Support NeoGAF

[Draugoth]

Game Information​

Game Title: PAYDAY 3
Platforms:

• PC (Sep 21, 2023)
• PlayStation 5 (Sep 21, 2023)
• Xbox Series X/S (Sep 21, 2023)

Trailers:

• PAYDAY 3: Gameplay Trailer
• PAYDAY 3 Teaser Trailer

Developer: Starbreeze Studios
Publishers: Deep Silver, PLAION

Review Aggregator:

OpenCritic - 72 average - 62% recommended - 13 reviews

Critic Reviews​

Cerealkillerz - Nick Erlenhof - German - 7.3 / 10

Payday 3 takes a big step forward in what has been the sole field of heist simulators. The new stealth mechanics are motivating, the gameplay has been improved and the heists are varied. However, there are still some drawbacks in the current lack of content, the AI and the general polish. However, some things are already being worked on, so that Heist fans will soon be able to let off steam here.

Checkpoint Gaming - Omi Koulas - 6 / 10

PAYDAY 3 offers a cooperative gameplay experience with an array of heists and a progression system that has its merits. However, it's not without its share of issues. AI inconsistencies, unremarkable objectives, and underwhelming audio-visual elements tarnish the experience. While it's an imperfect addition to the series, it still offers a taste of the criminal underworld. Like any complex caper, it has its moments of brilliance, but also a few unexpected hiccups along the way.

Digital Trends - Giovanni Colantonio - 3.5 / 5

Payday 3 doesn't shake up its predecessor's formula much, but a strong batch of initial heists sets the live service shooter up for success.

Gamer Guides - Paul McNally - 7 / 10

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.

Gamerheadquarters - Jason Stettner - 6.7 / 10

Payday 3 does play it safe, it feels like Payday 2 with some refinements and modern elements while not greatly expanding upon the core concepts of play.

Generación Xbox - Javier Bassols - Spanish - 85 / 100

PayDay 3 is the next logical step in the room. Without forgetting their place of origin and what made them known and successful worldwide, Starbreeze Studios proposes a new series of heists with great additions. From an advance in the movement of the perosnajes, with options such as sliding, a great gameplay and gunplay and an increase in customization, the studio surprises us again with a very good shooter.

Hobby Consolas - Daniel Quesada - Spanish - 68 / 100

It offers shocking moments and its proposal is very attractive, but it is too outdated in the technical and sometimes the development is unnecessarily convoluted.

IGN - Travis Northup - 7 / 10

Payday 3's cooperative heists are off to a strong start, even if the vault is a bit bare at the moment.

Press Start - Harry Kalogirou - 6.5 / 10

While PAYDAY 3 will no doubt please series veterans and newcomers, it's still a few updates a way from being definitively better than PAYDAY 2. When everything is working seamlessly, it offers some of the highest highs in the series thus far, but frustrating omissions and questionable progression design restrain PAYDAY 3's ability to be consistent.

Seasoned Gaming - Alex Segovia - 7 / 10

The caper fantasy experience that the series continues to provide always makes it a good time even when the messy technical aspects threaten to derail it.

Stevivor - Hamish Lindsay - 7.5 / 10

It’s an easy recommend for series fans, just don’t expect it to be the lumbering behemoth that was Payday 2… yet.

VideoGamer - Amaar Chowdhury - 8 / 10

As any larcenist knows, all the best robberies begin discreetly before snowballing into a wild frenzy soundtracked to upbeat electronic music. Payday 3 does this with brimming style, before running away with the money.

ZdobywcyGier.eu - Bartosz Michalik - Polish - 7 / 10

PAYDAY 3 is by no means a reskin of the second game, but a true flesh-and-blood sequel, introducing a ton of new features and improvements. The game takes many steps forward while going several steps back. In terms of content, PAYDAY 3 is like a very well-made skeleton that lacks muscle, blood and skin. Empty with just the basics, but with the potential for more.

 

[Sanepar]

Man tried yesterday and this game is garbage. All the songs are boring, gameplay is clunky.

 

[GHG]

By all accounts this seems to be worse than the 2nd game.

 

[Pharaoh 117]

By all accounts this seems to be worse than the 2nd game.

Really?! That's a bummer, I was looking forward to playing it with my brother.

 

[Bridges]

It feels like Payday 2 with better gunplay but much less content

 

[Rhazkul]

How many DLCs are we getting this time. 43789?

 

[The Cockatrice]

By all accounts this seems to be worse than the 2nd game.

Missions are better structured and stealth is great BUT everything else is shit. 8 missions for a sequel even if the missions are better is absolute pathetic. Dumbass fans will find excuses that Payday 2 also started with just a few missions except the fact that they made a ton of cash off Payday 2 dlc and we're in 2023. Ill buy it in 2025 when its cheap and has 3 times the content.

 

[SJRB]

By all accounts this seems to be worse than the 2nd game.

Can I just point out how fucking insane that is? It's not like the second game is a paragon of development complexity or something. Not to mention it came out eight years ago. EIGHT.

How do you take so much time and deliver a sequel that is inferior? Why even release at all?

Fuck this shit.

 

[Fake]

How do you take so much time and deliver a sequel that is inferior? Why even release at all?

This happens a lot I must say.

 

[GHG]

Missions are better structured and stealth is great BUT everything else is shit. 8 missions for a sequel even if the missions are better is absolute pathetic. Dumbass fans will find excuses that Payday 2 also started with just a few missions except the fact that they made a ton of cash off Payday 2 dlc and we're in 2023. Ill buy it in 2025 when its cheap and has 3 times the content.

They will give it away for free (or as part of a humble bundle) at some point, I can wait until then.

I only played the second one to mess around with it in VR with some friends (which was good fun). We might have all considered buying it if it launched with VR support and it was improved over the second but these boneheads went and removed that as well. Oh well.

 

[The Cockatrice]

They will give it away for free (or as part of a humble bundle) at some point, I can wait until then.

I only played the second one to mess around with it in VR with some friends (which was good fun). We might have all considered buying it if it launched with VR support and it was improved over the second but these boneheads went and removed that as well. Oh well.

Im a huge fan of the 2nd. Have hundreds of hours in it. My friends barely play nowadays but Im sure if P3 woudl've been amazing we would've jumped on it, but as it is, pass.

 

[SCB3]

By all accounts this seems to be worse than the 2nd game.

That takes some doing!

FFS, what's more annoying is that this is a ripe Genre that suits both SP and MP that just doesn't have any games aside from Payday and GTAV

 

[Kerotan]

That takes some doing!

FFS, what's more annoying is that this is a ripe Genre that suits both SP and MP that just doesn't have any games aside from Payday and GTAV

If R* were still a competent Dev they could have bought the IP and integrated it into GTA VI. Imagine the payday format where you ready up but now you drive through the GTA city to your target location and when done you actually escape.

 

[Sleepwalker]

This came up in our multiplayer game rotation for today... gameplay is alright I guess but the game sucks dick mostly lol, uninstalled.

 

[Danjin44]

Another MP focus game straight to….

 

[Arsic]

Anyone playing this now?

I reinstalled off gamepass and seems all the launch issues are gone. Had a blast on the first two heists.