Game guide
PAYDAY 2
Game overview
What is PAYDAY 2?
A four-player cooperative heist shooter with stealth and loud approaches, varied objectives and extensive build customization.
What you actually do
The core loop
The main loop centers on heists, shooting, stealth, objectives and build crafting.
How progress works
Progress comes from leveling, skill trees and equipment unlocks.
Action and interaction
Action and interaction center on first person shooting, stealth and combat central.
How the game is structured
The game is structured around instanced missions.
Best for
Who this works for.
Couples
Strong for couples
Mixed skill levels
Strong for mixed-skill groups
Small groups
Strong for small groups
Your setup
Can your group play it?
The essentials first, with platform-specific detail available below.
Player and mode details1 setup
Selected platforms
- 2-4 players online
Verified core group profile supports up to 4; dedicated-server or ambient-world capacity is intentionally not substituted for a normal group size.
In play
See how it plays.
Availability
Platform differences.
Important edition and storefront differences remain available without taking over the page.
Check platform and storefront details1 group
Steam
PC
- PC availability and input support from publisher-submitted Steam data; cross-platform matrix left unknown here.
PC hardware
Will it run?
Well suited to modest PCs.
View minimum PC requirementsExact specs
- GPU
- NVIDIA & AMD (1GB VRAM)
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 32 GB
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