PAYDAY 2
Intense overall intensityWhat's in it
Several heists center on cooking and trafficking narcotics such as methamphetamine and cocaine, which the player produces and moves for pay.
The core loop is committing armed robberies of banks, stores and armored cars, taking civilian hostages, and being paid and leveled up for these crimes.
Beyond the base game there is extensive paid DLC, real-money add-ons and a paid subscription tier.
Crew banter and enemy shouts include moderate profanity.
Realistic first-person gunfire against police, SWAT, FBI and armed guards with blood spray; no dismemberment or emphasized gore.
At the end of each completed heist you draw one of several face-down cards to receive a randomized reward such as a weapon modification, mask, or cash.
The overall premise is a criminal power fantasy built around armed robbery and killing law enforcement.
Extensive optional DLC and a paid subscription tier exist, but progression is not gated behind spending.
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What it is
PAYDAY 2 is a four-player cooperative first-person shooter in which you and your crew put on masks and pull off crimes across Washington, D.C. Missions range from bank and store robberies to stealing armored cars, smuggling nuclear warheads, and cooking and selling drugs, and can be played through loud gunfights or quiet stealth. Combat is frequent and realistic, with heavy gunfire and blood as you fight off endless waves of police and federal agents, and you can take civilians hostage; there is no gore or dismemberment. The game is played online with strangers using voice and text chat, sells real-money microtransactions on top of a very large library of paid DLC, and once offered a subscription.
How it's framed
The game openly casts the player as the criminal and treats heists as an entertaining power fantasy, paying out money and experience for pulling off robberies and escaping the police. It does not moralize about the crimes; killing civilians is discouraged only through in-game cash penalties rather than any story consequence, and law enforcement are framed as the obstacle to overcome.
Details
- Developer
- OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio.
- Publisher
- Starbreeze Entertainment
- Released
- Aug 13, 2013
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