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About Max Payne 1 & 2 Remake
Remedy Entertainment's Max Payne 1 and 2 Remake bundles the first two entries of the noir shooter series into a single modern production using the studio's proprietary Northlight engine. Sam Lake and the original creative team return to reimagine the tragic tale of NYPD detective Max Payne, whose family's murder sets off a cascade of revenge through a perpetually snowbound New York. Rockstar Games, which owns the Max Payne franchise, funds and publishes the project.
The remake preserves the original's signature bullet time gunplay, graphic novel cutscenes, and hardboiled inner monologue while rebuilding environments, animations, and combat feel from the ground up. Expect dramatically enhanced lighting, physics-driven destruction, and redone voiceover sessions with James McCaffrey, who reprised Max until his passing; Remedy has confirmed respectful handling of his legacy performance. The combined scope means the remake plays as one sprawling neo-noir thriller across both games' narratives.
For Remedy, the project is a homecoming, letting the studio revisit the franchise that launched it to international prominence in 2001 before it moved on to Alan Wake and Control.
Overview
Why this games page exists
Remedy Entertainment's Max Payne 1 & 2 Remake, funded by Rockstar Games, rebuilds the seminal third-person shooters in the Northlight engine.
Why it matters
It reunites the original creators with a series that helped define third-person cinematic shooters.
The details
Key highlights
- Developer
- Remedy Entertainment, Espoo Finland, published by Rockstar Games
- Platforms
- PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC
- Format
- Third-person shooter with bullet time combat and graphic novel storytelling
- Audience
- Max Payne veterans, noir fans, and Remedy Connected Universe followers
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