PAYDAY 2

Buy89%

Very Positive · 675k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio. · Co-op · Aug 13, 2013

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
32,987
concurrent players
#56 by players on Steam
Achievements
1328
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio1 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy PAYDAY 2?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Monetization: 75 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 675k 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
50% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Changing various gameplay mechanics such as making security cameras that cannot be destroyed, and various special enemies to encounter to test your skills if things happen to turn south.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Lots of DLCs that give new characters to play as, weapons to fight back police assaults with (or silently take out guards in stealth), and also perk decks that change up your playstyle!
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game has a lot more players than 3, mostly due to how much content this game has throughout the years such as heists, weapons, perk decks, characters, etc.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
But honestly, even with the clunky menus and the steep learning curve, it's easily one of the best co-op shooters out there and you can easily sink hundreds of hours into it.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
But what shocked me today was that the game launched and ran without lag on a cheap Linux laptop.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
you can run the game with weaker specs too, as long as you adjust the graphics (my i5 8400 and gtx 1050 ti plus 8 gb of ram could run this game on 120 fps with good graphics)

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay37 reviews
Combat36 reviews
Story and characters21 reviews
Co-op16 reviews
Performance9 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Monetization
15% still recommend
Crashes
28% still recommend
Multiplayer
63% still recommend
Bugs
64% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Cheating
43% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support
  • Tracked Controller Support

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • In-App Purchases
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on TV

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $9.99