PAYDAY: The Heist

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App ID	24240
App Type	Game
Store Name	PAYDAY™ The Heist
Developer	OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.
Publisher	Starbreeze Entertainment
Franchise	PAYDAY
Supported Systems	Windows
Technologies	Diesel Engine
Last Changenumber	31179511
Last Record Update	18 September 2025 – 12:09:26 UTC ()
Release Date	20 October 2011 – 16:44:00 UTC ()

😍 91.58%

40k reviews

In-Game

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

Additional Information

Developer

OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.

gamedir

PAYDAY The Heist

metacritic_name

Payday: The Heist

icon

empty string

metacritic_score

NoServers

Yes

metacritic_fullurl

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

primarycache

24241

state

eStateAvailable

serverbrowsername

empty string

GameManualURL

https://store.steampowered.com/manual/24240/

community_visible_stats

Yes

InstallScript

installscript.vdf

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

Publisher

Starbreeze Entertainment

SortAs

PAYDAY

Store Release Date

20 October 2011 – 16:45:00 UTC ()

osarch

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community_hub_visible

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

Primary Genre

Action (1)

Store Genres

Action (1)

Steam Release Date

20 October 2011 – 16:44:00 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

29 August 2025 – 09:34:40 UTC () (1756460080)

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library_hero	en
library_logo	en
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review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Diesel Engine, Bink_Video SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

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
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
Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
Note: Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 1 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 857495

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	1
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	1
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-7.0-1
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

20 March 2013 – 07:42:32 UTC (), in changelist #196282

Content Descriptors (Including DLC)

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

Supported Languages

5 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes		Yes	Yes
German	Yes		Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes		Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes		Yes	Yes

Accessibility Categories

Custom Volume Controls

Stereo Sound

Adjustable Difficulty

Assets

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small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
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library_hero ↴
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image2x/english	library_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
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logo_position/height_pct	45.82047019710282
library_header ↴
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image2x/english	22df124c15f96d4f7bbf69874b013108f9dbc9d2/library_header_2x.jpg

Assets

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raw_page_background	8026f65c553022a2544a8cff5e1aa4cf8a503d6c/page_bg_raw.jpg
timestamp	18 September 2025 – 12:09:23 UTC

Trailers

967227 ↴
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all_ages	true
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1758197353
967208 ↴
trailer_name	Diamond Heist Trailer
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all_ages	false
is_highlight	true
timestamp	1758197356
967205 ↴
trailer_name	Panic Room Trailer
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microtrailer/video/webm	24240/426963496/d33005be443283c895a18e52ae46afd4c3faff22/1756456466/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	24240/426963496/d33005be443283c895a18e52ae46afd4c3faff22/1756456466/microtrailer.mp4
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is_highlight	true
timestamp	1758197359
967197 ↴
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Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
228982	Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2008 Redist	No size
228984	Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2012 Redist	No size
228985	Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2013 Redist	No size
228988	Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2019 Redist	No size
228990	Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980DirectX Jun 2010 Redist	No size
229031	Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980PhysX System Software 9.12.1031	No size
24241	Payday The Heist Base	5.15 GiB	2.39 GiB
24242	EnglishPAYDAY The Heist english	1.33 KiB	0 B
24243	FrenchPAYDAY The Heist french	1.33 KiB	736 B
24244	ItalianPAYDAY The Heist italian	1.33 KiB	736 B
24245	GermanPAYDAY The Heist german	1.33 KiB	736 B
24246	Spanish - SpainPAYDAY The Heist spanish	1.33 KiB	736 B
207816	DLC 207816PAYDAY Soundtrack	1.65 GiB	1.54 GiB

Total size on disk is 6.79 GiB and total download size is 3.93 GiB.

Total size on disk is 5.15 GiB and total download size is 2.39 GiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		857495

Other

Name	Value
overridescddb	1
privatebranches	1

PAYDAY: The Heist

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