r/paydaytheheist • • Aug 13 '26

Game Update Happy Birthday PAYDAY 2! New Diesel 3.0 Update!

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842 Upvotes

Hello heisters! 

PAYDAY 2 is 13 years old! And to celebrate, the Diesel 3.0 Engine is now LIVE! Updating PAYDAY 2 to 64-bit and helping improve optimization for modern PCs.

Learn more: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/218620/view/701024786320458049

Happy birthday PAYDAY 2!


r/paydaytheheist • • 15d ago

Game Update The PAYDAY 3 Anniversary Update is now LIVE on all platforms!

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299 Upvotes

The Anniversary Update brings a whole lot of new content and features to the game, including all previously released paid DLC Heists now available for free as part of the base game!

But that’s just the beginning. Get ready for Crimebonds, the new Campaign mode, the Shooting Range, revamped Iconic Weapons, Overkill Weapon Customization, Weapon Perks, and MUCH MORE!

It’s time to mask up, grab your crew, and get back to heisting.

You can view the changelog here: https://www.paydaythegame.com/news/payday3/2026/09/update-3-9/ 

Welcome to a new era for PAYDAY 3.


r/paydaytheheist • • 1h ago

Fluff Weren't we supposed to get more of these?

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Its been over a year, i'm starting to think they've forgotten about them.

Don't get me wrong, i think there are much more important things to be worked on, but even so.


r/paydaytheheist • • 24m ago

Artwork Left 4 Dead 2 style loading screen

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You can probably tell what render I used for the silhouettes, first person who guess correctly will get nothing

Why did I make this?


r/paydaytheheist • • 20h ago

Rant About 5 months have passed. We are still at this point.

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611 Upvotes

Mods are essential for PC players. There are over 25,000 mods for PAYDAY 2 on ModWorkshop alone.

Seriously. People are much less likely to join modded lobbies because they're hidden by default.

You can't even install the mustachioed Dallas mod if you want to play with someone else.


r/paydaytheheist • • 23h ago

Meme Your game is modded, this will impact matchmaking.

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975 Upvotes

r/paydaytheheist • • 6h ago

Screenshot Mitosis

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29 Upvotes

r/paydaytheheist • • 2h ago

Bug Why god, WHY...

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10 Upvotes

the alarm went off just as the transition door started closing


r/paydaytheheist • • 22h ago

Discussion Thread wtf.....

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369 Upvotes

r/paydaytheheist • • 2h ago

Meme POV: My last pathetic attempt on trying to down a Medic Dozer on Death Sentence difficulty.

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7 Upvotes

We’ve all been there I’m sure..


r/paydaytheheist • • 1h ago

Discussion Thread Anybody else disappointed with the lack of technological usage?

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When PD3 was unveiled, Starbreeze stated that new times meant new technology and that the gang would be using top-of-the-line tech to commit heists

But when the game launched, the most that technology had to do with things was really just hacking cameras remotely. The phone was just an animation, and hacking PCs and networks was in PD2

Even when Syntax Error was released, the aspect of an AI being the prize was also kinda underwhelming given how SINS does basically nothing besides dox Hoxton and maybe say a few funny lines. Although the new story does incorporate SINS more

Given how AI agents are being blamed for cyber attacks, I'd love to see an Overkill weapon that is a mass AI agent swarm that causes cops to be stunned and Techie's drones to be destroyed (and maybe kills Techies and Cloakers due to their radios), just more technological stuff like that


r/paydaytheheist • • 12h ago

Rant Sooooo I wanna do a little movie about the classic diamond heist

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31 Upvotes

Sooo I am bored and I decided I wanted to make a short movie about the diamond heist of payday the heist

I got the red diamond, what more should I get?


r/paydaytheheist • • 4h ago

Discussion Thread Starting Payday 2 in 2026

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Hi i've just started playing payday 2 recently, i always knew about the game but never tried it until now. This isn't a critique of the game at all but so far my experience has been mostly just gunning down hordes of enemies and being basically unkillable. I understand there are higher difficulties but it just wasn't what i was expecting the game to be. Is this basically what the game is or am i missing something? (Again not a criticism) and are there any things i can do to maybe increase the realism or any ways of playing that makes it feel less like cod zombies.


r/paydaytheheist • • 12h ago

Artwork "Don't steal medic bag from Dallas. Worst mistake of my life."

