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Payday 3

Payday 3 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery). Below: catalogued games with the closest cheat-test profile, and exactly where each one differs.

Matched first against: Shooter - then ranked by cheat-test profile.

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10

12 games like Payday 3

A cross-genre tag below means that pick didn't share a genre - it filled a slot on cheat-test profile alone.

Dino Crisis 2 cover art
Dino Crisis 2Practiced Mastery · action horror

Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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System ShockPracticed Mastery · immersive sim

Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Otherwise the profiles match closely.

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Cyberpunk 2077 cover art
Cyberpunk 2077Practiced Mastery · open-world action RPG

Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: reads (0 vs 1) - Enemy AI follows scripted behaviours; not adaptive to you.

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Rise of the Tomb RaiderPracticed Mastery · action adventure

Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: variance (3 vs 2) - Tomb unknowns dissolve after one visit.

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Resident Evil 7: BiohazardPracticed Mastery · first-person survival horror

Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: reads (0 vs 1) - Family AI follows scripted stalker scripts, never adapts to you

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Borderlands cover art
BorderlandsPracticed Mastery · looter shooter

Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: variance (3 vs 4) - Procedural loot drops gate your power

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Dishonored 2Practiced Mastery · immersive sim

Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: reads (0 vs 1) - Guards scripted; alert patterns fixed.

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Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the PatriotsPracticed Mastery · stealth action

Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: variance (3 vs 2) - mid-battle chaos mostly cosmetic

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Hitman: AbsolutionPure Optimization · stealth action

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (5 vs 4) - Cover stealth, point-shooting, and tighter action sequences

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Days Gone cover art
Days GonePracticed Mastery · open-world survival action

Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: variance (3 vs 2) - patrols and weather shift encounters slightly

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SuperHotPracticed Mastery · puzzle FPS

Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: variance (3 vs 2) - Spawn order is unknown on a first attempt only

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Dead Island cover art
Dead IslandPracticed Mastery · zombie action RPG

Both lean on execution about the same (5 vs 5). Biggest difference: optimization (7 vs 6) - weapon mods and skill builds carry late game

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Game details

Released
2023
Developer
Starbreeze Studios
Platforms
Series X|S, PC, PS5
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
IGDB critics
64/100
IGDB users
59/100
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