Payday 2

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4.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3970 Ratings

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  1. Killy34
    Oct 31, 2013
    2
    When this game was first released it was fantastic! Sure there was not a whole lot of content, but there was a promise of more and what they had was good. Then they changed how some things worked, like they added finite numbers to things which made the game even more playable and fun.

    Unfortunately with the numbers came the arbitrary artificial difficulty spike in the game. Suddenly    When this game was first released it was fantastic! Sure there was not a whole lot of content, but there was a promise of more and what they had was good. Then they changed how some things worked, like they added finite numbers to things which made the game even more playable and fun.

    Unfortunately with the numbers came the arbitrary artificial difficulty spike in the game. Suddenly armor didn't seem to matter and even the best armor in the game would get 2 shot within a second, and there are places that you CANNOT stealth with this mechanic implemented. The stealth is par at best with certain aspects being incredibly aggravating like sound being heard from suppressed weapons across rooms and through a few walls. But all this could be made up for since it's a co-op game and could have a good community...riiiggghhhttt?

    This game has a terrible community and overkill poorly supports it. It is hard to find good connections to games and when you do if you're low level don't expect to stay. Overkill tries to "help" the community by censoring it. As an example just look at their statement on cheating. In a nutshell it states that if you even mention the word cheating anywhere on their forums even if it would be beneficial towards the community to know what to look for expect an immediate ban from their forums and possibly of anything overkill related and them reporting you to valve as if that does anything.

    I can't even go to their forums anymore for fear if I say anything negative I won't be able to play anything of their's ever again. Hell, I don't know if I'm safe even here. If they look at this review and find me on steam then they may do the exact same thing.

    At first, I felt bad for the backlash their community gave them for some things. Now that they have taken the lower ground I feel no shame in saying that their decisions with the game so far are terrible and I don't see a bright future for it.    … Expand
  2. feeshsticks808
    Oct 16, 2015
    1
    I have 500 + hours in in Payday 2. This game was once my favorite co-op. Ever since the Crimefest update (10/15/15), to me this game became more of player competition than teamwork.
  3. DurzoBlint
    May 25, 2015
    3
    Payday 2 is profoundly frustrating. There are some cool ideas in there, sure. But most of the game is poorly thought out. The gunplay is horrific, and the curve for unlocking weapons and tools will force you to endure it over and over. It takes too long to get the means to complete any heist efficiently. A lot of time is wasted sitting around if you "go quiet" (as the game oftenPayday 2 is profoundly frustrating. There are some cool ideas in there, sure. But most of the game is poorly thought out. The gunplay is horrific, and the curve for unlocking weapons and tools will force you to endure it over and over. It takes too long to get the means to complete any heist efficiently. A lot of time is wasted sitting around if you "go quiet" (as the game often encourages), because the developer has locked a bunch of essential gear away until you meet an arbitrary amount of time played. Going "loud" is also awful due to the aforementioned gunplay and the bullet sponge enemies. Couple this with ammo limitations, weak guns and poor gun handling, and you have one of the worst games on Steam.… Expand
  4. codelancelot
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Payday 2 used to be my favorite game until overkill software decided that on their second birthday celebration they were going to add these wonderful things known as micro-transactions and they have officially ruined the game. they promised us free content and we micro-transactions. they said payday 2 would ever have micro-transactions but I guess they lied
  5. swag123
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    This game was great from the start.
    Once I started seeing all the DLC's being pumped out, I was iffy, but I kept on going, because this game was amazing. The multiplayer, music and the general atmosphere.
    What is not OK is the recent crimewave update. Overkill promised us no microtransactions, and here we get them. The things you can buy aren't purely cosmetic. You get stat increases.    This game was great from the start.
    Once I started seeing all the DLC's being pumped out, I was iffy, but I kept on going, because this game was amazing. The multiplayer, music and the general atmosphere.
    What is not OK is the recent crimewave update. Overkill promised us no microtransactions, and here we get them. The things you can buy aren't purely cosmetic. You get stat increases. That's what makes this different from CS:GO and TF2.    … Expand
  6. alilsneaky
    Oct 16, 2015
    1
    The game has p2p multiplayer (no dedicated servers).

