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PAYDAY 3 team returns from vacation for a new August check-in

The latest behind-the-scenes video features Andrej as Starbreeze prepares the next updates for its co-op heist game.

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PAYDAY 3 graphic showing a masked clown character beside the words “Behind the Scenes #7 with Andrej”

The PAYDAY 3 team is back from vacation, and its latest behind-the-scenes video checks in with Andrej as Starbreeze prepares the next stage of work for the co-op heist game.

Published on August 22, 2026, the seventh entry in the series serves as a return-to-work update rather than a full feature breakdown. The team said it is ready to get back to everything coming up for PAYDAY 3, although the announcement does not provide a separate patch date or a complete list of changes.

The episode, PAYDAY 3: Behind the Scenes with Andrej #7, is available below.

The video arrives alongside a broader August and September roadmap. The August update will move the game to Unreal Engine 5, while the September update will make every heist part of the base game, including future heists. We previously detailed the base-game heist plan and what it means for players who want to run the full lineup together.

For now, Andrej’s episode is a quick sign that the team has returned and is moving toward those larger updates. Share your thoughts in the comments, and follow us on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, and Telegram.

The update was shared in a Steam announcement.

Payday 3 is the much anticipated sequel to one of the most popular co-op shooters ever. Since its release, Payday-players have been reveling in the thrill of a perfectly planned and executed heist. That’s what makes Payday a high-octane, co-op FPS experience without equal. Step out of retirement back into the life of crime in the shoes of the Payday Gang, the envy of their peers and the nightmare of law-enforcement wherever they go. Several years after the crew’s reign of terror over Washington DC has ended, they assemble once again to deal with the threat that roused them out of early retirement.