All PAYDAY 3 difficulty settings explained
If you're looking for a challenge, PAYDAY 3 has a series of difficulty settings for you to try. In this guide we'll explain what each of them changes in-game.
If you’re looking for an explainer on PAYDAY 3’s difficulty settings you’ve come to the right place. This guide includes all the info you need to know about PAYDAY 3’s difficulty settings including how many are in the game and what changes in each one.
The harder heists certainly won’t be for everyone, but if you’re like me and you enjoy a gruelling challenge every now and then, you’ve got plenty of options to consider.
So without further ado, let’s take a look at the PAYDAY 3 difficulty settings and what changes between each one!
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All PAYDAY 3 difficulty settings
PAYDAY 3 currently has four different difficulty settings, and we’ve listed them for you below:
- Normal
- Hard
- Very Hard
- Overkill
As you might expect, Normal is the easiest of the bunch while Overkill is the most brutal. These difficulty settings get increasingly harder as you go through them, with various changes to enemies and the game world.
These settings also work a little differently from previous games, and we’ll explain exactly what’s changed below!
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PAYDAY 3 difficulty settings explained
Each difficulty setting in PAYDAY 3 works a bit differently. For example, the amount of enemies that spawn will change depending on how hard the difficulty is. Waves are much larger on Overkill compared to Normal, and each setting has an increasingly harder number of enemies.
The game world will also change depending on the setting. In Hard mode, security cameras become indestructible which might force you to rethink your approach. On Overkill difficulty a guard will be patrolling the map who can’t be killed without raising an alarm.
However, all difficulty settings will feature all enemy types, so you don’t have to play on a certain difficulty to see them all in action. Enemies also have the same amount of health regardless of difficulty, so you don’t need to worry about enemies having way too much health on the harder settings.
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Dani Cross
Dani is a Guides Writer for GGRecon. She graduated from university with a degree in Broadcast Journalism, then worked as a freelance writer before joining the GGRecon team as a full-time writer in 2023. In her opinion, the best game of all time is Elden Ring – but her favourite is Halo: Reach, a game that created lifelong friendships and somehow started her down the path to a career in media. She’s also way too invested in Pokemon cards, and a big fan of guinea pigs, cats and other cute creatures.
