Rock, Paper, Shotgun: "It’s good, not great. It hasn’t so much improved with age as spread out a bit, gaining a gut and adding some wobble to the co-operative first-person crime spree. I’ve spent about ten hours in-game and there’s still loads to do: skills to unlock, more heists to perfect. I honestly didn’t think I’d take to it, but from the first map to the ridiculous multi-stage mission we closed off on, we had a seven-hour stretch of uninterrupted shooting at one point. The opening pretty much set the tone."
GB: "Of course, Payday 2 has had its fair share of ups and downs as well, in spite of the success that it has enjoyed. For starters, the disparity between the game’s PC and console versions is a major issue that plagued the game for years on end, thanks to the frustrating optimization issues across platforms brought about by the Diesel Engine, which the game was developed on."
Payday 2 launched 10 years ago today, and a constant stream of updates still makes it worth playing ahead of Payday 3.
Starting today, Payday 2 is free at Epic Games Store. The free game offer runs until June 15. Once you claim it, it's yours to keep.