Max Payne 3 Price History and Player Count

Max Payne 3

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Max Payne 3

Rockstar StudiosMay 31, 2012Action

$19.99 Very PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • Action
  • Third-Person Shooter
  • Bullet Time
  • Story Rich
  • Multiplayer
  • Shooter
  • Cinematic
  • Third Person
  • Noir
  • Singleplayer
Playing now
281
Updated 14 minutes ago
24-hour peak
281
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
9,618
Jun 3, 2012
Avg this month
197
-34.11% vs last month
Steam reviews
87%
Very Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Max Payne 3 player count chart

Max Payne 3 has a small but active player base. 281 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been growing (up 14% on the month before).

History from Jun 2, 2012

Max Payne 3 monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026197-102-34.11%421
October 2026299+50+20.08%628
September 2026249-111-12.76%759
August 2026n/a+246+39.42%870
July 2026n/a+33+5.58%624
June 2026n/a-16-2.64%591
May 2026n/a-61-9.13%607
April 2026n/a+146+27.97%668
March 2026n/a-612-53.97%522
February 2026n/a-909-44.49%1,134
January 2026n/a+1,485+266.13%2,043
December 2025n/a-8-1.41%558
November 2025n/a-6-1.05%566
October 2025n/a-31-5.14%572
September 2025n/a-95-13.61%603
August 2025n/a+188+36.86%698
July 2025n/a-70-12.07%510
June 2025n/a+24+4.32%580
May 2025n/a+63+12.78%556
April 2025n/a-101-17%493
March 2025n/a-276-31.72%594
February 2025n/a-183-17.38%870
January 2025n/a+535+103.28%1,053
December 2024n/a+51+10.92%518
November 2024n/a+141+43.25%467
October 2024n/a-389-54.41%326
September 2024n/a+47+7.04%715
August 2024n/a+140+26.52%668
July 2024n/a+112+26.92%528
June 2024n/a-145-25.85%416
May 2024n/a-151-21.21%561
April 2024n/a-27-3.65%712
March 2024n/a-1,108-59.99%739
February 2024n/a+1,268+219%1,847
January 2024n/a-42-6.76%579
December 2023n/a+41+7.07%621
November 2023n/a+312+116.42%580
October 2023n/a-62-18.79%268
September 2023n/a-225-40.54%330
August 2023n/a+47+9.25%555
July 2023n/a+158+45.14%508
June 2023n/a-194-35.66%350
May 2023n/a-160-22.73%544
April 2023n/a+6+0.86%704
March 2023n/a+133+23.54%698
February 2023n/a-579-50.61%565
January 2023n/a+793+225.93%1,144
December 2022n/a+27+8.33%351
November 2022n/a+47+16.97%324
October 2022n/a-197-41.56%277
September 2022n/a+85+21.85%474
August 2022n/a-40-9.32%389
July 2022n/a-2-0.46%429
June 2022n/a-62-12.58%431
May 2022n/a-33-6.27%493
April 2022n/a-248-32.04%526
March 2022n/a+255+49.13%774
February 2022n/a+51+10.9%519
January 2022n/a+56+13.59%468
December 2021n/a-14-3.29%412
November 2021n/a+46+12.11%426
October 2021n/a+82+27.52%380
September 2021n/a-121-28.88%298
August 2021n/a-178-29.82%419
July 2021n/a+73+13.93%597
June 2021n/a+162+44.75%524
May 2021n/a-185-33.82%362
April 2021n/a-221-28.78%547
March 2021n/a+311+68.05%768
February 2021n/a-200-30.44%457
January 2021n/a+9+1.39%657
December 2020n/a-31-4.57%648
November 2020n/a+392+136.59%679
