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PAYDAY 3
Steam News 28 January 20263mo ago

PAYDAY 3: Peer-to-Peer Open Playtest

Hello heisters, We know the connection to our servers has been a frequent topic, and our team will always strive for providing you the best possible experience. As a result, we have been working on developing a Peer-to-…

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changedWe know the connection to our servers has been a frequent topic, and our team will always strive for providing you the best possible experience. As a result, we have been working on developing a Peer-to-Peer connection for a while now, and we're finally ready to let you all get hands on with it and see how it works.
addedWe hope to see as many of you as possible hop in and play during the Open Playtest, and let us know how you get on. Please make sure to have your telemetry enabled as well, so our data team can get a full picture of how your connectivity performs on this build. We also have a survey available to capture even more data on your experiences: https://forms.gle/8fmw4kk6GKXGbagv6
addedWe have added a Known Issues section to this announcement. See below!
changedHow to access the playtestIn the window that pops up, navigate to the "Game Versions & Beta" tab. Select the Open Beta in the list you see here.
changedHow to access the playtestWhen you go to launch the game you may get met by the following pop-up. Make sure to once again select Open Beta, and you should be set!

We know the connection to our servers has been a frequent topic, and our team will always strive for providing you the best possible experience. As a result, we have been working on developing a Peer-to-Peer connection for a while now, and we're finally ready to let you all get hands on with it and see how it works.

We hope to see as many of you as possible hop in and play during the Open Playtest, and let us know how you get on. Please make sure to have your telemetry enabled as well, so our data team can get a full picture of how your connectivity performs on this build. We also have a survey available to capture even more data on your experiences: https://forms.gle/8fmw4kk6GKXGbagv6

The playtest will be running from tomorrow, Thursday, 13PM CET until Monday, 2nd of February, 12PM CET. Details on how to switch to the playtest branch are listed below.

Update: Keep in mind that this is a playtest and not a full release, so expect to see some weirdness or unexpected behaviour as you play. This is part of why we do this test, to ensure we can catch and fix as many of these as possible before rolling this out fully later this year.

We have added a Known Issues section to this announcement. See below!

How to access the playtest

The playtest will be running on a separate branch on Steam. To switch branch, you need to right click on PAYDAY 3 in your Steam Library and select "Properties".

In the window that pops up, navigate to the "Game Versions & Beta" tab. Select the Open Beta in the list you see here.

When you go to launch the game you may get met by the following pop-up. Make sure to once again select Open Beta, and you should be set!

Additional information

As this Playtest runs on a different backend than the regular live version of PAYDAY 3, your progress WILL NOT CARRY OVER. You will be starting from the beginning in terms of progression in the playtest build. We recommend playing the Crowd Control Tutorial before you start playtesting, to quickly gain 150 levels and millions in cash.

Your progression in PAYDAY 3 will not be affected by what happens on the playtest branch. You'll have your regular level and weapons/loadouts once you're back to the normal version.

Known Issues

  • The first client to join an ongoing game can get stuck on the Heist Info screen, requiring a restart (alt-F4)

Source

Steam News / 28 January 2026

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