PAYDAY 2: Steam reviews, players & page score
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PAYDAY 2 at a glance
PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.
- Price
- $9.99
- Release
- Aug 13, 2013
- Steam reviews
- 445,966 reviews, 89% positive recently
- Playing now
- 8,311 players
- Followers
- 8,201,331
- Demo
- No
- Developer
- OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio., Sidetrack Games
- Languages
- 12 (English, German, French, Italian…)
Games like PAYDAY 2
Similar games: screenshots 101/255 · 5 trailers · 14 languages
PAYDAY 2OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio. · 20 tags · 49 screenshotsSection scores weights from methodology v1
Compare with the best pages in its genre: Shooter & FPS · Co-op
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Fixes, ranked by estimated impact 7 ISSUES
highThe first screenshot is dark+1 pts
Slot 1 brightness 32/255. Slot 1 is the most-seen image after the capsule.
Lead with your brightest gameplay shot (screenshot 31, at 122).
mediumDarker than the games Steam shows next to you+1 pts
First five average 64; similar games average 101.
Rebalance the first five toward readable, well-lit scenes.
mediumSequel is never mentioned+1 pts
The game name signals a sequel but the short description doesn't say so.
Say it in the first line. Fans of the first game are your first buyers.
mediumBroad tags rank above your real genre+1 pts
Top five tags include Action, Multiplayer.
Encourage players to tag your real genre, and use your developer tags on the specific ones.
How you look on Steam
Measured at 231 × 87: brightness 118/255, contrast 79, colorfulness 51, 22% near-black pixels.
Store copy short 65 · long 85
Short description · 219 / 300PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.
Sequel is never mentioned. The game name signals a sequel but the short description doesn't say so.
Opens with the game's name. Starts "PAYDAY 2 is a…", which wastes the first words.
A rewritten draft built from your own words is in the full report.
Screenshot audit measured brightness, store order
Steam shows 4 to 5 thumbnails before the arrow. Red = near-black (under 30/255), amber = dark (under 45).
First five screenshots vs the games Steam shows next to you average brightness, 0–255
Trailer, tags and setup
- warn2 trailers; the games Steam shows next to you have 5.
- warnTop five tags include Action, Multiplayer.
- warn0 GIFs or clips in the long description.
- ok89% positive recent reviews.
- okAll 20 tag slots used.
- ok12 languages.
- okDiscord, X, website linked.
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1.3% of impressions become visits. Below 2% usually means the capsule doesn't read at small size.
What's working
- ✓ 12 languages
- ✓ All 20 tag slots used
- ✓ Short description uses 219 of 300 characters
- ✓ Capsule stands out at small size
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- ✓ Measured screenshots
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- ✓ Top 4 fixes
- ✓ Full report included
- ✓ Real wishlists + sales
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- ✓ All fixes, ranked
- ✓ Description draft
- ✓ Screenshot order
- ✓ No tracking
- ✓ 25 games
- ✓ White-label PDF
- ✓ Read-only API
- ✓ 8 jury tests a month
YouTubers & streamers who play PAYDAY 2
11 YouTube channels named PAYDAY 2 in a video title and 1 Twitch streamer streamed it or had clips from it in the last few months. Making a game like this? These creators already have an audience for it.
- TheKknowley YouTube · 211K subscribers“They Added More Achievements to Payday 2…” · Oct 22, 2026
- Luk_Exe YouTube · 42K subscribers“O maior ERRO do stealth em Payday 2 🤫❌” · Oct 10, 2026
- Papa B YouTube · 12K subscribers“The H3H3 Payday 2 Reviews Are INSANE” · Oct 31, 2026
- MisterCarlos YouTube · 429K subscribers“[PAYDAY 2] El Parche más Importante que ha Recibido este Juego” · Aug 14, 2026
- PAYDAY YouTube · 372K subscribers“PAYDAY 2: Under The Hammer - Release Trailer” · Sep 15, 2026
- Taylor YouTube · 387 subscribers“Payday 2 - Bank Heist Random - ALL LOOT, NO KILL, (SOLO-STEALTH) - DSOD” · Oct 16, 2026
- Lucky YouTube · 13K subscribers“PAYDAY 2 Just Got a New Heist After 3 YEARS” · Sep 16, 2026
- Safy Abecasis YouTube · 7.6K subscribers“PAYDAY 2 Just Got a BRAND NEW Heist… And It’s Incredible” · Sep 15, 2026
- RoboKast YouTube · 520K subscribers“Payday 2 Should Be Dead By Now” · Jun 19, 2026
- Szerman YouTube · 47 subscribers“Payday 2 - Versus - Mod - Beta first version” · Oct 30, 2026
- kerb500 Twitch · 24 views on these streams and clips“noob” · Oct 11, 2026
- N3m0Ghost YouTube · 1.8K subscribers“The BEST Pistol In Payday 2” · Oct 5, 2026
From the YouTube Data API and Twitch API. Only videos whose title names the game, or streams filed under its Twitch category, are counted. StoreCheck isn't affiliated with YouTube, Twitch or Valve.
PAYDAY 2: common questions
Is PAYDAY 2 on Steam?
Yes. PAYDAY 2 is on Steam (app ID 218620) at store.steampowered.com/app/218620.
When did PAYDAY 2 come out?
PAYDAY 2 was released on Steam on Aug 13, 2013.
How much does PAYDAY 2 cost on Steam?
PAYDAY 2 costs $9.99 on Steam in the US. Regional prices differ.
Are PAYDAY 2's Steam reviews good?
PAYDAY 2 has 445,966 Steam reviews and 89% of recent reviews are positive (Very Positive).
Does PAYDAY 2 have a demo?
There was no demo on PAYDAY 2's Steam page when we last checked.
Who made PAYDAY 2?
PAYDAY 2 is made by OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio., Sidetrack Games and published by Starbreeze Entertainment.
What kind of game is PAYDAY 2?
Steam players tag it Co-op, Action, FPS, Heist, Multiplayer. PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.
Which YouTubers and streamers play PAYDAY 2?
Recent PAYDAY 2 videos and streams include TheKknowley (YouTube), Luk_Exe (YouTube), Papa B (YouTube), MisterCarlos (YouTube), PAYDAY (YouTube). StoreCheck lists 12 of them on this page, with subscriber counts and their latest PAYDAY 2 video.
Scored with methodology v1. A higher score means a clearer page, not guaranteed sales.