
games like
Payday 2
Payday 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.
Matched first against: Role-playing (RPG), Tactical - then ranked by cheat-test profile.
Like Payday 2, but easier
Same cheat-test neighborhood, lower Execution demand - the hands aren't as punishing.
12 games like Payday 2
A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Both lean on variance about the same (4 vs 4). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - Counter-timing combat and stealth execution
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - Standard FPS aim; numbers matter more than precision
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - Platformer combat requires reactive dodging and timing
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - real-time dodging and attack timing
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Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: optimization (6 vs 7) - Team synergy, rotation theory, and stat optimisation dominate endgame
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - Action combat with dodges and combos but forgiving timing.
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - Bug combat demands precise dodge timing and weapon choice
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - Twin-stick aiming with cover-height shooting
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Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: reads (0 vs 1) - All dungeon enemies run scripted patrol and charge routines
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 5) - Real-time card play needs timing but not twitch mastery
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Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (6 vs 7) - Class-specific weapons reward mastering unique attack timing and range
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Both lean on execution about the same (6 vs 6). Biggest difference: variance (4 vs 3) - Malaria, jams, and fire spread inject chaos
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- Released
- 2013
- Developer
- Overkill Software
- Platforms
- PS3, PS4, Linux, PC, X360, XONE, Switch
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- IGDB critics
- 75/100
- IGDB users
- 74/100