PAYDAY 3

Wait46%

Mixed · 66k player reviews · High confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Starbreeze Studios · Heist · Sep 21, 2023

Player review score
46%
Mixed
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
22
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
14
Full audio1 of 14
Subtitles14 of 14

Should I buy PAYDAY 3?

Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 107 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 141 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Servers and matchmaking: 31 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 66k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews75% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
107 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Compared to the previous game where the gunplay is smooth and punchy, and even a few hours in you could find and make gun builds that'd have you running around mowing cops down like some kind of Bullet God from the planet Kills-Pig'salot.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
PAYDAY 3 is a fun co-op game that can provide a lot of entertainment, especially when playing with friends.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics, guns, animations, and sounds all just click, and I love that part of it.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Combat107 reviews
Co-op39 reviews
Graphics30 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Gameplay
54% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
39% still recommend
Monetization
27% still recommend
Multiplayer
32% still recommend
Difficulty
48% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend
Bugs
53% still recommend
Crashes
17% still recommend
Story
60% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • In-App Purchases
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $8.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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