Name: PAYDAY 2: CRIMEWAVE EDITION
Brand: Xbox
Price: 3.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Deal overview

PAYDAY 2: CRIMEWAVE EDITION is currently 80% off on Xbox — down to $3.99 from $19.99.

At 80% off, this is one of the deepest discounts PAYDAY 2: CRIMEWAVE EDITION reaches on Xbox — near its typical floor.

That works out to $16.00 off the Xbox list price of $19.99.

This deal is for the XBOX version. Click View Deal to open the official Xbox page — prices and regional availability are confirmed at checkout, not by GamesCreed.

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About this game

PAYDAY 2 is the game that turned bank robbery into a co-op hobby for millions of players, and the Crimewave Edition is the version built to look right on a modern rig. You and up to three other people pick your crew, pick your target, and try to walk out with the bags before the whole thing falls apart. It’s loud, it’s tense, and it rewards people who actually talk to each other on mic.

How it plays

Every job starts the same way: get in, control the room, and figure out whether you’re doing this quiet or loud. Cases go from small-time smash and grabs to bigger, more elaborate scores as your crew builds up experience, and the payouts scale with the risk. That money isn’t just a number going up either. You put it back into your character, picking skills that change how you actually play (some builds lean into stealth, others into pure sustained gunfights) and buying the weapons and gear to match. The Crimewave Edition’s main pitch is that this all happens in a sharper, higher-resolution presentation than the original release, so the chaos of a shootout or the tension of a stealth approach actually reads clearly on screen instead of getting lost in a muddy old engine.

Who it’s for

This is a game for people who like planning with friends and then watching the plan immediately go sideways. If you enjoy shooters with a bit of structure to them, character builds, loadouts, a sense of progression, PAYDAY 2 scratches that itch better than most. It’s especially good for a regular squad who wants something to load up week after week rather than a one-and-done story. If you’re mostly interested in solo play or you want slick, modern shooter polish above all else, temper your expectations: this is a game built around a crew, and its systems show their age here and there. Solo runs work with AI backup, but the game is clearly happiest with real people in the other three slots.

Is it worth it?

For a co-op group looking for a long-term project, this is the kind of game that earns its spot in the library many times over. The loop of planning a heist, executing it, and reinvesting the take into your character has a lot of mileage in it, and that’s before you account for how much fun it is to watch a stealth run collapse into a firefight. If you’ve got friends who are on board, it’s an easy recommendation and a natural pickup whenever it’s discounted. If you’re on the fence or mostly a solo player, it’s still worth trying, just go in knowing the co-op crew is where the game really clicks.