Payday 2

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Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 3970 Ratings

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  1. valore
    Aug 30, 2013
    10
    Honestly the best co-op style FPS game I've played, even compared with things like Killing Floor, Left 4 Dead and the like.

    Its got the right mix of RPG style skill trees, so you can have a unique team kitted out the way you like to play, as well as all the interesting gameplay mechanics that were carried on from the first game. If you have a group of friends you want a great co-op    Honestly the best co-op style FPS game I've played, even compared with things like Killing Floor, Left 4 Dead and the like.

    Its got the right mix of RPG style skill trees, so you can have a unique team kitted out the way you like to play, as well as all the interesting gameplay mechanics that were carried on from the first game.

    If you have a group of friends you want a great co-op game to play with, thenyou won't find better than Payday 2. There are still bugs here and there no doubt, but the game dev team releases patches regularly with fixes and changes that closely follow community feedback.    … Expand
  2. Yammo
    Aug 29, 2013
    9
    I've played Payday: The Heist and have about 150 hours of Payday 2 (inclusive beta)...

    In short, you're playing Left 4 Dead but with cops instead of Zombies, the safe-house is a get-away van and your character gets to level up skills to specialize in sneaking, healing, shooting or blowing up safes. On top of that, there is some variation to the levels which raises replayability by an    I've played Payday: The Heist and have about 150 hours of Payday 2 (inclusive beta)...

    In short, you're playing Left 4 Dead but with cops instead of Zombies, the safe-house is a get-away van and your character gets to level up skills to specialize in sneaking, healing, shooting or blowing up safes. On top of that, there is some variation to the levels which raises replayability by an order of magnitude.

    A co-op FPS is what you're getting, nothing more, nothing less. While nowhere near the polish of what Valve would produce (do remember that very few studios have the backing to support Valve-level of polish), it is much better than Overkill's first try at this genre. (Which was not a bad start by any standard)

    Most importantly though, (in my opinion) Overkill Studios have as of the date of writing this kept updating this lovely game on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. Thus, most game-breaking bugs have been addressed as of now. More fixes and DLC have been announced which I am confident will address any concern some might have with limited amount of Heists.

    It is not the game of a century, but if you like FPS-shooters, it is definitely worth getting...    … Expand
  3. Waffleyz
    Aug 29, 2013
    5
    This games gameplay is fun and glitchy. The cop ai iss funky as sometimes even walking through walls and having eyes in the back of their heads

    The games creators skipped on a ton of content that they are going to use for DLC. Currently theres about 9 heists, 3 of which take place in the same bank, and are basically identical.
  4. amyu
    Aug 29, 2013
    1
    The developers pulled a bait and switch with their advertising. They clearly hyped players up by indicating "30 heists". But in reality, you got 11. Two are duplicates and both can be done in under 1 minute, another under 4. A few of the heists also have multiple days, and some of those days can be done under 1-3 minutes. And every so often, they will throw an generic Lego-like escapeThe developers pulled a bait and switch with their advertising. They clearly hyped players up by indicating "30 heists". But in reality, you got 11. Two are duplicates and both can be done in under 1 minute, another under 4. A few of the heists also have multiple days, and some of those days can be done under 1-3 minutes. And every so often, they will throw an generic Lego-like escape mission at you. They promised "Dark Souls" worthy difficulty, yet instead a 4-man team can idle around a majority of the maps waiting for cops. And the rest of the maps? Expect your team to idle around as your ghost or mastermind players do the map for you.

    It's a complete mess compared to payday 1, which had a proper "dark souls" difficulty level, proper teamwork, and large grandiose heists with PROPER escapes.

    It's half of a game with the other half as a 5 part DLC series. So I can only recommend avoiding this game and checking it out again after a year or two.    … Expand
  5. AppleJacks
    Aug 29, 2013
    6
    This game is a blast to play, i had so much fun with it i loved it!... But it has so many flaws its unbelievable. The coop is Great!!! its alot of fun to play with friends but you cant play single player the AI is awful so multiplayer is the only options, But the saddest thing is that they say that there will be like 30 different unique heists, but instead we get very easy, other than oneThis game is a blast to play, i had so much fun with it i loved it!... But it has so many flaws its unbelievable. The coop is Great!!! its alot of fun to play with friends but you cant play single player the AI is awful so multiplayer is the only options, But the saddest thing is that they say that there will be like 30 different unique heists, but instead we get very easy, other than one of them but they said there would be so many heists... nope it sucks they even confirmed these are the only heist(other than dlc) I was really looking forward to all the different heists but sadly there was very few and quick heists. The only thing that OVK confirmed was a cloaker... Really? that's it? All in all this game is fun but OVK lied to us and now we don't have that many heists i had a solid 30 hours but now i'm bored since there is no more heists.… Expand
  6. JackLantern101
    Aug 29, 2013
    6
    Jesus Christ Overkill. great job messing everything up with your absolutely genius idea of Crime.net. No one can stand the game cuz of this idea. SCRAP IT ALREADY!
    And what the hell is up with the 100% completely random loot? You think players WANTED that kind of a system? What the ****?
    The game is not horrendous. The actual gameplay is great. But dealing with Crime.net to get into a    Jesus Christ Overkill. great job messing everything up with your absolutely genius idea of Crime.net. No one can stand the game cuz of this idea. SCRAP IT ALREADY!
    And what the hell is up with the 100% completely random loot? You think players WANTED that kind of a system? What the ****?

