Rank 01Why this
Shares weapon customization with PAYDAY 2.
- $19.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2024
The closest matches to PAYDAY 2: Crime Boss: Rockay City, Perfect Heist 2, Ready or Not, GTFO, and HITMAN™ 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
Rank 01Why this
Shares weapon customization with PAYDAY 2.
Rank 02Why this
Also Heist and Stealth, like PAYDAY 2.
Rank 03Why this
Also Gun Customization and Crime, like PAYDAY 2.

Why this: Shares cooperative play with PAYDAY 2.

Why this: Same immersive mood as PAYDAY 2.

Why this: Also Heist and Crime, like PAYDAY 2.


Also Gun Customization and Team-Based, like PAYDAY 2.

Players highlight
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

Why this: Also Heist and Gun Customization, like PAYDAY 2.

Why this: Same challenging mood as PAYDAY 2.

Why this: Same immersive mood as PAYDAY 2.



Why this: Also Stealth and Tactical, like PAYDAY 2.


Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below PAYDAY 2 at current Steam store prices.

Why this: Same challenging mood as PAYDAY 2.

Why this: Shares cooperative play with PAYDAY 2.

Why this: Same immersive mood as PAYDAY 2.

Why this: Shares weapon customization with PAYDAY 2.


Why this: Also Crime and Stealth, like PAYDAY 2.


Free games the recommender matches to PAYDAY 2, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.

Why this: Shares weapon customization with PAYDAY 2.

Why this: Also Team-Based and Tactical, like PAYDAY 2.


Why this: Also Team-Based and Stealth, like PAYDAY 2.

Why this: Also Heist and Stealth, like PAYDAY 2.



Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

Why this: Shares weapon customization with PAYDAY 2.

Why this: Also Gun Customization and Crime, like PAYDAY 2.

Why this: Same immersive mood as PAYDAY 2.
The closest matches to PAYDAY 2: Crime Boss: Rockay City, Perfect Heist 2, Ready or Not, GTFO, and HITMAN™ 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If PAYDAY 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Crime Boss: Rockay City, Perfect Heist 2 and Ready or Not — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging and immersive, and single out its cooperative play and perk system building. 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.
PAYDAY 2 is a cooperative action RPG released in 2013 where players execute elaborate heists in Washington D.C., working together across stealth and aggressive approaches. The game features extensive build crafting through a perk system and detailed weapon customization, with tactical positioning proving integral to success. Players describe the experience as both challenging and immersive, while the modding community has provided long-term support for the title. The game holds an 87% positive rating from over 174,000 Steam reviews and runs verified on Steam Deck. Available for $9.99, it delivers a massive amount of content designed for extended cooperative play sessions.
About PAYDAY 2: 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.
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“The game is fun and I love Payday, but after playing for hours and not touching the game in awhile, I come back to it just not starting anymore. At all. It makes no sense since it wasn't ever a problem until a few days ago and I have done…”
People who play it also play: Crime Boss: Rockay City, Perfect Heist 2, Ready or Not
Yes — PAYDAY 2 is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
PAYDAY 2 is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Yes — PAYDAY 2 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside PAYDAY 2 are Crime Boss: Rockay City, Perfect Heist 2, Ready or Not.
PAYDAY 2 was developed by OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio. and published by Starbreeze Entertainment.