    It also has more dlc than you can shake a stick at and with the latest patch they made it pay2win by adding gambling boxes that contain stat boosting weapons. (and to add insult to injury they initially sold the game on the promise that they would never add stat boosting microtransactions or dlc, to gain goodwill from the community)    The game has p2p multiplayer (no dedicated servers).

    It also has more dlc than you can shake a stick at and with the latest patch they made it pay2win by adding gambling boxes that contain stat boosting weapons. (and to add insult to injury they initially sold the game on the promise that they would never add stat boosting microtransactions or dlc, to gain goodwill from the community)

    Even before the patch dlc weapons were already pretty much a requirement to be able to complete the harder missions (good luck without explosive ammo on certain enemies) but now they're simply gone all the way.

    My advice is to play literally any other multiplayer game out there, it's going to be hard to do worse than payday 2.
    Payday2 is just a bottomless microtransaction pit.    … Expand
  7. andrewscool101
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Developers said "they'd be no microtransactions" and straight up lied to us.
    This game was great at first, but it's slowly been becoming a DLC fest to where it is now. Plus overkill let PD2Stats and Goonmod die, no respect for those who made your game better.
    I wouldn't gift this to my worst enemy. Stay far away!
  8. CultGameFan
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    he developer promised NO MICROTRANSACTIONS
    What they do? micros for content that gives you stats and turning it in a pay to win game. And this was released during an event that was suppose to release free stuff.
    I'm done with it.
  9. montanaqueleer
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Once upon a time this was a great game, but with the recent microtransactions addition many casual players will find themselves priced right out of the market. In addition to the potentially hundred of dollars in dlc to complete the game experience this game and it's developers have really lost sight of things.
  10. DrArpakasso
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    This is what happens when the developers break their more important promise... And now they are on the recieving end of the **** I'm glad, they have been threating their fanbase like **** it's time to return the favor.
  11. Willkwi
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Too much P2W. Don't bother. They promised they wouldn't, they did, yadda yadda. I have 700+ hours and I can't recommend this because of shady practices from OVERKILL.
  12. Zavizul
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Once upon a time, this was a good game. However, we've reached the point where the game costs $130 dollars to buy the base game, plus all the DLCs, and Overkill has the audacity to add microtransactions, going back on a promise where they said they would never include microtransactions.
    Congratulations Overkill, you managed to surpass both EA and Ubisoft scumbaggery in the span of a day
  13. GigaToni
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Payday 2 was fun, enjoyable and a great game for coop. Now after the newest updates, it's more like a pay2win. Same like CS:GO or TF2. Hopefully they'll revert the updates they did. If not it's a disaster.
  14. pichu445
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Lying developers, they say no microtransactions, BAM microtransactions, then they try to brush it off with the next update. In the road to crimefest event, it was said that the rewards would be free, but i dont think paying for skins is a free reward
  15. Tavish30
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Microtransactions , thanks a lot overkill. This was a neat game , but the developers decided to continually add really idiotic things like swords and shields (I am not kidding). This game has turned into a big ****
  16. SunnyTsubasa
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    The developers promised on multiple occasions that there would be no microtransactions n the game at any point. There are now mictrotransactions. These microtransactions can increase the stats of your weapons, a big no-no in any game. This was also released at the beginning of an event that was explicitly stated to be 'free content for everyone'.

    I think the game itself is quite good.    The developers promised on multiple occasions that there would be no microtransactions n the game at any point. There are now mictrotransactions. These microtransactions can increase the stats of your weapons, a big no-no in any game. This was also released at the beginning of an event that was explicitly stated to be 'free content for everyone'.

