PAYDAY: Aces High Launches As A VR-Exclusive Heist Game
Fast Travel Games released PAYDAY: Aces High on November 5, a new entry in the PAYDAY series built for VR on Meta Quest, SteamVR, and Steam Frame.
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Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, Denfaminicogamer.
Why it matters
The series' co-op heist loop is now being sold as a VR headset requirement, and Starbreeze has handed a licensed PAYDAY release to a VR-focused developer on three storefronts rather than its own internal pipeline.
Key Facts
- Fast Travel Games released PAYDAY: Aces High on November 5.
- PAYDAY: Aces High supports Meta Quest, SteamVR, and Steam Frame.
- Starbreeze approved the game as an officially licensed PAYDAY title.
- Up to four players play co-op, and cross-platform play is supported.
- The developer reported more than 100,000 Steam wishlist registrations on October 29.
Starbreeze, which holds the series rights, approved the game as an officially licensed title. Up to four players use assault rifles, submachine guns, shotguns, pistols, grappling hooks, and sentry guns across heist jobs, then spend cash and reputation on skills and equipment.
The game ships with cross-platform play between its supported devices, and it can be played solo or online with up to three companions. Fast Travel Games built four roles around a playing-card motif: The Mastermind, The Ghost, The Technician, and The Enforcer, each weighted toward planning, stealth, gadgets, or sustained combat. Players mix weapons, gadgets, and unlocked skills to define their own approach to a job.
The release follows a Steam wishlist figure of more than 100,000 registrations, a milestone the developer reported on October 29. The supported language is English only, with no Japanese, and a VR headset is required to play.
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