Payday 2

Payday 2
Developer(s)Overkill Software
Publisher(s)505 Games
Director(s)David Goldfarb
Producer(s)Almir Listo
Designer(s)Ulf Andersson
Programmer(s)
  • George Giannakos
  • Martin Waern
Artist(s)Tomislav Spajic
Composer(s)
Le Castle Vania [b]
EngineDiesel Engine 2.0[3]
Platform(s)
Release
13 August 2013
  • Microsoft Windows
    • WW: 13 August 2013
  • PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
    • NA: 13 August 2013
    • EU: 16 August 2013
  • PlayStation 4, Xbox One
    • EU: 12 June 2015
    • NA: 16 June 2015
  • Linux
    • WW: 21 March 2016
  • Nintendo Switch
    • EU: 23 February 2018
    • NA: 27 February 2018
Genre(s)
Mode(s)

Payday 2 is a cooperative first-person shooter video game developed by Overkill Software and published by 505 Games. The game is a sequel to 2011's Payday: The Heist. It was released in August 2013 for Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. An enhanced version of the game, subtitled Crimewave Edition, was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in June 2015[4] and for the Nintendo Switch in February 2018.[5]

Two years after the events of the previous game, the Payday gang comes to the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area to perform another heisting spree. The player takes control of one of the gang's twenty-two members and can perform heists alone, or with up to three teammates. The player can participate in a variety of heists, including but not limited to robberies of banks, shops and armored cars, and producing and distributing narcotics. The game differs from the previous by allowing much more customization of the player (aesthetically and gameplay-wise), somewhat improved graphical interface and experience, more variety and playability in levels, and has reworked stealth mechanics.

An accompanying web series was produced to promote the game.[6] The game was profitable from pre-orders alone[7] and received positive reviews. Payday 2: Crimewave Edition which offers improved graphics, new content and some downloadable content, was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in June 2015.[8]

A sequel, titled Payday 3, published by Deep Silver under Plaion, was released on 21 September 2023.[9]

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  2. ^ "Interview with Payday 3 composer Gustavo Coutinho". paydaythegame.com. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Walking Dead Developer Acquiring Valhalla Engine". November 2021. Archived from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Payday 2 Brings More Cops-Versus-Robbers Shooting to Xbox One and PS4". gamespot.com. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 15 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  5. ^ "PAYDAY 2™ coming to the Nintendo Switch System in February". 12 December 2017. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  6. ^ Gauntlett, Adam (6 June 2013). "Payday 2 Live Action Web Series Cracks Its First Vault". The Escapist. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  7. ^ Mudgal, Kartik (8 August 2013). "Gamechup Payday 2 profitable before launch". gamechup.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  8. ^ "PAYDAY 2: Crimewave Edition brings the ultimate heist experience on June 21st". Made For Gaming. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Starbreeze enters co-publishing agreement with Koch Media for 2023 PAYDAY 3 launch – Starbreeze". Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2021.


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