Action · January 4, 2008

Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne (2008)

calendar_todayAge 17+local_offer-75% current discountgroup1M–10M ownersrecommend10.6k recommendations
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. His life in ruins, Max Payne finds himself back in the NYPD. During a routine murder investigation he runs into Mona Sax, a woman he thought dead, a femme fatale murder suspect. She holds the keys to the questions that haunt him. But nothing is simple in the dark and tragic night of New York City. An army of underworld thugs stands between Max and the answers he seeks. His journey deeper into his own personal hell continues. Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne delivers an intense gameplay experience. It features fierce, yet stylish action sequences and the slow-motion gunplay that has become synonymous with the Max Payne series.

Action releases from 2008

28 Action titles launched in 2008 — top 6 by review volume.

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Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Action · 324
  • Noir · 274
  • Third-Person Shooter · 209
  • Classic · 200
  • Bullet Time · 199
  • Story Rich · 164
  • Shooter · 149
  • Singleplayer · 140
  • Atmospheric · 133
  • Third Person · 129
  • Dark · 111
  • Great Soundtrack · 106
  • Cinematic · 73
  • Crime · 65
  • Detective · 58

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume11.9k Steam reviewsTop 36% in Action
Positive rating95% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 14%
Metacritic86/100Genre average 77 — top 14% of Action titles
Engagement hours5 h averageTop 75% for session depth among Action

Reception Metrics

Steam community

95%Overwhelmingly Positive · 11.9k reviews

11.3k positive · 597 negative

Metacritic

86/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.9/10

Curator recommendations

10.6k

Release & Availability

Release dateJan 4, 2008
DeveloperRemedy Entertainment
PublisherRockstar Games
Base price$2.49 -75%
Required age17+
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page

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Engagement Profile

All-time avg

5h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

4h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

0h

Current engagement

Editions & Packages

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