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Starbreeze launches Heist Escape Roguelike: Payday Experience inside Fortnite

Starbreeze released Heist Escape Roguelike: Payday Experience as a UEFN-exclusive game inside Fortnite. The mod reimagines Payday as a progressive roguelike shooter with three heists and is live now with Island Code 8105-9005-4478. Starbreeze is using Fortnite to introduce Payday to new players as Payday 3 underperforms commercially while Payday 2 remains active on Steam. The release follows earlier franchise expansions including Roblox spinoffs and a VR Payday title.

• Heist Escape Roguelike: Payday Experience is available now inside Fortnite via UEFN — Island Code 8105-9005-4478.
• Gameplay reworks Payday into a progressive roguelike shooter with three separate heists (Jewelry Store, Bank, Harbor), each composed of multiple unique rooms for replayability.
• Starbreeze positions the Fortnite release as a way to reach new players and broaden the Payday platform amid mixed results for Payday 3.
• The move continues Starbreeze’s multi-platform strategy after earlier entries including a 2024 Payday experience and a Roblox spinoff announced in April, alongside a VR title, while Payday 2 still posts steady concurrent players on Steam.