Computed from player tags · Not ranked by quality
24 games like Payday 2 (2026)
Every game below overlaps with Payday 2 on things players said about it rather than on our opinion of what feels alike. Each entry shows what it matched on, so you can throw out the ones matching on the part you did not care about.
The short version
- Closest match: PAYDAY The Heist, which both stealth, crime and strategy.
- Payday 2 is tagged Co-op, Action, FPS, Heist, Multiplayer, Looter Shooter, Online Co-Op, Stealth by Steam players. Those tags are what the matching runs on.
- 24 games qualify, each with at least fifty player reviews behind its sentiment figure.
- 2 are free to download, so you can test the resemblance yourself at no cost.
How these were matched
Steam tags carry the most weight, because players apply them and they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Souls-like, Atmospheric and Cozy exist as tags and as nothing else, which is exactly the vocabulary this question needs. Formal genres count for less, themes and a shared studio for more.
Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are thrown out before matching. Nearly everything is tagged Singleplayer, so matching on it is matching on nothing. That cutoff is computed from the catalogue rather than fixed, so it moves as the catalogue grows.
All 24, closest first
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PAYDAY The Heist
Why it matched: both stealth, crime and strategy; shares 12 player tags including FPS, Heist and Crime; released around the same time (2011).
Take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next “big score”
PAYDAY The Heist at a glance Released 2011 Studio OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio. Player sentiment 93% positive of 40,968 Price $9.99 FPSHeistCrimeOnline Co-OpShooterFirst-PersonGreat SoundtrackTeam-Based
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PAYDAY 3
Why it matched: both stealth, crime and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Heist, Crime and FPS.
PAYDAY 3 is the ultimate co-op FPS crime fantasy. Choose between stealth or loud playstyles, customize your character, and get ready to pull off the perfect heist.
PAYDAY 3 at a glance Released 2023 Studio Starbreeze Studios Player sentiment 46% positive of 65,328 Price $14.99 HeistCrimeFPSShooterStealthTacticalOnline Co-OpFirst-Person
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One-armed robber
Why it matched: both stealth, crime and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Heist, Simulation and FPS.
One-armed robber is a chaotic first-person heist game that centers around a uniquely challenging premise. Players take the role of a determined robber equipped with only one arm, tasked with pulling off daring heists on banks, shops, and various establishments.
One-armed robber at a glance Released 2023 Studio Duhndal Player sentiment 91% positive of 52,823 Price Free HeistSimulationFPSFunnyStrategyFirst-PersonShooterStealth
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Sniper Ghost Warrior 3
Why it matched: both stealth, crime and strategy; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Stealth and Shooter; released around the same time (2017).
Go behind enemy lines with the ultimate modern military shooter. Play as an American sniper dropped in Georgia, near Russian border. Choose your own path to accomplish your missions across an unforgiving open world.
Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 at a glance Released 2017 Studio CI Games Player sentiment 67% positive of 19,635 Price $19.99 FPSStealthShooterFirst-PersonTacticalOnline Co-OpHeistStrategy
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Zero Hour
Why it matched: both stealth and strategy; shares 10 player tags including Tactical, Shooter and FPS.
Zero Hour is a tactical FPS with online team-based game play that takes place in a variety of fictional locations interpreted in Bangladesh with Real-life scale & resource management. It brings a grounded, close quarter combat experience to the game.
Zero Hour at a glance Released 2024 Studio AttritoM7 Productions Player sentiment 77% positive of 33,371 Price $9.99 TacticalShooterFPSFirst-PersonOnline Co-OpTeam-BasedStrategySimulation
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Perfect Heist 2
Why it matched: both stealth, crime and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Stealth, Shooter and Strategy.
Perfect Heist 2 is a round-based online game, where robbers try to hide in plain sight while robbing a bank without being noticed by the cop team!
Perfect Heist 2 at a glance Released 2021 Studio yeswecamp Player sentiment 93% positive of 4,731 Price $3.99 StealthShooterStrategyHeistFPSFirst-PersonTacticalFunny
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PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Why it matched: both stealth and strategy; shares 9 player tags including Shooter, FPS and Online Co-Op; released around the same time (2017).
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, the high-stakes winner-take-all shooter that started the Battle Royale craze, is free-to-play! Drop into diverse maps, loot unique weapons and supplies, and survive in an ever-shrinking zone where every turn could be your last.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS at a glance Released 2017 Studio PUBG Corporation Player sentiment 61% positive of 2,748,446 Price Free ShooterFPSOnline Co-OpTacticalFirst-PersonStrategyTeam-BasedSimulation
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Sniper Elite V2
Why it matched: both stealth and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Stealth, Shooter and FPS; published by the same company; released around the same time (2012).