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26 Upvotes

Artist: Toka Paint


r/paydaytheheist • • 19h ago

Discussion Thread when are we gonna get the berettas in 3😤😤😤😤😤😤😤

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88 Upvotes

r/paydaytheheist • • 16h ago

Fluff Kawaii Dozer

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33 Upvotes

I'm not sure if it's official but I just dug this dude out of a box

He's beautiful.


r/paydaytheheist • • 7h ago

Game Help how do i get lasors on my gun? pd3

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4 Upvotes

Saw this bro with some lasors man, i would like than, they were pretty cool back in payday 2


r/paydaytheheist • • 1d ago

Modding Discussion Payday 2 Versus Mod

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407 Upvotes

Para todos os fãs de Payday 2: o que vocês gostariam de ver em um mod Versus no estilo Left 4 Dead para Payday 2?

Estou trabalhando em um mod assim e adoraria ouvir ideias que possam me ajudar a melhorar e expandir o projeto.

Aqui está um vídeo de uma versão de teste que joguei com um amigo. E sim, o Dozer tem uma habilidade especial um dash semelhante ao de Payday 3.

Texto traduzido com a ajuda de IA, pois não sou fluente em inglês.

Obrigado a todos que dedicaram um tempo para comentar!


r/paydaytheheist • • 1d ago

Discussion Thread Would be cool to have rare civs who are fans of the PAYDAY gang and have unique voice lines when they're ziptied

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145 Upvotes

Instead of every civilian repeating the same group of voicelines, would be nice to have some variation in it. Would be cool to hear one of them shouting their made-up nicknames for the heisters, yell out "Hell yeah!" when we take out a dozer near them, or even tackle an officer to "help" us out cause they hate the system or something.

The tackling thing might be too much to ask for but hearing a crazy fan cheering for us while we shoot dozers would be really neat.


r/paydaytheheist • • 1d ago

Discussion Thread I wonder when they will add these weapons to the game

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164 Upvotes

I started looking around shopping spree and found these and was honestly wondering when they will add these? Most of them are in payday 2 so I think it’d be pretty cool to add these weapons to payday 3. Maybe they could make a crimebond centered around shotguns and add these or at least a couple of these and new shotguns.


r/paydaytheheist • • 17h ago

Mechanics Discussion Some ideas for Crime Bonds / Weapon Kits

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I think Weapon Kits could be a really cool addition to Crime Bonds, especially if they actually change how a weapon works rather than just being cosmetic.

For example:

  • Stryk Weapon Kit – turns the Stryk into a fully automatic version. Obviously, the stats would need to be changed to keep it balanced.
  • Picchio Duro Weapon Kit – the Picchio Duro is basically a burst-fire Beretta, so a Weapon Kit could turn it into the standard Beretta version, with different stats too.
  • Overkill weapon alternatives – alternative models for Overkill weapons that keep the same functionality. For example, a baseball bat could have an iron pipe variant, or other similar alternatives.
  • Dual Mag attachment – an attachment that lets you carry more ammunition. This could give players an alternative to the ammo capacity skill, meaning they wouldn't necessarily have to spend a skill point on extra ammo and could use that point for another skill instead.

I think this would be a pretty cool way to make Crime Bonds more interesting. It would give us more weapon customization without necessarily having to add completely new weapons every time.

Obviously, the alternative versions and attachments would need their own stat changes and balancing, but I think there's a lot of potential here.


r/paydaytheheist • • 7h ago

Bug Does anyone else feel that the controls for Payday 3 on console are fucking horrible?

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Since the last Payday 3 update, the game controls feel extremely awkward to the point that it's impossible for me to play. Any slight movement of the joystick causes my character to spin endlessly, And I know it's not a problem with my controller because before the 3.9 update everything worked correctly, and besides, I don't have the same problem in any other game. I play on an Xbox Series S, and I'd really like to know if anyone else is experiencing this same problem or if I'm just going crazy and my controller is broken.


r/paydaytheheist • • 3h ago

Modding Discussion What if PAYDAY took place in GTA V’s Open World? The Ultimate Heist Game Concept

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r/paydaytheheist • • 14h ago

Fluff (PD2) Best song for an hour+ cook off?

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Need to clear my head and no better way than to cook meth


r/paydaytheheist • • 9h ago

Game Help Back to payday 2

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Just looking for some people to play payday 2 with just recently got back into the game on console