PAYDAY 2
Live player count and Steam charts
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.
Player history
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 13, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 30,345 | +1,533 | +5.3% | 36,062 |
| Jun 2026 | 28,812 | +1,433 | +5.2% | 35,076 |
| May 2026 | 27,379 | +7,997 | +41.3% | 36,506 |
| Apr 2026 | 19,382 | -1,935 | -9.1% | 31,053 |
| Mar 2026 | 21,317 | -2,142 | -9.1% | 30,378 |
| Feb 2026 | 23,459 | -50 | -0.2% | 31,706 |
| Jan 2026 | 23,509 | -1,896 | -7.5% | 33,781 |
| Dec 2025 | 25,405 | +4,917 | +24.0% | 33,967 |
| Nov 2025 | 20,488 | -2,676 | -11.6% | 32,694 |
| Oct 2025 | 23,164 | -1,413 | -5.7% | 35,373 |
| Sep 2025 | 24,577 | -2,479 | -9.2% | 36,985 |
| Aug 2025 | 27,056 | +1,068 | +4.1% | 34,218 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
- Jun 30, 2026PAYDAY 2: Engine Upgrade Open-Beta - OUT NOW!
- Jun 26, 2026PAYDAY 2: Engine Upgrade Open-Beta Announcement
- Jun 25, 2026PAYDAY Steam Summer Sale
- May 22, 2026PAYDAY 2: Update 246.1 Changelog
- May 19, 2026PAYDAY 2: Update 246 Changelog
- May 13, 2026PUBG: Battlegrounds x PAYDAY Celebration Sale
When people play
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 16 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 16:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in Europe, the Middle East & Africa, with a second wave suggesting a sizable audience in East Asia & Oceania. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.
Audience
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 2 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
Achievements
Every achievement in the game, ordered from most to least earned (#1 is the one the most players have). Height is the share of all players who have it; the dashed line is the median. Global rates from Steam.
