PAYDAY: The Heist

paydaythegame.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Genres, Kind of game, About, Fighting, Unlocks and progress.

• Online co-op: Page sells the game as co-op for four, with live players or computer partners.
• Most players online: Page lists co-op play for four, meaning you and three partners.
• Genres: Page calls it a first-person shooter.
• Kind of game: A crew of four takes on set heists together, and computer partners can fill empty slots.
• About: Page casts you as a career criminal pulling heists.
• Fighting: Page presents a first-person shooter built around heists.
• Unlocks and progress: Page advertises a large character progression tree with skill choices.

paydaythegame.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Release date, About, Sessions.

• Release date: Launch post of 2011-10-18 gives 18 October for PlayStation 3 in North America and 20 October for Steam. The first platform sets our date. Steam shows 2011-10-20.
• About: Post lists a bank vault robbery, an armored car hijacking and a break-in at a high-security headquarters.
• Sessions: Post describes an episodic co-op shooter with six self-contained heists at launch.

overkill-archive.starbreeze.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Friends can join mid-game.

• Friends can join mid-game: PC update post of 2011-12-09 lets players join a game in progress, except during the point of no return and on the end screen.

paydaythegame.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026

Backs Release status.

• Release status: The maker shipped update 23 on 2026-10-20, so the game is still supported.

store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Free base co-op, Kind of game, Sessions, About, Fighting, Getting better, Planning ahead.

• Online co-op: Features list Online Co-op.
• Most players online: Key features list co-op for four.
• Free base co-op: The Windows edition is sold for 9.99 USD. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
• Kind of game: User tags include Team-Based and Co-op.
• Sessions: Store text lists six heists to replay and a progression tree.
• About: User tags include Crime and Heist.
• Fighting: User tags include FPS and Shooter.
• Getting better: User tags include Difficult.
• Planning ahead: User tags include Tactical and Strategy.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam app ID, Online co-op, Platforms, Release status, Release date, Free base co-op.

• Online co-op: Categories include Co-op and Online Co-op.
• Platforms: Steam lists Windows only. The maker's launch post also names PlayStation 3, which is not one of our platforms.
• Release status: Steam lists the game as available.
• Release date: Steam shows Oct 20, 2011, two days after the PlayStation 3 launch.
• Free base co-op: Steam data marks the game as not free, with one paid package.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam Deck.

• Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.

wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026

Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date.

• Genres: P136 is first-person shooter.
• Release date: P577 is 2011-10-18.

gameinformer.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Tension and danger, Working in sync, Getting better, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead.

• Tension and danger: Game Informer review of 2011-10-21 calls the heists tense and often frantic.
• Working in sync: Says teamwork is central, with players covering approaches and watching hostages over voice chat.
• Getting better: Says the game is hard even on normal.
• Unlocks and progress: Calls the progression system simple, a mild reason to keep playing after the six heists.
• Planning ahead: Mentions overwatch positions, ammo management and covering approaches.

mp1st.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Kind of game, Sessions, Fighting, Unlocks and progress, Tension and danger.

• Kind of game: Review of 2011-11-20 compares it to a co-op zombie shooter with objectives, where the crew revives each other and trades hostages for downed friends.
• Sessions: Says six missions, varied loadouts and a deep progression tree give reasons to return.
• Fighting: Says the focus is fighting through objectives while the police escalate, with only a few sneakier jobs.
• Unlocks and progress: Describes a 147-level reputation system with three branches that unlocks upgrades.
• Tension and danger: Says pressure builds as the police escalate from street cops to SWAT and an all-out assault.

worthplaying.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Story.

• Story: Review of 2011-11-26 says the six missions can be played in any order with no story linking them. The voice acting has a campy tone, so the crew has some character.

thesixthaxis.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Working in sync, Unlocks and progress.

• Working in sync: Review of 2013-08-02 says the missions were designed for four humans and solo play turns into a chore.
• Unlocks and progress: Describes shared experience that unlocks weapons and upgrades along three paths.