Payday 2

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Microsoft Windows

• Linux

Genres

• first-person shooter

• stealth game

• shooter game^*

• strategy video game^*

Play modes

• co-op mode

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  4^*

• PlayStation 3^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  4^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

• ESRB · PlayStation 3^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Series

• Payday

Engines

• Diesel

Localized titles

• Payday 2

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• RPG^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• Co-op^*
• Online Co-op^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Tracked Controller Support^*
• VR Supported^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• In-App Purchases^*
• Camera Comfort^*
• Custom Volume Controls^*
• Adjustable Difficulty^*
• Playable without Timed Input^*
• Stereo Sound^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Remote Play on Phone^*
• Remote Play on Tablet^*
• Remote Play on TV^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• German^*
• French^*
• Italian^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Dutch^*
• Russian^*
• Japanese^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Spanish - Latin America^*
• Korean^*
• Polish^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Polish^*

Community tags · historical

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  9,865^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  7,595^*

• FPS^*

  Votes · historical

  7,555^*

• Heist^*

  Votes · historical

  7,106^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  6,332^*

• Looter Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  6,255^*

• Online Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  6,180^*

• Stealth^*

  Votes · historical

  6,169^*

• Crime^*

  Votes · historical

  5,705^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  4,856^*

• Team-Based^*

  Votes · historical

  4,353^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  4,321^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  4,154^*

• Gun Customization^*

  Votes · historical

  3,733^*

• Tactical^*

  Votes · historical

  3,412^*

• PvE^*

  Votes · historical

  2,805^*

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  2,345^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  2,208^*

• Funny^*

  Votes · historical

  1,657^*

• Simulation^*

  Votes · historical

  1,587^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 7^*

  Processor alternatives

  2 GHz Intel Dual Core Processor^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Nvidia & AMD (512MB VRAM)^*

  Graphics API

  Version 9.0c^*

  Storage

  83 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR. Standing or Room Scale. Requires installing the free VR DLC.^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Processor alternatives

  2.3 GHz Intel Quad Core 64-bit Processor^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA & AMD (2GB VRAM)^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

  Video memory

  1 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  338^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

Developers

• Overkill Software
• OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.^*
• OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio^*

Publishers

• 505 Games

• Starbreeze Studios

• Starbreeze Publishing AB^*
• Starbreeze Entertainment^*
• Starbreeze Publishing AB‬^*

• 2013-08-13

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2013-08-16 · PlayStation 3^*

  Release date

  2013-08-16^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  PlayStation 3^*

• 2013-08-15 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2013-08-15^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Aug 13, 2013^*

Detailed specifications