PAYDAY™ The Heist

    Up to four players carry out heists together, with computer partners filling empty slots.

    OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio., Overkill Software · published by Starbreeze Entertainment, Sony Online Entertainment, Daybreak Game Company, Starbreeze Publishing

    Playing together

    Online co-op
    Confirmed
    Players in online co-op
    Confirmed
    How co-op works
    Confirmed
    Plays like
    Not known yet
    Online versus, Online multiplayer, Players online, Best with, Crossplay, Local co-op, Multiplayer through mods, One copy is enough, Free to play, Plays in browser, Demo, Playtest, Early access

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    How you talk

    Not known yet
    Plays without voice or typing, Wordless tools, Public matchmaking, Friendly with strangers

    About the game

    Take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next “big score”
    From Steam

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    Why we rate it this way

    • 93% positive from 41,073 Steam reviews.
    • Critics rate it 73/100 from 4 reviews.
    Steam, checked 1 Nov 2026Num reviews: 1Review score: 8Review score desc: Very PositiveTotal positive: 38328Total negative: 2745Total reviews: 41073{"num_reviews":1,"review_score":8,"review_score_desc":"Very Positive","total_positive":38328,"total_negative":2745,"total_reviews":41073}IGDB, checked 1 Nov 2026Id: 1381Name: Payday: The HeistUrl: https://www.igdb.com/games/payday-the-heistCreated at: 1348924513First release date: 1318896000Total rating: 71.23977455400961Total rating count: 151Aggregated rating: 72.5Aggregated rating count: 4Release dates: [{"id":563942,"date":1320192000,"human":"Nov 02, 2011","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":563943,"date":1318896000,"human":"Oct 18, 2011","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":563941,"date":1319068800,"human":"Oct 20, 2011","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}}]Game type: {"id":0,"type":"Main Game"}Involved companies: [{"company":{"id":905,"name":"Overkill Software"},"developer":true,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":243,"name":"Sony Online Entertainment"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":6997,"name":"Daybreak Game Company"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":12898,"name":"Starbreeze Publishing"},"developer":false,"publisher":true}]{"id":1381,"name":"Payday: The Heist","url":"https://www.igdb.com/games/payday-the-heist","created_at":1348924513,"first_release_date":1318896000,"total_rating":71.23977455400961,"total_rating_count":151,"aggregated_rating":72.5,"aggregated_rating_count":4,"release_dates":[{"id":563942,"date":1320192000,"human":"Nov 02, 2011","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":563943,"date":1318896000,"human":"Oct 18, 2011","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}},{"id":563941,"date":1319068800,"human":"Oct 20, 2011","status":{"id":6,"name":"Full Release"}}],"game_type":{"id":0,"type":"Main Game"},"involved_companies":[{"company":{"id":905,"name":"Overkill Software"},"developer":true,"publisher":false},{"company":{"id":243,"name":"Sony Online Entertainment"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":6997,"name":"Daybreak Game Company"},"developer":false,"publisher":true},{"company":{"id":12898,"name":"Starbreeze Publishing"},"developer":false,"publisher":true}]}

    Sources

    First listed 1 Nov 2026. Updated 1 Nov 2026.