Payday 2

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3970 Ratings

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  1. Benatissimo
    Sep 4, 2023
    0
    Another ubisoft **** game with a lot of missing features and so fking fake they need to improve a lot
  2. ANICEGG
    Feb 18, 2023
    0
    If you paid the game you can now pay all the 20 DLC's to have the complete game. We are not robbing bank accounts in this game, the game is robbing ours.
  3. Jollyolfun
    Nov 18, 2022
    4
    i played this a lot years ago but honestly its kinda broken and fun for only a short amount of time. its a victim of its time
  4. maestrorogu
    Sep 23, 2022
    1
    voice acting all right .
    game soo monotony.
    have worst animation.
    a ton bugs and unoptimized.
    lore is awful.
    have many useless dlc.
    worse character design.
    too much hacker.
    aı awful.
    unbalanced weapons.
    AVOİD THİS GAME
  5. The_D4RknesS
    Sep 22, 2022
    0
    difficult game and no sequential campaign. a game that works offline plus 100% of its focus and online
  6. PetyaBiszeps
    Aug 25, 2022
    2
    I can't say this game is so bad but can't say it's good either. It gives you some fun of playing it with friends but it could be much better in, pretty much, every aspect. Plus for that there is a lot of promises being forgotten. Like 'Payday 2 will never have microtransactions'.
  7. good76
    Apr 29, 2022
    0
    Cool game with friends, but DLC killed the game, some bugs are not fixed. no optimization at all
  8. VariusW
    Apr 9, 2022
    0
    Ben böyle oyunun amk.Bunu almayın.This game is **** mauvais.Vous ne devez pas jouer cette de jeux video.
  9. Wrathzo
    Mar 22, 2022
    4
    Payday 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter video game developed by Overkill Software and published by 505 Games. The game is a sequel to 2011's Payday: The Heist. Two years after the events of the previous game, the Payday gang comes to the Washington metropolitan area to perform another heisting spree. The player takes control of one of the gang's twenty-two members and can performPayday 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter video game developed by Overkill Software and published by 505 Games. The game is a sequel to 2011's Payday: The Heist. Two years after the events of the previous game, the Payday gang comes to the Washington metropolitan area to perform another heisting spree. The player takes control of one of the gang's twenty-two members and can perform heists alone, or with up to three teammates. The player can participate in a variety of heists, including but not limited to robberies of banks, shops and armored cars, and producing and distributing narcotics.… Expand
  10. kezzyhko
    Jun 20, 2021
    4
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  11. Diomantium
    May 30, 2021
    0
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  12. bot1000
    May 22, 2021
    1
    Thankfully i didn't have to buy this as I played it at a friends , why this game took so long is anyone's guess it just has so many bad point's both with bugs and the playability of the game itself.
  13. Demiurge11
    Feb 25, 2021
    0
    This game is simply awful. The tutorials to learn how to play are super glitchy and fail constantly. The interface is unintuitive. It's really confusing. The first mission out is robbing the bank and 300 cops throwing themselves at you. You have to run past police snipers to throw your cash in a van and drive away while the cops sit around and wonder where you went. It's just AWFUL. ThankThis game is simply awful. The tutorials to learn how to play are super glitchy and fail constantly. The interface is unintuitive. It's really confusing. The first mission out is robbing the bank and 300 cops throwing themselves at you. You have to run past police snipers to throw your cash in a van and drive away while the cops sit around and wonder where you went. It's just AWFUL. Thank goodness I got this one as a freebie.… Expand
  14. shostakn
    Oct 15, 2020
    4
