Biggest discounts, free games, and limited-time offers across every major gaming store.
Never pay full price again.
Overview
Fairgames is a competitive multiplayer heist game developed by Haven Studios and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, coming to PC and PlayStation. The core premise is straightforward but sharp: assemble a crew, break into exotic locations, steal everything that isn't bolted down, and get out with more loot than the other teams doing exactly the same thing. That last part is what separates it from a standard co-op heist game.
The competitive layer changes everything about how a heist feels. Stealth and efficiency matter, but so does speed, since another crew extracting first means less loot on the table for everyone else. Haven Studios frames the whole thing around a stylized Robin Hood fantasy, robbing the ultra-wealthy and climbing the ranks of a heist underworld built on reputation as much as cash.
Fairgames content image
Gameplay and mechanics: how does Fairgames actually play?
Fairgames is built around a tension between cooperation and competition that most multiplayer games avoid. Your team needs to coordinate to crack security, neutralize guards, and locate high-value cargo. At the same time, rival teams are running their own operation inside the same location, which means the moment someone trips an alarm, it affects everyone.
Fairgames content image
Key mechanics confirmed for Fairgames:
- Team-based heist execution against live security
- Rival crew competition within shared locations
- Loot extraction with a flair-based scoring element
- Crew recruitment and roster building
- Exotic location environments across multiple settings
The flair mechanic is worth paying attention to. Extracting with the most loot isn't always enough; how you pull off the job factors into your standing. That suggests Fairgames rewards creative play and high-risk moves rather than purely optimized routes.
Fairgames content image
Multiplayer and social: building your crew
Crew composition sits at the center of the Fairgames experience. The game asks who you'll recruit first, which points toward some kind of roster or character system that lets players shape their team's capabilities before a job even starts. Different crew configurations likely open up different approaches to the same heist, giving teams a reason to experiment.
The competitive structure also means the social dynamic shifts depending on who you're playing with. A coordinated crew with good communication has an obvious edge over a random team, but rival players can disrupt even the best-laid plans. That unpredictability is exactly what makes competitive co-op games stick around long after the initial novelty fades.
Innovation and unique features: what sets Fairgames apart?
Most heist games put all the pressure on the environment. Guards, cameras, vaults, timers. Fairgames keeps all of that and adds human opponents who are just as motivated and just as capable. The result is a game where no two runs play out the same way, not because of procedural generation, but because of the decisions rival teams make in real time.
Fairgames content image
Haven Studios is a Sony first-party studio, which means Fairgames has the production backing to deliver on its exotic locations and competitive systems at a high visual standard. The game targets both PC and PlayStation, positioning it as a cross-platform competitive title with a strong first-party foundation. For players who've wanted a heist game with genuine PvPvE tension, Fairgames is building toward exactly that.