There are 25 chapters, one tutorial, and one bonus level of Max Payne on the PC version, whilst on the PS2/Xbox version, most of them have been divided into smaller ones, resulting in more chapters, (but the same exact sequences witnessed by the players of the PC version) but the story remains just as long.

TutorialEdit

The Tutorial was made to teach the player the game mechanics before embarking to play the main game.

Part I: The American DreamEdit

• Prologue
• Chapter One: Roscoe Street Station
  
• Chapter Two: Live from the Crime Scene
  
• Chapter Three: Playing It Bogart
  
• Chapter Four: The Blood Veins of New York
  
• Chapter Five: Let the Gun do the Talking
  
• Chapter Six: Fear That Gives Men Wings
  
• Chapter Seven: Police Brutality
  
• Chapter Eight: Ragna Rock
  
• Chapter Nine: An Empire of Evil

Part II: A Cold Day in HellEdit

• Prologue
• Chapter One: The Baseball Bat
  
• Chapter Two: An Offer you can't Refuse
  
• Chapter Three: With Rats and Oily Water
  
• Chapter Four: Put Out My Flames With Gasoline
  
• Chapter Five: Angel of Death

Part III: A Bit Closer to HeavenEdit

• Prologue
• Chapter One: Take Me to Cold Steel
  
• Chapter Two: Hidden Truths
  
• Chapter Three: The Deep Six
  
• Chapter Four: Backstabbing Bastard
  
• Chapter Five: In the Land of the Blind
  
• Chapter Six: Byzantine Power Game
  
• Chapter Seven: Nothing to Lose
  
• Chapter Eight: Pain And Suffering

Bonus levelEdit

The Secret Finale is available if the game is passed on the most difficult "Dead on Arrival" mode.

PS2/XboxEdit

When Max Payne was released for Playstation 2 and Xbox, due to hardware limitations all the chapters had to be divided up into smaller ones. Everything remains the same, except you will come across more loading screens than the PC version.

Part IEdit

• Prologue
• Chapter 1
  • Roscoe Street Station
  • So Much for being Subtle
• Chapter 2
  • One way or the Other
  • Live from the crime scene
  • Stepping on Toes
• Chapter 3
  • Playing It Bogart
  • Without a Warning
  • A Few Hundred Bullets Back
• Chapter 4
  • Caught in the Crossfire
  • Rico Muerte Big Time Hustler
  • The Blood Veins of New York
• Chapter 5
  • The Man Riding Shotgun
  • Something More Sinister
  • Let the Gun Do the Talking
• Chapter 6
  • The Alternate Route
  • A One Man War
  • A Citywide APB
  • Fear That Gives Men Wings
• Chapter 7
  • Better than the Last One
  • Ice Hard and Slick
  • All a Blur
• Chapter 8
  • A Den of Drugs
  • Ragna Rock
  • An Empire of Evil
• Chapter 9
  • Stright from a Bad Dream

Part IIEdit

• Prologue
• Chapter 1
  • The Baseball Bat
  • From Bad to Worse
  • Mobster Muscle
• Chapter 2
  • An Offer You Can't Refuse
  • Cold and to-the-Point
  • Family Troubles
• Chapter 3
  • With Rats and Oily Water
  • Pissing Punchinello Off
  • A Dangerous Game
• Chapter 4
  • No Payne No Gain
  • Put Out My Flames with Gasoline
• Chapter 5
  • Murderous Hearts
  • Angel of Death
  • Trouble on Dagger Heels

Part IIIEdit

• Prologue
• Chapter 1
  • Take Me To Cold Steel
  • Operation Dead Eyes
• Chapter 2
  • Hidden Truths
  • A Tight Operation
  • The Next Doorway
• Chapter 3
  • Final Revelation
  • The Deep Six
  • Project Valhalla
• Chapter 4
  • Backstabbing Bastard
  • Alive and at Large
  • The Name of Your Enemy
• Chapter 5
  • In the Land of the Blind
  • Providing a Service
  • A Sci-Fi Fortress
• Chapter 6
  • Byzantine Power Game
  • Nothing To Lose
  • Clean Up Duty
• Chapter 7
  • An Eye for an Eye
  • Stone-Cold Dead
  • Take Your Pick
• Chapter 8
  • A Warrior's Heaven
  • A One-Way Demon Ride
  • Pain And Suffering