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  1. 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.
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  2. Nov 23, 2018
    9
    PAYDAY 2 - это тот случай когда хочется хорошего и правильно реализованного кооператива. Первый раз поиграл в ее в 2014 году и в сразу она мне зашла. В особенности игры лежит в первую очередь: хорошее время препровождение с друзьями (реализованный кооператив); одна из ключевых особенностей, это выбор, буквально во всем. Различного рода оружие, их модификации, снаряжение, маски, цвета иPAYDAY 2 - это тот случай когда хочется хорошего и правильно реализованного кооператива. Первый раз поиграл в ее в 2014 году и в сразу она мне зашла. В особенности игры лежит в первую очередь: хорошее время препровождение с друзьями (реализованный кооператив); одна из ключевых особенностей, это выбор, буквально во всем. Различного рода оружие, их модификации, снаряжение, маски, цвета и материалы для масок, навыки, перки и т.д. Хотелось также бы отметить достойную проработку самих ограблений, ибо там тоже есть такое понятие как выбор. Присутствуют как стелс, так и экшн миссии, в некоторых ты можешь воспользоваться выбором и пройти как тебе заблагорассудиться. Может некоторые минусы в плане геймплея и графики присутствуют, но это незначительные погрешности для игры такого уровня, она весьма достойна для своей задумки и своего комьюнити. Тут скорее ее можно советовать, в особенности любителям добротного кооператива, но с выходом различных дополнений она приобрела неплохую масштабируемость. Думаю скорее так, что оценить надо любому геймеру. Лично сам начинал играть с друзьями, теперь продолжаю один, это может означать только одно, что она существенно изменилась и в хорошую сторону. Все это время старалась не утерять своей актуальности. Expand
  3. Nov 17, 2018
    8
    Payday the game.

    If the cloaker won't kick you, the host sure as hell will.
  4. Nov 15, 2018
    5
    Used to love this game when it was worth it. Now, microtransactions, boxes/keys and no new content. While it's indeed nice to come back to this game twice a year and play for a week with friends, that's about it. You re-do all same missions over again and you uninstall it.
  5. Nov 4, 2018
    8
    Игра очень классная, геймплей сам по себе не плохой. У этой игры рейтинг 3.6 из-за того-что дауны в моменнтах пишут про то что все длс стоют 100$. Так вы конченные дауны, вы можете не покупать длс для payday 2. В общей суммее наиграл в игру 600 часов, но это пока что. Графика топ, разрабы реально стараются над игрой, не ссыте спойлеров нет.
    Так же в этой игре есть и минусы, но как я за
    Игра очень классная, геймплей сам по себе не плохой. У этой игры рейтинг 3.6 из-за того-что дауны в моменнтах пишут про то что все длс стоют 100$. Так вы конченные дауны, вы можете не покупать длс для payday 2. В общей суммее наиграл в игру 600 часов, но это пока что. Графика топ, разрабы реально стараются над игрой, не ссыте спойлеров нет.
    Так же в этой игре есть и минусы, но как я за свои 600 часов посмотрел, их очень мало. Например: заложники могу звонить копам за зоной ходьбы грабителей, охранники спокойно передвигаются сквозь текстуры, читеров в payday 2 очень много, игра вылетает достаточно часто.
    Это всё что я могу сказать про эту игру. Удачных каток грабители!
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  6. Aug 13, 2018
    7
    独树一帜的第一人称割草游戏,然而似乎潜入部分做的更出色。

    +优秀的技能树设计 +有趣的卡组 +精巧的关卡设计 +多种多样的武器 +杀时间利器 -花费大量时间,伤肝 -武器改装模块获得困难 -可玩内容相对于漫长的升级过程来说太少了 -DLC地狱 -智障的AI和空气墙 入手建议:喜欢探索,喜欢规划技能和属性并且喜欢背板的,经常开黑的非重度玩家可以考虑入手。 既然这是瑞典蠢驴制作的游戏……那么必然的,优化别想太多,虽然过得去,但远算不上好。而且游戏很多细节没处理好,比如蜜汁空气墙啥的。 这就是这个游戏的尿性:你知道这总体来说是一个好游戏,但是你时不时会被一些细节气得不行。如果是联机,那么问题会更多。
    独树一帜的第一人称割草游戏,然而似乎潜入部分做的更出色。

