Max Payne 3

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS

Genres

• neo-noir video game
• third-person shooter

• action game^*

• shooter game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Series

• Max Payne

Engines

• Rockstar Advanced Game Engine

Localized titles

• Max Payne 3

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Partial Controller Support^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• German^*
• Italian^*
• Russian^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Polish^*
• Japanese^*
• Korean^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*

Community tags · historical

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  881^*

• Third-Person Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  600^*

• Bullet Time^*

  Votes · historical

  542^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  461^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  431^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  416^*

• Cinematic^*

  Votes · historical

  388^*

• Third Person^*

  Votes · historical

  371^*

• Noir^*

  Votes · historical

  368^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  352^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  283^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  262^*

• Violent^*

  Votes · historical

  234^*

• Nudity^*

  Votes · historical

  167^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  161^*

• Dark^*

  Votes · historical

  140^*

• Linear^*

  Votes · historical

  137^*

• Drama^*

  Votes · historical

  114^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  78^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  76^*

System requirements

• Windows · Unspecified tier^*

  Operating system

  Windows 10 64 Bit^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Dual Core 2.4 GHZ - i7 3930K 6 Core x 3.06 GHZ / AMD Dual Core 2.6 GHZ - FX-8150 8 Core x 3.6 GHZ^*

  Memory

  2GB - 16GB RAM^*

  Storage

  35GB of free HDD Space^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA® 8600 GT 512MB VRAM – NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680 2GB VRAM / Radeon HD 3400 512MB VRAM - Radeon HD 7970 3GB VRAM^*

  Audio hardware

  100% Direct X 9.0 compatible – Direct X 9.0 compatible supporting Dolby Digital Live Initial activation requires internet connection and Rockstar Social Club (13+ to register); software installation required including Sony DADC SecuROM; DirectX, and Microsoft’s Windows .NET Framework, and Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Redistributable Package (x86). Partner Requirements Please refer to your hardware manufacturer and for current compatibility information. Some system components such as integrated graphics cards may be incompatible. Unlisted specifications may not be supported by publisher. Please check the terms of service of this site before purchasing this software. Over time downloadable content and programming changes will change the system requirements for this game. Please refer to your hardware manufacturer and for current compatibility information. Some system components such as mobile chipsets, integrated, and AGP graphics cards may be incompatible. Unlisted specifications may not be supported by publisher.^*

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Dual Core 2.4 GHZ - i7 3930K 6 Core x 3.06 GHZ / AMD Dual Core 2.6 GHZ - FX-8150 8 Core x 3.6 GHZ^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA® 8600 GT 512MB VRAM – NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 680 2GB VRAM / Radeon HD 3400 512MB VRAM - Radeon HD 7970 3GB VRAM^*

  Memory

  2 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  146^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Partial^*

Developers

• Rockstar Studios
• Rockstar Vancouver

Publishers

• Rockstar Games^*

• 2012-05-15

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  PlayStation 3

  Market

  North America

• 2012-05-18

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  PlayStation 3

  Market

  PAL region

• 2012-05-29

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows

  Market

  North America

• 2012-06-01

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows

  Market

  PAL region

• 2013-06-20

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  macOS

  Market

  worldwide

• 2012-05-31 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2012-05-31^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  May 31, 2012^*

Detailed specifications