Payday 2, a popular co-op shooter on Steam, is currently on sale and costs just €1. Even almost 10 years after its release on the platform, the game still has numerous players.
What is Payday 2 game? In the game you carry out criminal orders alone or in co-op mode with up to three other people.
For example, you have to rob a bank or transport drugs. You do the whole thing in the first-person perspective, whereby it is up to you whether you prefer to act strategically and inconspicuously or prefer to shoot and use brute force.
No heist is like the previous one: the random events that can occur keep the gameplay interesting and keep challenging the players.
The further you progress in the game, the more difficult the tasks you can take on – but at the same time they are more and more rewarding financially. With the money you can customize your characters and invest in better equipment and weapons.
In addition, you can always level up your character’s skill trees and improve five different focuses to make them the perfect criminal:
Here you can see a short teaser for the upcoming part of the Payday series:
A New Criminal Dawn – PAYDAY 3 LOGO REVEAL
Even years after its release, Payday 2 continues to impress the players
How successful is Payday 2 on Steam? The player numbers of the game can be viewed on the SteamCharts analysis page. Within the last 30 days, the average number of players was 34,398 (as of 01/02/2023). This means that the game, almost 10 years after its Steam release on August 13, 2013, has a decent number of players.
The overall player rating on Steam is also very positive. Of the total of 391,247 reviews, 89% are good. In the case of the most recent reviews that were published within the last 30 days, it is even 95% (as of January 2nd, 2023).
In the reviews, players praise the concept of Payday 2 and still enjoy it years after its release. The shooter is particularly impressive in co-op:
If you are still not sure if the game is right for you, here is a detailed review of Payday 2 by our colleagues on the Gamstar website.
How long is the special offer on Steam? Payday 2 is available on the platform for a whopping 90% cheaper than usual as part of the winter promotion. You only pay €0.99 instead of €9.99. Offer will end on January 05, 2023.
You can also get all bundles much cheaper with special discounts:
MeinMMO editor Benedict Grothaus was able to exchange a few words with the maker of Payday at Gamescom 2022 and talked to him about his new game.