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Payday 2

A co-op shooter for up to four players built around planning and pulling off heists, from bank jobs to jewellery stores. Heists can be done in stealth or as loud shootouts against waves of police. Years of updates and DLC have made it huge, if uneven. Is it your kind of game?

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74%

517 ratings

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89%

445,691 reviews

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you want co-op heists with room for both stealth and action.

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extensive DLC and dated technology bother you.

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Platforms: PlayStation · PC · Xbox · Switch
Release date: August 13, 2013
Difficulty: 3/5 (estimated)
Genres: Shooter · Role-playing (RPG) · Tactical
Themes: Action · Stealth
Perspective: First person
Modes: Online up to 4
Languages: 3 languages
Text in your language: Yes
Steam Deck: Verified
Microtransactions: Yes
Crossplay: none

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Which platforms is Payday 2 on?: Payday 2 is available on PlayStation · PC · Xbox · Switch.
Does Payday 2 have co-op?: Yes — Online up to 4.
Does Payday 2 run on Steam Deck?: Verified
What does Payday 2 cost?: $9.99 on Steam.