Payday 2

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3970 Ratings

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  1. myval2012
    Aug 30, 2023
    7
    Gameplay: Do you want to shoot hundreds of cops that don't do any damage at all? Then this is THE game. There are several types of missions including stealth (never figured how it works). The missions take too long, gets very repetetive. Guns and everything is great, just not the type of game for me. Still would recommend if you have friends to play with. 5/7,5

    Visuals: Didn't really    Gameplay: Do you want to shoot hundreds of cops that don't do any damage at all? Then this is THE game. There are several types of missions including stealth (never figured how it works). The missions take too long, gets very repetetive. Guns and everything is great, just not the type of game for me. Still would recommend if you have friends to play with. 5/7,5

    Visuals: Didn't really impressed me, could be more detailed. 1,5/2,5    … Expand
  2. LambdaLocator
    Jul 21, 2023
    6
    Any game is more fun with friends! The only downside of PayDay 2 is the amount of paid DLCs.
  3. CommLogic
    Jul 1, 2023
    7
    hehe clown rob bank and yell medic bag (but also the price of all the dlc u need to play most of the game is ridiculous, the game is pretty fun if u can buy it)
  4. ILoveRataouille
    Jun 12, 2023
    7
    It’s ok. I only have it because I got it for free, and thought I am quite ashamed to admit it, I like the Roblox version better.
  5. Boumouse
    Jun 6, 2023
    7
    I shouldn't have bought it even if I got it for around 5 euros, but I find that it abuses the nervousness of the game compared to a Battlefield, in short I think to uninstall it ...

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  6. CodaHensley
    Dec 1, 2022
    5
    A bit of fun gameplay thats heavily marred by repetition and obnoxious microtransactions
  7. Greg_
    Nov 16, 2022
    7
    Payday 2 is one of the best co-op Fps games up there with L4D2 in my eyes.

    As the name suggests your trying to get your payday by robbing stores, ripping off dealers, printing money, and even making meth. You do almost everything illegally in order to make money in various different missions with there own unique maps and dialog. However most of the appeal in this game comes from    Payday 2 is one of the best co-op Fps games up there with L4D2 in my eyes.

    As the name suggests your trying to get your payday by robbing stores, ripping off dealers, printing money, and even making meth.

    You do almost everything illegally in order to make money in various different missions
    with there own unique maps and dialog. However most of the appeal in this game comes from the seemingly endless possibilities with the skill tree.

    I'm sure if you've played more then 2 videogames you know what a skill tree is so ill just tell you the interesting part, the way you build your heister completely changes your style of play its no **** watchdogs skill tree.

    For example you can have 4 sentries and turn the game into tower defense or you could not even engage with the cops and go all in on stealth, personally I use a LMG playstyle.

    This game really shines with more then one person as most co-op games do its just not as fun solo
    The lack of online voicechat really dose make it a "Play it with your friends" type of game.

    I should also mention this game is very old and runs on a BAD game engine you will experience a little bug every now and then even in stealth mode.

    I should also mention this game has a limited amount of Heists/missions but I still managed to get 100+ hrs out of the game but if doing the same heist over and over seems boring to you this isn't your game.

    Also the ports SUCK only play it on PC.

    Overall fun with friends, adds replayability through the skill tree, Minor bugs, Good gameplay loop.

    7/10    … Expand
  8. ErixKing
    Jun 3, 2022
    7
    Lo compre a un precio muy bajo en Steam (tanto asi que sus cromos pagaron el juego) y es un juego de lo mas entretenido. nos tocara encarnar a delincuentes y hacer lo que ellos hacen, robar, matar, ETC. el juego es buenisimo y muy interesante, se puede jugar hasta con 3 amigos o con gente online el cual para destacar sigue muy vivo
  9. Izoeros
    Apr 26, 2022
    7
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  10. Doobis
    Apr 3, 2022
    6
    Gameplay is good, amount of paid DLC and the microtransactions are not good.
  11. TiredAlfred
    Dec 30, 2021
    5
    PAYDAY 2 is a four-player co-op shooter that has you sporting the masks of the original PAYDAY gan
  12. vova22379
    Dec 18, 2021
    5
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  13. Axelle_1
    Sep 6, 2021
    5
    игра очень фановая но только на первые часов 20 а потом рутина и уныние
  14. F3T1W
    Aug 27, 2021
    7
    An excellent cooperative shooter, one might say a legend, makes you think over the actions of each member of the team
  15. marijn2112
    May 10, 2021
    7
    A very replay-able action game with good mods available, the game is frequently on sale, including its DLC at a good price for its long playtime potential.
    What frustrates me most is the developers', OVERKILL's, behavior partially towards its community while it pretends that working with the community is one of its main focuses:
    -Overkill has repeatedly claimed that its updates were    A very replay-able action game with good mods available, the game is frequently on sale, including its DLC at a good price for its long playtime potential.
    What frustrates me most is the developers', OVERKILL's, behavior partially towards its community while it pretends that working with the community is one of its main focuses:
    -Overkill has repeatedly claimed that its updates were motivated by the community even when clearly not the case, as in with CrimeFest 2015's attempt of implementing lootboxes or most rebalances.
    -The newer heists, released in paid DLC have generally been well designed but not optimised at all, the community has released several mods for this, showing clearly Overkill just didn't put effort into it.
    -Overkill's community management is generally poor and inconsistent, I got banned, appealed and the moderator blocked me before I could even respond to the blatantly false allegations.
    -Overkill has put little effort into working with its large modding community in enhancing their experience or reducing the amount of blatant cheat mods.

    Meanwhile PAYDAY's community has probably made thousands of mods fixing bugs, adding maps and guns, rebalancing or overhauling its game mechanics, while most mods are not that major, the game can still be made a lot more replay-able.

