Games like PAYDAY™ The Heist

The closest matches to PAYDAY™ The Heist: PAYDAY 2, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas 2, Crime Boss: Rockay City, GTFO, and Crime Simulator. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If PAYDAY™ The Heist is your kind of game, the closest matches are PAYDAY 2, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas 2 and Crime Boss: Rockay City — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as dark, grim and nostalgic, and single out its ammo conservation and co op coordination. 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™ The Heist is a co-op first-person shooter released in 2011 by OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio. Players take on the role of career criminals executing heists in settings that players describe as dark and grim. The game emphasizes tactical gameplay including ammo conservation, co-op coordination, hostage management, deployable equipment placement, and strategic positioning. Reviewers highlight that the police pressure system feels relentless and intelligent, while gunplay rewards precision over indiscriminate fire. Players note that four distinct character personalities create engaging dynamics, and heists build with cinematic escalating tension. The game currently holds a 93% positive rating from over 8,600 Steam reviews, is priced at $9.99, and runs in a playable state on Steam Deck. Players describe the experience as nostalgic and tense, with a progression system that offers simple but deep mechanics and clear goals.

About PAYDAY™ The Heist: Take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next “big score”