PAYDAY 2 fills a gap nothing else on this list touches: the heist. Planning a bank job with your crew, deciding who takes what role, then watching it fall gloriously apart — that's a completely different co-op feeling from shooting hordes or hunting monsters. Hundreds of heists across the content library means your squad will not run out of jobs quickly. Using PAYDAY 2 over PAYDAY 3 is a deliberate call — PAYDAY 3 had significant server issues post-launch and a much smaller content library. PAYDAY 2 plays on PS5 via backward compatibility and still has an active community. No crossplay, though; PlayStation only.


PAYDAY 2
August 13, 2013ShooterESRB M
Available on
Overview
About PAYDAY 2
Payday 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original crew: Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains as they descend on Washington D.C. for an epic crime spree.
Story setup
Two years after the events of the first game, the Payday gang relocates to Washington, D.C. to carry out a new wave of heists. After proving their capabilities, the crew catches the attention of the Dentist, a powerful middleman who helps them break their arrested member Hoxton out of prison and uncover the informant who betrayed him. As they take on increasingly ambitious contracts, including stealing a mysterious box from a casino vault, their operator Bain is captured by the Dentist and an unknown faction. With help from the mercenary Locke, the gang discovers the conspiracy behind Bain's abduction, frees him, and carries out one final heist: infiltrating the White House to steal presidential pardons for their crimes. In an alternate ending, the gang discovers a secret ancient machine beneath the White House and activates it, with Bain seemingly using it to transfer his consciousness into the President's body.
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At a glance
- Released
- August 13, 2013
- Platforms
- PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Linux, Xbox One
- Genres
- Shooter, RPG, Strategy, Action
- Play modes
- Single Player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Multiplayer
- Age rating
- ESRB M
Media
Screenshots
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Playing together
Multiplayer & game modes
supports up to 4 players online.
4 online
Features
Online Multiplayer
Play Modes
Single Player • Multiplayer • Co-op • Online Multiplayer
Player Count
- Online
- 1-4
Content
Age ratings
How rating boards around the world have classified PAYDAY 2. Open a board for its content descriptors.
CLASS_IND16
- Drogas (Drugs)
- Linguagem Imprópria (Inappropriate Language)
- Violência (Violence)
ESRBM
- Use of Drugs
- Blood
- Drug Reference
- Intense Violence
- Strong Language
- Suggestive Themes
- Sexual Themes
- Blood and Gore
- Language
- Violence
GRAC19+
- Language
- Crime, Anti-Social
- Violence
PEGI18
- Violence
- Drugs
- Bad Language
- In-Game Purchases
The content of this game is suitable for persons aged 18 years and over only. It contains: Violence towards defenceless people - Strong language This game allows the player to interact with other players ONLINE
USK18
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