October 2020n/a+8+2.87%287
September 2020n/a-56-16.72%279
August 2020n/a-383-53.34%335
July 2020n/a-26-3.49%718
June 2020n/a+359+93.25%744
May 2020n/a-17-4.23%385
April 2020n/a-28-6.51%402
March 2020n/a-461-51.74%430
February 2020n/a+320+56.04%891
January 2020n/a-31-5.15%571
December 2019n/a+58+10.66%602
November 2019n/a+211+63.36%544
October 2019n/a-360-51.95%333
September 2019n/a+363+110%693
August 2019n/a-389-54.1%330
July 2019n/a-24-3.23%719
June 2019n/a+488+191.37%743
May 2019n/a-27-9.57%255
April 2019n/a-6-2.08%282
March 2019n/a-49-14.54%288
February 2019n/a-68-16.79%337
January 2019n/a+8+2.02%405
December 2018n/a+25+6.72%397
November 2018n/a+65+21.17%372
October 2018n/a-719-70.08%307
September 2018n/a+495+93.22%1,026
August 2018n/a+17+3.31%531
July 2018n/a+13+2.59%514
June 2018n/a+168+50.45%501
May 2018n/a-63-15.91%333
April 2018n/a-40-9.17%396
March 2018n/a-253-36.72%436
February 2018n/a+206+42.65%689
January 2018n/a-20-3.98%483
December 2017n/a+48+10.55%503
November 2017n/a+120+35.82%455
October 2017n/a-126-27.33%335
September 2017n/a-528-53.39%461
August 2017n/a+444+81.47%989
July 2017n/a+48+9.66%545
June 2017n/a+144+40.79%497
May 2017n/a+40+12.78%353
April 2017n/a-15-4.57%313
March 2017n/a-18-5.2%328
February 2017n/a-194-35.93%346
January 2017n/a+17+3.25%540
December 2016n/a+108+26.02%523
November 2016n/a-376-47.53%415
October 2016n/a-628-44.26%791
September 2016n/a+1,027+261.99%1,419
August 2016n/a-367-48.35%392
July 2016n/a+24+3.27%759
June 2016n/a+299+68.58%735
May 2016n/a-56-11.38%436
April 2016n/a+38+8.37%492
March 2016n/a-192-29.72%454
February 2016n/a-369-36.35%646
January 2016n/a+344+51.27%1,015
December 2015n/a+65+10.73%671
November 2015n/a+168+38.36%606
October 2015n/a+10+2.34%438
September 2015n/a-32-6.96%428
August 2015n/a-79-14.66%460
July 2015n/a-625-53.69%539
June 2015n/a+718+160.99%1,164
May 2015n/a-248-35.73%446
April 2015n/a-160-18.74%694
March 2015n/a-294-25.61%854
February 2015n/a-774-40.27%1,148
January 2015n/a-235-10.89%1,922
December 2014n/a+607+39.16%2,157
November 2014n/a+960+162.71%1,550
October 2014n/a-210-26.25%590
September 2014n/a-3,018-79.05%800
August 2014n/a+2,577+207.66%3,818
July 2014n/a-565-31.28%1,241
June 2014n/a+1,078+148.08%1,806
May 2014n/a-38-4.96%728
April 2014n/a-3,293-81.13%766
March 2014n/a+3,033+295.61%4,059
February 2014n/a-921-47.3%1,026
January 2014n/a-2,091-51.78%1,947
December 2013n/a+2,199+119.58%4,038
November 2013n/a+335+22.27%1,839
October 2013n/a+904+150.67%1,504
September 2013n/a-350-36.84%600
August 2013n/a-1,990-67.69%950
July 2013n/a+2,232+315.25%2,940
June 2013n/a-1,581-69.07%708
May 2013n/a-1,783-43.79%2,289
April 2013n/a+1,023+33.55%4,072
March 2013n/a+2,195+257.03%3,049
February 2013n/a-2,318-73.08%854
January 2013n/a+830+35.44%3,172
December 2012n/a-3,430-59.42%2,342
November 2012n/a+5,339+1233.03%5,772
October 2012n/a-300-40.93%433
September 2012n/a-1,145-60.97%733
August 2012n/a-3,792-66.88%1,878
July 2012n/a-3,948-41.05%5,670
June 2012n/an/an/a9,618