    PAYDAY 2 is a four-player co-op shooter that has you sporting the masks of the original PAYDAY gang – Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains – as they hit on Washington D.C. for an epic crime rampage. The new CRIMENET network offers a vast array of dynamic contracts - choose anything from small-time store rips, cyber-crime or major bank vaults for that lucrative PAYDAY
  15. stalkerodin
    Jul 5, 2020
    0
    Игра создана только для того чтобы деньги из вас выкачивать.
  16. PiggyOink
    Jul 4, 2020
    0
    Game has micro transactions, it's grindy, most weapons are completely useless. WOULD NOT RECOMMEND.
  17. Renenad
    May 18, 2019
    0
    Ну чё пацаны, поломанный баланс?
    Щас батька с 800 часов (на момент 18.05.2019) расскажет, что за параша происходит в этой чудо-вселенной Пуй Дуя 2.
    Сложности Оверкилл и ниже- для новичков, но эти довничи умудряются лезть в ДС/ОД и ДВ, что кончается попаданием прямиком в кастоди/ киком/ ливом из лобби. ДВ более-менее играбельный, получаешь 3 инфами и можешь веселится. А вот ОД (который    Ну чё пацаны, поломанный баланс?
    Щас батька с 800 часов (на момент 18.05.2019) расскажет, что за параша происходит в этой чудо-вселенной Пуй Дуя 2.
    Сложности Оверкилл и ниже- для новичков, но эти довничи умудряются лезть в ДС/ОД и ДВ, что кончается попаданием прямиком в кастоди/ киком/ ливом из лобби. ДВ более-менее играбельный, получаешь 3 инфами и можешь веселится.
    А вот ОД (который позже стал ДС-ом) после обновления 2018 превратился в Крайм Спри без спавнящихся щитов Винтерса. Дозеров на квадратный метр не счесть, а юниты позволят себе наглость стрелять с 100 метров не промахиваясь, плюя на логику и точность оружия. Тазеры стали ебошить через стены, чего не могут клокеры в виду того, что они беззащитны даже если рядом с ними пара напарников. Медики имеют кулдаун хила на 2 секунды и способность хилять через стену. Даже если они не отошли на 2 метра от спавна. Обычные юниты это и мясо, и Мистеры-Танатосы убивающие всё и вся возможное и имеющие достаточно ХП, чтобы ты не успел их убить до того, как увидишь "крылья" Лебединки. Снайперы теперь не снайперы, а про-киберкотлеты со способностью реагировать на малейшее изменение в пространстве.
    Стелс не лучше. Ты можешь спрятаться за кружкой, но ты не спрячешься от ситуации, когда тебя со всех сторон зажимают гарды, а у тебя не осталось пейджеров. И некоторые ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥е ачивкм по типу "Сталкера", где надо постоянно тыкать в Гаррета под наплывом гардов не менее бесящие. Сам стелс рандомен как никогда. Ты можешь с первого раза пройти Алессо, но потом тебе не повезёт на ювелирке из-за гарда на другом конце улицы, который своим ЮВЕЛИРНЫМ взглядом заметил пиксель от головы мёртвого цивила.
    В целом, гейплей можно считать САМЫМ несправедливо осложнённым в истории игростроя.♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ даже в Rainbow Six Siege я имею 0.2 секунды на то, чтобы среагировать и убить противника, пока тут море врагов за которыми не уследишь, ибо они стрейфят аки Беркуты из КС и двигаются лучше кектеров из 4 Фолыча.
    И да, за 6 лет можно было всё сделать хорошо, но Оверы всё про♥♥♥♥♥♥♥и и поставили нас перед этим фактом.
    "Античит" MoneySaver, который спасает ТОЛЬКО карманы разработчиков, ибо считает читеров не тех людей, которые читерят, а с DLC анлокером просто добил меня.
    Сетевой код, рассинхрон, убитые нервы и все прелести лени разрабов в этой игре.    … Expand
  18. dan8991iel
    Apr 4, 2019
    4
    To this day one of my all time favorite games. It features a completely unique gameplay experience.
    And a lot of diversified content. The feel and tasks of the different missions sometimes differ so greatly that you might think it is an completely different game but at the same time it doesn't lose its unique PayDay like characteristics. At this moment i have over 480+ hours invested in    To this day one of my all time favorite games. It features a completely unique gameplay experience.
    And a lot of diversified content. The feel and tasks of the different missions sometimes differ so greatly that you might think it is an completely different game but at the same time it doesn't lose its unique PayDay like characteristics. At this moment i have over 480+ hours invested in this unique experience and i am max-lvl 2600( infamy XXV 100) and the gameplay experience is one of the most polished out there.