    The game is not horrendous. The actual gameplay is great. But dealing with Crime.net to get into a match is too damn tedious, and random loot destroys any reward incentive to work for or progress towards in the game.

    The community gave you so many great ideas and not ONCE did anyone EVER suggest something was wrong with the old match making system, OR that a completely randomized loot system sounded like a great idea. That's absurd to even think.

    What could have been one of the greatest games this year was destroyed by these two dumbass features. It was pretty unwise to "experiment" with your second game ever made. Look what you did! Great job guys!
    Stop trying to force this failure of an idea down our throats and telling us "we will learn to like it" and just replace it before the hype dies out and no one will give it a second try.
    Crime.net absolutely SUCKS.
    Random loot systems absolutely SUCK.
    Fix it.    … Expand
  7. KratosITALY
    Aug 29, 2013
    8
    I like the first Payday, is a fun game to play, but it has problems. This sequels improves almost everything! You can craft masks and guns, have a lot of maps to play in and an improved gameplay. I still think they should try something with the hostages: you should be able to move'em to a certain point while aiming at them.
    Still, a fun experience to play with friends.
  8. CriS89
    Aug 29, 2013
    10
    To jest gra na którą czekałem. Świetny pomysł i wykonanie. Zabawa na długie godziny zwłaszcza jeżeli gra się w trybie kooperacji. Świetna produkcja która nie można pominąć.
  9. seamzo
    Aug 28, 2013
    10
    A lot better than the first game. It adds mask creating, gun creating, more heists and much more than the original game. The music may not be as good but the heists are a lot more fun. The only heist I would want to see in this game from the original is First World Bank and another heist like diamond heist but with a lot more lasers. You can complete a heist without any gunfire as you canA lot better than the first game. It adds mask creating, gun creating, more heists and much more than the original game. The music may not be as good but the heists are a lot more fun. The only heist I would want to see in this game from the original is First World Bank and another heist like diamond heist but with a lot more lasers. You can complete a heist without any gunfire as you can do it completely stealth, you have body bags, ECM jammers and silencers for most weapons. The random item drop at the end of each heist can give you money, weapon parts and mask parts. The skill tree gives the game an RPG feeling and is the perfect game to play with friends. Get it NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW! Please … Expand
  10. SexyPCbuilder69
    Aug 28, 2013
    9
    This game has everything a game should have.
    -Replay Value
    -Good Gameplay
    -Interesting Characters (not given information directly)
    -Random Generated Parts of the Maps (Not to be Confused with Random Generated Maps)
    -Pretty Graphics, though not Top-of-the-Line
    -Good Sound
    -More Replay Value
  11. SInvicem
    Aug 28, 2013
    1
    Lack of promised Content, It was stated in many reviews to have 30 heists Split between multiple days. The devs now claim that each day of a heist counts as 1 heist. Even so there aren't 30. Constant reshuffling of abilities for each class, with seemingly no direction as to what each class is attempting to achieve. 0 content past level 40. At the end of the day you're sold 11 missions withLack of promised Content, It was stated in many reviews to have 30 heists Split between multiple days. The devs now claim that each day of a heist counts as 1 heist. Even so there aren't 30. Constant reshuffling of abilities for each class, with seemingly no direction as to what each class is attempting to achieve. 0 content past level 40. At the end of the day you're sold 11 missions with 100 levels to grind repeating the same 11 missions over and over and over. By the time you realize there is no more missions to unlock you have already done every mission 30 or 40 times.… Expand
  12. fElderSJ
    Aug 28, 2013
    10
    Very fun co-op game. Nice graphichs and sound and very good gameplay, levels skills stealth brutal power and more Amazing game. Good job Overkil
  13. w3l1k31k3
    Aug 28, 2013
    10
    Pros:
    -great game play
    -great customization of masks/guns
    -fun to play with friends
    -you can choose to go stealthy or go in guns ablazing
    Cons:
    -there is only one bank, so everytime you rob a bank your robbing the same one. it would be nice to be able to rob lots of different banks.
  14. jparker782
    Aug 28, 2013
    10
    Great co-op game that is getting better all the time with new patches. The engine looks decent and runs great. The sound helps contribute to the tense situations in the game and the weapons are very satisfying in this game.
  15. FruitCakeHD
    Aug 28, 2013
    9
    This game receives a big thumbs up of worth-it certification.

