Overkill Software

Payday 2

Payday 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original crew: Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains as they descend on Washington D.C. for an epic crime spree.

Released: 13 August 2013
Developer: Overkill Software
Publisher: Starbreeze Studios
Engine: Diesel
Perspective: First person
Age rating: PEGI 18 · ESRB M
Controller: Full controller support
Metacritic: 79/100
Steam recommendations: 444,837
Platforms: PlayStation 3 · PlayStation 4 · Linux · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Xbox 360 · Xbox One · Nintendo Switch
Genres: Shooter · Role-playing (RPG) · Tactical
Also known as: PAYDAY: The Heist 2
Estimated owners: 20,000,000–50,000,000 (est.)

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Player rating: 75
Critic rating: 510
Ratings counted: 89.3%
Steam reviews: 1,328
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Payday 2

Quick answers

System requirements 4 GB RAM Download size 83.0 GB Steam Deck Verified Player counts 36,901

Payday 2

The story

Two years after the events of the first game, the Payday gang relocates to Washington, D.C. to carry out a new wave of heists. After proving their capabilities, the crew catches the attention of the Dentist, a powerful middleman who helps them break their arrested member Hoxton out of prison and uncover the informant who betrayed him. As they take on increasingly ambitious contracts, including stealing a mysterious box from a casino vault, their operator Bain is captured by the Dentist and an unknown faction. With help from the mercenary Locke, the gang discovers the conspiracy behind Bain's abduction, frees him, and carries out one final heist: infiltrating the White House to steal presidential pardons for their crimes. In an alternate ending, the gang discovers a secret ancient machine beneath the White House and activates it, with Bain seemingly using it to transfer his consciousness into the President's body.

Payday 2

How long to beat

Main story: 15 h

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Platforms

Game modes

Single player
Multiplayer
Co-operative

Themes

Action
Stealth

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Reviews and languages

89.3% of 673,869 Steam reviews are positive. Valve labels that “Very Positive”.

14 languages in the interface, 1 of them with full voice acting. English is supported, with full voice acting.

Publisher's content notice

PAYDAY 2 is a bank robbing game that glorifies clearly villanous acts. It contains high levels of violence, often against police officers or other law enforcement agencies. It does not go out of its way to be gory or gruesome, but can appear that way in chance situations.

Payday 2