    +优秀的技能树设计
    +有趣的卡组
    +精巧的关卡设计
    +多种多样的武器
    +杀时间利器

    -花费大量时间,伤肝
    -武器改装模块获得困难
    -可玩内容相对于漫长的升级过程来说太少了
    -DLC地狱
    -智障的AI和空气墙

    入手建议:喜欢探索,喜欢规划技能和属性并且喜欢背板的,经常开黑的非重度玩家可以考虑入手。

    既然这是瑞典蠢驴制作的游戏……那么必然的,优化别想太多,虽然过得去,但远算不上好。而且游戏很多细节没处理好,比如蜜汁空气墙啥的。

    这就是这个游戏的尿性:你知道这总体来说是一个好游戏,但是你时不时会被一些细节气得不行。如果是联机,那么问题会更多。

    另外,等到熟悉游戏以后,这游戏就是一个刷刷刷游戏,它的问题就是,它的地图是有限的,哪怕全部带地图的DLC都买,等到你熟悉地图并且对游戏有一定的了解,你就很容易达成全地图最高难度单人潜入。潜入其实靠的无非就是三点:耐心+地图理解+一点点的随机应变。所谓的高难度潜入图无非也就是地图更大,要注意的点更多,需要的准备更充足罢了。游戏的敌人巡逻路线的规律还是很明显的。

    至于突突突,本游戏的枪械手感一般,对于操作的要求实际也没那么高,主要还是靠技能的搭配。而且枪械其实也要看属性加成的。本人是潜入向玩家,但是在二转100级搭配好技能之后已经带ai单刷大多数地图的4星难度无压力(最高6星)。

    这个游戏是一个技能导向性的游戏,这也意味着这个当玩家能够较为有目的性的规划技能树之后,这个游戏的难度基本就减少了一半以上。剩下的,由于面对的敌人都会被智商碾压,因此只要总结规律就好。难度这东西其实可以说是不存在的,没啥是看个攻略还不能“你上你也行的”。那么,这个游戏的后期必然面临着:知道怎么搭配技能了,潜入太简单,突突突总是死不了的尴尬境地。游戏的挑战性没有了以后,玩家黏性必然也随之下降。想要扩展可玩内容,又要另外掏钱了,而蠢驴在完全版之后也停止发售DLC,因此氪金也不能解决这个问题。蠢驴对于这个问题的解决方法只是简单的设置了二十五次转生,但是显然这二十五转不是每一个玩家都有兴趣完成的。
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  7. Jul 5, 2018
    7
    Muy buen juego online, buena banda sonora, y todo los apartados dichos y por haber, pero... DEJEN DE SACAR DLCS HIJOS DE PUTA.
  8. 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.
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  9. Feb 27, 2018
    7
    The game is unique in its genre. Play better with friends. But, as for me, a lot of missions, especially when it comes to stealth, are monotonous. So it can be bored with time. But play at least one time - you need, because the gameplay is cool and there are many really interesting missions. There is only one big minus - these are cheaters, so-called crooks (minus it's only for those whoThe game is unique in its genre. Play better with friends. But, as for me, a lot of missions, especially when it comes to stealth, are monotonous. So it can be bored with time. But play at least one time - you need, because the gameplay is cool and there are many really interesting missions. There is only one big minus - these are cheaters, so-called crooks (minus it's only for those who want to go missions honestly). Expand
  10. Dec 26, 2017
    7
    Payday is a good game but... TOO MANY MICROTRANSACTIONS, and... Without face animation. Bad'n'good work.
  11. Oct 30, 2017
    7
    El juego es super divertido. Los golpes y las misiones cuando se hacen con amigos es sinónimo de risas y entretenimiento. Pero por favor, saquen la maldita secuela de una vez y dejen morir este juego.
  12. Aug 30, 2017
    7
    Positives: Good Graphics, Good Side Story, Good Missions (Heists)

    Negatives: Too many glitches and bugs, Too many DLC's (About 50)

    Overall Payday 2 is a good game but OVERKILL can fix the bugs and glitches and stop with the damn DLC's
  13. Aug 26, 2017
    7
    Payday 2 is a really fun game.
    I really don't know how to review this game, it's glitchy, a bit repetitive and the shooting mechanic is really mediocre but I would be lying if I didn't said that payday 2 was the most fun I had playing with friends.
    There is no story, however you are asked to do heist missions and they are really fun to do... with friends only, because if you are playing
    Payday 2 is a really fun game.
    I really don't know how to review this game, it's glitchy, a bit repetitive and the shooting mechanic is really mediocre but I would be lying if I didn't said that payday 2 was the most fun I had playing with friends.
    There is no story, however you are asked to do heist missions and they are really fun to do... with friends only, because if you are playing this game alone then there is no point in buying it, this is for friends to meet together and have some fun otherwise this game will get old really fast.

