Payday 3
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| Payday 3 | |
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| Developer | Starbreeze Studios |
| Publisher | Deep Silver |
| Composer | Gustavo Coutinho |
| Series | Payday |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
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| Release | 21 September 2023 |
| Genre | First-person shooter |
| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Payday 3 is a 2023 cooperative first-person shooter game developed by Starbreeze Studios and published by Deep Silver. The game is a sequel to Payday 2, and is the third installment in the Payday series. It was released for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on 21 September 2023.
The game takes place after the ending of Payday 2 where the Payday Gang went separate ways and left their criminal lives, but being double-crossed and losing all of their money causes the Payday Gang to return to the life of crime.[1] The original crew of characters originating from Payday: The Heist ("Dallas", "Chains", "Wolf", and "Hoxton") return, with five other characters, four returning from Payday 2 ("Joy", "Houston", "Clover", "Jacket"), and one new character ("Pearl"), appearing as playable characters. It takes place mainly in New York and its surroundings in the 2020s,[1][2] intended to add more depth to the Payday Gang's crimes with game-changing differences like more advanced surveillance or the rise of cryptocurrency.[1][2]
The game received mixed reviews from critics and failed to meet the sales expectations of Starbreeze and Embracer Group.[3]
Payday 3 follows the events of Payday 2. The gang is forced out of retirement by a conspiracy plot aimed at its members, including an assassination attempt and the freezing of their assets. The new Crime.net operator, Shade, who managed to contact only five members of the crew, helps them to track down the perpetrators and locate the surviving members of the gang, while providing them jobs in and around New York City, including a bank, armored transport and a jewelry store. Through Shade, the crew also meets Pearl, an experienced con artist, who joins the Payday gang.
Development
Developer Starbreeze Studios announced in May 2016 that Payday 3 was in development at Overkill Software, after Starbreeze acquired the rights to the intellectual property from 505 Games for around US$30 million.[4] In March 2021, Plaion committed to pay €50 million to assist in the game's development and marketing, including more than 18 months of post-launch support using the games as a service model.[5] Payday 3 was developed using Unreal Engine 4, but will be upgraded to use Unreal Engine 5 post launch.[2][6] On January 1, 2023, a teaser trailer titled A New Criminal Dawn was released, revealing its logo. Console versions are also the same version as the game on PC platforms, unlike its predecessor. Overkill states that this is due to the game being created using the Unreal Engine.[7] In June, Overkill announced that the game would release on September 18, 2023 for people who had pre-ordered the Silver and Gold editions, while the standard edition would release on September 21.[8]