Great co-op fun with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Chaotic, janky, and somehow still insanely fun with friends. Pulling off heists never gets old, even when everything goes horribly wrong.”
Steam review · 10.2 h played ↗
PAYDAY 2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio., Sidetrack Games2013FPS · Looter Shooter · Action
The verdict
A deep, chaotic co-op heist shooter with huge content and builds, best with friends. Skip it if you hate DLC paywalls or a subscription model, or if you're bothered by recent multiplayer desync.
Great for
Co-op players with friends who like build crafting, stealth or loud heists, and cheap sale-priced games
Main risk
Much content is locked behind pricey DLC, and the engine update brought desync, crashes and broken mods.
What changed in the last 30 days
137 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews report lobby desync, failed joins, startup crashes, resolution bugs and broken mods after the Diesel 3.0 update. The smaller install size is still praised.
137 recent reviews
What players love
Deep builds and weapon customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“it also has some of the most satisfying deck building, and skill building i've ever had the chance to use”
Steam review · 234.9 h played ↗
Huge variety of heists and playstyles
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Each mission can be completed in different ways—either stealthy and strategic or loud and explosive—which adds a lot of replay value.”
Steam review · 3347.9 h played ↗
Active development and still-alive community
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“has an active development team still that's made up of former community modders, so content is still often pushed out with new heists and DLCs”
Steam review · 287.1 h played ↗
Engine upgrade shrank install size
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“Now that they've gotten rid of all the bloat and finally switched to the Diesel 3.0 engine making the game go from 80+ gigs to only 34”
Steam review · 121.8 h played ↗
Great soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“The music really turns a lot of decent gameplay in to awesome shootouts.”
Steam review · 123.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Subscription and DLC price hikes
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Over a decade after release, and Starbreeze decides to add a subscription to their game?”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
DLC paywalls lock core content
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Way too many dlcs that lock you out of basic weapon customization, most characters, and most of the maps.”
Steam review · 233.2 h played ↗
Crashes and stutter after engine update
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Using diesel 3.0 you'll play the game for about 20 minutes and then it will stutter like crazy, unplayable.”
Steam review · 76.7 h played ↗
Repetitive gameplay and dumb AI
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“The gameplay loop mostly consists of standing around waiting on a drill for 5 minutes or running back and forth to haul duffel bags while fighting basic enemies.”
Steam review · 20.9 h played ↗
Lobby desync and unable to join friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Game is in a hilariously unplayable state, insane network desync issues, can barely join steam friend lobbies”
Steam review · 54.7 h played ↗
Update broke mods
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“now the mods are gone and won't work”
Steam review · 22.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support32 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
Processor2 GHz Intel Dual Core 64-bit Processor
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA & AMD (1GB VRAM)
Storage32 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11
Processor2.3 GHz Intel Quad Core 64-bit Processor
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA & AMD (2GB VRAM)
Storage32 GB available space
OSWindows 10
Processor2 GHz Intel Dual Core 64-bit Processor
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA & AMD (1GB VRAM)
Storage32 GB available space
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