In the dark days of the end of World War Two amidst the ruins of Berlin, one bullet can change history…
Sniper Elite V2 at a glance Released 2012 Studio Rebellion Developments Player sentiment 88% positive of 25,465 Price Not listed StealthShooterFPSTacticalOnline Co-OpStrategySimulation
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Why it matched: both stealth and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Stealth, Tactical and Shooter; released around the same time (2012).
In Ghost Recon Future Soldier join an elite team of highly trained, cut-throat special-ops soldiers. Armed to the teeth with unrivalled combat technology, Ghost Recon takes you to the globe’s most deadly warzones to hunt down the highest value targets.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier at a glance Released 2012 Studio Ubisoft Paris Player sentiment 71% positive of 6,170 Price $19.99 StealthTacticalShooterGun CustomizationFPSOnline Co-OpStrategyFirst-Person
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Schedule I
Why it matched: both stealth, crime and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Simulation, Crime and First-Person.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Schedule I at a glance Released 2025 Studio TVGS Player sentiment 98% positive of 314,499 Price $19.99 SimulationCrimeFirst-PersonStealthStrategyFPSShooter
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Hitman: Blood Money
Why it matched: both stealth, crime and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Stealth, Great Soundtrack and Crime.
Money Talks. Silence Pays. Prepare to Make a Killing. When assassins from Agent 47's contract agency, The ICA, are eliminated in a series of hits, it seems a larger, more powerful agency has entered the fray. Sensing he may be a target, 47 travels to America, and prepares to make a killing.
Hitman: Blood Money at a glance Released 2006 Studio Feral Interactive Player sentiment 94% positive of 16,066 Price $9.99 StealthGreat SoundtrackCrimeShooterFirst-PersonStrategySimulation
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Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2
Why it matched: both stealth and strategy; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Shooter and Stealth; released around the same time (2013).
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 takes the bulls-eye precision of its predecessor to new and exciting heights!
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 at a glance Released 2013 Studio City Interactive Player sentiment 76% positive of 18,757 Price $9.99 FPSShooterStealthFirst-PersonTacticalStrategyOnline Co-OpSimulation
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Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Why it matched: both stealth, crime and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Stealth, Shooter and Great Soundtrack.
Enter the realm of a retired assassin, forced back into action by treason. You may be a hired killer but you still have a sense of loyalty and justice. Visit the dark recesses of a world corrupted by crime, greed, degradation and dishonor. And a past that catches up with you.
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin at a glance Released 2002 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 82% positive of 4,890 Price $8.99 StealthShooterGreat SoundtrackFirst-PersonFPSCrimeTactical
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Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
Why it matched: both stealth and strategy; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Tactical and Simulation; released around the same time (2009).
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is a game about a fictitious conflict on one of the Sakhalin islands.
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising at a glance Released 2009 Studio Codemasters Player sentiment 69% positive of 2,475 Price Not listed FPSTacticalSimulationFirst-PersonShooterStrategyStealthOnline Co-Op
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Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
Why it matched: both stealth, crime and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Stealth, Heist and Strategy; released around the same time (2013).
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist.
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine at a glance Released 2013 Studio Pocketwatch Games Player sentiment 91% positive of 8,521 Price $14.99 StealthHeistStrategyOnline Co-OpCrimeGreat Soundtrack
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GTFO
Why it matched: both stealth and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Online Co-Op, FPS and Shooter.
GTFO is a hardcore cooperative horror shooter that throws you from gripping suspense to explosive action in a heartbeat. Stealth, strategy, and teamwork are necessary to survive in your deadly, underground prison. Work together or die together.
GTFO at a glance Released 2021 Studio 10 Chambers Player sentiment 84% positive of 66,650 Price $39.99 Online Co-OpFPSShooterStealthTacticalTeam-BasedFirst-PersonPvE
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Due Process
Why it matched: both crime and strategy; shares 8 player tags including Tactical, FPS and Team-Based.
A PVP tactical FPS about PLANNING & EXECUTION. Sound strategy and good teamwork are essential for victory because new PROCEDURALLY-GENERATED MAPS are delivered every week. You'll face a new tactical challenge every round.
