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4.6 out of 5
'Excellent'
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Take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next “big score”
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About PAYDAY™ The Heist
About this game
PAYDAY™ The Heist is an action filled first person shooter that lets players take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next “big score”. Load out with an array of weaponry and equipment. Navigate six high-stake heists with three other live or A.I. Co-Op partners in crime.
Time for a PAYDAY™ - Cash in Before you Cash Out!
Key Features
- Six High-Intensity Heists
- Interactive 4-Player Co-Op play
- Endless Replayability
- Massive Character Progression Tree
- Build Your Skills to Fit Your Preferred Form of Violence
- Hostage Trading
- More DLC: Additional heists, weapons and equipment means PAYDAY™—a digitally distributed AAA quality title for less than half the price of a retail game—is total OVERKILL
Game Details
- Platform:
- steam
- Release Date:
- October 20, 2011
- Developer:
- OVERKILL Software
- Publisher:
- Starbreeze Entertainment
- Rating:
- Supported Languages:
- English
- Franchise:
- Payday
- Features:
- Singleplayer
Multiplayer
Co-op
Steam achievements
Steam trading cards
Steam cloud
Stats
Family sharing
Product Requirements
- OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7
- Processor: P4 3 GHz or Athlon 3400+
- Memory: 1 GB Ram
- Video Card: NVIDIA 7800GTX or ATI x1900
- OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7
- Processor: Core 2 Duo or Athlon x2
- Memory: 2 GB Ram
- Video Card: NVIDIA 260 or ATI 4850
Critic Reviews
Based on 17 Critics
Eurogamer
80 / 100"More of a smash and grab than a smooth raid, then, but you can't deny that it's come away with the goods. "
Game Informer
80 / 100"Payday obviously comes with some caveats, but it's a great game when everything goes right."
NZGamer
85 / 100"When you take into account that Payday is an indie game and the promise of potentially more levels down the lines as downloadable content, there is very little reason to not...
Reviews provided by MetaCritic
PAYDAY™ The Heist Statistics
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Time Played
< 1 Hour
2.17%
~1 Hour
0%
~2 Hours
3.26%
~4 Hours
4.35%
~8 Hours
8.7%
~12 Hours
16.3%
~20 Hours
33.7%
~40 Hours
17.39%
~60 Hours
4.35%
>= 80 Hours
9.78%
Achievement Hunter?
9.78% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
9.78% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
Difficulty Statistics
Difficulty Rating
Simple
1.47%
Easy
1.47%
Just Right
35.29%
Tough
53.43%
Unforgiving
8.33%
Don't Ragequit! 53.43% of players consider this game to be Tough
Completion Statistics
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Play Behaviour
Tried It
14.47%
Played It
36.01%
Halfway
10.29%
Beat It
27.97%
Conquered It
11.25%
Completionist! 11.25% of players have Conquered It
Frequently Asked Questions
Are you ready for a challenge? 35% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 62% of GameFAQs users said PAYDAY™ The Heist is Tough or Unforgiving.
According to USK, PAYDAY™ The Heist is suitable for players aged 18 and above.
Yes, PAYDAY™ The Heist is not fully Steam Deck Verified but the publisher says it is "Playable" on Steam Deck. Valve’s testing indicates that PAYDAY\u2122 The Heist is Playable on Steam Deck. This game is functional on Steam Deck, but might require extra effort to interact with or configure.
- In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
- This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
- Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
- This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
- Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
- OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7
- Processor: P4 3 GHz or Athlon 3400+
- Memory: 1 GB Ram
- Video Card: NVIDIA 7800GTX or ATI x1900
- OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7
- Processor: Core 2 Duo or Athlon x2
- Memory: 2 GB Ram
- Video Card: NVIDIA 260 or ATI 4850
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 28 hours. 82% of users played PAYDAY™ The Heist for over 12 hours.
59% of critics on Metacritic recommend PAYDAY™ The Heist. The Metascore is 76 out of 100.
PAYDAY™ The Heist was released on October 20, 2011
PAYDAY™ The Heist is published by Starbreeze Entertainment
PAYDAY™ The Heist was developed by OVERKILL Software
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£4.63PAYDAY™ The Heist is a trademark of OVERKILL Software. Daybreak and the Daybreak logo are trademarks of Daybreak Game Company LLC. The ratings icon is a registered trademark of the Entertainment Software Association. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
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