Max Payne

2001 third-person shooter video game
VideoGame video_game Q1175156
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Max Payne

Summary

Max Payne is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,673 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Max Payne's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Sam Lake wrote the screenplay for Max Payne[4].
  • Max Payne's composer is recorded as Kärtsy Hatakka[5].
  • Max Payne's composer is recorded as Kimmo Kajasto[6].
  • Max Payne was published by Gathering of Developers[7].
  • Max Payne was published by 3D Realms[8].
  • Max Payne was published by Suntendy Interactive Multimedia Co.,Ltd.[9].
  • Max Payne was published by Rockstar Games[10].
  • Max Payne was published by MacSoft Games[11].
  • Max Payne was published by Feral Interactive[12].
  • Max Payne was published by Take-Two Interactive[13].
  • Max Payne's genre is third-person shooter[14].
  • Max Payne's genre is neo-noir video game[15].
  • Max Payne was followed by Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne[16].
  • A cast member of Max Payne was Julia Murney[17].
  • Max Payne was produced by George Broussard[18].
  • Max Payne was produced by Scott Miller[19].
  • Max Payne's developer is recorded as Remedy Entertainment[20].
  • Max Payne's developer is recorded as Rockstar Toronto[21].
  • Max Payne's developer is recorded as Rockstar Vienna[22].
  • Max Payne's developer is recorded as MacSoft Games[23].
  • Max Payne's developer is recorded as Grove Street Games[24].
  • Max Payne's part of the series is recorded as Max Payne[25].
  • Max Payne's collection is recorded as The Finnish Museum of Games[26].
  • Max Payne's operating system is recorded as Android[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Publishers include Gathering of Developers[7], 3D Realms[8], Suntendy Interactive Multimedia Co.,Ltd.[9], Rockstar Games[10], MacSoft Games[11], and Feral Interactive[12]. Producers include George Broussard[18] and Scott Miller[19]. Sam Lake wrote the screenplay for Max Payne[4]. A cast member of it was Julia Murney[17].

Publication

Publication dates include July 25, 2001[28], July 27, 2001[29], December 6, 2001[30], January 11, 2002[31], December 12, 2001[32], and March 14, 2002[33]. Languages include English[34], French[35], Spanish[36], Italian[37], Polish[38], and Russian[39]. Genres include third-person shooter[14] and neo-noir video game[15]. Max Payne's part of the series is recorded as it[25]. Recorded distribution format include CD-ROM[40] and digital download[41].

Subject and Themes

Max Payne's part of the series is recorded as it[25].

Reception

Reviews include 89/100[42] and 16/20[43].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Max Payne was followed by it 2: The Fall of it[16].

Why It Matters

Max Payne ranks in the top 2% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,673 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . store.steampowered.com. store.steampowered.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . mobygames.com. mobygames.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . vapriikki.fi. vapriikki.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [42] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [43] ↑ . Gen4. wikidata.org.
  36. [28] ↑ . store.steampowered.com. store.steampowered.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Matthias M. · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Usk id → 32754, 32722, 32822
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11063]]: 32754, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142829954|Max Payne (#142829954)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5476|USK]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 8d ago · Mule hollandaise · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gog dreamlist id → max-payne
    Review score → 89/100, 16/20
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P444]]: 16/20, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275226|batch #275226]]"
  3. 10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → playstation:Max_Payne
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6262]]: playstation:Max_Payne, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299342049|Max Payne (#299342049)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8180|PlayStat"
  4. 10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Max_Payne
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Max_Payne, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  5. 10w ago · -jem- · 2026-07-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Platform → Q10680, Q132020, Android +5
    Genre → third-person shooter, neo-noir video game
    My abandonware game id → c5q
    Gamersglobal game id → 50682
    + 215 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|3 */ [[Property:P577]]: 25 July 2001"
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