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. Continue reading Payday 3 assembles new dev team to make the game actually good MORE FROM PCGAMESN: The best co-op games on PC‚ The best crime games on PC‚ The best FPS games