    But there is a great down side to this otherwise masterpiece of a game and that is called
    micro-transactions and you could even say that there was some kind malicious way they got people to buy all there 40+ DLCS.
    It always starts with a DLC being released. And if you didnt own it you only had the option to play with the standard weapons and perks.
    And the no DLC weapons and perks are like sticks and rocks in comparison to the ones released in the different DLC packs.
    Playing on the hardest difficulty which is "Death Sentence" with the "ONE DOWN" modifier is almost impossible up to straight up impossible with the non pay weapons.
    And every new DLC featured guns that where straight up better than there predecessors.
    However when a new DLC got released the weapons from the previous ones got nerved so much that they either became mediocre, gimmicky or straight up usless and the new weapons became mandatory for the different end game builds.
    So it was like a vicious never ending cycle of buying the new DLC, DLC getting nerved, buying the next new DLC and so on..    … Expand
  19. Dubinszczak
    Mar 4, 2019
    4
    Boring, with horrible AI (Police acts like zombies in L4D2 - always pushing, always rushing you), solo mode is not entertaining and game is bugged + micro transactions
  20. whatever523
    Dec 9, 2018
    1
    UPDATE: The game now has pay2win micro transactions. Previous rating was 8, but screw that. The other major annoyance is that half the content is only accessible if you join their stupid Steam community group.

    Payday 2 is somewhere between frustrating and great, because there are many things that should be better, but with the right team it's an awesome game and it only gets better the    UPDATE: The game now has pay2win micro transactions. Previous rating was 8, but screw that. The other major annoyance is that half the content is only accessible if you join their stupid Steam community group.

    Payday 2 is somewhere between frustrating and great, because there are many things that should be better, but with the right team it's an awesome game and it only gets better the more you play. Good:

    * With the right team and good communication, it's one of the best coop experiences.
    * Many different possibilities to do missions and the game mechanics generally work great. When everything comes together and you pull off the perfect heist, it's very rewarding.
    * Nice customization options (masks and weapons).
    * Great soundtrack.
    * Shooting feels and sounds very good.
    * Cool back story, they even made some movie clips. There's not much of a story in the game itself, but it works.

    Most players suck at the game though, because it can be quite difficult and requires more than shooting, and that really drags the whole experience down as you'll find very few enjoyable public games on the higher difficulties. Bad:

    * The loot system is completely randomized and it's retarded. I've played over 30 hours, am level 50+ and only got one of the weapon mods I need.
    * Connection problems when too many players are online.
    * The game browser keeps crashing and you have to restart Steam to fix it.
    * There's an XP penalty for playing the same mission too many times. When some missions are played more than others, it's because of bad mission balance, so they should work on that.
    * Many missions are too difficult for public groups, that's why players only play the easier ones. Sometimes there are way too many enemies and you can't really do anything, more so when you're unlucky with loot drops and have crap equipment. Especially on multi day missions, the last mission is often too difficult and all the time spent on the mission is lost when it fails.
    * Most of the weapon and armor stats are displayed with rounding errors and/or the math behind it is just weird, which makes the game bad for theory crafting.
    * When you get disconnected before a game ends, you get nothing. Which leads directly to the next point: the game doesn't have host migration. If the host disconnects, it's over.
    * Sound gets stuck often when a game ends.
    * There are many "hold down F key" events. These should be triggered by tapping the key once. Pressing it down for several minutes is really lame.

    Also, props to the developers for releasing free content. I just wish they would concentrate their efforts on fixing some of these problems.    … Expand
  21. AlbertVedibeda
    May 23, 2018
    2
    Обидно, когда ты покупаешь игру, покупаешь более 30 dlc, идешь на поводу у разработчиков, лишь бы не забросили такой перспективный проект: монополиста и лидера игрового рынка в своем жанре, а через некоторое время игра становится полностью бесплатной и со всеми dlc по 20 рублей. Замечательно, просто, бл*ть, замечательно.

