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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