    Game developers are amazing, it is also nice to have David Goldfarb as one the game designer for Overkill. Of course, it started with Payday: The Heist, and though i have not played it before, i can say that PD2 is even better. The gameplay is pretty self-explanatory, you go into banks, nightclubs, harbors and etc. And rob    This game receives a big thumbs up of worth-it certification.

    Game developers are amazing, it is also nice to have David Goldfarb as one the game designer for Overkill. Of course, it started with Payday: The Heist, and though i have not played it before, i can say that PD2 is even better.

    The gameplay is pretty self-explanatory, you go into banks, nightclubs, harbors and etc. And rob the daylight out of them. This game can be pretty funny with some bugs that's been yet to be fixed.

    The controls in this game is average, i would say it lacks the options for the video settings. And the vsync is this game adds in immense amount of input lag. (Use a 3rd party software like MSI AB to limit your FPS to 58/59).

    The guns in this game, for now, lacks variety and it kind of gets really boring in higher reputation levels. If the upcoming DLCs would add in more weapons, there would definitely be awesome.

    Some weapon modifications like the laser sight might be a bit too hard to acquire as they seem to never drop.

    Masks are just plain cosmetics with really unique & nice customization options.

    Now onto the A.I, different mobs have different roles and they would fight their way to get you. I won't say that the A.I is 10/10 but would give it a 7/10. It is not that bad that it sucks or neither horrible, but also, not as good and intelligent that it could really give it a real challenge.

    To close it up here, this is a honest review unlike those some critics that just gives off some 'paid' opinions. For 29.99, this game out-beats most modern games like Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 for an example (****ty one, yes).    … Expand
  16. Bags159
    Aug 28, 2013
    2
    Payday 2 has less content than a lot of $5 indie games I own, unless you count endlessly grinding for unlocks as content. There's about 10 heists, none of which are very grand or interesting as most are just grunt work. Three or so are one day heists, one or two is a two day heist, and three or four are three day heists. Past level 40 there's nothing new to unlock that's level gated.Payday 2 has less content than a lot of $5 indie games I own, unless you count endlessly grinding for unlocks as content. There's about 10 heists, none of which are very grand or interesting as most are just grunt work. Three or so are one day heists, one or two is a two day heist, and three or four are three day heists. Past level 40 there's nothing new to unlock that's level gated. Drops are completely random and you can get the same item you already have, and never unlock what you want for a certain gun. A couple parts of heists are just other maps re-skinned or re-purposed. Classes are also poorly balanced with some talents being useless.

    The gameplay is okay, but the AI is horrendous. Cops will position hostages between themselves and you. Hostages will get up and run during firefights if not cable tied. If you play with allied bots they won't do anything but shoot cops and revive you. The enemy cops are also omniscient. You can't sneak up on them during a fire fight. This doesn't make the game hard, however as they're still fairly easy to dispatch. However, the lines the cops have are pretty hilarious. The only way to make Payday 2 difficult is to stealth missions instead of going guns blazing.

    A lot of features were left out that were promised, like Safehouse customization. The characters also do not talk to each other like in Left 4 Dead (except when you ask for ammo, someone to follow you, etc), something that's a bit off because you're working together on a heist. There's no banter.

    The game is also plagued with a myriad of bugs.

    I'm only giving it a 2 10 instead of a 0 10 because it is still enjoyable with friends. However, after about 20 hours each we're all rater burnt out and bored of farming the same 10 heists over and over. Without friends I do not think this game is worth $5.

