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Payday 2

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

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.

First-Person Shooter

Player score
8.9/10
674,295 reviews
Released
2013
Developer
Overkill Software
Platforms
3 systems
Critics
79
Steam Deck
verified
Download
32 GB
We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Payday 2?

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.

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released13 August 2013
DeveloperOverkill Software
PublisherStarbreeze Studios, 505 Games
PlatformsPC, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck
GenresFirst-Person Shooter
Languages12 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q7156711, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Payday 2 received?

Players89%positive of 674,295 · Very Positive
Metacritic79critic aggregate, PC
Achievements1328on Steam

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

6 declared features

Seeing

  • Camera Comfort

Hearing

  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Stereo Sound

Input

  • Full controller support
  • Playable without Timed Input

Difficulty

  • Adjustable Difficulty

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
CapabilitySupport
Controllerfull support
Cloud savesYes
Cross-platform playNo
Mod supportNo official workshop
Online playYes
In-game purchasesYes
Steam Deckverified
Download size32 GB
Add-on content81 DLC listed
Age gate18+

Content descriptors

  • Frequent violence or gore
  • General mature content

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$9.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Payday 2 on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

  1. Crashes and freezes16 of 300 (5%)

    game got updated , game loads and then crashes and yes i don't use mod's since i started playing payday 2 for 560 hours and in my time playing i've never had an update like this where my game would crash please fix this Starbreeze aka OVERKILL.

    Steam review, 17 August 2026 · 561 hours played · 5 readers marked it helpful

    I have an issue where my game freezes for a couple seconds every few seconds that makes playing impossible since it can interrupt interactions, stop my movement, and make it hard for a consistent and enjoyable experience.

    Steam review, 16 August 2026 · 145 hours played · 5 readers marked it helpful

A further 7 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like Payday 2

24 games overlap with Payday 2 on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are PAYDAY The Heist, PAYDAY 3 and One-armed robber.

All 24 games like Payday 2

Common questions about Payday 2

What platforms is Payday 2 on?

Payday 2 is available on PC, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck. It first released in 2013.

How much does Payday 2 cost?

$9.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Payday 2?

89% of 674,295 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for Payday 2?

79 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.

Does Payday 2 work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Payday 2 as verified on the Steam Deck, from its own testing. That means it works out of the box with no configuration.

How big is the Payday 2 download?

32 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.