Games like Max Payne

Ranked by shared qualities, not genre tags.

What defines Max Payne

Single-Player95%
Gunplay92%
Bullet Time88%
Campaign88%
Film Noir85%
Third-Person82%
Crime & Underworld82%
Revenge78%
Linear Levels75%
Somber75%
Mystery72%
Cover Shooter70%
Melancholic70%
Gritty68%
Bleak68%
Psychological Horror65%
Grim65%
Detective62%
Full Voice Acting60%
Branching Narrative45%

Shares Gunplay, Bullet Time, Third-Person, Film Noir.

Both lean into Single-Player, Gunplay, Bullet Time, Campaign.

Single-Player95%Gunplay95%Bullet Time85%Campaign85%
Max Payne 366% match

Shares Gunplay, Third-Person, Bullet Time, Cover Shooter.

Both lean into Gunplay, Third-Person, Bullet Time, Single-Player.

Gunplay88%Third-Person95%Bullet Time78%Single-Player70%

Shares Gunplay, Crime & Underworld, Gritty, Cover Shooter.

Both lean into Gunplay, Single-Player, Crime & Underworld, Gritty.

Gunplay70%Single-Player65%Crime & Underworld75%Gritty85%

Shares Film Noir, Crime & Underworld, Detective, Mystery.

Both lean into Single-Player, Film Noir, Crime & Underworld, Campaign.

Single-Player90%Film Noir85%Crime & Underworld85%Campaign75%

Shares Crime & Underworld, Gunplay, Third-Person, Gritty.

Both lean into Single-Player, Crime & Underworld, Campaign, Third-Person.

Single-Player90%Crime & Underworld95%Campaign85%Third-Person85%
Heavy Rain44% match

Shares Crime & Underworld, Mystery, Full Voice Acting, Detective.

Both lean into Single-Player, Campaign, Mystery, Crime & Underworld.

Single-Player95%Campaign90%Mystery80%Crime & Underworld70%
L.A. Noire43% match

Shares Film Noir, Crime & Underworld, Mystery, Detective.

Both lean into Film Noir, Crime & Underworld, Mystery, Detective.

Film Noir90%Crime & Underworld85%Mystery90%Detective95%
Mafia II41% match

Shares Crime & Underworld, Gunplay, Third-Person, Cover Shooter.

Both lean into Single-Player, Campaign, Crime & Underworld, Gunplay.

Single-Player85%Campaign90%Crime & Underworld95%Gunplay80%
Mafia III41% match

Shares Revenge, Gunplay, Crime & Underworld, Third-Person.

Both lean into Revenge, Crime & Underworld, Gunplay, Third-Person.

Revenge95%Crime & Underworld85%Gunplay75%Third-Person80%

Shares Gunplay, Third-Person, Cover Shooter, Grim.

Both lean into Gunplay, Third-Person, Campaign, Cover Shooter.

Gunplay90%Third-Person95%Campaign75%Cover Shooter85%
Alan Wake40% match

Shares Gunplay, Third-Person, Mystery, Psychological Horror.

Both lean into Gunplay, Third-Person, Campaign, Mystery.

Gunplay70%Third-Person75%Campaign65%Mystery80%
Firework40% match

Shares Mystery, Crime & Underworld, Psychological Horror, Detective.

Both lean into Single-Player, Mystery, Crime & Underworld, Psychological Horror.

Single-Player90%Mystery95%Crime & Underworld80%Psychological Horror85%