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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 50 games similar to Payday 3 down to the 33 that fit the “Online” category. PAYDAY 2, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands and Hired Ops top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Payday 3.

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GenreShooterSubgenreFPSSub-subgenreTactical FPS
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Co-opMultiplayer
Year 2023Dev Starbreeze Studios

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Within the “Online” category, the closest game to Payday 3 is PAYDAY 2 — scoring 92/100 on our similarity scale. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands and Hired Ops follow close behind.

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The best online games like Payday 3

33 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Payday 3. Each one has been evaluated across 14 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1PAYDAY 2
PAYDAY 2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
Co-opSoloMultiplayerOnlineTacticalMeleeRangedStealthFirst Person
Steam👍 89%· 672KRAWG👍 62%· 2.2KMC79IGDB75· 17
Year 2013Dev 505 GamesPlaytime ~9hOn PC · Xbox · Linux

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation and loot and gear systems, while skipping adventure storytelling

The gang is back, and they have bigger and better plans. Objective based cooperative FPS became more complicated. The classic group of Hoxton, Dallas, Chains and Wolf got reinforcement, and now Payday Gang consists of 21 heisters, some of which are based on movie characters or even Youtubers.

It predates Payday 3 by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals69
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalStealthMeleeFirst Person
Steam👍 80%· 104KIGDB73· 20OC72· 132
Year 2017Dev Ubisoft Paris · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, survival mechanics and sandbox freedom, while skipping deep RPG systems

Genre100Game mode96Combat87Visuals54
Hired Ops
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerOnlineSoloCo-opRangedTacticalMeleeFirst Person
Steam👍 68%· 16KRAWG👍 28%· 32
Year 2016Dev Absolut SoftPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings strong narrative focus, setting modern and historical setting, while skipping adventure storytelling

Hired Ops is a session-based online shooter dedicated to fierce conflicts between rival mercenary groups battling on a global scale from Russian developer AbsolutSoft.

Genre100Game mode96Combat81Visuals69
Call of Duty: World at War
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalMeleeStealthFirst Person
Steam👍 92%· 53KIGDB80· 7
Year 2008Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Payday 3 by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat87Game mode84Visuals69
Warface
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalFirst Person
IGDB54· 2
Year 2013Dev Crytek Kiev · Tencent HoldingsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation and free to play, while skipping melee combat

Where it drifts furthest from Payday 3: combat.

It predates Payday 3 by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals68Combat37
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalMeleeRangedStealthFirst Person
Steam👍 85%· 6.0KRAWG👍 73%· 317MC78IGDB82· 5
Year 2008Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and combat tactical

≠ Stands apart with offline, skill tree progression and loot and gear systems, while skipping deep RPG systems

The peak of the cover-based Rainbow Six era: squad orders are quick to issue, the rappel-through-window breach is still satisfying, and Terrorist Hunt is the mode that kept it alive for years. The story is throwaway and reuses locations from the first game, and the tactical depth is far shallower than the pre-Vegas entries.

It predates Payday 3 by 15 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode84Visuals66
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeTacticalRangedStealthFirst Person
Steam👍 80%· 1.7KRAWG👍 69%· 272MC85IGDB86· 4
Year 2006Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with third-person shooting, punishing difficulty and offline, while skipping deep RPG systems

The sixth game in a series of action-packed books/games about special forces from the maestro of the genre Tom Clancy. The plot of the game has nothing to do with the previous parts.

It predates Payday 3 by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode84Visuals69
Destiny
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineTacticalMeleeFirst Person
IGDB78· 17OC74· 100
Year 2014Dev Bungie · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · Xbox

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, setting scifi and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Payday 3 by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode91Combat56Visuals54
Star Wars Battlefront II
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlineMeleeTacticalFirst Person
Steam👍 88%· 96KIGDB72· 17
Year 2017Dev EA Digital Illusions CE · Electronic ArtsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings third-person shooting, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping deep RPG systems

Genre100Game mode90Combat57Visuals54
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeTacticalFirst Person
Steam👍 89%· 39KIGDB81· 9
Year 2011Dev Sledgehammer Games · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, strong narrative focus and historical setting, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Payday 3 by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode83Visuals69Combat62
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlineMeleeTacticalFirst Person
Steam👍 86%· 49KIGDB79· 17
Year 2012Dev Treyarch · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, horror tension and strong narrative focus, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Payday 3 by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode84Visuals69Combat61
Serious Sam II
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeTacticalFirst Person
Steam👍 90%· 14KIGDB78· 3
Year 2005Dev Croteam · Take-Two InteractiveOn Linux · PC

✓ Fits the tactical first-person shooters cluster, with shooter, first-person shooting and adventure storytelling

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, setting scifi and setting space, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Payday 3 by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode83Combat61Visuals55
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
MultiplayerCo-opOnlineSoloRangedTacticalMeleeFirst Person3D
Steam👍 82%· 1.5MRAWG👍 77%· 1.5KMC75OC76· 92
Year 2015Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~32hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of tactical first-person shooters: shooter, first-person shooting and ranged combat

≠ Stands apart with competitive edge, punishing difficulty and historical setting, while skipping deep RPG systems

The gameplay of the game is based on intense strategic battles between the Navigator and the defenders in a limited space.

It predates Payday 3 by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals100Combat82Game mode82
Payday: The Heist
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineMeleeStealthTacticalFirst Person
Steam👍 93%· 41KIGDB73· 4
Year 2011Dev Overkill Software · Sony Online EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty, while skipping deep RPG systems

It predates Payday 3 by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Combat85Visuals69
Takedown: Red Sabre
ShooterFPSTactical FPS
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOnlineRangedMeleeTacticalFirst Person
Steam👍 42%· 5.7KRAWG👍 10%· 30MC34IGDB36· 3
Year 2013Dev Serellan · 505 GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Xbox

✓ Both are tactical first-person shooters — sharing shooter, first-person shooting and ranged combat

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation and early access, while skipping deep RPG systems

A tactical shooter aiming for pre-Vegas Rainbow Six: lethal, slow, no regenerating health. That intent is clear and the appeal is real for the audience it targets. The execution is not — it released visibly unfinished, with broken AI, minimal mission variety and no save system, and it was widely criticised on those grounds.

It predates Payday 3 by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Combat81Visuals69

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