Payday 3 mission list: Every heist available

❘ Published: 2023-12-15T11:05:06

Starbreeze Studios

Every Payday 3 heist is an opportunity to earn some cash and level up those weapons, letting you grow your criminal enterprise even further. But how many heists are in the game, and are more coming?

The Payday series is famous for its elaborate, cinematic heists. Whether it’s burning through a giant bank vault or hijacking a plane full of money, there’s something for everyone and Payday 3 has been no different.

For Payday 3, Starbreeze Studios brought back that movie-like magic for the themes of its heists. So, here’s every heist available in the game and the order you can play them in.

Payday 3 is a highly anticipated FPS game.

How many heists are there in Payday 3?

There are a total of 11 heists currently in the game as of December 2023, with all of them being set in New York City. This includes 8 core heists, 2 legacy heists, and one heist in The Bad Apple campaign.

As Starbreeze did with Payday 2, more heists were added over time to the game. It’s almost a certainty that the developer will do the same for Payday 3 moving forward throughout the years.

Payday 3 Core Heists order

Payday 3 core heists have a set sequence in the story mode in which they appear, however you are also free to play them in any order you wish. This means you could play the final mission if you were so inclined. These heists are also bridged with a few cinematics that tell the story.

Here is the list of core heists available in the game, and the order they appear in the story.

Payday 3 Legacy Heists order

Beginning with the 1.0.2 update released in November 2023, Starbreeze has also added Legacy Heists to the game. These are remastered stages from Payday 2, with altered mechanics and objectives to fit with Payday 3’s gameplay.

Legacy heists are narrated by Locke, also a returning character from Payday 2, and the levels take a standalone place within the game’s world rather than fitting with the overarching narrative. Therefore, you can complete these heists in any order you like.

There are currently two Legacy Heists in Payday 3:

Turbid Station
Cook Off

Payday 3 The Bad Apple heists order

As of December 2023, Starbreeze has started releasing new heists as paid DLC across its Year 1 content. The first year of DLC is titled The Bad Apple, featuring four heists released between Winter 2023 and Fall 2024.

The Bad Apple continues the story from the end of Touch The Sky, so be sure to finish each Core heist first if you don’t want spoilers.

There are four heists in The Bad Apple campaign, with only one released so far:

Syntax Error (released December 12, 2023)
Boys in Blue (due Spring 2024)
The Land of the Free (due Summer 2024)
Fear and Greed (due Fall 2024)

That’s all we know about Payday 3 heists. Check out the rest of our Payday 3 guides here:

Will Payday 3 have microtransactions? | Every playable character confirmed so far | Every heist confirmed for launch | Pre-order bonuses & every edition explained | Will Payday 3 be cross-platform? Crossplay for Xbox, PlayStation & PC explained | Is Payday 3 coming to Xbox Game Pass? | Will Payday 3 have single-player? | Payday 3 PC requirements – Minimum & recommended specs | Is Payday 3 coming to Nintendo Switch?