100
60BANG SCORE
Max Payne 3
Fair · Shooter · 2012
Fair value, not a standout: about 10h, $19.99 (~$2.00/hr), 87% positive.
The verdict
Worth it at $11.55
42% off, though reviews keep it under BANGER.
$2.00/hr over the 10h main story, $0.60/hr if you 100% it (33.3h).
Better value than 80% of Shooter games
No longer a New York City cop, Max Payne moves to São Paulo to protect a wealthy family in an effort to finally escape his troubled past. This complete edition of Max Payne 3 includes the complete original game and all previously released downloadable content.
Length
10h
main story (HowLongToBeat)
Completionist
33.3h
100% (HowLongToBeat)
$/hr
$2.00/h
price ÷ main-story length
Price
$19.99
Reviews
87%
62,999 reviews
Metacritic
87
critic score
Players
3.5M
owners (estimate)
Released
2012
What drives the score
Value$2.00/hr
price per hour of game, the biggest driver
Length10 hours
how much game you get. hours feed the value per dollar
Reviews87% positive
gates the score. weak reviews cap it, strong reviews unlock a BANGER
Reach3.5M+ players
how many own it, a popularity + confidence signal
Engagement3% finish
how far players actually get (achievements), a top-end bonus
Metacritic87/100
critic consensus, a supporting signal next to player reviews
Monetization✓ None
no microtransactions, nothing drags the score down
Lime = the core BANG Score drivers, blue = supporting signals, red = what drags it down. The exact weights stay secret. These are the inputs and the direction each pushes.
Critics vs players0
Critics and players agree on this one.
Metacritic critics · 62,999 Steam player reviews
The drop-off
64% start to 3% finishOnly 3% of players reach the end. On a 10-hour game, that's a lot you pay for and may never use. Steam global achievements
Price history
PriceBANGER priceBecomes a BANGER at
Watch this game
Get one email when Max Payne 3 is worth buying. Your call on what that means.
One email per game. Unsubscribe in a click. No spam.
DeveloperRockstar Studios
PublisherRockstar Games
GenreShooter
Achievements67
Trailer & screenshots
Similar Shooter games
Cite this score
The verdict is built to be quoted. Copy the line, or embed the live badge.
Max Payne 3 scores 60/100 on the BANG Score (fair value). The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steamBANGERS.com/game/204100/max-payne-3<a href="https://steamBANGERS.com/game/204100/max-payne-3"><img src="https://steambangers.com/api/badge/204100" alt="BANG Score" width="196" height="46"></a>The BANG Score is one number for value, 0 to 100: price against how it reviews and how long it was built to be. It rates value, not taste. Whether it is for you is on you. See the full leaderboard →