    I think the game itself is quite good. But broken promises and pay 2 win garbage ruin it all for me.    … Expand
  17. nikgtasa
    Oct 16, 2015
    2
    A long time ago there was a company which made pretty awesome game. Bunch of crooks, lots of cops, guns to shoot, people to rob. Plain and simple. Yet enjoyable and i've spent about 300 hours on it. And then the second game was announced. More heists, guns and everything. Of course, i preordered it. And, unlike what Eric Cartman said, i didn't get a huge ♥♥♥♥ in my mouth. I got a game thatA long time ago there was a company which made pretty awesome game. Bunch of crooks, lots of cops, guns to shoot, people to rob. Plain and simple. Yet enjoyable and i've spent about 300 hours on it. And then the second game was announced. More heists, guns and everything. Of course, i preordered it. And, unlike what Eric Cartman said, i didn't get a huge ♥♥♥♥ in my mouth. I got a game that still needed working on. Fix this, add that and it'd be even greater than the first part. But instad we, the players were like a Pavlov's dog or a maid in a hotel. The bell rang and she came. The dlc comes out and we buy it. At first we calmed ourselves:"Just a little dlc. Rather cheap. Devs have to eat too." But then the bell rang more and more, slowly succumbing to buying more ♥♥♥♥. And the ♥♥♥♥ it was. "New guns, melee, masks" were, in fact, just another piece of either useless (because of OP guns) or owerpowered guns that made no sense in using others. Anyway, the guns were a lot, the heisters were a lot, the melee was a lot and the heists not a lot. But, more importantly, despite all dlcs nothing changed ingame. We could count on one hand's fingers the times we had to do something that didn't include tossing bags all over tha map. But as of recent times, dlcs began to be even ♥♥♥♥♥ier, meaningless than you'd imagine. And then the striking blow we got. Brutus finally stroke us in the back with the blade of microtransactions (which are not totally them, but still it's ♥♥♥♥ed up mechanic). Buying useless skins for a cost of few dlc's. And that's while there are entire mod communities that made skins, weapons and suits for the characters for free. But nooooo. Now you have to buy the game itself, dlcs, weapons skins and all that nonsense. I think developers should be remembered that this is a game of ROBBERY, HEISTS and not golden guns, pink masks and greeny-blacky-redy-blue **** as melee. And your common "DON'T BUY IF U DON'T WANT IT, MOIT" does not work here. Because would you like to eat an entire cake? Or only oranges that cake includes, apart from other ingridients (which are quite a lot).

    To be short: game was good, then became worse, and now it's like a money-eating vacuum cleaner.

    DO NOT BUY    … Expand
  18. SpeltWrong
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    No, just no - Payday 2: This time CS:GO rip off time.
    CrimeFest - free items, if you have the steam funds to pay...
    Their bad business practises cannot be endorsed, i'm sorry payday - they ruined you...
  19. Street
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    No Microtransactions ! Almir and Ovk team gg and bb ! You wanted our money ? You wont get it ? This was one of my favorite games. Pre-order Payday 3 in future ? No thanks. Buy Payday 3 with 75-90% discount in future ? NO thanks ! Buy OVK the walking beard ? You know..
  20. Saistein
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Overkill managed to gather 30k+ users to play at the same time in order to beat a challenge, now the same strategy is being used against Overkill because they implemented skins boxes (that affects stats) that required to buy a key with real money to unlock.

    Ironic results are ironic.
  21. alienpigeons
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    8=====D Hey Overkill, you're a worthless braindead inbred cancer causing HIV infected failed abortion. Screw you and you're disgusting microtransactions. Why can CS:GO/TF2 have microtransactions, but not you're drunk, inbred, failed abortion of a child, Payday 2? It's because thoses games are free to play, cheap and don't have $130 worth of DLC jammed up it's butt. 8=====D
  22. gamer2456
    Oct 26, 2015
    0
    All the guns are nerf down to make you buy the new weapon skins at 2.50 a drill to open a safe to try get skin stats weapons boost. This include any DLC you buy you need get skin for it becuase even DLC weapons been nerf to make room for this new boost skin stats.
  23. mwkjsr
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    I honestly cannot believe the gall of Overkill. The community worked hard for free content and updates and they slap us in the face with micro-transactions. Enough is enough Overkill. The game was choked with D.L.C. in the first place and, honestly, I'm tired of your greed. Until you actually start listening to the community, I'm done. It's over.
    Thievery is supposed to be kept in the    I honestly cannot believe the gall of Overkill. The community worked hard for free content and updates and they slap us in the face with micro-transactions. Enough is enough Overkill. The game was choked with D.L.C. in the first place and, honestly, I'm tired of your greed. Until you actually start listening to the community, I'm done. It's over.
    Thievery is supposed to be kept in the game. Good luck picking up the pieces of this disaster.    … Expand
  24. TsukasaHiiragi
    Jul 13, 2015
    4
    This review is based on the single player experience - Basically, it has little to no working single player elements. The bots do not do anything to help the player, many of the missions are practically impossible because of it, because lets face it - the Payday franchise was always crafted around the multiplayer co-op.

