Alessandro Barbosa
GameSpotPayday 3 Review - Turning Up The Heat
Published 10/19/2023
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Series X|S / PC / PS5 - 9/21/2023
PAYDAY 3
Payday 3 is the much anticipated sequel to one of the most popular co-op shooters ever. Since its release, Payday-players have been reveling in the thrill of a perfectly planned and executed heist. That’s what makes Payday a high-octane, co-op FPS experience without equal. Step out of retirement back into the life of crime in the shoes of the Payday Gang, the envy of their peers and the nightmare of law-enforcement wherever they go. Several years after the crew’s reign of terror over Washington DC has ended, they assemble once again to deal with the threat that roused them out of early retirement.
- Developer
- Starbreeze Studios
- Publisher
- Starbreeze Publishing, Prime Matter, PLAION
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62
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The critic average is 62 across 12 scored reviews, with a 40-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the Below 70 band.
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Terrence Johnson
ZTGDPayday 3 (XSX) Review – ZTGD
Published 10/17/2023
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40
-22 vs critic avg
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Read originalCory Wells
Hardcore GamerReview: Payday 3
Published 10/16/2023
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70
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Read originalVikki Blake
EurogamerPayday 3 review - furiously good fun, if criminally unadventurous
Published 10/6/2023
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60
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Read originalDonovan Erskine
ShacknewsPayday 3 review: The time for crime
Published 10/3/2023
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70
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Metro GameCentralPayday 3 review – a real steal
Published 9/27/2023
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50
-12 vs critic avg
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Read originalTyler Colp
PC GamerPayday 3 review
Published 9/26/2023
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67
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Read originalKenneth Seward Jr.
Game InformerPayday 3 Review - A Turbulent Yet Successful Heist - Game Informer
Published 9/26/2023
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80
+18 vs critic avg
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Read originalAlex Avard
GamesRadar+Payday 3 review: "Competently crafted, yet stubbornly old-school" | GamesRadar+GamesRadar+GamesRadar+NewsaramaTotal FilmEdge
Published 9/22/2023
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70
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Read originalGiovanni Colantonio
Digital TrendsPayday 3 review: co-op heist sequel plays it safe, but needs to be more daring long-term
Published 9/21/2023
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