    Мы терпели кейсы, потому что нам давали надежду ивентами, которые    Обидно, когда ты покупаешь игру, покупаешь более 30 dlc, идешь на поводу у разработчиков, лишь бы не забросили такой перспективный проект: монополиста и лидера игрового рынка в своем жанре, а через некоторое время игра становится полностью бесплатной и со всеми dlc по 20 рублей. Замечательно, просто, бл*ть, замечательно.

    Мы терпели кейсы, потому что нам давали надежду ивентами, которые действительно были очень интересные, казалось, что игра не заброшена. Простили дополнения с мечами и луками, это даже добавляло некий угар в происходящее: грабить банки с луками wtf?¿?¿
    Но, уж простите, тысячи токсичных, руинящих игру, дядь, которые увидели f2p... кто такое простит? Зачем саму игру было делать бесплатной? Ладно, пускай эти идиотские дополнения были бы дешевыми или бесплатными, но зачем игру было трогать? На распродажах ее цена не превышала 200 рублей, разве это много? Нонразумистов хватало, а сейчас физически невозможно играть с рандомным подбором, потому что всегда найдется гений, который на стелс-миссию возьмет гранатомет. Почему бы и нет?
    Ведь были надежды, было же интересно играть. Определенный шарм заключался в прохождении заданий по стелсу, а не с пулеметами на перевес. Да, есть карты, где необходимо залетать только с рпг и шестистволкой, но когда есть выбор, то он всегда падал на стелс, ибо интереснее и сложнее, ведь как шутер, будем честны, PD2 очень слаб, физика оружия резиновая, фальшивая и фарсовая, это никуда не годится, а разве кто-то жаловался? Это, несомненно, минус, но, еб*нный в рот, БЫЛ ЖЕ СТЕЛС, НА МЯСО ВСЕМ БЫЛО ПЛЕВАТЬ. Что сейчас? Стелс убит, все перки и навыки сгинули в небытие, они вам уже не понадобятся. Да, именно, не ослышались. Все билды, умелое распределение очков в дереве и сочетания разных билдов в команде уже не нужны. Зачем? Сейчас ты просто покупаешь хороший пак с оружием за 29рублей и рашишь любой банк - миссия выполнена. Сколько было разнообразия.. все пропито на деньги комьюнити.    … Expand
  22. yoxer
    Aug 13, 2017
    0
    Let me start by saying this: At this point in time, the base game feels almost like a demo.

    What may have once been a fun and interesting co-op shooter has clearly devolved into a microtransaction hell, with an increasing difficulty creep to match it's DLC power creep, leaving vanilla players left in the dust at the harder but oh-so much more rewarding difficulties and creating a    Let me start by saying this: At this point in time, the base game feels almost like a demo.

    What may have once been a fun and interesting co-op shooter has clearly devolved into a microtransaction hell, with an increasing difficulty creep to match it's DLC power creep, leaving vanilla players left in the dust at the harder but oh-so much more rewarding difficulties and creating a community and game where owning the DLC is a requirement. This has resulted in what i'd wager is OVER HALF of the game being paywalled, in both content, difficulty, enjoyability and multiplayer aspects. Although there are ways to circumvent this using the vanilla game on a lucky day, such as having a friend host a DLC mission or using the one or two vanilla loadouts that will actually function on higher difficulties, by and large it is impossible to access these things without DLC. Thankfully enough, Overkill has finally attempted to address this issue of DLC overabundance.

