Payday 3
| Developers: | Starbreeze Studios |
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| Publishers: | Deep Silver, Plaion |
| Engine: | Unreal Engine 4 |
| Platforms: | PC, PS5, Steam, XB X|S |
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| Genres: | Shooter |
| Modes: | Multiplayer, Single-Player |
What is Payday 3?
Payday 3 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Starbreeze Studios and published by Deep Silver. Released on September 21, 2023, it serves as a sequel to Payday 2 and the third installment in the Payday series. The game is set in the 2020s, with the original heist crew, including characters like “Dallas” and “Hoxton,” returning alongside new additions like “Joy” and “Pearl.” The story takes place in New York and explores the re-motivation of the Payday Gang to continue their life of crime, introducing elements like advanced surveillance and cryptocurrency. Developed using Unreal Engine 4, it will later be upgraded to Unreal Engine 5. Payday 3 offers both single-player and multiplayer modes, promising a gripping narrative and exciting heist experiences.
Review
Read full review“Solid, but maybe too safe”
Payday 3 is a great version of Payday, which in itself was a whole lot of fun. At a decent price and with frantic heist action when things go wrong there is such a lot of fun to get out of the game but we are left wondering whether we could have seen more new stuff after a decade of waiting for this follow-up. It will live or die on the loyalty of the playerbase which hopefully means it will do well.
Paul McNally