PAYDAY The Heist — Settings, Requirements & Optimization
2011 · Shooter, Action · OVERKILL Software · ESRB Adults Only · Metacritic 76

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My PAYDAY The Heist Settings Card
Generated at GameFigs on 2026-08-21. Game demand tier: 7/9.
Official system requirements
Publisher-published Minimum / Recommended values via RAWG. Real-world performance varies with drivers, resolution and your full build.
| Spec | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | OS: Windows XP, Vista, 7 | OS: Windows XP, Vista, 7 |
| Processor | Processor: P4 3 GHz or Athlon 3400+ | Processor: Core 2 Duo or Athlon x2 |
| Memory | Memory: 1 GB Ram | Memory: 2 GB Ram |
| Graphics | Video Card: NVIDIA 7800GTX or ATI x1900 | Video Card: NVIDIA 260 or ATI 4850 |
About PAYDAY The Heist
PAYDAY The Heist is a dynamic co-op shooter that allows players to assume the role of a bank robber and to try on the criminal life from the first-person view. This game is the first part of the PAYDAY series and the beginning of the story of four outlaws – Dallas, Hoxton, Chains and Wolf. The gameplay is about completing 6 different heists throughout America alone (with bots) or in a team (up to 4 members). Each robbery could be carried out in two separate ways: players should decide whether stealth or a breakthrough attack is more suitable and prepare all the ammunition properly in advance. The squad of criminals searching for another “big score” is set up against easy-to-manipulate civilians and powerful police forces, so players are to try their best to prevent the alarm signals and not to face armed resistance. However, if the heavy combat begins, the best option will be to keep shooting countless enemies down till the money is in the bag and the heist is over.
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Sources & attribution
- Game data (release year, genres, platforms, system requirements, description, cover art) via RAWG.io, retrieved 2026-08-21.
- FPS bands, presets and upscaler advice on this page are GameFigs planning estimates from the game's demand tier — not benchmark results.
How the PAYDAY The Heist optimization card is computed
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