%, Great Soundtrack 11.8%, Story Rich 11.8%, Third Person 8.5%

The original assassin is back! Betrayed by the Agency and hunted by the police, Agent 47 finds himself pursuing redemption in a corrupt and twisted world.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 33.8%, Action 16.8%, Third Person 13.5%, Cinematic 10.1%, Shooter 8.1%

As Wei Shen, an undercover cop trying to take down the Triads, you'll have to fight your way up the organization without blowing your cover.

Why similar: Action 21.7%, Third Person 18.7%, Third-Person Shooter 14.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, Open World 9%

Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 23.3%, Multiplayer 13%, Story Rich 12.9%, Great Soundtrack 11.5%, Shooter 10.2%

Welcome to the 1980s. From the decade of big hair and pastel suits comes the story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile. Grand Theft Auto returns with Tommy Vercetti’s tale of betrayal and revenge in a neon-soaked tropical town full of excess and brimming with possibilities.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 49%, Action 12.2%, Third Person 11.3%, Violent 7.7%, Great Soundtrack 4.5%

Play as Mad Max, a reluctant hero and survivor who wants nothing more than to leave the madness behind and find solace.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 23.1%, Action 20.2%, Third Person 15.3%, Open World 8.5%, Shooter 7.9%

Stranded on the Rook Islands as Jason Brody, fight your way through a lawless tropical open world using a powerful arsenal to save your friends and escape the madness of this acclaimed visceral FPS.

Why similar: Action 21.8%, Multiplayer 20.4%, Shooter 20.3%, Open World 10.4%, Story Rich 8.3%

It’s 1930. After an inadvertent brush with the mafia, cabdriver Tommy Angelo is reluctantly thrust into the world of organized crime. Initially, he is uneasy about falling in with the Salieri family, but soon the rewards become too big to ignore.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 21.2%, Great Soundtrack 15%, Story Rich 12.6%, Action 12.2%, Third Person 9.3%

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: It’s the early ’90s. After a couple of cops frame him for homicide, Carl ‘CJ’ Johnson is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 40.2%, Action 12.1%, Violent 10.3%, Third Person 9.4%, Nudity 8.5%

Experience the origins of one of gaming’s most acclaimed franchises like never before, faithfully remastered and optimized for PC.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 43.2%, Shooter 14.7%, Action 11.9%, Third Person 11.9%, Multiplayer 8.9%

It all starts in Liberty City. With revolutionary freedom to go anywhere and jack anyone, Grand Theft Auto III puts the center of the criminal underworld at your fingertips, if you have enough guts to take it.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 55.1%, Action 14.3%, Third Person 13.9%, Violent 8.2%, Open World 4.8%

THE OLD WEST, 1864. In order to save their family, the McCall brothers will kill anyone who stands between them and the legendary Gold of Juarez.

Why similar: Bullet Time 25% ★, Action 19.4%, Multiplayer 13.8%, Shooter 12.7%, Story Rich 7.8%

Experience entertainment blockbusters Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online — now upgraded for a new generation with stunning visuals, faster loading, 3D audio, and more, plus exclusive content for GTA Online players.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 27.5%, Multiplayer 15.8%, Shooter 14.8%, Action 13.1%, Third Person 11.8%

Money Talks. Silence Pays. Prepare to Make a Killing. When assassins from Agent 47's contract agency, The ICA, are eliminated in a series of hits, it seems a larger, more powerful agency has entered the fray. Sensing he may be a target, 47 travels to America, and prepares to make a killing.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 30.9%, Action 19.4%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Third Person 17.1%, Shooter 6.8%

In the dark days of the end of World War Two amidst the ruins of Berlin, one bullet can change history…

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 29.5%, Bullet Time 23.6% ★, Action 15.5%, Shooter 10.8%, Multiplayer 8.7%

You awake to the sound of your own panicked breath. In Manhunt, you must run, hide and fight to survive. If you can stay alive long enough, you may find out who did this to you. This is a brutal blood sport.

Why similar: Violent 30.9%, Action 14.3%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, Gore 9.1%, Third Person 8.6%

MAXIMUM Action is a brutal and satisfying physics-based first person shooter influenced by Hong Kong cinema, heroic slow motion bloodshed, and old-school FPS ACTION.

Why similar: Bullet Time 49.2% ★, Cinematic 11.9%, Shooter 11.9%, Violent 11.7%, Action 10.3%

Suit for Hire is a challenging action shooter, tactically blend weapons and martial arts together to unleash beautifully crafted violence.

Why similar: Bullet Time 40.6% ★, Third-Person Shooter 30.4%, Violent 8.6%, Action 7.8%, Shooter 7%

Become the legendary part man, part machine, all cop hero and deliver justice in Old Detroit.

Why similar: Shooter 24.3%, Action 20.7%, Story Rich 18.5%, Violent 16.8%, Atmospheric 7.5%

Good or Insane? The choice is yours. Following the Apocalyptic end to the Postal Dude’s week in Paradise, we follow him and his insane pitbull Champ as they emigrate to its appropriately named sister city, Catharsis.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 38.1%, Action 13.8%, Violent 11.4%, Third Person 9.3%, Shooter 9.1%

When life robs Colton White of all that matters, the only thing left he can trust is his GUN. From award-winning developer, Neversoft, and accomplished screenwriter, Randall Jahnson (The Mask of Zorro, The Doors), GUN follows Colton on his quest for discovery as he seeks to exact vengeful justice on those who have wronged him.

Why similar: Third-Person Shooter 36.8%, Action 12.8%, Bullet Time 10.9% ★, Shooter 8.6%, Third Person 6.3%