    The gameplay isn't really good, the shooting mechanic isn't satisfying like a good shooter, every guns feel the same, the customization isn't really good since you have to pay DLC for it, it falls flat and it gets annoying sometimes with the amount of policeman you have to kill...
    BUT my favorite part of the game are the stealth missions, these missions make this game fun, where you have to communicate with your friends, everyone has an important job to do and when you complete the mission, it is the most rewarding moment for us.

    I know that this game isn't really great, it has a tones of problems, the rating I give doesn't reflect the actual quality I think this game has, this rating just shows how much fun I had, I never had so much fun on an online game, I guess I can call this game a guilty pleasure.
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  14. 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.
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  15. Jul 13, 2017
    8
    2 years. 350+ hours. Still doesn't get old. While the game has had a lot of risks and issues during its life span (i.e. micro transactions, having you buy the Ultimate Edition to play the game, broken A.I.), I still enjoy Payday 2. Most of the heists are fun, and the game does offer a colorful cast of characters. Gaining money and spending it on weapons and masks, becoming infamous, and2 years. 350+ hours. Still doesn't get old. While the game has had a lot of risks and issues during its life span (i.e. micro transactions, having you buy the Ultimate Edition to play the game, broken A.I.), I still enjoy Payday 2. Most of the heists are fun, and the game does offer a colorful cast of characters. Gaining money and spending it on weapons and masks, becoming infamous, and having fun with your friends are great ways for high replayability. It's a love/hate relationship this game seems to be getting, and to some certain degree, I can agree to that. But for the most part, don't expect me to stop playing it anytime until Payday 3 happens. Expand
  16. Jul 3, 2017
    7
    Even though this game is 4 years old, it still has that same touch that it did when it came out. A series of updates could have perfected this game but instead we got an intro to micro-transactions that they previously promised wouldn't be in the game. Now though I was able to afford the DLC, which surmount to a total of more than 100$, the DLC introduced different weapons and types ofEven though this game is 4 years old, it still has that same touch that it did when it came out. A series of updates could have perfected this game but instead we got an intro to micro-transactions that they previously promised wouldn't be in the game. Now though I was able to afford the DLC, which surmount to a total of more than 100$, the DLC introduced different weapons and types of missions that doesn't change to the main gameplay so much. I wish that they had some sort of tutorial or Payday practice mission that helped me at the start understand how to play. I remember it taking me a while to understand how to do these missions just with AI. Imagine how long before I got a handle of online! Overall great game by 505 Games and I hope to see a more MODERN and FRESH game of this kind anytime soon from them besides new editions of the same game. Good Luck and Good Heist!!! Expand
  17. Jun 21, 2017
    10
    Tons of shortsighted and idiotic reviews here, this is not a 10/10 game i would give it an 8/10, but to counter the MANY 0/10's i am leaving a 10.

    This game has a great soundtrack that ties into the intensity of the things happening around you. The shooting aspect is solid, but not perfect. The ability to customize, the variety of jobs, enemies, characters, weapons, armors,
    Tons of shortsighted and idiotic reviews here, this is not a 10/10 game i would give it an 8/10, but to counter the MANY 0/10's i am leaving a 10.

    This game has a great soundtrack that ties into the intensity of the things happening around you. The shooting aspect is solid, but not perfect. The ability to customize, the variety of jobs, enemies, characters, weapons, armors, modifications, masks makes this game one of which you can truly craft your own means of success and not use a cookie cutter build or style that another has made popular. The voice acting is good, and care was put into this games development (far more than the norm now days..) This game deserves a better rating and a more logical and loyal fan base.

