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PAYDAY 2

You play as a masked member of a criminal crew carrying out jobs across Washington, from small robberies to major vault heists. Contracts come through CRIMENET, and you can play with up to three other players or go solo. Each job has objectives to complete, valuables to secure, and an escape to make. Crews can try to avoid detection or trigger an all-out fight with police; some missions also feature changing layouts or events. Progression lets you invest in five skill trees and mix skills to shape your role. You can also earn and customize equipment, modify weapons, and create masks with chosen patterns and colors.

Lead a masked crew through Washington heists, choosing stealth or gunfights as you secure loot, escape, and develop your build.

Released 13 Aug 2013

89%positive of
674k player reviews
$9.99
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Choose Stealth Or Assault

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Plan Your Getaway

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Modify Guns And Gear

PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.

Developed by OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio. · Published by Starbreeze Entertainment

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Common Player Critiques

  1. DLC Costs
  2. Bugs And Crashes
  3. Public Lobby Friction
  4. Newcomer Learning Curve
89%
positive of 674k player reviews
79/100
Metacritic

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Back of the Box

Platforms Windows
Achievements 1,328
Age ratings
  • ESRB M — Blood Drug Reference Intense Violence Strong Language Suggestive Themes
  • PEGI 18
  • USK 18
  • BBFC 18
  • CRL 18
  • CSRR R
  • ClassInd (Brazil) 18 — Violência Medo Atos criminosos Linguagem imprópria Drogas lícitas Drogas ilícitas
  • FPB 18
  • IGRS (Indonesia) 18 — Interaksi Daring Rokok dan/atau rokok elektronik, minuman beralkohol, narkotika, psikotropika, dan/atau zat adiktif lainnya Penampilan Tokoh
  • MDA M18
  • NZOFLC R18
  • OFLC R18
  • Steam (Germany) 18 — Drogen Drastische Gewalt Sexuelle Andeutungen
Players 1–4
Play modes
  • Online co-op
  • Co-op campaign
  • Drop-in/drop-out
Other modes
  • Single-player with AI bots
  • Public online lobbies
  • Friend-hosted co-op heists
  • Stealth co-op play
  • Loud co-op play
  • Career/campaign mode playable with others
  • VR multiplayer with standard PAYDAY 2 players
Multiplayer PAYDAY 2 supports single-player and online co-op play. The provided store text repeatedly describes it as a four-player co-op shooter, with up to four players or friends working together on heists. Reviews also state solo play is possible with AI bots filling empty team slots, and players can join public or friend-hosted online lobbies.
Multiplayer & mods Reviews indicate a large modding community and that mods can affect multiplayer sessions. Hosts can run gameplay-altering mods that affect lobby rules or balance, and some user-reported HUD/mod combinations can cause crashes, desync, joining issues, or other online problems. Reviews also mention cheating mods are not allowed by the developer.
Controller support PlayStation, Xbox
Controller required No
DLC / extras 81 listed on Steam
DRM / EULA
  • Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA PAYDAY 2 EULA
Content notices
  • Blood
  • Drug Reference
  • Intense Violence
  • Strong Language
  • Suggestive Themes
  • In-game purchases, In-game chat, Online interactivity
  • Age rating for: ESRB
Metacritic 79/100 View on Metacritic
Website Official website

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Who made PAYDAY 2, and when did it come out?▾
It was developed by OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio. and published by Starbreeze Entertainment, released on August 13, 2013.
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