How many people are playing Max Payne 3?

Right now, 281 players are in Max Payne 3 on Steam. That makes it the #1,611 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 281 players. Today's peak is 33% below its 30-day average daily peak of 420.

Is Max Payne 3 growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days Max Payne 3 averaged a daily peak of 420 players, up 14% compared with the 30 days before (370). Its highest point this month (628) is 11% above the same period last year (566). In its first month after release (May 31, 2012) it peaked at 9,618 players. Today's player count is 3% of its all-time peak of 9,618, set on Jun 3, 2012.

Best time to play Max Payne 3

Based on the last 14 days, Max Payne 3 is busiest around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and quietest around 06:00 UTC (1 AM in New York), when about 57% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

Max Payne 3 players by hour and weekday

When Max Payne 3 has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSunday at 18:00 UTCabout 513 players on average
QuietestWednesday at 07:00 UTCabout 148 players on average
Busy vs quiet3.5xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

About Max Payne 3

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.

Developer
Rockstar Studios
Publisher
Rockstar Games
Released
May 31, 2012
Genre
Action
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
10 languages, 1 with full audio

Screenshots

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Max Payne 3 price history

$19.99
price now (US)
$5.99
lowest recorded (-70%) · Oct 13, 2026
-70%
typical sale discount · 2 sales seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. Max Payne 3 is at its full price of $19.99. It usually goes on sale for about 70% off (around $6.00), and the lowest we have recorded is $5.99.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

Max Payne 3 price by region

RegionSteam priceIn USDIn EURvs US
United States$19.99$19.9917.90 EURbase
Euro area19,99€$22.3219.99 EUR+12%
United Kingdom£17.99$24.0821.57 EUR+20%
CanadaC$ 29.99$21.3219.10 EUR+7%
AustraliaA$ 29.95$20.5818.43 EUR+3%
New ZealandNZ$ 34.95$19.3717.35 EUR-3%
BrazilR$99,50$18.0816.19 EUR-10%
MexicoMex$ 399.00$21.3319.11 EUR+7%
Argentina (LATAM USD)$19.99$19.9917.90 EUR0%
Poland79,00 zł$20.0817.99 EUR0%
SwitzerlandCHF 20.90$25.5222.86 EUR+28%
Norway219,00 kr$23.2320.81 EUR+16%
Turkey (MENA USD)$19.99$19.9917.90 EUR0%
Azerbaijan (CIS USD)$11.99$11.9910.74 EUR-40%
South AfricaR 359.00$21.7119.44 EUR+9%
India₹1,099.00$11.7010.48 EUR-41%
Indonesia cheapestRp 200 000$11.059.90 EUR-45%
China¥99.00$14.8413.29 EUR-26%
Japan¥2,200$13.9012.45 EUR-30%
South Korea₩ 22,800$16.7815.03 EUR-16%

Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 6 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.

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Max Payne 3 reviews over time

87% Very Positive87% of 64,908 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Max Payne 3 on Twitch

6
watching now
4
live channels
15
24-hour peak viewers
5
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Max Payne 3", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Max Payne 3 Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 31 Oct 2026, with a peak of 136 viewers and 23 on average.

Max Payne 3 streamers right now

Nobody in our samples.

Top Max Payne 3 streamers this week

  1. KEMONOFRIENDZONE111
  2. HunnybunGaming14
  3. deadmanpayne13
  4. MagdalenaJae12
  5. MC_312

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

Max Payne 3 achievements

Max Payne 3 has 67 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 12.0% of them; the rarest, It Looked Easy Enough, is held by 1.7% of players.

