PAYDAY™ The Heist

PAYDAY™ The Heist

Released Oct 2011

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

93% positive · 41K reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

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Steam $9.99
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Evaluation

PAYDAY: The Heist launched on October 20, 2011 as a complete six-heist co-op shooter. The game received two DLC releases: the Wolf Pack (additional heists and content) and the official soundtrack, which was released on October 18, 2012. Both are fully released with no unreleased DLC listed on the store. The developer's 18 news posts contain zero development signals — no patch notes, no content announcements, no studio updates — only sales, trading card promotions, and community events. There has been no developer communication about new features, content, or future plans for this game. The franchise moved on to PAYDAY 2 (released in 2013) and subsequently PAYDAY 3, effectively making PAYDAY: The Heist a legacy title. The game launched as a finished product, received its DLC content through late 2012, and has had no further development activity since.
Evidence
All 18 developer news posts are sales, trading card announcements, or community events — zero posts contain any development signal about features, content, or studio plans
news post development ending
high
Official game soundtrack released on October 18, 2012 — the most recent datable content release for the game
dlc listing · Oct 18, 2012 source content shipped
medium

Content

2 of 2 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Publisher
Starbreeze Entertainment
Achievements
56
Platform
Windows
Controller
—
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op

About this game

PAYDAY™ The Heist is an action filled first person shooter that lets players take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next “big score”. Load out with an array of weaponry and equipment. Navigate six high-stake heists with three other live or A.I. Co-Op partners in crime.
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Key Features

  • Six High-Intensity Heists
  • Interactive 4-Player Co-Op play
  • Endless Replayability
  • Massive Character Progression Tree
  • Build Your Skills to Fit Your Preferred Form of Violence
  • Hostage Trading
  • More DLC: Additional heists, weapons and equipment means PAYDAY™—a digitally distributed AAA quality title for less than half the price of a retail game—is total OVERKILL
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