Due Process at a glance Released 2020 Studio Giant Enemy Crab Player sentiment 81% positive of 8,556 Price $9.99 TacticalFPSTeam-BasedSimulationOnline Co-OpShooterCrimeStrategy
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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Why it matched: both stealth, crime and strategy; shares 5 player tags including Stealth, Tactical and Great Soundtrack; released around the same time (2015).
Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain at a glance Released 2015 Studio Not recorded Player sentiment 92% positive of 107,873 Price $19.99 StealthTacticalGreat SoundtrackShooterHeist
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ARMA 3
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 8 player tags including Shooter, Simulation and First-Person; released around the same time (2013).
Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Deploy with a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content, a massive arsenal of modern weapons and vehicles, and limitless opportunities for content creation. Authentic, diverse, open - Arma 3 sends you to war.
ARMA 3 at a glance Released 2013 Studio Bohemia Interactive Player sentiment 90% positive of 294,969 Price $29.99 ShooterSimulationFirst-PersonTacticalFPSStrategyOnline Co-OpTeam-Based
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Why it matched: both stealth and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Stealth, Shooter and Tactical; released around the same time (2013).
In this stealth-action thriller, a terrorist group known as the Engineers launches the Blacklist, a series of escalating attacks on US interests. Only one man can stop them: legendary covert agent Sam Fisher.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist at a glance Released 2013 Studio Ubisoft Toronto Player sentiment 79% positive of 21,615 Price $19.99 StealthShooterTacticalOnline Co-OpFPSStrategyFirst-Person
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Why it matched: both stealth and strategy; shares 7 player tags including Shooter, Stealth and Tactical; released around the same time (2017).
Lead your elite team of Ghosts in this tactical third-person shooter. Explore a massive open world, infiltrate and destroy the deadly Santa Blanca cartel, and save Bolivia and its people.
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands at a glance Released 2017 Studio Ubisoft Paris Player sentiment 78% positive of 113,815 Price $49.99 ShooterStealthTacticalFPSOnline Co-OpStrategyFirst-Person
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GROUND BRANCH
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 9 player tags including Tactical, FPS and Shooter.
From one of the developers behind the original Rainbow Six® and Ghost Recon® games, comes a thinking-man's first-person shooter featuring in-depth character and weapon customization. Take your time. Think ahead. Get the job done.
GROUND BRANCH at a glance Released 2026 Studio BlackFoot Studios Player sentiment 84% positive of 24,908 Price $23.99 TacticalFPSShooterSimulationFirst-PersonGun CustomizationOnline Co-OpStrategy
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Hitman: Codename 47
Why it matched: both stealth, crime and strategy; shares 6 player tags including Stealth, Shooter and Great Soundtrack.
As the enigmatic Hitman, you must use stealth and tactical problem solving to enter, execute and exit your assignment with minimum attention and maximum effectiveness. For a price, you have access to the most devious devices, but how you use them will determine if you retire as a millionaire or get permanently retired.
Hitman: Codename 47 at a glance Released 2007 Studio IO Interactive A/S Player sentiment 71% positive of 5,088 Price $7.99 StealthShooterGreat SoundtrackCrimeTacticalStrategy
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Ravenfield
Why it matched: both strategy; shares 8 player tags including FPS, Shooter and First-Person; released around the same time (2017).
Fight upon the Ravenfield together with your Blue allies! Take down those pesky Reds using helicopters, tanks, guns, and active ragdoll physics!
Ravenfield at a glance Released 2017 Studio SteelRaven7 Player sentiment 97% positive of 79,971 Price $17.99 FPSShooterFirst-PersonFunnyTeam-BasedTacticalStrategySimulation
Common questions
What game is most like Payday 2?
PAYDAY The Heist, on the evidence we have. It both stealth, crime and strategy. That is a statement about overlap, not a promise you will like it as much: two games can share every tag and still feel different to play.
How is "similar to Payday 2" decided?
By overlap on the tags Steam players applied to each game, the formal genres, the themes both sit in, and whether the same studio made them. Tags carry the most weight because players write them, so they describe how a game feels rather than how it was filed. Tags carried by more than a third of the catalogue are ignored: matching on "Singleplayer" is matching on nothing. Every entry below shows exactly what it matched on.
Are these ranked by quality?
No. They are ordered by how much they overlap with Payday 2. Where two games overlap equally, the better received one goes first, but that only moves a game a place or two. Each entry shows its own player sentiment so you can weigh that separately.
Do you get paid for these recommendations?
No. The order is computed from tag and genre overlap and nothing else. No placement here can be bought, and a game appearing high on this page is a statement about resemblance rather than an endorsement.