Payday: The Heist

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 551 Ratings

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  1. Seathate
    Aug 10, 2023
    8
    Arkadaşlarınızla oynayabileceğiniz ve birlikle rol yapmanıza olanak sağlayan eğlenceli bir online deneyim kesinlikle.
  2. Bruninho1997
    Oct 14, 2021
    9
    Extremamente divertido jogar com os amigos, uma pena que após um tempo se torna muito repetitivo.
  3. a2zChiller
    Aug 9, 2021
    9
    Grab a friend and play this game! This is one of the best co-op experiences you can have in a video game!
  4. 1nvas1on
    Jun 24, 2020
    9
    Very interesting and solid overall shooter, robbing banks and shooting is fun.
    A very good game that still have replay value and is still good today.
  5. Vleidar
    Dec 8, 2019
    9
    Игра лишь для веселого время с друзьями. Играйте за грабителя. Уровней здесь очень мало ( чтобы открыть несколько уровней, вам надо купить DLC ). Достаточно оружии. Хорошая графика ( но есть немного мыло ). Хороший уровень сложности. Интересные уровни. Хорошая стрельба. Много интересных деталей. Оптимизация на высших уровней ( Если у вас пк до 2009 года, то у вас будет все нормально ).Игра лишь для веселого время с друзьями. Играйте за грабителя. Уровней здесь очень мало ( чтобы открыть несколько уровней, вам надо купить DLC ). Достаточно оружии. Хорошая графика ( но есть немного мыло ). Хороший уровень сложности. Интересные уровни. Хорошая стрельба. Много интересных деталей. Оптимизация на высших уровней ( Если у вас пк до 2009 года, то у вас будет все нормально ). Здест также можно улучшать свои навыки ( стрельбу, новые оружие и т.д. ). Довольно умные нпс. Есть также пасхалки. Динамичный Экшн. Много интересных масок ( некоторые надо либо выполнить какие то задание, и купить DLC ). По поводу DLC. Стоит покупать его? DLC стоит не дорого. Он дает доступ к несколько уровней ( они не такие интересные чем предыдущие ), много масок, немного оружии и все. Если есть лишние деньги, то можно купить, а если нет, и вы хотите специально купить, то нет.… Expand
  6. death12123
    Apr 22, 2019
    9
    Payday The Heist definitely deserved more love. At it's low price point of 20 bucks, you got 6 memorable stages, 2 paid DLC stages and 1 free one.

    I wasn't really fond of the level up system but overtime it grew on me and it was how it should've been. Though it was unpolished, the enjoyment was there. The gunplay felt great and co-op was well balanced out. The callout system, special    Payday The Heist definitely deserved more love. At it's low price point of 20 bucks, you got 6 memorable stages, 2 paid DLC stages and 1 free one.

    I wasn't really fond of the level up system but overtime it grew on me and it was how it should've been. Though it was unpolished, the enjoyment was there. The gunplay felt great and co-op was well balanced out.

    The callout system, special enemies, guns, etc. Everything was all good. For 20 bucks this game was definitely worth it. The four heisters you will remember with their personalities too. Nothing will ever beat the original 4 and their interactivity.

    The only real negative is the AI is bad. At least ingames like L4D they help but here they kinda just leave you hanging.    … Expand
  7. kevinbrown
    Jul 15, 2018
    8
    Developped by the elite of game design, PayDay is all about the shooting feeling. It's really, really spot on, if not trippy. There's truly nothing that can hold up against this game in terms of shooting sensation; nothing like Call of Duty or Halo, but a bit closer to reality, making the animation frames highly stable instead of having a heavier feeling like Counter Strike or BattlefieldDevelopped by the elite of game design, PayDay is all about the shooting feeling. It's really, really spot on, if not trippy. There's truly nothing that can hold up against this game in terms of shooting sensation; nothing like Call of Duty or Halo, but a bit closer to reality, making the animation frames highly stable instead of having a heavier feeling like Counter Strike or Battlefield

    It's all about the gunfights: pure and non-stop solid fun.    … Expand
  8. UncleEd
    Nov 30, 2017
    8
    The game is very similar to Left 4 Dead, in the sense that survivors are replaced by robbers and zombies by hundreds and hundreds of cops. Every mission you need to complete some tasks to make progress and good cooperative team is a must if you want to make any kind of progress. Some campaigns are absolutely great (First World Bank, Diamond Heist, Green Bridge) and some are just average,The game is very similar to Left 4 Dead, in the sense that survivors are replaced by robbers and zombies by hundreds and hundreds of cops. Every mission you need to complete some tasks to make progress and good cooperative team is a must if you want to make any kind of progress. Some campaigns are absolutely great (First World Bank, Diamond Heist, Green Bridge) and some are just average, but they are unique enough to offer a different experience from each other.

