PAYDAY 2

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App ID	218620
App Type	Game
Developer	OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.
Publisher	Starbreeze Publishing AB
Franchise	PAYDAY
Supported Systems	Windows Linux
Technologies	Diesel Engine, EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber	29794284
Last Record Update	27 June 2025 – 20:19:38 UTC ()
Release Date	13 August 2013 – 11:15:00 UTC ()

😎 88.94%

663k reviews

26,031

In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer

OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.

gamedir

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metacritic_name

PAYDAY 2

icon

empty string

controller_support

full

metacritic_score

NoServers

metacritic_fullurl

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/payday-2?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

state

eStateAvailable

VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed

Yes

community_visible_stats

Yes

sourcegame

Yes

workshop_visible

Yes

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

thirdpartycdkey

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Starbreeze Publishing AB

eulas

0 ↴
id	218620_eula_0
name	PAYDAY 2 EULA
url	http://store.steampowered.com/eula/218620_eula_0

Store Release Date

13 August 2013 – 11:15:00 UTC ()

community_hub_visible

Yes

OpenVrSupport

Yes

ControllerVr

steamvr	1
oculus	1

PlayAreaVr

standing	1
roomscale ↴
width	2
depth	1.5
360_required	0

vrheadsetstreaming

Yes

Social Media

https://bsky.app/profile/paydaythegame.com
https://discord.gg/paydaygame
https://www.facebook.com/PaydayGameOfficial
https://www.instagram.com/paydaygame/
https://www.reddit.com/r/paydaytheheist
https://tiktok.com/@paydaygame
https://www.twitch.tv/paydaythegame
https://x.com/paydaygame
https://www.youtube.com/@PAYDAYGame

openvr_controller_bindings

0 ↴
controller_type	knuckles
url	vr-input-workshop://1791692921

Primary Genre

Action (1)

Store Genres

Action (1), RPG (3)

Steam Release Date

13 August 2013 – 11:15:00 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

28 May 2025 – 08:26:09 UTC () (1748420769)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	68.07674319568069
height_pct	75.34802972294946

market_presence

Yes

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Diesel Engine, Bink_Video SDK, Discord SDK, EpicOnlineServices SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, OpenSSL SDK, OpenVR SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Verified
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 3 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 7609534

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

Content Descriptors

Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

controllertagwizard

Yes

First seen on SteamDB

4 May 2013 – 21:11:28 UTC (), in changelist #185065

Content Descriptors (Including DLC)

Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

13 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
German	Yes		Yes	Yes
French	Yes		Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes		Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes		Yes	Yes
Dutch	Yes		Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes		Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes		Yes	Yes
Simplified Chinese	Yes		Yes	Yes
Spanish - Latin America	Yes		Yes	Yes
Korean	Yes		Yes	Yes
Polish	Yes		Yes
Portuguese - Brazil				Yes

Hardware Categories

Tracked Controller Support

VR Supported

Full Controller Support

Accessibility Categories

Camera Comfort

Custom Volume Controls

Stereo Sound

Playable without Timed Input

Adjustable Difficulty

Assets

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logo

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logo_small

4467a70648f49a6b309b41b81b4531f9a20ed99d_thumb

small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
image2x/english	library_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
logo_position/pinned_position	BottomLeft
logo_position/width_pct	68.07674319568069
logo_position/height_pct	75.34802972294946
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
image/english	logo.png

Assets

main_capsule	capsule_616x353.jpg
small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
page_background	page_bg_generated_v6b.jpg
hero_capsule	hero_capsule.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
library_hero_2x	library_hero_2x.jpg
community_icon	a6abc0d0c1e79c0b5b0f5c8ab81ce9076a542414.jpg
page_background_path	app/218620
raw_page_background	page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	28 May 2025 – 08:26:28 UTC

