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PAYDAY 2 — Latest Updates & Patch Notes

PAYDAY 2 is tracked daily for official Steam updates. 30,261 playing when sampled at 23:41 UTC on 2026-10-15. Latest official patch in our feed: PAYDAY 2: Update 248.2 Changelog (Sep 25, 2026).

Latest official update

· Steam · Official

PAYDAY 2: Update 248.2 Changelog

Hello heisters! Got another round of level adjustments mainly targeting the newly released Under the Hammer heist. We've been trying to further improve performance as well as address some of the feedback on the level. There are still many areas around the map where performance…

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Data from Steam · Last updated Oct 15, 2026 · Refreshed daily

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Daily official updates
Players when sampled
30,261
Sample date (UTC)
2026-10-15

This game stays in our update tracker even outside the most-played chart. Player counts are a timestamped Steam sample.

Latest updates & patch notes

9 English-language official updates in the last 90 days.

  1. Patch Steam · Official

    PAYDAY 2: Update 248.2 Changelog

    Hello heisters! Got another round of level adjustments mainly targeting the newly released Under the Hammer heist. We've been trying to further improve performance as well as address some of the feedback on the level. There are still many areas around the map where performance…

    Read on Steam →

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  3. Patch Steam · Official

    PAYDAY 2: Update 248.1 Changelog

    Hello heisters! We saw performance issues for quite a few players since the engine upgrade and finally narrowed it down to faulty "Garbage Collection". These fixes should resolve the issue some players were having where the game would repeatedly stutter or freeze. We also saw…

    Read on Steam →
  4. News Steam · Official

    PAYDAY 2: Under The Hammer Heist

    Hello Bidders! Long before the events of the White House heist, help Bain obtain an item that will lead to a lost lost fortune. The New Under The Hammer Heist PackRaise up your paddles, and make your bids. Featuring a new heist, a unique shotgun, new hammer melee, 2 masks and a…

    Read on Steam →
  5. News Steam · Official

    PAYDAY 2: Update 248 Changelog

    Hello heisters! Got an new update for you all, to coincide with the new content drop. Incase you missed it, the new Under The Hammer Heist DLC has been released! Check it out: PAYDAY 2: Update 248 ChangelogDownload Size: 1.7 GBGeneralAdded the option to change the output audio…

    Read on Steam →
  6. Patch Steam · Official

    PAYDAY 2: Update 247.3 Changelog

    Hello heisters! Another round of fixes. We're still looking into the performance issues from the v3 engine update, thank you for understanding and helping us in the bug report forums with all the information provided! This update focuses on some small fixes along with some…

    Read on Steam →
  7. Patch Steam · Official

    PAYDAY 2: Update 247.2 Changelog

    Hello heisters! We're working on fixing the performance issues some users seem to be getting, in the meantime we have some misc fixes and small QoL improvements. PAYDAY 2: Update 247.2 ChangelogDownload Size: 282.6 MBGeneralFixed players on the Epic Game Store being unable to…

    Read on Steam →
  8. Patch Steam · Official

    PAYDAY 2: Update 247.1 Changelog

    Hello heisters! Got a small update here that fixes some bugs people found in the initial Diesel 3.0 release. PAYDAY 2: Update 247.1 ChangelogDownload Size: 12.8 MBGeneralFixed save files not loading for Epic games players (Your save file is not gone or corrupted! Sorry for the…

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  9. News Steam · Official

    PAYDAY 2: Update 247 Changelog

    Hello heisters! The time has come to push the upgraded engine update. For the following month we will temporarily leave the legacy game in the beta branches for players that have immediate issues can swap to a playable build. Linux players - Please read! With this release we are…

    Read on Steam →
  10. News Steam · Official

    PAYDAY 2: Engine Upgrade Open-Beta - Extension

    Hello HeistersThis is just a quick announcement to say the open-beta for the V3 engine will be extended to further weed out the oddities we've been getting reports on. We are now aiming to release out of beta on the 13th of August 2026. If you've been having issues recently…

    Read on Steam →
  11. Release Steam · Official

    PAYDAY 2: Engine Upgrade Open-Beta - OUT NOW!

