Fun, interactive VR heists
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“The drill and other typically boring parts of Payday have been made a lot interactive.”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
PAYDAY: Aces High
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Mixed · 56%Mixed · 56%Fast Travel Games2026FPS · Shooter · Action
$24.99
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The verdict
A scaled-back VR Payday with good gunplay and interactive heists, but it launched with few heists, no restart button and weak stealth. Skip it if you want Payday 2 depth.
Great for
VR owners and Payday fans who want interactive heists with friends and accept a small launch roster
Main risk
Thin launch content and missing basics (restart, stealth depth) make it feel unfinished for $25
What players love
Good gunplay and weapon feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The gunplay is awesome its feels really fleshed out.”
Steam review · 3.4 h played ↗
Strong potential and passionate devs
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Aces high is a game with crazy good potential IF they continue working on it.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Unpolished, buggy and low-fidelity
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“unpolished, unfinished, and unplayable”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Awkward gun handling, recoil and aiming
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Gun handling is unrealistic to a point where it is annoying.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
No restart heist or return to lobby
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Game has no "restart heist" or "return to lobby", only "leave game".”
Steam review · 1.5 h played ↗
Weak stealth and missing Payday features
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“most stealth features are completely gone, no shout system, no melee system at all”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Lacking content and variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“the game is lacking in content and replayability”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
Missing controller bindings and comfort options
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“NO TOGGLE GRIP OPTION”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
ProcessorCore i5-7500 / Ryzen 5 1600
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsGTX 1060 / RX 580 - 6GB VRAM
Storage10 GB available space
OSWindows 10
ProcessorCore i5-7500 / Ryzen 5 1600
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsGTX 1060 / RX 580 - 6GB VRAM
Storage10 GB available space
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