    Overall the game is still fun and still has its great replay-ability, but Overkill generally hasn't really improved the game in a long time.    … Expand
  16. GreenPufferFish
    Jan 12, 2021
    6
    its a fun game i suppose but its a little repatative and roughly 80% of the weapons are locked behind a paywall
  17. Proxodnik
    Jan 11, 2021
    7
    Хорошая кооперативная игра,все проблемы игры - из-за её движка,если есть друзья то можно и поиграть.
  18. Memessqn
    Dec 13, 2020
    6
    06/10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  19. MrGrubby
    Aug 6, 2020
    7
    I played this a lot back in the day, lots to do and capable of providing a good challenge for up to four players (Bots were useless). I always preferred to go in guns blazing and holding off waves until we had finished the objective, which got really tense at times and made it feel like an accomplishment when you beat a level with max loot. It also had a good stealth side to the game, II played this a lot back in the day, lots to do and capable of providing a good challenge for up to four players (Bots were useless). I always preferred to go in guns blazing and holding off waves until we had finished the objective, which got really tense at times and made it feel like an accomplishment when you beat a level with max loot. It also had a good stealth side to the game, I just never explored it much.

    Team work felt rewarding and there was always stuff to unlock and customize so it kept me coming back for ages, good soundtrack and thought-out characters. I feel like they added a bit too much stuff though as it was scary going back on after long periods of time because of all the changes. Some would see that as a plus. Although they added loot-boxes and micro-transactions after saying they wouldn't which ticked a lot of people off. The game-play is good, but it does feel money grabby now. Shame.    … Expand
  20. DemoLight
    Jul 29, 2020
    5
    Игра сама по себе хорошая, но жадные засранцы с Overkill все испортили своими DLC, если вы хотите впустую потратить деньги, покупайте PayDay 2
  21. Eukor
    Jul 19, 2020
    6
    un juego que si bien le metí más de 200 horas tengo que admitir que es malo por el balance de todo más el hecho que hay algunos dlcs que básicamente te hacen díos
  22. demixzz
    Jul 10, 2020
    5
    Very bad game, but I like it.
    Many problems, few advantages, but it is interesting to play.
  23. 1nvas1on
    Jun 24, 2020
    6
    I have been with this game since its beta release and before that with the first game, its definatly one of my favorite. It was better in the first year after his release after that they turned it into a cash grab with a paid dlc every month or so adding stuff and making it obsolete with the next one.
    At present time the game is for the most part balanced with its content, but still have    I have been with this game since its beta release and before that with the first game, its definatly one of my favorite. It was better in the first year after his release after that they turned it into a cash grab with a paid dlc every month or so adding stuff and making it obsolete with the next one.
    At present time the game is for the most part balanced with its content, but still have a lot of stuff added that has no reason to be used and is a DLC you paid for in time. I like the game but it could have been a lot more than it is.    … Expand
  24. piscesperiod
    May 8, 2020
    7
    I was addicted to this game for a period of time in 2016-2017, well after the whole microtransaction fiasco (now compare it to today, with EA, Activision and Bethesda leading the industry to a new crash of 1982, thanks to lack of quality and microtransactions).

    I did buy a few cosmetic DLCs and to be honest I wasn't aware at the time about all the promises Overkill had made to the fans,    I was addicted to this game for a period of time in 2016-2017, well after the whole microtransaction fiasco (now compare it to today, with EA, Activision and Bethesda leading the industry to a new crash of 1982, thanks to lack of quality and microtransactions).

    I did buy a few cosmetic DLCs and to be honest I wasn't aware at the time about all the promises Overkill had made to the fans, and the harm that it had done to the fanbase. But it was visible how less and less players were connecting, and how imbalanced it had become. The game itself is very enjoyable, I still like it better than PUBG, CoD etc. The issue here is really one of principle - deliver on what you promise, or don't make promises.    … Expand
  25. Maxill_ZA
    Mar 6, 2020
    7
    Pretty fun.
    Nice co-op.
    Lots of char build options.

    The loot boxes/safes killed a big chunk of the support
  26. Tomicsavo
    Feb 17, 2020
    5
    He didn't catch me that much, but he's fine.-------------------------------
  27. PanMrkvicka
    Feb 12, 2020
    5
    Its ok i guess. Its an achievement game so theres millions of them and its fun with friends but overall not that good.
  28. EthoRipper
    Jan 19, 2020
    5
    I thoroughly enjoy this game and for £15 ultimate edition with all dlc is a good steal but i would not recommend it for people that do not enjoy heist games
  29. GoodMorningAss
    Dec 9, 2019
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ХЗ. играю с 2013, есть недостатки, но так то поебать… Expand
  30. UncleEd
    Nov 13, 2019
    5
    Having played and enjoyed the original game, I was very disappointed by Payday 2. Payday: The Heist was fun while it lasted, but the sequel is more like a mindless shooter where hordes of cops rush you non-stop. The majority of levels do not feel immersive. Shooting doesn’t feel right. Last but not the least, the progression depends on grinding and luck (by collecting random cards afterHaving played and enjoyed the original game, I was very disappointed by Payday 2. Payday: The Heist was fun while it lasted, but the sequel is more like a mindless shooter where hordes of cops rush you non-stop. The majority of levels do not feel immersive. Shooting doesn’t feel right. Last but not the least, the progression depends on grinding and luck (by collecting random cards after every mission).

    Payday 2 gets boring very fast. Combined with the fact that its developers have always been more interested in selling DLCs, as opposed to improving the game, I cannot recommend Payday 2.

    4.5/10    … Expand
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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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