What games are like PAYDAY 2?

The best games like PAYDAY 2 on Steam right now include GROUND BRANCH, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, Arma 3. They share PAYDAY 2's genre and gameplay (Co-op, FPS, Heist) and are ranked using live Steam similarity and current follower momentum, updated daily.

How are these similar games chosen?

Each game is scored by how many Steam genres and gameplay modes it shares with PAYDAY 2, plus a bonus for the same developer, then tie-broken by how fast it is gaining Steam followers right now.

Games Like PAYDAY 2 (2026)

The best similar games on Steam — matched by shared genre and gameplay, with a reason for every pick.

Updated daily · July 17, 2026

Looking for games like PAYDAY 2? The closest matches on Steam right now are GROUND BRANCH, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, Arma 3 — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (Co-op, FPS, Heist) and ranked by how fast each is currently gaining followers. Full ranked list of 12 below, each with why it's a match.

Best games similar to PAYDAY 2

#	Game	Genre	Shared with PAYDAY 2
1	GROUND BRANCH ▲	Action	Shooter, Co-op, FPS, Team-Based
2	PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS ▲	Action	Shooter, Co-op, FPS, Stealth
3	Arma 3	Action	Shooter, Co-op, FPS, Team-Based
4	OPERATOR ▲	Action	Shooter, PvE, FPS, First-Person
5	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands	Action	Shooter, Co-op, FPS, Stealth
6	Battlefield 4™	Action	Shooter, Co-op, FPS, Great Soundtrack
7	Call of Duty®: Black Ops II	Action	Shooter, Co-op, FPS, Great Soundtrack
8	Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Breakpoint	Action	Shooter, Co-op, Looter Shooter, FPS
9	RUSHING BEAT X: Return Of Brawl Brothers	Action	Action, co-op, multiplayer, single-player
10	Far Far West	Action	Action, co-op, multiplayer, online co-op
11	Incursion Red River	Action	Shooter, Co-op, PvE, Looter Shooter
12	Counter-Strike 2 🔥	Action	Shooter, Co-op, FPS, Team-Based

Why these are like PAYDAY 2

1. GROUND BRANCH

Both are tagged shooter, co-op, fps; both offer co-op and multiplayer. From one of the developers behind the original Rainbow Six® and Ghost Recon® games, comes a thinking-man's first-person shooter featuring in-depth character and weapon customization.

2. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

Both are tagged shooter, co-op, fps; both offer multiplayer. PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, the high-stakes winner-take-all shooter that started the Battle Royale craze, is free-to-play!

3. Arma 3

Both are tagged shooter, co-op, fps; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox.

4. OPERATOR

Both are tagged shooter, pve, fps; both offer co-op and multiplayer. In OPERATOR, you will play as an elite Tier 1 operator undergoing dangerous clandestine operations all over the globe.

5. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands

Both are tagged shooter, co-op, fps; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Create a team with up to 3 friends in Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Wildlands and enjoy the ultimate military shooter experience set in a massive, dangerous, and responsive open world.

6. Battlefield 4™

Both are tagged shooter, co-op, fps; both offer multiplayer and single-player. Embrace unrivaled destruction in Battlefield 4™.

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