The developers of Payday 3 have managed to triple their player count on Steam recently. The reason is an update that players have been waiting for a long time.
What kind of game is this? Payday 3 is a heist game that was released on September 21, 2023, on Steam. Here you can team up with your friends to carry out spectacular heists.
After the game was among the most wished-for games on Steam before its release, it failed spectacularly at launch. However, the developer studio Starbreeze is not stopping there and is actively continuing to work on the title to improve the experience for players.
A new feature has been introduced that is well-received by players and has also boosted player numbers a bit.
Even a bank robber has basic needs
What is this feature? The latest feature that has made its way into the game is the ability to pause the game. This has not been possible before.
To ensure that not a single player can interrupt the round and spoil the fun for the other players, all participants in the current round must agree to the pause for it to take place.
How is the community reacting to this? While Payday 3 had a peak of just under or just over 1,000 players in the 24 hours leading up to the update, the peak according to steamdb.info the day after the update looked much better with 3,834.
One day later, there were still 2,965 players in the 24-hour peak. However, these numbers still seem low when compared to the all-time peak of 77,938 concurrent players, which was reached at the game’s release.
The developers seem to be on the right track with the recent updates. Looking at the game’s reviews on Steam, there are 61% positive reviews in the last 30 days.
In comparison, the total reviews the game has received so far show only 39% positive reviews.
If robbing banks in the present is too boring for you, there might be an alternative in the future that also involves the studio Starbreeze: New co-op game could bring the action of Payday into the universe of Dungeons & Dragons.
