Payday: The Heist is a cooperative first-person shooter developed by Overkill Software and published by Sony Online Entertainment. It was released on 18 October 2011, for PlayStation 3 in North America and 2 November in Europe. It was released on 20 October for Windows via Steam. The game runs on the Diesel game engine. It contains seven different missions (including the free No Mercy downloadable content (DLC) released on 25 July 2012), with each mission containing random elements which alter the gameplay in subtle ways with the aim of enhancing replayability. The Wolf Pack DLC was released on PlayStation 3 and PC in August 2012. This DLC added two heists, additional weapons, increased level cap, and a player upgrade tree.
Release Date 2011-10-18
Rating / Parents' Guide
Blood, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Strong Language
This is a first-person shooter in which players assume the role of a career criminal who participates in high-stakes heists. As players execute each crime (e.g., bank robberies, armored car hijackings), they use machine guns and explosives to kill human enemies—including police officers, agents, and security guards. The frenetic firefights are accompanied by realistic gunfire, explosions, and screams of pain. Large blood-splatter effects occur when characters are shot, and blood stains are often depicted on the ground and surrounding environment. Some missions require players to take civilians hostage, and players have the ability to shoot civilians—though killing these characters is penalized and may impede players' progress. The game contains occasional drug references (e.g., “Let's slip into our roles in this little drug deal charade . . . those junkies won't know what hit 'em until it's too late.”), as well as drug-related imagery (e.g., a poster with a marijuana leaf; a table fill
System(s)
   PlayStation 3 | PC

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