PAYDAY The Heist

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PAYDAY™ The Heist is an action filled first person shooter that lets players take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next “big score”. Load out with an array of weaponry and equipment.

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Developer:
Overkill Software
Publisher:
Daybreak Game Company
Engine:
Diesel
Release date:
20 October 2011
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Recent Steam reviews:
Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (15800)

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Description

PAYDAY™ The Heist is an action filled first person shooter that lets players take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next “big score”. Load out with an array of weaponry and equipment. Navigate six high-stake heists with three other live or A.I. Co-Op partners in crime.
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Key Features

  • Six High-Intensity Heists
  • Interactive 4-Player Co-Op play
  • Endless Replayability
  • Massive Character Progression Tree
  • Build Your Skills to Fit Your Preferred Form of Violence
  • Hostage Trading
  • More DLC: Additional heists, weapons and equipment means PAYDAY™—a digitally distributed AAA quality title for less than half the price of a retail game—is total OVERKILL

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows XP, Vista, 7
Processor:
P4 3 GHz or Athlon 3400+
Memory:
1 GB Ram
Video Card:
NVIDIA 7800GTX or ATI x1900

recommended*

OS *:
Windows XP, Vista, 7
Processor:
Core 2 Duo or Athlon x2
Memory:
2 GB Ram
Video Card:
NVIDIA 260 or ATI 4850

User reviews

B L λ N K
Recommended | 30 Jun 2026
10.1h played

I loved how PDTH was focused on the realistic gameplay instead of cosmetics, skill trees and perk decks unlike in PD2. Execpt that it takes long for you to unlock every ♥♥♥♥ in PDTH- I mean, all PAYDAY games are good in

Helpful: 3
FortuneMaster
Recommended | 29 Jun 2026
122h played

Sequel Surpasses it with volume of content, but the edge this game still posesses is atmosphere. Its graphics being bit different, heister's comments, use of visual filters, gameplay is more grounded(as opposed to

Helpful: 2
mollysa
Recommended | 27 Jun 2026
64.7h played

Very good game even after 15 years since it released, the graphics still hold up and the game works on 21:9 monitors. There are very little bugs, I have had 2 crashes only in 64 hours. The game has a unique atmosphere

Helpful: 1
SoullessShoes YT
Recommended | 08 Jul 2026
40.3h played

Even in 2026 this game is still worth playing, it stands out compared to Payday 2 and (from what I've seen of it, since I've never played it) Payday 3 as a much more teamplay oriented and difficult game. The heist

Helpful: 1
Cort
Recommended | 30 Jun 2026
19.9h played

A co-op game that encourages and reward smart plays as every second of decision counts while weighing you down with bots that doesnt know how to sprint and position themselves correctly. Fun game when you know how to

Helpful: 4
whiplashed
Recommended | 14 Jun 2026
13.0h played

for as little content as it has it's a fun game, i like the gritty vibe to it and the gun play holds up to this day however dallas is ugly as ♥♥♥♥

Helpful: 6