  • Part I CompleteComplete Part I Of The Story64.0%
  • One Bullet At A Time300 Headshots58.0%
  • Part II CompleteComplete Part II Of The Story52.0%
  • Past The Point Of No ReturnTake 100 Painkillers48.7%
  • Part III CompleteComplete Part III Of The Story43.9%
  • Along For The RideTrigger A Bullet Cam On The Zipline [FREE AIM]37.6%
  • That Old Familiar FeelingClear The Hallway Of Lasers37.3%
  • With Practiced Bravado100 Kills During Shootdodge35.8%
  • The Only Choice GivenGet 8 Kills While Dangling From A Chain [FREE AIM]34.7%
  • Feel The PayneStory Complete [MEDIUM]34.6%
  • You Might Hurt Someone With ThatShoot 10 Airborne Grenades33.9%
  • It Was Chaos And LuckGet 6 Kills While Riding The Push Cart [FREE AIM]29.3%
  • You Push A Man Too FarDon't Shoot The Dis-Armed Man28.8%
  • Sometimes You Get LuckyGet A Headshot During The Rooftop Tremors25.6%
  • The Fear Of Losing ItSurvive A Level Without Painkillers25.4%
  • Colder Than The Devil's HeartKill 30 Enemies In 2 Minutes20.6%
  • Trouble Had Come To MeClear Everyone On The Bus Ride14.0%
  • Out The WindowGet 6 Kills While Diving Through The VIP Window [FREE AIM]13.7%
  • Serious PayneStory Complete [HARD]11.8%
  • Grave RobberLooted A Body11.1%
  • The Road-Kill Behind MeTotal Everything On The Runway9.6%
  • So Much For Being SubtleGet 9 Kills While Being Pulled By A Chain [FREE AIM]9.5%
  • Sure Know How To Pick A PlaceDiscover All Tourist Locations7.5%
  • Man Of Many FacesUnlock All Faction Characters5.9%
  • Something Wicked This Way ComesGet 7 Kills While Jumping From The Rickety Boat [FREE AIM]5.5%
  • A Few Hundred Bullets BackUse Every Weapon In The Game5.2%
  • Payne BringerKill 100 Other Players5.0%
  • Max Payne InvitationalInvite someone to play through the in-game contact list4.7%
  • A License To KillCollect All Golden Guns4.5%
  • An Echo Of The PastFind All Clues4.3%
  • The One Eyed Man Is KingCover Passos With Perfect Aim4.0%
  • Dearest Of All My FriendsKill Someone On Your Friends List3.9%
  • Amidst The WreckageDestroy All The Models In The Boardroom3.6%
  • It's Fear That Gives Men Wings10 Bullet Time® Kills In A Row3.4%
  • Deathmatch ChallengeWinner In Any Public Deathmatch3.1%
  • You Play, You Pay, You Bastard100 Kills With Melee2.9%
  • Maximum PayneStory Complete [OLD SCHOOL]2.8%
  • Breaking the 4thEarn a x4 multiplier in Challenge Mode2.8%
  • Payne In The AssStory Complete [HARDCORE]2.5%
  • SweepFlawless Team Gang Wars Victory2.3%
  • The GamblerWon A Wager2.2%
  • A New York MinuteFinish In A New York Minute2.0%
  • Full MontyComplete One Of Each Game Mode Including All Gang Wars1.9%
  • Ouch My HeadHeadshot someone with a Hangover1.9%
  • Betty ConfettiKill a player with the Bouncing Betty1.9%
  • All Of The AboveFinish All Single Player Grinds1.8%
  • Training CompleteAchieve Level Rank 501.8%
  • Man Of Many WeaponsUnlock All Weapons1.8%
  • Old School MovesPerform a 720 spin while prone in Nightclub1.8%
  • Early AdopterIn a single game, kill the same player with both the M24 and the IA2 AR1.8%
  • Bar BrawlerKill someone with a melee strike in the Bar area of Hoboken Bar1.8%
  • Drinker's RevengeKill the sniper who broke your Hip Flask in the same life1.8%
  • Sweaty BettyTrigger and avoid a Bouncing Betty by Shootdodging1.8%
  • Resisting ArrestStun 10 players with either the cattle prod or stun gun1.8%
  • Breaking and EnteringOpen 15 Containers or Doors in a single game of Dead Men Walking1.8%
  • The Shadows Rushed MeUnlock And Complete New York Minute Hardcore1.7%
  • Air AceGet 2 kills in a single Shootdodge in the Departure Lounge1.7%
  • Express CheckoutKill 4 players within 3 seconds in the Imperial Palace1.7%
  • Long Arm of the LawWin 20 Vendettas in the 55th Battalion HQ1.7%
  • M4 MurderLevel up your M4 Assault all the way to level 101.7%

Showing the 60 most unlocked of 67 achievements.

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Max Payne 3 FAQ

Is Max Payne 3 dead?

Max Payne 3 has a small but active player base. 281 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been growing (up 14% on the month before).

How many people play Max Payne 3?

281 people are playing Max Payne 3 on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 281 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Max Payne 3?

Max Payne 3 reached its all-time Steam peak of 9,618 concurrent players on Jun 3, 2012.

Is Max Payne 3 growing or declining?

Max Payne 3 is growing. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 420, up 14% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Max Payne 3 most active?

Max Payne 3 usually has the most players around 19:00 UTC (2 PM in New York) and the fewest around 06:00 UTC (1 AM in New York).

How much does Max Payne 3 cost?

Max Payne 3 costs $19.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price Max Payne 3 has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for Max Payne 3 on Steam is $5.99 (70% off), on Oct 13, 2026. It costs $19.99 right now.

Is Max Payne 3 on sale right now?

No, Max Payne 3 is at its full price of $19.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 70%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 70%.

Where is Max Payne 3 cheapest on Steam?

Of the 20 Steam regions we check, Max Payne 3 is cheapest in Indonesia at Rp 200 000, about $11.05 or 45% below the US price of $19.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.

Is Max Payne 3 good?

Steam players rate Max Payne 3 Very Positive: 87% of 64,908 reviews are positive.

When did Max Payne 3 come out?

Max Payne 3 was released on Steam on May 31, 2012.

Who made Max Payne 3?

Max Payne 3 was developed by Rockstar Studios and published by Rockstar Games.

Is Max Payne 3 still worth playing?

Max Payne 3 has a smaller but active community on Steam today (281 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Very Positive).

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