Max Stern

Max Stern

Lupan Artiom Oleg · 2016 · Action, Indie, Adventure, Platformer

PC
3 user reviews67% · 3 📉 Recent reviews down 41%
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About Max Stern



Max Stern is a story driven platformer with a brief but intricate plot, referring to a sequence of events, which happened in alternative history in the mid-19th century.
While Victorian England just began harvesting the successful results or Her Vaporous Majesty reign, on the outskirts of the great empire there took place some events, completely ignored by the wider society.
Believe or not, the wandering island with thick jungle and tumble-down buildings, swarming with armed skeletons, is not a proper place to be. Don’t panic! As a battle-seasoned smuggler, you’ll clear the way through all the obstacles to your airship.



One day, as Max, a former officer of Her Vaporous Majesty, transported contraband cargo of ammunition, his airship was knocked out over a mysterious tropical island. The force of impact threw Max out of the airship, while it kept moving on automatic pilot and finally fell to the ground at the other end of the island.
When Max came to himself in the jungle, he decided to move through the thicket to find his airship or at least its debris. At that moment he didn’t even imagine the hell, he would go through…
Find out the destiny of Spanish colonists and native Indians, who became a part of a monstrous story. Help Max to bring together all the pieces of this exiting and complicated chronicle and attempt to solve riddles no human is supposed to know. Try to save your life and unintentionally become a witness of some horrific events, which took place many centuries ago.



  • An island full of dangers, traps and ruthless enemies
  • You’ll have various guns to grind your vicious foes into dust
  • If at any point your guns seem insufficient, use mines with no doubt
  • Although not very smart, the skeletons are not an easy mark at all. As they are equipped and armed differently, some of them will make you struggle for your life real hard
  • Sometimes shooting is not enough, and you’ll have to solve puzzles to come up with it
  • Try your luck and find hidden places and secret levels

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

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Players consistently criticize Max Stern for its frustrating design choices that undermine the platformer experience, particularly the inclusion of fall damage, annoying combat against armored skeletons, and unresponsive controls built on the Construct 2 engine. While some acknowledge the game's decent artwork and Victorian steampunk aesthetic, these positives are overshadowed by poor mechanics, design flaws, and a price point that players feel is too high for what the game delivers.

Not recommended Sep 7, 2021
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Not recommended May 10, 2020
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Not recommended Aug 24, 2020
I would rater rip ♥♥♥♥ out of my ass hair than have to kill another armoured skeleton. Good day.
3 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 23, 2020
Max Stern is a story driven platformer with a brief but intricate plot, referring to a sequence of events, which happened in alternative history in the mid-19th century. While Victorian England just began harvesting the successful results or Her Vaporous Majesty reign, on the outskirts of the great empire there took place some events, completely ignored by the wider society. Believe or not, the wandering island with thick jungle and tumble-down buildings, swarming with armed skeletons, is not a proper place to be. Don’t panic! As a battle-seasoned smuggler, you’ll clear the way through all the obstacles to your airship. One day, as Max, a former officer of Her Vaporous Majesty, transported contraband cargo of ammunition, his airship was knocked out over a mysterious tropical island. The force of impact threw Max out of the airship, while it kept moving on automatic pilot and finally fell to the ground at the other end of the island. When Max came to himself in the jungle, he decided to move through the thicket to find his airship or at least its debris. At that moment he didn’t even imagine the hell, he would go through… Find out the destiny of Spanish colonists and native Indians…
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Not recommended Jan 16, 2020
Max Stern is a 2D retro platformer/shooter with puzzle elements built with the clunky Construct 2 engine. Guide "Max Stern", some kind of gnome or something, across an island to defeat his enemies etc. Construct 2 really is a terrible game engine. There's no working full screen mode here, controls can't be customised. In a lot of places the controls don't work. I had to press "W" about three times to climb up a ladder. Badly made games are an exercise in frustration. The only saving grace here is that the artwork is pretty good, but that doesn't save a bad game. Also, $7.50 is way too high a price for a platformer. Note: My high playtime here is caused by a faulty trading card idler.
1 found this helpful
Not recommended Dec 3, 2020
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