PAYDAY 3 News

Payday 3 has fewer than 250 players on Steam, four months after launch

It's just over four months since the Payday 3 Steam launch, but the Starbreeze FPS sequel is seriously struggling to maintain a player base. A variety of technical problems, many of them in relation to Payday 3's always-online requirement, meant the shooter was received coolly at launch - to this day, it still holds a middling 'mixed' rating on Valve's storefront. Now, the Payday 3 Steam player count has dipped below 250. While it's also available on Game Pass, the diminishing turnout for the Payday 2 sequel is a concerning sign, as Starbreeze announces drastic new measures to try and bring Payday 3 up to scratch.

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Payday 3 assembles new dev team to make the game actually good

Payday 3 is going through a very rough patch. Arriving in September 2023, the eagerly awaited heist shooter had big expectations to meet. Payday 2 had more or less created an entirely new genre, and cultivated a huge following thanks to its smart, small-scale co-op gameplay and a series of well-loved updates. Payday 3 on the other hand suffered from technical and server issues, delayed patches, and a rapid exodus of its player base, which largely returned to its more reliable predecessor. As it stands, Payday 3 has a 'mostly negative' Steam rating based on recent player feedback. Likewise, its peak Steam player count for the last 24 hours is just 713 - Payday 2's is 33,550. But Starbreeze Studios says it has a plan, and is assembling a new "strike team" composed of series veterans to rescue Payday 3 and make it the game that fans always wanted.

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Payday 3 assembles new dev team to make the game actually good

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PAYDAY 3: Our Plans Going Forward

Hello Heisters,

We want to take some time today to explain what we're planning for PAYDAY 3 going forward.

We're well aware that many of you aren't satisfied with the game the way it is in its current state. Since launch, we've been reading your valuable feedback in forums, social media and in video comments in addition to the FeatureUpvote page. This helps us massively and is crucial to the continued development of PAYDAY 3.

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In order to turn your feedback into action, we've put together a strike team of veteran developers from the design, community, communication and production teams with the focus on bringing PAYDAY 3 up to where it will meet your expectations.

This team is currently creating a plan, deciding what will shape the game into the heisting experience you expect from a PAYDAY sequel in both the short & long term.

We want to be careful to not simply react, and deal with any possible improvements one by one with the care, thought and planning they deserve. In February, we will communicate a plan detailing the upcoming improvements and when you can expect to see them in the game.

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Do you want to influence our work and make sure we don't miss anything important? Use our FeatureUpvote page and either upvote someone else's comment or write your own. The page lets us not only see what you think is important, but more than that ensures that we have insight into how important it is to the community as a whole.

We thank you for sharing your thoughts and your opinions, it is your passion that inspires us to work hard to deliver the best PAYDAY experience we can for you all.

[h3] - Almir & the PAYDAY 3 Team[/h3]

Despite everything, Payday 3 and Cities Skylines 2 sell big on Steam

Payday 3 launched just a few months ago and it didn't go well. Server problems meant that purchasers were unable to play this heist game, which lacked any kind of offline mode. City-builder Cities: Skylines 2 also ran into technical problems, resulting in a similarly rocky launch. And yet, both games have sold well enough to make it on Steam's 2023 list of top sellers.

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