Payday 3 is an upcoming first-person shooter game developed by Overkill Software and published by Starbreeze Studios and Prime Matter.
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| Developer(s) | Overkill Software |
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| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
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| Release | 2023 |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
The game will take place after the ending of Payday 2 where the heisters went separate ways and left their lives of crime, but something is to re-motivate the Payday Gang to continue crime.[1] The original crew of characters originating from Payday: The Heist ("Dallas", "Chains", "Wolf", and "Hoxton") will be in Payday 3, and the game will take place mainly in New York.[1][2] The first mission will take place at the "Gold & Sharke Incorporated" bank.[2] Payday 3 will take place in the 2020s, 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]
Publisher Starbreeze Studios announced in May 2016 that Payday 3 was in development at Overkill Software, after Starbreeze acquired the rights to the intellectual property for around US$30 million.[3] In March 2021, Koch Media 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.[4] Payday 3 will be developed using Unreal Engine.[2] The game is planned to release in 2023.[4]