    Some of the drawbacks are, not so great enemy AI and level-up style gameplay. I am not really a fan of online shooters where your gameplay time puts you ahead of other players, rather than skill. At least, Payday: The Heist does not do that in a very irritating way. As long as you choose a difficulty proportionate to your "Level", you will not be lacking.

    To conclude, Payday: The Heist really does make you feel like in a classic robbery movie like Heat or Killing Zoe. It is not something to keep you play for hundreds of hours without getting repetitive, but it does offer great fun for about 20-30 hours. It is not the best co-op shooter, but definitely a good alternative to Left 4 Dead or Killing Floor.    … Expand
  9. hassall
    Dec 16, 2016
    9
    A very fun game to play with friends, it is even fun with people online.The game has great graphics, really good missions and awesome perk tree. for me this game is a 9 for me.
  10. RoloApunta
    Dec 15, 2016
    10
    El mejor juego de asaltos coperativos de la vida
    Si quieres jugar un buen juego de asaltos no te bajes el gta5 con este basta

    El juego lo e probado y que puedo decir ¡Es una maravilla!, Uno elige 4 personajes dalas, chains wolf y hoxton creo los cuales son atracadores de tiendas
  11. MadclownJack
    Nov 25, 2016
    8
    It's a gem. Really difficult in early levels though. Even with skilled players, the AI spawn rate can be relentless. It requires grinding to get all the weapons and upgrades, and they do kind of nickle and dime you for more maps (5 maps vanilla), but you can still have an absurd amount of fun without the DLC.
  12. russiangamer
    Oct 28, 2016
    8
    Очень крутая игра.
    Жирный плюс за кооп, он реально интересный получился, особенно стелс миссии.
    Жирный минус за плохой ИИ и некоторые баги, если бы не это, то оценка была бы выше. Вообщем в коопе игра реальна крута, да и в сингле лично мне интересно играть. Наиграл 50 часов и опять же для меня это не мало, не во многих играх провожу больше 20-30 часов,а тут более 50... Советую! P.S.    Очень крутая игра.
    Жирный плюс за кооп, он реально интересный получился, особенно стелс миссии.
    Жирный минус за плохой ИИ и некоторые баги, если бы не это, то оценка была бы выше.
    Вообщем в коопе игра реальна крута, да и в сингле лично мне интересно играть.
    Наиграл 50 часов и опять же для меня это не мало, не во многих играх провожу больше 20-30 часов,а тут более 50... Советую!
    P.S. Музыка отпад.    … Expand
  13. Captain_Chaos
    Jun 22, 2016
    9
    10/26/2011: My favorite kind of games are cooperative ones, and my favorite coop games are shooters, so naturally I picked up PAYDAY: The Heist and expected some fun. I got fun, but I also got a surprising amount of challenge. PAYDAY, much like Killing Floor, rewards you for playing at your best and punishes you for screwing up. It borrows a whole hell of a lot from Left 4 Dead and10/26/2011: My favorite kind of games are cooperative ones, and my favorite coop games are shooters, so naturally I picked up PAYDAY: The Heist and expected some fun. I got fun, but I also got a surprising amount of challenge. PAYDAY, much like Killing Floor, rewards you for playing at your best and punishes you for screwing up. It borrows a whole hell of a lot from Left 4 Dead and benefits greatly from it, delivering the same kind of intense, cooperative experience. It's a small game and it won't take you long to finish all the heists at least once, but you will find yourself playing them several times over thanks to the challenge, randomized elements and progression system.… Expand
  14. kaitme
    Aug 26, 2015
    10
    this game is great. it has great graphics, really good missions and awesome perk tree. my main problem is that i dont have firends to play this game with, so its pretty boring for me. and when you start playing the game its very difficult to understand the perk trees, they never tell you much about it and until you fully understand it,
  15. ahmedxg
    Aug 25, 2015
    8
    its really good game but need some updates
    need more maps and more weapons and need a dlc's
    it will be fun game if you play it with friends i recommend it
    its great game :)
  16. Salzstreuer
    Jul 12, 2015
    9
    First until now I played this game like 50 hours and mostly of them alone.
    I played all the Heists including the DLC Content and the "No Mercy"-Heist, which is a L4D Fanfiction, what's quite funny, because the developers clearly took many things out of the Franchise from Valve.
    You are one of four robbers doing heists to earn money, because you know money is awesome. The gunplay is    First until now I played this game like 50 hours and mostly of them alone.
    I played all the Heists including the DLC Content and the "No Mercy"-Heist, which is a L4D Fanfiction, what's quite funny, because the developers clearly took many things out of the Franchise from Valve.