    The micro transactions are a gaming sin and there are a lot of them (not needed to play the game however, and i would NOT classify this as pay to win), the AI needs work, and the game needs better anti hacking measures. Other than that, the game is solid and that in my book grants it the 8/10 i would give, and not the 0/10 so many impulsive reviewers are giving it. Make a stand for things that are frowned upon in gaming but also give credit where it is due - this is not a bad game.
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  18. 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
  19. May 15, 2017
    5
    This game was a lot better than I expected it to be before release. But it has some positives, but has even more flaws and that makes the game mediocre at best. If you find it fun, it will get old terribly fast, and this isn't helped by all the bugs it has. Oh boy, can't forget about those dumb microtransactions. God forbid if you can get everything by buying the game outright.
  20. Apr 8, 2017
    8
    8.5 - Don't pay attention to the bad user score. This game is pretty awesome, with fun coop multiplayer that is different from most games (due to the concept of bank heist). Lots of detailed and varied maps and very funny masks to use.
  21. Feb 24, 2017
    8
    I Don't understand why people leave a bad review because of the microtransactions. The safes are now free to open now, after the update 100 when they got their publishing rights back from 505 games.
  22. Dec 27, 2016
    9
    Aside of the microtransactions and DLC for half of weapons and missions - it is very good game but only for playing with friends. It is hard to play alone in most of the missions, because of useless bots - I think this game need to had more commands for bots i.e. take bag, stay & protect bags. If you play with friends gameplay will give you much fun, because of every time you restartAside of the microtransactions and DLC for half of weapons and missions - it is very good game but only for playing with friends. It is hard to play alone in most of the missions, because of useless bots - I think this game need to had more commands for bots i.e. take bag, stay & protect bags. If you play with friends gameplay will give you much fun, because of every time you restart mission guards, cameras and rooms will be in other places so you can't plan everything and you need to cooperate a lot. Regarding to missions itself it design is very creative. Expand
  23. Dec 15, 2016
    9
    Prueben un mod y hablamos :3 xD
    BUY GOTY OR YOU GONNA HATE IT!!!
    BUY GOTY OR YOU GONNA HATE IT!!!
    BUY GOTY OR YOU GONNA HATE IT!!!
    BUY GOTY OR YOU GONNA HATE IT!!!
    BUY GOTY OR YOU GONNA HATE IT!!!
    BUY GOTY OR YOU GONNA HATE IT!!!
    hates gona hate!
  24. 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. Dec 2, 2016
    10
    Payday 2 is one of the best Multiplayer Game in my opinion. Payday 2 is one of the best game of 2013. Payday 2 is the best Bank Thief Simulator. In Payday 2 normal graphics, many good characters and Masks - Dallas, Rust and other, many interesting stealth and shooter missions. I think shooter missions in Payday 2 is much better than stealth missions. Gameplay in shooter and stealthPayday 2 is one of the best Multiplayer Game in my opinion. Payday 2 is one of the best game of 2013. Payday 2 is the best Bank Thief Simulator. In Payday 2 normal graphics, many good characters and Masks - Dallas, Rust and other, many interesting stealth and shooter missions. I think shooter missions in Payday 2 is much better than stealth missions. Gameplay in shooter and stealth missions very good, but in this game there are two minus many not interesting DLC and long update. Very interesting and good game. Expand
  26. Nov 28, 2016
    7
    I love this game it is so fun when you play with friends and the mission are Intense and quite Nerve wracking but playing online is the worst, if you make one mistake they will kick you and let me give you some advice Overkill. STOP ADDING DLC IT IS KILLING THE GAME.
  27. Nov 27, 2016
    9
    3.4 user score is based on a huge **** made by Overkill a bit over a year ago. It was 100% deserved. However, no one really cared enough to retract their ratings (Including me, until now) when this **** was fixed. What I'm saying is, the negative ratings on this site isn't a representation of the community's feelings on the game. It's way, way better than that as of now.
  28. Aug 18, 2016
    8
    Freed from 505's overlordship, the developers have responded appropriately to player discontent and removed the hated microtransactions. Payday 2 is once again a game worthy of a high rating.
  29. 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.
  30. Jul 22, 2016
    8
    Overkill has put the blame for the microtransactions on 505 studios, bought them out, sent them packing and removed the microtransactions. We have our game back.

    But because of the many broken promises over the years, it will take time and absolutely no more lies, to fully earn my trust enough to purchase the already announced Payday 3.
    Overkill has put the blame for the microtransactions on 505 studios, bought them out, sent them packing and removed the microtransactions. We have our game back.

    But because of the many broken promises over the years, it will take time and absolutely no more lies, to fully earn my trust enough to purchase the already announced Payday 3.

    --------------------------------------------------

    Oct 15, 2015. Never forget.

    I used to love this game. I have almost 1000 hours put in. But Overkill went way overboard and destroyed it.

    Heisters lives matter.
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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 51 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 51
  2. Negative: 0 out of 51
  1. 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.
  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]