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PAYDAY™ The Heist

Co-op first-person shooter built around coordinated robberies and police shootouts

OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio. · Published by Starbreeze Entertainment · Released Oct 20, 2011

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Reviews
Very Positive
93% of 24K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
92% of 69 in 30 days
Players
31
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 weeks ago
Oct 20, 2026
Minimum PC
7800 GTX
1 GB RAM · 6 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 76/100 (critic reviews)

What is PAYDAY™ The Heist?

This first-person shooter follows a criminal crew chasing its next big score across six heists. You choose weapons and equipment, fight police, and trade hostages alongside up to three other players or AI partners. A skill tree lets you develop your character between heists.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy making tactical decisions with teammates under pressure
  • +you prefer a darker crime tone
  • +you like tough missions that punish mistakes

Not for you if...

  • −you want varied objectives without replaying missions
  • −you prefer forgiving combat to demanding teamwork
  • −you depend on capable AI teammates when playing alone

What players say

93% of 23,986 reviews are positive · 92% of 69 in the last 30 days

Players praise the demanding team tactics, gunplay, and darker crime tone. They complain about repetitive missions, slow progression, and unreliable AI teammates.

Players over time

▼ -5% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 92 players on Oct 21, 2026.

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Screenshots and trailer

PAYDAY™ The Heist screenshot 1

PAYDAY™ The Heist system requirements

Minimum: 7800 GTX, 1 GB RAM, 6 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP, Vista, 7
Processor
Intel Pentium 4 3 GHz / AMD Athlon XP 3400+
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX / ATI Radeon X1900
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
6 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Recommended

OS
Windows XP, Vista, 7
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo / AMD Athlon X2
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 / ATI Radeon HD 4850
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
6 GB available space
DirectX
Version 9.0c

Does PAYDAY™ The Heist have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online. It also has a single-player mode.

Does PAYDAY™ The Heist run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
56
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain.

Does PAYDAY™ The Heist use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

Tags

2 DLC available.

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