    You are one of four robbers doing heists to earn money, because you know money is awesome.
    The gunplay is ok, every weapon has its downsides and also unique good ones.
    I'm going to take the less amount of weapons due to the fact that every weapon has to be played differently, not like in other games.
    Although I'm not a fan of "bullet tracing" in games, because they're often done awfully, here I still don't like them, but they're not annoying nor ugly.

    It has different classes of enemies, with different AI, pretty awesome, although the AI is sometimes randomly stupid or OP, like the snipers on OVERKILL.
    The AI of your teammates are not very good, it's a COOP-game, don't expect something else.
    Go to public servers, the community isn't that bad and the game offers great connection, I played with people from Australia(I'm European) without any lag.

    The HUD is ok, although I don't like crosshairs, but that's irrelevant now, it offers the information you need, the design is less important.

    It has like 9 Heists, which may take you up to 20-40min(on OVERKILL with bots), that aren't that much, but they are all kind of unique and doesn't look the same.
    But the most important thing; The missions aren't always the same, means that the game is replayable over and over again.
    That's awesome and is a huge plus for me.

    The unlock system.. I don't like unlock system and that one in particular.
    At the beginning you have 2 useless weapons and aren't a big help, you have to unlock everything first, also things you may not want or need, which is eating a lot of time.
    I like the 3(with the DLC, 4) skilltrees itself, but not how they managed it.

    Well, the graphics, they are not good, everyone can see that, but actually I don't mind, I do more care about visual bugs, which haven't ever been fixed although it's 2015, 4 years after the release.
    At least every Budget PC will be able to run this smoothly, even and sh*tty laptop is.

    Overall, I like it,
    I played it 32 hours in the last few days.    … Expand
  17. ThePCGamer101
    Jun 24, 2015
    8
    PAYDAY: The Heist is the first game in the PAYDAY series developed by OVERKILL - A Starbreeze Studio

    The game is great, especially playing online play with your friends or strangers, it is a great game to play, if you like those movies that had an epic heist, then you can re-live it in PAYDAY: The Heist But the game has some flaws, playing this is in Single-player, is a big no no,    PAYDAY: The Heist is the first game in the PAYDAY series developed by OVERKILL - A Starbreeze Studio

    The game is great, especially playing online play with your friends or strangers, it is a great game to play, if you like those movies that had an epic heist, then you can re-live it in PAYDAY: The Heist

    But the game has some flaws, playing this is in Single-player, is a big no no, the AI is dumb as balls, from the other guys in your heist and the police

    Like I said before, the AI is dumb, sometimes the police just appear out of nowhere and are really dumb, and have very accurate shooting, they shoot exactly to you or your teammates

    But overall, the game is great, get it now!    … Expand
  18. azgoodaz
    Jan 8, 2015
    8
    This is the game that made Payday popular. Payday is filled with unique heist missions to get jewels, or money. But within these heist missions you can either go into them run and gun or how most people do it by doing it stealthy. A lot of people also do speed runs on the hardest heist missions so people can compete against each other to see who can do the mission the fastest but withoutThis is the game that made Payday popular. Payday is filled with unique heist missions to get jewels, or money. But within these heist missions you can either go into them run and gun or how most people do it by doing it stealthy. A lot of people also do speed runs on the hardest heist missions so people can compete against each other to see who can do the mission the fastest but without getting caught.… Expand
  19. quack_duck_
    Jul 7, 2014
    10
    This game, although has it's problems, holds up as a fantastic co-op FPS. The graphics are fine, on a higher setting they are quite good. The gameplay WITH FRIENDS is great. After 2 years, this still is a great game that I think everyone should try with a few friends.
  20. Witherfang
    Jun 21, 2014
    8
    payday the heist is very exciting it feels like i am a real theif it feels as if im actually there robbing a bank.
    (like thats a good thing) but the way the immerse the player into the game is amazing. the stealth could use a little work aswell the slow mouse problem was well a problem but once u find the fix everything is smooth and nice
  21. Djhfgz
    May 26, 2014
    10
    I think this is one of the best games ever! If you want to know why than test it yourself! I played this game over 200 hours, and it was so much fun! I Love it!
  22. UndeadSoldier11
    Mar 4, 2014
    9
    9/10
    +Loads of fun
    +Skill tree to upgrade things YOU want +Heists change each time keeping it fresh and new +Different ways to do heists (ex. Stealth vs. Guns Blazin') +Very different heists that take place in unique environments +Heists REQUIRE cooperation which is nice to play with friends and see how you use teamwork to get that payday. -Not enough guns. There are only a select    9/10
    +Loads of fun
    +Skill tree to upgrade things YOU want
    +Heists change each time keeping it fresh and new
    +Different ways to do heists (ex. Stealth vs. Guns Blazin')
    +Very different heists that take place in unique environments
    +Heists REQUIRE cooperation which is nice to play with friends and see how you use teamwork to get that payday.

