Mask up as one of The Aces, an elite group of heisters with access to bleeding-edge tech, black-market toys, and weapons no sane dealer would list.

Framed by business titan Warren Jupiter and thrown in jail, the time has come for you to hit him where it hurts: banks, museums - hell, even his so-called “untouchable” penthouse.

Design your own unique loadout, mixing weapons, gadgets and skills to become the ultimate, high-caliber heister. Infiltrate banks, museums, and even a luxury penthouse apartment, surveying each scene before choosing the perfect moment to go loud and secure your payday.

Fast Travel Games debuted the first gameplay trailer from Payday: Aces High.

Fast Travel Games also announced a closed community playtest beginning August 20 through August 24.

Playtest slots are limited; interested players can learn how to register on the game’s official website for their chance to pull off a Payday heist on Meta Quest 3 ahead of its release later this year.

After being framed by business titan Warren Jupiter, players team up to take revenge through the signature chaos of a Payday heist. The gameplay reveal shows exactly what that looks like in VR: designing a unique loadout mixing weapons, gadgets, and skills, surveying the scene, and choosing the perfect moment to go loud and secure that payday.

"The reception since we first revealed Payday: Aces High has been incredibly warm, from both longtime heisters and the VR community, and that means everything to our team," said Erik Odeldahl, Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder at Fast Travel Games. "Now it's time to hand over the keys. With the community playtest, players will experience PAYDAY: Aces High for the very first time – and we can't think of a better crew to help us shape the ultimate VR heist."

"Payday has always put you inside the heist, first person, and right in the middle of the chaos. VR takes that further, and Fast Travel Games are delivering with Aces High. We're proud to have them shaping this corner of the universe, and we can't wait to see how the community reacts once the playtest goes live,” Adolf Kristjansson, CEO at Starbreeze Entertainment, said.

Key Features:

• The Rush Of The Score: Roll out with up to three partners in crime. Plan the job, stack your tools, and execute with precision. Every alarm you dodge, every bag you haul, every trigger you pull pushes you closer to that flawless payday… or the kind of heat that burns cities to the ground.
• Guns, Gadgets, Getting Even: Gear up and hit the score with an arsenal that keeps growing - ARs, SMGs, shotguns, pistols, plus gadgets like grapple and sentry guns. Spend your hard-earned cash and rep to unlock the skills, gear, and toys that crank your heisting game to the next level.
• Four Aces To Choose From:
  • Ace of Hearts: The Mastermind – The brain behind the chaos. Lines up every angle, every fallback, every escape.
  • Ace of Clubs: The Ghost – Silent, surgical, gone before anyone knows they’ve been fooled.
  • Ace of Diamonds: The Technician – Gadget freak. Orchestrating the theater of destruction.
  • Ace of Spades: The Enforcer – The hammer that keeps hitting when things get loud.

Payday: Aces High is coming to PCVR (Steam) and Meta Quest 3 in Q3 2026.