Games like PAYDAY 2
What to play if you like PAYDAY 2
Start with Brotato, CODE VEIN, ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN. These games share the strongest Game DNA signals with PAYDAY 2, then show where the experience changes.
Alternatives, with the trade-offs visible
These are anonymous game-to-game comparisons, not personal recommendations or player-behaviour claims.
85% shared experienceBrotato
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Hand-holding and Sandbox freedom
84% shared experienceCODE VEIN
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Build crafting depth
84% shared experienceELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
82% shared experienceWarhammer: Vermintide 2
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
79% shared experienceValheim
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Isolation
79% shared experienceWarframe
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Build crafting depth and Experimentation
79% shared experienceSchedule I
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Resource management and Progression
79% shared experienceBorderlands 4
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Build crafting depth and Isolation
78% shared experienceLast Epoch
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
78% shared experienceVampire Survivors
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Mechanical difficulty
78% shared experienceWarhammer 40,000: Darktide
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Build crafting depth
78% shared experienceHow to Fish
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Progression and Build crafting depth
77% shared experienceREMNANT II®
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Isolation
76% shared experienceThe Outlast Trials
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Progression and Isolation
76% shared experienceSnowRunner
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Combat intensity and Resource management
76% shared experienceOUTRIDERS
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Build crafting depth
75% shared experienceDARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
75% shared experienceGunfire Reborn
Preserves: Social dependency and Co-op dependency
Changes: Build crafting depth and Isolation
How this comparison works
Playmatch compares active Game DNA profiles derived from Steam storefront metadata. Shared experience identifies overlapping signals; changes highlight the largest meaningful differences in the model.