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PAYDAY 3

PAYDAY 3

PAYDAY 3 is the ultimate co-op FPS crime fantasy. Choose between stealth or loud playstyles, customize your character, and get ready to pull off the perfect heist.

Released Sep 21, 2023 Developer Starbreeze Studios Publisher Starbreeze Entertainment Platforms Windows HeistCo-opCrimeActionMultiplayer
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

43.4%positive58,692 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 106 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 106 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 43.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20

Recommended · 130 found this helpful

“[h1]Stop looking at the launch reviews, it’s actually good now [/h1] I get it. I was annoyed at launch too. The servers were busted, the progression system felt like a total grind, and it honestly felt like a unfinished mess. I uninstalled it and almost never looked back. But I…”

— a player, Steam review · 142 hrs played
Not recommended · 26 found this helpful

“To my brother, whom I convinced to preorder the game aswell... I am terribly sorry.”

— a player, Steam review · 146 hrs played
Not recommended · 68 found this helpful

“The lesson here kids is just because it has the brand name doesn't guarantee the quality of the prior entries.”

— a player, Steam review · 24 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:00 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

898playing at last check
1,15424-hour peak
69,112all-time peak
0 25k 50k 2024 2025 2026 28.6k avg · Sep 2023

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

22achievements
9.7%median completion
2.3%rarest: Insurance Policy
86.4% of players 61.9% of players 36.3% of players 32.4% of players 27.3% of players 23.5% of players 18.3% of players 18.2% of players 17.6% of players 12.9% of players 10.9% of players 9.7% of players 9.5% of players 8.0% of players 7.8% of players 6.6% of players 5.6% of players 5.1% of players 5.0% of players 3.9% of players 2.9% of players 2.3% of players 86.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
86.4%No One Cared Who I Was... — Until I put on the mask.
61.9%Just... One... More... — Complete No Rest For The Wicked having opened all deposit boxes.
36.3%Arts and Crafts — Customize a mask.
Rarest badges of honor
2.3%Insurance Policy — Complete Touch The Sky with 4 active human shields on Hard or above.
2.9%True Connoisseur — Steal the painting by Shanda Latrell in Under the Surphaze on Very Hard or above.
3.9%Spec Ops — Complete Touch The Sky in stealth without killing a single guard on Overkill.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99−50% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$29.99base price
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-12
US14.99 USD−50%
EU14.24 EUR−50%
UK11.99 GBP−50%
Australia22.12 AUD−50%
Canada19.49 CAD−50%
Japan1,750 JPY−50%
Brazil44.99 BRL−50%
China51.00 CNY−50%

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

China≈$7.5 Brazil Japan Canada US Australia UK EU≈$16

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jul 07, 2026
PAYDAY 3: Update 3.7 Changelog

Happy Summer Heisters! As we talked about in our recent Future of PAYDAY with Paul Video , July's update is a smaller one as most of the PAYDAY 3 team is out on vacation. That said, the team has been

Jul 06, 2026
PAYDAY 3: Behind the Scenes with Mattias - July 2026

It's summertime! While much of the team is away on vacation, Mattias is here to give you an exclusive first look at the reworked 99 Boxes heist, arriving in PAYDAY 3 with the next update.

Jun 25, 2026
PAYDAY Steam Summer Sale

The sun is baking, the birds are singing, and Wolf is taking a well-deserved avkoppling in the garden. That can only mean one thing: It's time for the PAYDAY Steam Summer Sale ! ːpd3ː Get the PAYDAY 3

Jun 24, 2026
PAYDAY 3: Update 3.6.1 Changelog

Hello heisters! We are now rolling out a new Hotfix to address some of the issues that came up with the 3.6 Update . As the hotfix is deployed, it may take longer for some platforms to receive the upd

Jun 23, 2026
PAYDAY 3: Update 3.6 Changelog

Update 3.6 is here! Featuring Crimebonds, a brand-new tutorial mission, the new Heat meter, new contracts, new armor frames, and a complete rework of Touch the Sky. Crimebonds Stealth or Loud, shotgun

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Adventure, RPG
Player tagsHeist · Co-op · Crime · Action · Multiplayer · FPS · Shooter · Stealth · Tactical · America · Online Co-Op · Dark Humor (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · In-App Purchases
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Turkish *
Achievements22
Estimated owners2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttps://www.paydaythegame.com/payday3/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-9400F Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 1650 (4 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 580 (4GB) Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 65 GB available space Additional Notes: DirectX11, DirectX12 supported