Overkill Software · OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.^*

Payday: The Heist

2011 first-person shooter · shooter game^* · stealth game^* +1^*

At a glance

Genres

first-person shooter
shooter game^*
stealth game^*
strategy video game^*

Play modes

co-op mode
single-player video game

Series

Payday

Game facts

Developers

Overkill Software
OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.^*

Publishers

Daybreak Game Company
Starbreeze Entertainment^*
Sony Online Entertainment^*

Engines

Diesel

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Platforms

Players by platform

PlayStation 3^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
4^*
Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
4^*

Content classifications

ESRB · PlayStation 3^*
Classification
M - Mature^*
ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
M - Mature^*

Compatibility and community reports

Steam Deck^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*
Steam Deck · Community performance · 2026-06-27^*
Community-reported frame rate
60 fps^*
Reports
1^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Platinum^*
Reports
53^*
Community confidence
strong^*

System requirements

Windows · Unspecified tier^*
Operating system
Windows XP, Vista, 7^*
Processor alternatives
P4 3 GHz or Athlon 3400+^*
Memory
1 GB Ram Video Card: NVIDIA 7800GTX or ATI x1900^*
Windows · Recommended^*
Processor alternatives
Intel Core 2 Duo / AMD Athlon X2^*
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 / ATI Radeon HD 4850^*
Memory
2 GB^*
Windows · Minimum^*
Processor alternatives
Intel Pentium 4 3 GHz / AMD Athlon XP 3400+^*
Graphics alternatives
NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX / ATI Radeon X1900^*
Memory
1 GB^*
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*
Memory
2 GB^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
Linux^*
Supported
No^*
macOS^*
Supported
No^*

Interface languages

English^*
Full audio
Yes^*
French^*
German^*
Italian^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Audio languages

English^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Multi-player^*
Co-op^*
Online Co-op^*
Steam Achievements^*
Steam Trading Cards^*
Custom Volume Controls^*
Adjustable Difficulty^*
Stereo Sound^*
Steam Cloud^*
Stats^*
Family Sharing^*

Store genres

Action^*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from Payday: The Heist

Screenshot 2 from Payday: The Heist

Screenshot 3 from Payday: The Heist

* Provisional data