Trailers

256766497 ↴
trailer_name	PAYDAY 2: Legacy Collection Trailer
trailer_category	3
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trailer_480p/video/mp4	256766497/movie480.mp4
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trailer_max/video/mp4	256766497/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	218620/834105061/2d7c8f7b8a0a705cc5bbf4ccc720f29b61e876d9/1750481367/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	218620/834105061/2d7c8f7b8a0a705cc5bbf4ccc720f29b61e876d9/1750481367/microtrailer.mp4
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screenshot_full	256766497/47ebec63addce9524a68cb9c99f49f2d8bac4e7d/movie_full.jpg
trailer_base_id	251417
all_ages	false
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1747224986
256701266 ↴
trailer_name	PAYDAY 2 VR Trailer
trailer_category	3
trailer_480p/video/webm	256701266/movie480_vp9.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	256701266/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	256701266/movie_max_vp9.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	256701266/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	218620/1116897916/9cf9b4e33e8651a2cedd0a1df7e2ef945a7902f4/1750481369/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	218620/1116897916/9cf9b4e33e8651a2cedd0a1df7e2ef945a7902f4/1750481369/microtrailer.mp4
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screenshot_full	256701266/2f162e23b1be5c0dca7c274b6c8bfc3bed5953a7/movie_full.jpg
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all_ages	false
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1747227703

Steam charts

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26,031 players right now
32,873 24-hour peak
247,709 all-time peak 11 June 2017

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Store data

8,226,650 followers
#465 in top sellers
594,937 positive reviews
68,754 negative reviews
89.64% positive reviews

Twitch stats

19 viewers right now
171 24-hour peak
55,621 all-time peak

Owner estimations

~26.05 M by VG Insights
~26.26 M by SteamSpy
~37.66 M by Gamalytic
~46.42 M by PlayTracker

Monthly players breakdown

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Steam hub followers history

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User reviews history

😎 Very Positive
88.94% SteamDB Rating
594,937 89.6% positive reviews
68,754 10.4% negative reviews

Markers

Date	Label	30-day Peak
13 August 2013 – 11:15	Steam Release	-
12 March 2015 – 17:00	Free Weekend	-
15 June 2015 – 15:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: E3 2015 Digital Ticket	-
15 October 2015 – 17:00	Free Week	-
4 December 2015 – 18:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: December 2015 Humble Monthly #2	-
21 June 2016 – 17:00	Free Week	-
1 September 2016 – 17:00	Free Weekend	-
7 October 2016 – 17:00	Free Week	-
26 January 2017 – 19:06	⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Starbreeze Bundle: Presents John Wick	-
3 April 2017 – 17:00	Free Week	-
19 October 2017 – 17:00	Free Week	-
23 April 2018 – 17:00	Free Week	-
23 January 2019 – 16:00	⇄ Fanatical: Reaper Bundle	-
9 May 2019 – 17:00	Free Weekend	-
17 July 2019 – 15:00	⇄ Fanatical: Mystery Goldrush Bundle	-
7 November 2019 – 18:00	Free Weekend	-
1 June 2020 – 16:00	⇄ Fanatical: Payday 2 Legacy Bundle	-
10 August 2021 – 17:00	Free Week	-
4 February 2022 – 12:00	⇄ Fanatical: Safe In Our World Charity Bundle 2022	-
4 February 2022 – 19:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: F*CK CANCER Bundle	-
21 September 2022 – 17:00	Free Weekend	-
19 October 2022 – 18:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: Payday 2: The Ultimate Score Bundle	-
10 January 2023 – 12:00	⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Play On The Go Bundle New Year Edition	-
1 March 2023 – 19:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: Türkiye-Syria Earthquake Relief Bundle	-
13 March 2023 – 16:00	⇄ Fanatical: Build Your Own Triple Pack - Spring Edition	-
16 June 2023 – 18:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: PAYDAY 2: Return of The Ultimate Score Bundle	-

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How many players are playing PAYDAY 2 right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 26031 players live playing PAYDAY 2 on Steam.

PAYDAY 2 had an all-time peak of 247709 concurrent players on 11 June 2017.

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PAYDAY 2

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Supported Languages

Tags

Categories

Hardware Categories

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Assets

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Owner estimations

Monthly players breakdown

Steam hub followers history

User reviews history

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