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PAYDAY 2 cover art

PAYDAY 2

OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio. · Starbreeze Entertainment · 2013-08-13

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ActionRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Aug 13, 2013 (Linux), Feb 27, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), Jun 16, 2015 (PlayStation 4), Jun 16, 2015 (Xbox One), Aug 13, 2013 (PlayStation 3), Aug 13, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.

31,860
playing now
89%
positive of 674k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000,000–50,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
53
twitch viewers (latest)
75/100
critic score (17 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (496 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

31,860 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Payday 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter video game developed by Overkill Software and published by 505 Games. The game is a sequel to 2011's Payday: The Heist, and the second game in the Payday series. It was released in August 2013 for Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. An enhanced version of the game, subtitled Crimewave Edition, was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in June 2015 and for the Nintendo Switch in February 2018.

Trailer

PAYDAY 2 trailer thumbnail

PAYDAY 2: The Death Wish Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 31,860 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 11,077 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,385/week).
  • · Review velocity up 18% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 27M–54M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 673,975 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.80 at GreenManGaming (2019-12-19) · bundled 10×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $11.96 · on sale 82 of 185 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
9.6k9.6k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 1,076 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 166 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 745 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 721 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1,259 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 156 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1,354 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1,335 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 166 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1,181 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 1,465 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 204 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 702 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 922 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 5,151 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 208 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1,216 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1,133 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 912 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 717 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 681 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 1,031 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 4,853 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 244 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 6,544 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 322 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 849 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 539 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1,251 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 7,132 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 299 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 7,324 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 314 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 6,015 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 282 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 3,293 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 271 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3,946 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 308 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 3,872 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 278 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 4,289 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 302 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 4,215 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 265 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 8,576 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 518 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 4,505 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 295 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 3,021 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 168 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2,835 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 174 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 5,869 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 271 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 6,715 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 362 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 8,239 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 415 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3,999 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 209 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 3,762 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 261 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 3,620 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 204 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 5,125 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 296 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 6,213 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 329 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 9,592 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 494 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5,279 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 308 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 3,273 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 200 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 4,345 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 241 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 6,232 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 260 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4,895 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 263 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5,755 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 276 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3,227 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 191 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2,655 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 191 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2,489 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 152 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2,538 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 139 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3,539 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 192 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4,652 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 290 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 4,075 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 255 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2,844 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 177 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 2,226 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 140 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 4,222 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 171 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 4,396 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 236 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 5,343 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 260 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2,532 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 164 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 2,537 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 167 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2,275 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 2,030 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 126 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 3,527 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1,208 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4,706 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 513 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4,901 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 454 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3,144 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 271 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2,022 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 137 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 2,232 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2,027 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 196 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 2,169 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 195 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1,358 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,632 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,360 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 130 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1,140 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 133 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,470 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 139 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 2,137 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 208 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,360 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 141 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1,129 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 122 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 896 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,462 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,445 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,777 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,296 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,042 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 712 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 739 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,229 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,197 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 814 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 803 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 941 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,098 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 430 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 870 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,893 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 209 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2,069 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 208 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 907 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,071 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 745 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1,132 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 909 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1,320 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 126 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 415 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 42 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

34k19k2026-08-06 21:00 — 30,993 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 30,274 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 30,602 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 30,491 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 29,238 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 30,456 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 18,552 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 19,555 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 27,131 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 31,100 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 31,163 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 25,819 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 24,978 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 25,185 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 27,398 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 29,986 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 30,527 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 27,981 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 33,473 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 30,756 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 32,750 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 25,333 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 25,875 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 34,054 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 33,532 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 24,555 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 32,354 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 33,734 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 31,860 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$34.54$0.802015-01-012026-08-122015-01-01 — best price $7.492015-04-23 — best price $34.542015-09-06 — best price $19.992016-01-15 — best price $19.992016-07-14 — best price $19.992017-05-11 — best price $4.992018-11-28 — best price $9.992019-03-14 — best price $9.992019-11-26 — best price $3.992020-03-14 — best price $9.992020-06-02 — best price $9.992020-07-13 — best price $8.282020-08-22 — best price $7.342020-10-01 — best price $8.892020-10-29 — best price $4.992020-12-09 — best price $8.382021-02-03 — best price $9.992021-03-24 — best price $7.342021-05-10 — best price $2.492021-08-11 — best price $9.992021-12-24 — best price $0.802022-09-06 — best price $9.992023-02-27 — best price $9.992023-07-29 — best price $9.992023-12-11 — best price $9.992024-06-27 — best price $2.992024-12-03 — best price $2.492025-05-05 — best price $2.492025-07-28 — best price $9.992025-11-14 — best price $8.892025-12-23 — best price $11.772026-01-27 — best price $11.922026-02-21 — best price $9.992026-03-20 — best price $11.542026-04-22 — best price $11.722026-05-25 — best price $11.632026-06-26 — best price $4.992026-07-26 — best price $9.992026-08-12 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8512452026-05-16 — 353 pageviews2026-05-19 — 369 pageviews2026-05-22 — 349 pageviews2026-05-25 — 314 pageviews2026-05-28 — 324 pageviews2026-05-31 — 278 pageviews2026-06-03 — 257 pageviews2026-06-06 — 259 pageviews2026-06-09 — 268 pageviews2026-06-12 — 270 pageviews2026-06-15 — 283 pageviews2026-06-18 — 293 pageviews2026-06-21 — 300 pageviews2026-06-24 — 301 pageviews2026-06-27 — 851 pageviews2026-06-30 — 471 pageviews2026-07-03 — 397 pageviews2026-07-06 — 338 pageviews2026-07-09 — 342 pageviews2026-07-12 — 353 pageviews2026-07-15 — 274 pageviews2026-07-18 — 329 pageviews2026-07-21 — 346 pageviews2026-07-24 — 315 pageviews2026-07-27 — 314 pageviews2026-07-30 — 268 pageviews2026-08-02 — 313 pageviews2026-08-05 — 294 pageviews2026-08-08 — 277 pageviews2026-08-11 — 471 pageviews2026-08-14 — 396 pageviews2026-08-17 — 292 pageviews2026-08-20 — 343 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

15822026-08-26 19:15 — 29 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 68 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 51 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 21 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 51 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 50 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 16 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 40 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 35 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 123 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 42 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 29 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 21 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 96 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 27 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 49 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 94 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 19 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 38 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 36 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 83 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 35 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 23 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 39 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 14 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 41 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 53 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
85%
earned "No One Cared Who I Was..."
22.5%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportTracked Controller SupportVR SupportedSteam Trading CardsIn-App Purchases81 DLC

11 supported languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Korean

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)314,9250%1,328
PS3 (PlayStation)50,6825%44
Xbox 360 (Xbox)29,5812%43
Switch (Nintendo)560%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSCo-opCrimeHeistActionShooterStealthTacticalTeam-BasedMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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