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7 Games like Max Payne on PS5 that you should try

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We filtered the 33 games similar to Max Payne down to the 7 that fit the “PS5” category. Dead Space, The Last of Us Part I and Metal: Hellsinger top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Max Payne.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPS
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2001Dev Remedy Entertainment

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Within the “PS5” category, the closest game to Max Payne is Dead Space — scoring 83/100 on our similarity scale. The Last of Us Part I and Metal: Hellsinger follow close behind.

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The best games like Max Payne on PS5

7 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Max Payne. Each one has been evaluated across 9 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

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Dead Space

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Dead Space
Closest overall match
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeThird Person
Year 2023Dev Motive Studios · Electronic ArtsOn Xbox · PC · PS5

It shares the essentials of what Max Payne does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to a third-person camera. It sets itself apart with horror tension and a sci-fi setting.

Released 22 years after Max Payne.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100
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The Last of Us Part I

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The Last of Us Part I
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkThird Person
Year 2022Dev Naughty Dog · Sony Interactive EntertainmentOn PC · PS5

It shares the essentials of what Max Payne does: strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on combat: this one brings stealth mechanics.

Released 21 years after Max Payne.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Visuals100Combat61
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Metal: Hellsinger

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NGL89
Metal: Hellsinger
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeNarrativeDarkFantasy
Year 2022Dev The Outsiders · Level InfiniteOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

If Max Payne worked for you because of strong narrative focus, melee combat and single-player focus, the same is here. Where the two diverge is visuals: a first-person view.

Released 21 years after Max Payne.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
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Scorn

67
NGL71
Scorn
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeHorror
Year 2022Dev Ebb Software · Kepler InteractiveOn Xbox · PC · PS5

It shares the essentials of what Max Payne does: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. They part company on visuals: this one brings a first-person view.

Released 21 years after Max Payne.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
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Shadow Warrior 3

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Shadow Warrior 3
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeFantasy
Year 2022Dev Flying Wild Hog · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

If Max Payne worked for you because of dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus, the same is here. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.

Released 21 years after Max Payne.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Tone100Visuals0
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Doom: The Dark Ages

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Doom: The Dark Ages
ShooterFPS
SoloMeleeDarkNarrativeRanged
Year 2025Dev id Software · Bethesda SoftworksOn Xbox · PC · PS5

What carries over from Max Payne is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals: a first-person view.

Released 24 years after Max Payne.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Combat75Visuals0
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Mafia: The Old Country

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Mafia: The Old Country
ShooterFPS
SoloThird PersonFirst Person
Year 2025Dev Hangar 13 · 2KOn Xbox · PC · PS5

Its point of contact with Max Payne is single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in visuals — its own ground is a first-person view.

Released 24 years after Max Payne.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals64

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