    If you purchase this game thinking its got a viable solo player,    This review is based on the single player experience - Basically, it has little to no working single player elements. The bots do not do anything to help the player, many of the missions are practically impossible because of it, because lets face it - the Payday franchise was always crafted around the multiplayer co-op.

    If you purchase this game thinking its got a viable solo player, you're going to be heavily disappointed. Now lets go to the Multiplayer side of the game, I don't deny the game is fun and fast paced, however the community is extremely toxic, the community makes even the worst Call of Duty griefer clans and trolls look good by comparison. The other major problem is DLC DLC DLC-

    Payday 2 is best purchased these days when its heavily on-sale, and you've got alot of friends who are willing to run you through the game as such. Do not play with randoms...ever. Also, if you don't intend to play co-op then avoid this series, the single player barely functions at all - consider it a tutorial, a crappy one at that.    … Expand
  25. bushidosempai
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    WELCOME TO PAY2WINDAY: GLOBAL OFFENSIVE!!! Microtransactions ad skins that give your guns stat boosts. Oh did I mention pistols do more damage than shotguns. Do our best to like this game after the new update because even Payday vets are dropping this. Te entire community is in a uproar with good reason. I loved this game so much, damn shame to see what it`s become.
  26. Sven1412
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    False advertising. NO MICROTRANSACTIONS . screwing us on the first day of crimefest while the community worked so hard to get the challenges. day one reward: MICROTRANSACTIONS
  27. Ind3gL0
    Oct 16, 2015
    1
    I will change this review when Overkill alters their latest changes to my satisfaction.

    My main problem with the latest change is the cost to get into the game and to use this new change fully. On top of that, some bad decisions and behavior on Overkill's part have come to light as a result of all of this. Keeping the modding community out of the loop is shameful, and not being    I will change this review when Overkill alters their latest changes to my satisfaction.

    My main problem with the latest change is the cost to get into the game and to use this new change fully. On top of that, some bad decisions and behavior on Overkill's part have come to light as a result of all of this. Keeping the modding community out of the loop is shameful, and not being transparent with everyone until the day you implement changes is even more so.    … Expand
  28. bola27
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
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  29. PsychoPurple
    Oct 16, 2015
    1
    Others will have said it better. Some will have said it with less "tact". The point is the same, the game may well be in a swan dive at this point. I only joined this community during the last free weekend, but within a couple of days, I felt my investment had been made back and then some. I can say what Overkill are doing has undone that, but nor can I say I'd have felt the same way aboutOthers will have said it better. Some will have said it with less "tact". The point is the same, the game may well be in a swan dive at this point. I only joined this community during the last free weekend, but within a couple of days, I felt my investment had been made back and then some. I can say what Overkill are doing has undone that, but nor can I say I'd have felt the same way about this game had I picked up now, as I did then.

    One of the strongest aspects of Payday 2 is it's community. Coming in, I was told it was hardcore and difficult to drop into at this late stage. I refute everything about that. If you are a level-headed and polite, the community would embrace you, and not let you drown. The game is brilliant because of it's community, secondary to the, then, superb developer's, who responded to community feedback. The latter changed, and as a result, the former is dissolving.

    Until Overkill make this community whole by restoring ethics and a "community first" approach to their development of this game, I cannot recommend to get in now. You may well find yourself out of pocket, on a sinking ship. You can't even get yourself a coke, and you're about to drown. That is what Overkill has done. Ensured you drown, thirsty.    … Expand
  30. Jestersage
    Oct 16, 2015
    0
    Is this game good? Well, the answer is... it WAS. The problem is that the game contains microtransactions THAT CHANGE YOUR STATS when they first promised not to have it. Sure, there are DLC, but those are guarantee to have. The new system, which is akin to TF2/CSGO (but with stat changing skins) tip the balance of the game.

    Also, for those that say having stat changing skins will not    Is this game good? Well, the answer is... it WAS. The problem is that the game contains microtransactions THAT CHANGE YOUR STATS when they first promised not to have it. Sure, there are DLC, but those are guarantee to have. The new system, which is akin to TF2/CSGO (but with stat changing skins) tip the balance of the game.

    Also, for those that say having stat changing skins will not affect your game play, say that again when you get kicked from a majority of games, due to people dislike it. So your money is not well spent.    … 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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