Payday 3

PAYDAY 3 is a 1-to-4 player co-op FPS and the ultimate heist fantasy, set in the most iconic city in the world. Gone without a trace or through a hail of bullets. Either way, you're getting out with the prize.

64 21 September 2023

Shooter Action Stealth

Payday 3 is a shooter developed by Starbreeze Studios, released 21 September 2023 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 1 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam , Wikipedia

What Payday 3 is

Payday 3 is a shooter game developed by Starbreeze Studios and released in 2023. It was published by PLAION. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Payday 3 is a 2023 cooperative first-person shooter game developed and published by Starbreeze Studios. The game was formerly published by Deep Silver. The game is a sequel to Payday 2, and is the third installment in the Payday series. It was released for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on 21 September 2023.

Description from Wikipedia · source

How it plays

It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 22 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Payday 3 holds a critic score of 64 out of 100. That places it above 27% of the 3,305 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2023 averaged 76, so it scored 12 points below the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 62, across 50 votes.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-9400F, 16 GB RAM and Nvidia GTX 1650 (4 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 580 (4GB). A 16GB memory requirement is demanding — worth checking before you buy, because 8GB is still common in older and budget machines. Install size is roughly 65GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Payday 3 launched on 21 September 2023, within three weeks of Starfield, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Lies of P and Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Starfield, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Lies of P, Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Payday 3: Party Powder Heist

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Payday 3: Delivery Charge Heist

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Quick answers

Payday 3 — frequently asked questions

When did Payday 3 come out?

Payday 3 was released on 21 September 2023 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Payday 3?

At minimum, Payday 3 needs Intel Core i5-9400F, 16 GB RAM, Nvidia GTX 1650 (4 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 580 (4GB) graphics, 65 GB available space of storage.

How many GB is Payday 3?

The PC version needs about 65 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("65 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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