Payday 2

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About the Game 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. The CRIMENET network offers a huge range of dynamic contracts, and players are free to choose anything from small-time convenience store hits or kidnappings, to big league cyber-crime or emptying out major bank vaults for that epic PAYDAY.

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Developer:
Overkill Software
Publisher:
505 Games
Engine:
Diesel
Release date:
13 August 2013
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Recent Steam reviews:
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All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (270020)

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Description

About the Game

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.

The CRIMENET network offers a huge range of dynamic contracts, and players are free to choose anything from small-time convenience store hits or kidnappings, to big league cyber-crime or emptying out major bank vaults for that epic PAYDAY. While in DC, why not participate in the local community, and run a few political errands?

Up to four friends co-operate on the hits, and as the crew progresses the jobs become bigger, better and more rewarding. Along with earning more money and becoming a legendary criminal comes a character customization and crafting system that lets crews build and customize their own guns and gear.

Key Features

  • Rob Banks, Get Paid – Players must choose their crew carefully, because when the job goes down they will need the right mix of skills on their side.
  • CRIMENET – The dynamic contract database lets gamers pick and choose from available jobs by connecting with local contacts such as Vlad the Ukrainian, shady politician "The Elephant", and South American drug trafficker Hector, all with their own agenda and best interests in mind.
  • PAYDAY Gunplay and Mechanics on a New Level – Firing weapons and zip tying civilians never felt so good.
  • Dynamic Scenarios – No heist ever plays out the same way twice. Every single scenario has random geometry or even rare events.
  • Choose Your Skills – As players progress they can invest in any of five special Skill Trees: Mastermind, Enforcer, Ghost, Technician and Fugitive. Each features a deep customization tree of associated skills and equipment to master, and they can be mixed and matched to create the ultimate heister.
  • More Masks than Ever – PAYDAY 2 features a completely new mask system, giving players the ability to craft their own unique mask with a pattern and color of their choice, resulting in millions of different combinations.
  • Weapons and Modifications – A brand new arsenal for the serious heister, covering everything from sniper and assault rifles to compact PDWs and SMGs. Once you've settled for a favorite, you can modify it with optics, suppressors, fore grips, reticles, barrels, frames, stocks and more, all of which will affect the performance of your weapon. There are also purely aesthetic enhancements - why not go for the drug lord look with polished walnut grips for your nine?
  • Play It Your Way – Each job allows for multiple approaches, such as slow and stealthy ambushes or running in guns blazing. Hit the target any way you want, each approach will provide a different experience.
  • A Long History of Additional Content – More than 70 updates since release, including new heists, characters, weapons and other gameplay features like driving cars and forklifts.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows 7
Processor:
2 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor
Memory:
4 GB RAM
Graphics:
Nvidia & AMD (512MB VRAM)
DirectX:
Version 9.0c
Storage:
83 GB available space
VR Support:
SteamVR. Standing or Room Scale. Requires installing the free VR DLC.

recommended*

OS:
Windows 10
Processor:
2.3 GHz Intel Quad Core Processor
Memory:
8 GB RAM
Graphics:
Nvidia & AMD (1GB VRAM)
DirectX:
Version 9.0c
Storage:
83 GB available space
VR Support:
SteamVR. Standing or Room Scale. Requires installing the free VR DLC.

User reviews

pants
Recommended | 17 Jul 2026
472h played

Payday 2 is better than 3 for one reason. One has the jankiest, most overstimulating, yet extremely fun 32bit VR ports that can and will ever exist. The other has you stand in circles to hack into the McBankie's wifi.

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bobi
Recommended | 18 Jul 2026
23.4h played

Really fun game, played Notoriety back in the day since I was too broke to afford this but dang this game is absolute peak. I'm sure it'll get boring after a couple or days or maybe a week or two but currently, this

Helpful: 1
Salacious Prawn
Recommended | 17 Jul 2026
90.4h played

I started playing this game around three years ago and I didn't get into it when I started. However, I decided to pick it back up again after seeing that it was still getting good updates ranging from QOL improvements

Helpful: 0
CdubThe3rd
Recommended | 18 Jul 2026
1.5h played

i love the game, just strait forward. also "if you cant find a weapon you like in the game, your gonna need to move your ass to a different planet". from (darussianbadger).

Helpful: 0
Clixfan889
Recommended | 18 Jul 2026
32.6h played

Very good game spend 5 hours in one heist spend all your money on assets and then get 2million :)

Helpful: 0
-kintsura-
Recommended | 18 Jul 2026
5.6h played

the size of the game is long but worth downloading it the best game I ever played on steam

Helpful: 0