    Unfortunately they've somehow managed to completely botch their solution. While before one could attempt to cope by simply buying the meatiest and most important DLCs to compete with those who owned all the DLCs, they've now amalgamated them into a 40 dollar "Ultimate Edition" bundle, essentially forcing those who wish to delve deeper into what the game has to offer to fork over a full 40 dollars. This has resulted in the full price of what is a 4 YEAR OLD GAME with primitive AI, graphics that were respectable but below-average even for it's time, and a sore lack of optimization and stability costing 80 DOLLARS. You are paying the price of a modern AAA game for this lovable but clearly overvalued package. And if you've happened to hear about DLC unlockers recently, don't even bother. They render the game nigh unplayable online and there's no way to circumvent this.

    All in all, unless you have money to burn I would not recommend buying Payday 2, and even then supporting such extortionate business practices like this is dubious at best.

    This is truly a crying shame because, from a gameplay perspective, Payday 2 is one of the most enjoyable games I've ever played and quite possibly the best co-op game I've ever played. The action, although occasionally disorienting, is intense and fun, with the mayhem enjoyable not only with strangers online but even more so with friends. The guns feel great and their sheer level of customization on top of being able to pick different skills, perk decks and builds gives the game a level of variety that I've not felt in a long time (This variety will disappear in the vanilla game at higher difficulties unless you have the DLC though.)

    The stealth is interesting, but isn't the games main point, nor should it be yours. If you're seeking a stealth game look elsewhere, as the stealth in Payday 2 is buggy and mediocre, although crafted stealth heists like Shadow Raid are quite enjoyable.

    The game leaves plenty of room for progression, with most players never even reaching the full endgame.

    Sure, it might be unrealistic as all hell and some might complain about the "repetition" of blasting through waves of cops or stealthing the same heists, but I honestly never found the gameplay to get old, and I doubt most people will.    … Expand
  23. Raphafrei
    Jun 8, 2017
    4
    This game had everything to be good. It was when released, 2014 this was one of the best games I've played. Overkill one time said that they won't make an almost pay-to-play game. I know that you don't need to consider this a p2p, but this game has a new expansion every month, high-priced skins and paid maps for everything. Microtransaction is killing this game, if one day it returns to beThis game had everything to be good. It was when released, 2014 this was one of the best games I've played. Overkill one time said that they won't make an almost pay-to-play game. I know that you don't need to consider this a p2p, but this game has a new expansion every month, high-priced skins and paid maps for everything. Microtransaction is killing this game, if one day it returns to be good I'll change my opinion.… Expand
  24. Fingland
    Dec 12, 2016
    0
    Horrendous AI, overpowered police, terrible controls, annoying movement, and you never have any idea what to do. Not a single thing to like about the game. Waste of money.g
  25. jakrun
    Aug 11, 2016
    0
    Bought it during the steam sale. Had to choose between Rocket league and Payday 2. After huge frequent updates i am left with a Pay to Win game. Disappointing to say the least.
  26. localhost
    Jul 10, 2016
    0
    What a horrible game. Completely stupid AI (particularly for teammates), enemies that keep spawning again and again in huge amounts, sometimes right behind your back in a area you just cleared... => Not playable in offline mode. Not to mention the ludicrous physics
  27. icedog
    May 26, 2016
    1
    Game has very small areas in each location and the game get you to do the same thing over and over to level up e.g. get 4 bags of loot and move it to truck but you can only carry 1 bag at a time . Very boring .Story is also weak and boring .
  28. Mmollle
    May 26, 2016
    0
    Overkill, the developer of the game , promised no microtransactions but went ahead and added it anyway. Dont support this outrageous, hypocritical behaviour.
  29. Dorkula
    May 20, 2016
    0
    This is one of the greatest games you could ever hope to play with friends. Even the pubs aren't THAT bad if you know how not to act like a jerk. It's clever, funny, and it tends to skirt the boundaries between "serious bank-robbing scenario" and Metal Gear levels of just plain odd (I wish it would just hop the fence already but its still just skirting enough to kind of hold interest).This is one of the greatest games you could ever hope to play with friends. Even the pubs aren't THAT bad if you know how not to act like a jerk. It's clever, funny, and it tends to skirt the boundaries between "serious bank-robbing scenario" and Metal Gear levels of just plain odd (I wish it would just hop the fence already but its still just skirting enough to kind of hold interest).

