Payday: The Heist

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 551 Ratings

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  5. 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 :)
  6. 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,
  7. 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.
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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.
  13. 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!
  14. Bruninho1997
    Oct 14, 2021
    9
    Extremamente divertido jogar com os amigos, uma pena que após um tempo se torna muito repetitivo.
  15. Seathate
    Aug 10, 2023
    8
    Arkadaşlarınızla oynayabileceğiniz ve birlikle rol yapmanıza olanak sağlayan eğlenceli bir online deneyim kesinlikle.
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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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