Need for Speed™ Payback on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

Set in the underworld of Fortune Valley, you and your crew were divided by betrayal and reunited by revenge to take down The House, a nefarious cartel that rules the city’s casinos, criminals and cops. In this corrupt gambler’s paradise, the stakes are high and The House always wins.

Need for Speed™ Payback is a racing, open world and multiplayer game developed by Ghost Games and published by Electronic Arts.
Released on June 18th 2020 is available only on Windows in 11 languages: English, French, Spanish - Spain, Italian, German, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 28,701 reviews of which 24,587 were positive and 4,114 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Need for Speed™ Payback into these genres:

Racing Open World Multiplayer Combat Racing Controller Sports PvP Sandbox Arcade Third Person First-Person Strategy Offroad Vehicular Combat Simulation Co-op Atmospheric Online Co-Op Singleplayer Action

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System requirements

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Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: 64-bit Windows 7 or later
Processor: Intel i3 6300 @ 3.8GHz or AMD FX 8150 @ 3.6GHz with 4 hardware threads
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 750 Ti or AMD Radeon™ HD 7850 or equivalent DX11 compatible GPU with 2GB of memory
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 30 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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March 2025

An amazing title that takes me back to that fast and furious type of vibe which I feel like belongs in the Need for Speed franchise. Game is amazing so far story wise and gameplay. Drifting in this game is the best hit of dopamine I get all day and characters are tolerable throughout the duration of the story. Grinding is not to bad because tracks are creative and cars customizability is decently good. Police in the game are very fun to go up against and the crashouts of cop cars have a little cutscene that comes with it with is a nice touch, crashing yourself feels very realstic do to the impact physics this game has. Gameplay feels amazing to start with, Driving on the road feels sturdy and the vehicle feels very grounded and steady. Dirt roads feel satisfying due to how driftable the dirt can be. Overall I give this game a 9 out of 10 if you looking to kick back and have fun driving in Vegas.

Feb. 2025

NFS Payback is a mixed bag. The gameplay is fun , and the heist missions are some of the best in the series , but everything else? Not so much. - Story? Absolute garbage. Cringe dialogues, predictable plot, just skip the cutscenes. - Token system, Pure RNG. Grinding for upgrades is a nightmare and not worth the effort. - No open-world cops. A massive letdown for longtime NFS fans. - Cop chases? Too easy. Unlike the past NFS games where cops were actually a challenge, here they're pushovers. - Car damage? Non-existent. Feels like a step backward. - Graphics? Decent. But customization options are lacking. - Overall? Way too easy. No real challenge, just flashy action sequences. If you’re here for arcade style racing and fun heists, you might enjoy it. But if you’re looking for the thrill of classic NFS cop chases or deep customization, you’ll be disappointed. 6/10 – Fun but forgettable

Dec. 2024

Do yourself a favor, and play it with the Unite 1.2 mod. It makes the handling much better, the drifting more engaging, and the cops more ruthless. It also removes the random speed cards and allows you to buy the ones you want directly from the store, just like you'd buy parts in any other game. As soon as that speed card system is out, the game becomes much more enjoyable. Definitely worth it when on sale.

Oct. 2024

Need For Speed Payback might be the best NFS title of the last decade after Heat. The game got almost everything. Especially the story was good. For me, this is the only game after Most Wanted 2005 that has a decent story. All that rival races, the factions, trash talks, inclusion of more characters everything adds up. Graphics are good, apparently i don't see a major difference when compared to Heat in terms of graphics. The only thing the game don't have is better cop system. There is no cops patrolling and no cop chases except for unmissable story missions also you can avoid cops with your eyes closed there is no challenge. Story 9/10 Graphics 8.5/10 Soundtracks 8.5/10 Gameplay 9/10 Physics 8.5/10 Overall a fun action packed Need for speed, 8.5/10

Sept. 2024

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29.99€

8.4

24,587

4,114

Online players

234

Developer

Ghost Games

Publisher

Electronic Arts

Release 18 Jun 2020

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