    Hello Heisters! The time has come to trial the upgrades coming to PAYDAY 2. The Diesel engine has been restructured, and even though most of the changes are under the hood, it brings along with it a number of technical improvements players have long been asking for. This is a…

    Read on Steam →
  12. News Steam · Official

    PAYDAY 2: Engine Upgrade Open-Beta Announcement

    Hello Heisters! It is time to announce the next update coming for the game, and its quite a big one... This is a huge milestone for PAYDAY 2 and it has been a massive undertaking for our team. Some of the improvements are but not limited to: The long awaited port to 64 bitsAn…

    Read on Steam →
  13. Patch Steam · Official

    PAYDAY 2: Update 246.1 Changelog

    Hello heisters! Got a a small update fixing a couple of issues from the last update. PAYDAY 2: Update 246.1 ChangelogDownload Size: 18.3 MBGeneralUpdated localization filesFixed crash when throwing Incendiary grenadesFirestarterAirport (Day 1)Using shaped charges will now…

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In the news (3)

Third-party reporting, separate from official developer announcements.

  1. PCGamesN

    Payday 2 continues its impressive resurgence with an all-new heist, out now

    New Payday 2 heist DLC Under the Hammer sends you into an old auction house to get your hands on the clue to a long-lost fortune. Read the full story on PCGamesN: Payday 2 continues its impressive resurgence with an all-new heist, out now

    Read on PCGamesN →
  2. GamingOnLinux

    PAYDAY 2 dropped the Native Linux version so you'll need to use Proton

    OVERKILL / Starbreeze Entertainment announced that PAYDAY 2 has dropped support for their Native Linux version with a big update to the game with 64bit support. Read the full article here:

    Read on GamingOnLinux →
  3. PCGamesN

    Payday 2's next update is "a massive undertaking" to modernize the FPS, stop crashes, and cut its install size by 60%

    It's been nine months since Starbreeze handed the Payday 2 reins over to Sidetrack Games to continue supporting it, while the original developer focused on improving Payday 3. So far, the numbers are very much in Sidetrack's favor, with Payday 2 still routinely pulling…

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Game overview

PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.

Genre
Action, RPG
Developer
OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio., Sidetrack Games
Released
Aug 13, 2013
Price
$4.99
Metacritic
79
Recommendations
446K

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About PAYDAY 2

PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree. The CRIMENET network offers a huge range of dynamic contracts, and players are free to choose anything from small-time convenience store hits or kidnappings, to big league cyber-crime or emptying out major bank vaults for that epic PAYDAY. While in DC, why not participate in the local community, and run a few political errands? Up to four friends co-operate on the hits, and as the crew progresses the jobs become bigger…

Game details

System requirements (minimum)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: 2 GHz Intel Dual Core 64-bit Processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA & AMD (1GB VRAM) DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 32 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR. Standing or Room Scale. Requires installing the free VR DLC. Additional Notes: Requires a CPU which supports the SSE4.1 instruction set
Languages
English * , German, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Korean, Polish * languages with full audio support
Controller
Full controller support
DLC
78 available on Steam
Official site
www.paydaythegame.com/payday2/

Frequently asked questions

Is PAYDAY 2 free to play?
PAYDAY 2 is listed at $4.99 on Steam.
What is the latest PAYDAY 2 update?
The most recent official update in our feed is "PAYDAY 2: Update 248.2 Changelog" (Sep 25, 2026), categorized as Patch. Hello heisters! Got another round of level adjustments mainly targeting the newly released Under the Hammer heist. We've been trying to further improve performance as well as address some of the feedback on the level. There are still many areas around the map where performance…
When was PAYDAY 2 released?
PAYDAY 2 was released on Aug 13, 2013 by OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio., Sidetrack Games.
What kind of game is PAYDAY 2?
PAYDAY 2 is a Action, RPG game, featuring single-player, multi-player, co-op.

24-hour peak player counts and update notes are pulled from Steam's public data and refreshed daily (last refresh: Oct 15, 2026). Official announcements and third-party reporting are labelled separately; follow the source links for full notes. PAYDAY 2 and all related assets are trademarks of their respective owners.