    -Not enough guns. There are only a select few guns, not to many to fit everybody's preference
    -No gun customization. It would be fun to upgrade gun by exactly what you want
    -No mods. This game would be super fun with mods because after awhile the heists do get boring and repetitive. It would be nice to see heists that people make.    … Expand
  23. blade6309
    Feb 15, 2014
    8
    Payday: The Heist... Well lets start off with game play, Fast paced for the most part and other parts your normally running around and doing objectives hoping to not get shot by cops. On the other hand, While Assault Waves come in you need to bunker down and fight off whatever hell throws at you. The game has a small-ish amount of police and Special forces. You have Tazers, Snipers,Payday: The Heist... Well lets start off with game play, Fast paced for the most part and other parts your normally running around and doing objectives hoping to not get shot by cops. On the other hand, While Assault Waves come in you need to bunker down and fight off whatever hell throws at you. The game has a small-ish amount of police and Special forces. You have Tazers, Snipers, Bulldozers, Shields and of course cloakers. I can see how people can get board by the fact that your (for the most part) trying new angles to attack on the small amount of heists you have. Theres also a tech tree you get via reputation witch is like your level, but the thing is about the tech tree is you don't have many options and have a very limited supply of weapons and equipment witch is what mainly shoots this score low. In games I absolutely love personalization but in this you don't have much to pick from. Next is multiplayer. Its not broken but its not perfect, me and my friends do disconnect from game here and there but we do stay connected for most part (Normally around 4-5 heists) You can play with up to four people including yourself or with you and AI teammates who can sometimes get stuck. Sadly I cant say much for graphics due to the fact that i play via laptop and and thankful just to be able to play this on lowest. Now story, I can see how if you set your mind to it you could make a story out of it but theirs nothing that is easy to see or even there
    its rather simple.

    Pros: Fast paced FPS, Intense game play, Multiplayer, Co-op, Classes,

    Cons: Not alot of missions, Low tech tree, Bugs (not alot), Bad AI, Little weapons, Fun for the first two or three heists then it dies down.    … Expand
  24. Dracodelta
    Jan 22, 2014
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game, I like the differentiating enemy types throughout the wave with their special abilities. What makes it a true co-op game is that when you face special enemies alone, you are probably not going to succeed because they have abilities that can cripple you. I love the face that there are key bindings for aim down sight because many games do not have key bindings for laptops (:… Expand
  25. ritardedartkid
    Dec 27, 2013
    8
    Surprisingly fun. I didn't expect to enjoy this game so much, but I guess there's just something intriguing about being a bank robber. Despite only having 6 heists there's a ton of replayability as parts of each heist are randomly generated. Unlockable weapons and player upgrades are dispersed throughout the skill tree basically taunting you into playing just a little bit more to unlockSurprisingly fun. I didn't expect to enjoy this game so much, but I guess there's just something intriguing about being a bank robber. Despite only having 6 heists there's a ton of replayability as parts of each heist are randomly generated. Unlockable weapons and player upgrades are dispersed throughout the skill tree basically taunting you into playing just a little bit more to unlock something new. The game is a little rough around the edges with occasional glitches, enemies getting stuck in walls, and the UI can be difficult to use, but overall it's a great first release from Overkill Software.… Expand
  26. komf
    Dec 5, 2013
    9
    all map is hard,big,fun,long
    if you want big heist
    this game better then 2
    and cool Characters,cool map,cool weapon,cool enemy
    most charming game ever
  27. Assassinreviews
    Nov 29, 2013
    10
    Games like this are made to play non-stop for days and with friends. This is the first heist game that i have played that has turned out very good. The upgrade system/feature is well made and provides interesting experience by gaining experience and using that to upgrade your character. The way they have made it so each class is for a specific task. If you play this game with your matesGames like this are made to play non-stop for days and with friends. This is the first heist game that i have played that has turned out very good. The upgrade system/feature is well made and provides interesting experience by gaining experience and using that to upgrade your character. The way they have made it so each class is for a specific task. If you play this game with your mates the game will be a bit easier depending on your friends first person shooter experience, also a lot more fun.
    The range of maps is also something to like about this game, they are small and make it harder to escape the authority although some players don't like the type of maps or the size of the maps because they are too small. Sorry to ruin your fun but this isn't Call of duty.
    Anyway, If you and your mates are looking for a game to play then i recommend this game, it's a load of fun and you can sit down for hours and play without losing interest.

