shoot guards and take civilians hostage.

Unfortunately Payday 3 - a game about planning and completing heists - makes the planning part quite difficult.

CRIMENET isn’t perfect, but it does give you more control.

Looking at a loose pile of money in a vault in Payday 3

Payday 3 ends up being a game where you learn by watching other players.

on a server that’ll be wiped if you trigger the alarm.

I actually like these bespoke levels.

The front of a club you’re about to rob in Payday 3

The maze-like art galleries and banks and specific set ups are good.

It’s almost better to practise levels alone in an invite-only lobby like you’re preparing for a test.

Payday 3 isn’t not fun.

Breaking into a vault with a laser in Payday 3

It’s not a massive plus, anyway.

This review was based on a copy of the game provided by the publisher Deep Silver.

Aiming at a bunch of cops while we break into an armoured car in Payday 3