Games like PAYDAY 3
If PAYDAY 3 is your kind of game, the closest matches are PAYDAY 2, PAYDAY™ The Heist and Crime Boss: Rockay City — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its crossplay expands multiplayer options, dark and grim. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →PAYDAY 3 is a 2023 cooperative heist game from Starbreeze Studios that continues the crime fantasy series. Players execute heists either through stealth or loud approaches, with certain missions permitting stealth completion without masks. The game features an armor-plate customization system that reviewers note allows for deep build variety, alongside detailed weapon and mask customization options. Monthly quality-of-life updates have addressed various aspects according to players. Crossplay functionality expands multiplayer possibilities across platforms. The title is playable on Steam Deck at a price of $29.99 USD. Based on approximately 31,000 Steam reviews, the game holds a 43% positive reception.
About PAYDAY 3: PAYDAY 3 is the ultimate co-op FPS crime fantasy. Choose between stealth or loud playstyles, customize your character, and get ready to pull off the perfect heist.
Players who liked PAYDAY 3 also play
Steam players who put hours into PAYDAY 3 also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
PAYDAY 2
WHY THIS
Top pick for PAYDAY 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and RPG with PAYDAY 3.
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.
PAYDAY™ The Heist
WHY THIS
Shares a grim mood with PAYDAY 3.
Second-strongest match for PAYDAY 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with PAYDAY 3.
Take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next “big score”
Crime Boss: Rockay City
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with PAYDAY 3.
Third-strongest match for PAYDAY 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with PAYDAY 3.
Crime Boss: Rockay City is a 1-4 player co-op FPS heist game with enjoyable stealth and epic killing spree combat. Featuring a solo roguelike campaign that combines FPS and strategy elements with the most hilariously cheesy voice acting that make you laugh.
Bank Robber
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with PAYDAY 3.
Ranked #4 for PAYDAY 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with PAYDAY 3.
Harry, a bank robber aims to rob a government bank, so he choose the day that the bank is open to visitors, and takes the opportunity to carry out the robbery. Upon arriving at the bank, learns some routines, of how things work and then begins to put his plan into practice.
Crime Simulator
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with PAYDAY 3.
Ranked #5 for PAYDAY 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with PAYDAY 3.
You’re out of jail, but the debt isn’t gone. Sneak, steal, and break into houses solo or in 4-player co-op. Use lockpicks, sleeping gas, and brute force to complete jobs, outsmart security, and make enough money before time runs out. Will you pay back what you owe, or lose everything?
Ready or Not [archive]
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for PAYDAY 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with PAYDAY 3.
Ready or Not is an intense, tactical, first-person shooter that depicts a modern-day world in which SWAT police units are called to defuse hostile and confronting situations.
RAID: World War II
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with PAYDAY 3.
Ranked #7 for PAYDAY 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with PAYDAY 3.
RAID: World War II is an action-packed four player cooperative shooter set during a time when the Nazi war machine was still winning, and hope was in short supply.
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for PAYDAY 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with PAYDAY 3.
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist.
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Reviewers mention these as similar to PAYDAY 3
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PAYDAY 2
WHY THIS
Reviewers of PAYDAY 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and RPG with PAYDAY 3.
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.
Saints Row
WHY THIS
Reviewers of PAYDAY 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with PAYDAY 3.
Welcome to Santo Ileso, a vibrant fictional city in the American Southwest. In a world rife with crime, where lawless factions fight for power, a group of young friends embark on their own criminal venture, as they rise to the top in their bid to become Self Made.
Crime Boss: Rockay City
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with PAYDAY 3.
Reviewers of PAYDAY 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with PAYDAY 3.
Crime Boss: Rockay City is a 1-4 player co-op FPS heist game with enjoyable stealth and epic killing spree combat. Featuring a solo roguelike campaign that combines FPS and strategy elements with the most hilariously cheesy voice acting that make you laugh.
PAYDAY™ The Heist
WHY THIS
Shares a grim mood with PAYDAY 3.