    This is AssassinReviews,
    Thanks for reading :D    … Expand
  28. DatGamingCritic
    Nov 17, 2013
    8
    PAYDAY The Heist is allot better than PAYDAY 2 because the game is more fun. It's better because of the AI. It's better because of the gameplay and the gun play. This makes the game feel more real the fact that PAYDAY 2 has better customisation is annoying because that's basically the one thing this game lacks. That a shame.

    Overall -Good gameplay -Good Graphics -Lack of    PAYDAY The Heist is allot better than PAYDAY 2 because the game is more fun. It's better because of the AI. It's better because of the gameplay and the gun play. This makes the game feel more real the fact that PAYDAY 2 has better customisation is annoying because that's basically the one thing this game lacks. That a shame.

    Overall
    -Good gameplay
    -Good Graphics
    -Lack of customisation
    Score 86/100    … Expand
  29. funboyfun23
    Oct 14, 2013
    8
    To be honest I had a lot of fun with this game. I played it a lot and it was just plain out fun. For it's time it has awesome graphics and the missions were fun. Every level was unique and fun and I had a lot of fun with it.

    It had a big re play value as well with unlocking new weapons and customizing you're weapon set. My only problem with this game is how unrealistic it is. I game    To be honest I had a lot of fun with this game. I played it a lot and it was just plain out fun. For it's time it has awesome graphics and the missions were fun. Every level was unique and fun and I had a lot of fun with it.

    It had a big re play value as well with unlocking new weapons and customizing you're weapon set.

    My only problem with this game is how unrealistic it is. I game out of a game one time and we killed over 1500 police officers swat guy and FBI agents. After killing like maybe 20 guys you'd think they would break walls down or find a better way to attack these guys without just going head on.

    But that really doesn't affect my game play experience or my score which I have given it. I came out of this game having a ton of fun and I totally recommend this game to ANYONE who likes first-person shooters.    … Expand
  30. Vortex51x
    Aug 17, 2013
    8
    I'm a huge fan of 4 player co-op team games but unfortunately their aren't many games like that. Payday though seems to hit a majority of those marks. Although not realistic in the way you kill hundreds of SWAT agents and use of ammo, the team aspect is important in part of covering flanks and killing specials. Great fun with a good group online. Certain missions are hard to accomplish, InI'm a huge fan of 4 player co-op team games but unfortunately their aren't many games like that. Payday though seems to hit a majority of those marks. Although not realistic in the way you kill hundreds of SWAT agents and use of ammo, the team aspect is important in part of covering flanks and killing specials. Great fun with a good group online. Certain missions are hard to accomplish, In particular Heat Street, but good multi-player helps. You can get bored after a bit because of only 6 maps but it's a great way to blow off steam for a few hours everyday.… Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#75 Best PC Game of 2011
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#40 Most Discussed PC Game of 2011
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#47 Most Shared PC Game of 2011

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 27, 2012
    70
    Entertaining cooperative multiplayer is why you should try this unconventional shooter. Technical issues and obsolete visuals prevent a higher rating. [Jan 2012]
  2. GameStar
    Dec 22, 2011
    80
    Quotation forthcoming.
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  3. PC Gamer
    Dec 1, 2011
    71
    Payday is the most exciting parts of your favorite movies cobbled together, swapping the brains for extra bullets. [Jan 2012, p.67]
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