PAYDAY 2 sales estimate
PAYDAY 2 is an action game by OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio. and Sidetrack Games, released on Steam on August 13, 2013 at $9.99. It has 446,025 Steam reviews (Very Positive, 89% positive). Markan estimates it has sold between 17M and 44M copies on Steam, for $60 million to $152 million in net revenue.
Estimated lifetime sales and revenue
| Low | Medium | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copies sold | 17,394,975 | 30,775,725 | 43,710,450 |
| Net revenue (USD) | $60,432,272 | $106,918,636 | $151,855,453 |
Steam doesn't publish sales. These estimates multiply the number of reviews by a factor that depends on the release year (the Boxleiter method). Net revenue is what's left of list price × sales after refunds, regional pricing, discounts, sales tax and Steam's 30% cut, before any publisher's share. Treat them as a ballpark for comparing games, not as reported figures.
Steam facts
| Developer | OVERKILL - a Starbreeze Studio., Sidetrack Games |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Starbreeze Entertainment |
| Release date | August 13, 2013 |
| Price | $9.99 (US list price) |
| Reviews | 446,025 · Very Positive · 89% positive |
| Genres | Action, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Links | Steam store page · Website |
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.From the Steam store page
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Data from Steam, last updated by Markan on 2026-11-11.