    I recommend waiting for a deal, because the game is $30 and DLC is likely to be paid. I think it is very crummy to only include bad heists and then gate the good, epic ones behind DLC (if the DLC is even epic heists).    … Expand
  17. Survious
    Aug 27, 2013
    10
    Though the game isn't perfect, it still gets a 10 because of the 9 updates already on launch and the devs are taking our feedback seriously. On the PC this game looks great maxed out on settings. The new skill trees and weapons along with randomization just makes this fun to play. Waste of time on the SP campaign but MP is where the fun is at.
  18. vannhiem
    Aug 27, 2013
    6
    This game is unfinished and lacks any real content. Stay well away. Once you get to level 10 there is nothing else. The game is blatantly missing parts. Game also reuses assets to as ridiculous level.
  19. MrHorusLG
    Aug 27, 2013
    8
    Payday 2.
    Вновь Payday:The Heist Payday 2 навык.
    Графика пятёрку. Звуковое драйва Итог:Payday 2-это Steam угодно. Оценка 8,0/10 С Payday 2. Всем     Payday 2.
    Вновь Payday:The Heist Payday 2 навык.
    Графика пятёрку.
    Звуковое драйва
    Итог:Payday 2-это Steam угодно.
    Оценка 8,0/10
    С Payday 2.
    Всем
  20. cavemanwmd
    Aug 27, 2013
    4
    Payday 2 is a decent game at it's core that was released too soon, had content advertised that didn't make it into the game and is doused with bad design decisions. The developers have treated their community poorly with a lack of communication and deleted threads on the steam users forums. With proper actions taken the game has the potential to be a solid 8. however it is doubtful thisPayday 2 is a decent game at it's core that was released too soon, had content advertised that didn't make it into the game and is doused with bad design decisions. The developers have treated their community poorly with a lack of communication and deleted threads on the steam users forums. With proper actions taken the game has the potential to be a solid 8. however it is doubtful this will ever happen. They have stated repeatedly that the game is finished in its current state.… Expand
  21. Deathsagax
    Aug 27, 2013
    10
    Im enjoying it as much as I have with left for dead 2, the co-op is priceless, not only have I been searching for co-op games, but I have found one that has rpg elements
  22. Mykwon
    Aug 26, 2013
    0
    The first opus was already frustrating in single player mode with retarded bots that would make you fail a heist. This is now worse than ever. The bots are brain dead in this sequel, BRAIN-DEAD. Got put down at the beginning of a heist and they sat repeat sat at the other side of the map doing nothing. Single player mode is impossible because it was one thing to pick up 2 cans ofThe first opus was already frustrating in single player mode with retarded bots that would make you fail a heist. This is now worse than ever. The bots are brain dead in this sequel, BRAIN-DEAD. Got put down at the beginning of a heist and they sat repeat sat at the other side of the map doing nothing. Single player mode is impossible because it was one thing to pick up 2 cans of thermite back and forth, now we're talking about 8 bags of money that you have to carry over the whole map and cannot run while you're carrying one. Of course, none of those stupid bots could carry a bag or restart the drill. It was so hard to code. I'm really disappointed by this game. It should have been issued as a multi-player game only.
    On top of that, it's full of bugs, has an horrible FOV at 45 degrees peripheral and a server that runs as fast as a Pentium 90, making you wait a good 5 minutes before playing a heist. A total failure. Nope, won't buy Payday 3, I'm done with you guys.    … Expand
  23. ega55
    Aug 26, 2013
    10
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  24. Nosharz
    Aug 26, 2013
    7
    It's a great game, you can do stealth missions, the payday community is awesome, if you don't have friend to play, you can meet new great people in multiplayer. The game is just a little repetitious, this makes the game a little boring after playing a lot of it, Overkill should put more maps by dlc or by updates (free dlc).
  25. Seryin
    Aug 26, 2013
    8
    Review from a Payday: The Heist fan:
    Payday 2 indeed took the original gameplay from the first game and expanded on it. I gave PD1 a 9/10 and said: "The only reason I do not give this game a perfect score is because, regardless of how good it is, it could have been better. I would like to have seen more content in the game, and could come up with a huge list of easily implemented ideas    Review from a Payday: The Heist fan:
    Payday 2 indeed took the original gameplay from the first game and expanded on it. I gave PD1 a 9/10 and said: "The only reason I do not give this game a perfect score is because, regardless of how good it is, it could have been better. I would like to have seen more content in the game, and could come up with a huge list of easily implemented ideas that would have heavily deepened the game-play."
    Overkill certainly deepened the gameplay, however, it lost something in exchange for what it gained. They drastically changed several different mechanics, whether it be gunplay, character motion, or depth of field gfx effects, and though arguably all are improvements, combined together they create a feel that is drastically foreign from the feel PD1 gave.
    Regardless, those are all things that you can eventually get past and adapt to the new feel. They improved and expanded on many mechanics from the original game like customization and deployables. However, Payday 2 introduced, in my opinion, a few horrendous flaws to the game.
    First and foremost is Crime.net. Without getting overly detailed, though Crime.net was an amazing and intuitive idea in theory, it has been a complete nightmare in practice. Crime.net needs to be replaced or drastically reworked. It is not doing what it was intended to do.
    Second is the completely random number generated loot system. You have absolutely no control over what you receive as a reward for completing jobs. This just results in many players, including myself, getting extremely frustrated after a few days. All I want is an extended magazine for my .45 and after over 50 hours of play, I have over 15 million in spending cash and not a single thing I wanted to use it on.
    Because of these two simple things, I have been finding myself playing other games instead of PD2. I don't want to deal with the tediousness of Crime.net in order to play a match, and I don't want have to continuously gamble on my bad luck for an item I have no power or control over getting.