    Payday is a one of a kind series, and it does a lot of stuff in different and interesting ways, but i'm not going to list them. Do not start PAYDAY 2. Buying the base game is the equivalent to a gateway drug, and I don't care resistant you think you are to paying for DLC because you will wake up one day and realize just how little you've gotten from how much you've given. The companys standing is in a very unsteady position right now, and the new director or head or whatever is making some odd decisions on how to handle the separation with the community.

    I wish I knew what was really going on inside Overkill studios. You can be certain that if I knew, I would let you in on it, for better or for worse. Unfortunately, the current state of this game is painting a rather grim picture of it's future. Believe me when I tell you, it's better to just cut out and find something else. Maybe you can check on it every now and then, just to see if things improve.    … Expand
  30. Badcocoa
    Apr 9, 2016
    0
    Once upon a time, there was a king. His name was OVERKILL. He was a good king, loyal to the people of the land of PAYDAY 2, which he ruled over. He respected his people, promising never to implement micro transactions, and to provide free content updates. But as time passed in this wonderful land of PAYDAY 2, the kings lust for money grew. He began to create pricey DLCs, rather than fixOnce upon a time, there was a king. His name was OVERKILL. He was a good king, loyal to the people of the land of PAYDAY 2, which he ruled over. He respected his people, promising never to implement micro transactions, and to provide free content updates. But as time passed in this wonderful land of PAYDAY 2, the kings lust for money grew. He began to create pricey DLCs, rather than fix the bugs throughout the land, and turned free content into useless content, like playable characters with no relevance to the plot or even the concept of PAYDAY. One day, the king, mad with greed, had an idea. At the end of this years annual CRIME-FEST, he'd do to the people the one thing he promised never to do. He released a system of loot boxes, safes, which could only be opened by paying money directly to the king himself. The people we're outraged. Their fair king had descended into madness. Safes were popping up everywhere their loot used to be. The people who embraced this new system were rewarded with skinned weapons with better stats, while those who couldn't afford drills were forced to suffer. While their teams would be fitted with these newer, better weapons, the people who didn't buy drills got left in the dust, just like with the DLCs. Noticing a mob gather at his castles doorstep, the king panicked. He knew he had pushed it too far now. He locked himself in his castle for a week, leaving his people lost and confused about what he had done. Finally, he emerged from his sanctuary. He figured the only way to disperse the crowd and keep his wealth was to make the drills, which he planned to profit so greatly from, available as a loot drop as well. He made sure to cut his losses as close as possible, making them an even rarer drop than most items in the land. Most of the people left, trusting their king did the right thing. But when those who didn't leave began asking their questions about the micro transactions, the king quickly spoke about "bringing balance to the land" with the new weapon skins advanced stats, then retreated back to his castle. Today, the people still willing to follow heir greedy, immoral king is far too many for a full revolt, but as the king pushes more overpriced DLCs into the peoples hands, the tension throughout the land builds. One day, the king will be brought to his knees, and will be forced to pay for his crimes against the people.… Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#67 Best PC Game of 2013
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#5 Most Discussed PC Game of 2013
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#6 Most Shared PC Game of 2013

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 51 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 51
  3. Negative: 0 out of 51
  1. GRYOnline.pl
    Oct 9, 2013
    80
    PayDay 2 is one of the nicest surprises of the year. Overkill Software understands the atmosphere of gangster movies and wisely improves these pieces of gameplay, that might have been disappointing in the first game. The sequel is better in almost every way - you can play a thief and enjoy good character development and shooting systems. I really hope, that PayDay 3 will be even better.
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  2. Pelit (Finland)
    Oct 5, 2013
    86
    Payday 2 is an excellent co-op shooter - a vast improvement over the first one. [Sept 2013]
  3. Hyper Magazine
    Oct 3, 2013
    80
    A unique and captivating multiplayer experience that rewards team work over personal glory. But make sure you bring friends for the true experience. [Nov 2013, p.62]
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