Crit

Need for Speed™ Payback

Buy85%

Very Positive · 32k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

Ghost Games · Racing · Jun 18, 2020

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Price
$7.79−74%
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
57
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio8 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy Need for Speed™ Payback?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 122 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 95 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 32k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise8% are divided50% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
122 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story is probably the best in the entire franchise, although the voice acting is a little iffy.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
95 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay loop is interesting, but it does get a little stale unless you force yourself do weird random things(I used an underpowered Porsche Panamera for the final offroad boss, and that was super entertaining).
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I play on a pretty bad pc, but I still am able to get decent graphics and good fps.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Off-roading is surprisingly enjoyable too, and the sound design makes every rev and turbo hiss feel powerful.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I have a bad pc but I still been getting 70 - 85 fps on medium.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story122 reviews
Gameplay95 reviews
Graphics49 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Performance5 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
86% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
80% still recommend
Monetization
53% still recommend
Multiplayer
69% still recommend
Controls
18% still recommend
Bugs
60% still recommend
Crashes
40% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest
$7.79$29.99−74%

The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $7.79

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