    I heavily look forward to being able to edit this review after they change Crime.net and make small adjustments to the loot system. The game is amazing, but offers some tedious irritations because of crime.net and completely random loot.    … Expand
  26. Jaserberry
    Aug 26, 2013
    10
    Payday 2 is amazing. The coop is amazing, the customization is amazing and there's so much stuff, I can't even say it all. Payday 2 is worth it's price.
  27. TheEngiGuy
    Aug 26, 2013
    8
    This is a perfect game if you want a "heist simulator" and rob places with your friends. There are tons of masks, masks customizations and gun customizations to have, and even rare drops that make you proud!
    Gun fights are extremely fun, way better than in PAYDAY 1 since you have to deal with recoil, accuracy, mobility and other things. Also this game has skill tree system, so that you    This is a perfect game if you want a "heist simulator" and rob places with your friends. There are tons of masks, masks customizations and gun customizations to have, and even rare drops that make you proud!
    Gun fights are extremely fun, way better than in PAYDAY 1 since you have to deal with recoil, accuracy, mobility and other things. Also this game has skill tree system, so that you have to choose which class you like most and spend your skills wisely.
    This game has one of the best tutorials I have ever seen, not boring and not forced.
    Lack of variations of the heists make this game get boring after a while though, the map plays the same except like 20% of it, while in the first game you could have surprising events and many variations. Also the lack of heists makes you probably get bored of it before you hit Exp Level 100, and you can basically get everything after Exp 50, also the heists don't really feel like you are watching a movie compared to the first game. DLCs and updates are planned though that will probably make this game longer, as it should have been from the start.
    This game is being updated sometimes, 6 updates were released 11 days after launch.
    For the PAYDAY veterans, this game could be so easy even at high difficulties. Hopefully a new difficulty level will come out soon or later.
    It is worth 30 bucks, and I also recommend the first PAYDAY game for a complete experience.    … Expand
  28. agentghost81
    Aug 25, 2013
    8
    Serves to an extremely underused genre of heist games, not only the best there is, but also one of the best coop games out there, maybe behind left 4 dead. There is no real story, except that you are a criminal that is trying to make your way to the top. All of the heists are incredible fun, and the shooting is extremely satisfying. The graphics, while not top notch, are certainly veryServes to an extremely underused genre of heist games, not only the best there is, but also one of the best coop games out there, maybe behind left 4 dead. There is no real story, except that you are a criminal that is trying to make your way to the top. All of the heists are incredible fun, and the shooting is extremely satisfying. The graphics, while not top notch, are certainly very good. There is no real better game you can pick up right now, especially for the price. The only reason this is not a 9/10, is because of the lack of story and the fact that singleplayer is honestly boring, so it is relying on coop.
    Level Design: 9
    Singleplayer: 5(need to make some missions that work well with singleplayer, the bots don't even take extra money bags or setup/fix drills)
    COOP: 10
    AI: 7
    Conclusion:8
    The best coop game you can get, requires strategy and teamwork.    … Expand
  29. jake38
    Aug 25, 2013
    9
    This game reminds me a lot of savages and i say that in a very positive way. You and your friends need to get this game. if you don't have friends find some, you will not regret it.
  30. Davil
    Aug 25, 2013
    9
    This game is awesome and well worth the cheap price tag. The developers kind of market it as a "Crime" simulator and that's really what it feels like most of the time. It's pretty fun by yourself, and a blast with a couple friends. From the tense moments of trying to sneak through a mission hoping you that guard doesn't spot you or that the pager operator will be fooled, to the high stakesThis game is awesome and well worth the cheap price tag. The developers kind of market it as a "Crime" simulator and that's really what it feels like most of the time. It's pretty fun by yourself, and a blast with a couple friends. From the tense moments of trying to sneak through a mission hoping you that guard doesn't spot you or that the pager operator will be fooled, to the high stakes of running across the street to get one more bag of loot out of the bank vault. This game is glorious. The only problem is the current lack of content that is hinted at in tutorials but not yet implemented.… Expand
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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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