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PAYDAY™ The Heist
OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio. · published by Starbreeze Entertainment · released Oct 20, 2011 · data updated Oct 23, 2026
by OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio., published by Starbreeze Entertainment
Take on the role of a hardened career criminal executing intense, dynamic heists in constant pursuit of the next “big score”
Released Oct 20, 2011
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Very Positive · 92% positive of 21,923 Steam reviews | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | No followers data for this game yet | |
| Regular US price | $9.99 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Twitch peak viewers | 1 | Oct 22, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 62 | 9 |
| Dec 2025 | 53 | 4 |
| Jan 2026 | 71 | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 42 | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 50 | 6 |
| Apr 2026 | 39 | 4 |
| May 2026 | 59 | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | 87 | 4 |
| Jul 2026 | 67 | 1 |
| Aug 2026 | 62 | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | 59 | 5 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 880k – 2.4M | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $3.5M – $12M before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 21,923 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 40–107 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. This game was on Steam before reviews began in November 2013; many copies sold before then have no review, so the ranges may be low. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Heist | 1 in 285 games |
| Crime | 1 in 62 games |
| Team-Based | 1 in 51 games |
| Great Soundtrack | 1 in 46 games |
| Stealth | 1 in 33 games |
| Difficult | 1 in 19 games |
| Online Co-Op | 1 in 18 games |
| Tactical | 1 in 18 games |
Games like PAYDAY™ The Heist
| Game | Developer | Match | Steam reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAYDAY 2 | OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio., Sidetrack Games | 92% | Very Positive · 445,776 |
| Call of Duty®: Black Ops II | Treyarch | 85% | Very Positive · 23,352 |
| PAYDAY 3 | Starbreeze Studios | 84% | Mixed · 49,658 |
| Crime Boss: Rockay City | INGAME STUDIOS | 88% | Mixed · 8,671 |
| GTFO | 10 Chambers | 81% | Very Positive · 46,345 |
| Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Vegas 2 | Ubisoft Montreal | 86% | Very Positive · 5,397 |
| Zero Hour | AttritoM7 Productions | 79% | Mostly Positive · 28,580 |
| One-armed robber | Duhndal | 80% | Very Positive · 54,121 |