Reviewers of PAYDAY 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with PAYDAY 3.
Take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next “big score”
Deep Rock Galactic
WHY THIS
Reviewers of PAYDAY 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with PAYDAY 3.
Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
Live Hard, Die Hard
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with PAYDAY 3.
Reviewers of PAYDAY 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares RPG with PAYDAY 3.
Busy but Addictive! This BATTLE x MEDICAL Counter-Invasion Real-Time Strategy is like nothing you've ever seen! An army of aliens is here to invade the Earth! Show the Earth-style greeting to those unwanted visitors who lounge around our grounds! Lead your troops to extinguish zillions of aliens!
Saints Row IV: Re-Elected
WHY THIS
Reviewers of PAYDAY 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with PAYDAY 3.
Experience the insane antics of Saints Row IV. The Saints have gone from the Penthouse to the White House - but Earth has been invaded and it’s up to you to save it with an arsenal of superpowers and strange weapons, in the wildest open world game ever.
Saints Row 2
WHY THIS
Reviewers of PAYDAY 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with PAYDAY 3.
Saints Row 2 brings true freedom to open-world gaming. Players can play as who they want, how they want, and with whomever they want in this sequel to the much acclaimed and tremendously successful Saints Row.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below PAYDAY 3 at current Steam store prices.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under PAYDAY 3 on Steam right now. Shares RPG with PAYDAY 3.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under PAYDAY 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with PAYDAY 3.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with PAYDAY 3.
Priced ~67% under PAYDAY 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action with PAYDAY 3.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under PAYDAY 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with PAYDAY 3.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under PAYDAY 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action with PAYDAY 3.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under PAYDAY 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action and RPG with PAYDAY 3.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with PAYDAY 3.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with PAYDAY 3.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with PAYDAY 3.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
SuchArt: Creative Space
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with PAYDAY 3.
Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!
Hello Neighbor Alpha 2
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with PAYDAY 3.
Welcome to Alpha 2 of Hello Neighbor. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI in what eventually became Act 1 of Hello Neighbor - the stealth horror home invasion sim.
Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with PAYDAY 3.
Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).
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More from Starbreeze Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by Starbreeze Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
John Wick Chronicles
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with PAYDAY 3.
Another title from Starbreeze Studios, the studio behind PAYDAY 3. Shares Action with PAYDAY 3.
John Wick Chronicles is an immersive first-person-shooter game built from the ground up for virtual reality. Players have the chance to explore the iconic Continental Hotel and are tasked with assassinating seemingly impossible targets that only John Wick himself could handle.
Knights of the Temple: Infernal Crusade
WHY THIS
Shares a grim mood with PAYDAY 3.
Another title from Starbreeze Studios, the studio behind PAYDAY 3. Shares Action and Adventure with PAYDAY 3.
You are Paul de Raque, a Knight Templar on a journey to the Holy Land with the goal to reunite with his Order in Jerusalem. But you are more than just a common crusader - you are on a holy mission. The future of the world and all mankind rests on your shoulders…
The Outforce
WHY THIS
Another title from Starbreeze Studios, the studio behind PAYDAY 3.
In the 25th century, humanity fights for survival, having abandoned Earth due to a devastating asteroid impact. They now strive to settle in Epsilon Eridani, a nearby star system. Upon reaching their destination, the colonists find themselves entangled in an unforeseen intergalactic conflict.
Frequently asked about PAYDAY 3
- Does PAYDAY 3 run on Steam Deck?
- PAYDAY 3 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does PAYDAY 3 cost?
- PAYDAY 3 is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does PAYDAY 3 have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — PAYDAY 3 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op).
- What games are most similar to PAYDAY 3?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside PAYDAY 3 are PAYDAY 2, PAYDAY™ The Heist, Crime Boss: Rockay City.
- Who developed PAYDAY 3?
- PAYDAY 3 was developed by Starbreeze Studios and published by Starbreeze Entertainment.
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