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Need for Speed™ Payback
by Ghost Games, published by Electronic Arts
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 ga
Released Jun 18, 2020
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Very Positive · 85% positive of 27,616 Steam reviews | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | 36,010 | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Regular US price | $29.99 | Oct 20, 2026 |
| Twitch peak viewers | 11 | Oct 22, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 169 | 29 |
| Dec 2025 | 200 | 36 |
| Jan 2026 | 220 | 49 |
| Feb 2026 | 177 | 41 |
| Mar 2026 | 262 | 44 |
| Apr 2026 | 169 | 36 |
| May 2026 | 183 | 40 |
| Jun 2026 | 139 | 22 |
| Jul 2026 | 134 | 28 |
| Aug 2026 | 486 | 91 |
| Sep 2026 | 204 | 50 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 1M – 2.8M | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $13M – $45M before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 27,616 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 38–101 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Offroad | 1 in 369 games |
| Combat Racing | 1 in 131 games |
| Racing | 1 in 31 games |
| Sports | 1 in 27 games |
| Sandbox | 1 in 16 games |
| Open World | 1 in 14 games |
| PvP | 1 in 13 games |
| Controller | 1 in 10 games |
Games like Need for Speed™ Payback
| Game | Developer | Match | Steam reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Need for Speed™ Heat | Ghost Games | 88% | Very Positive · 130,023 |
| The Crew Motorfest | Ubisoft Ivory Tower | 86% | Mostly Positive · 25,026 |
| Need for Speed™ Rivals | Criterion Games | 86% | Mostly Positive · 9,363 |
| Forza Horizon 6 | Playground Games | 81% | Very Positive · 90,715 |
| Forza Horizon 5 | Playground Games | 79% | Very Positive · 261,948 |
| CarX Street | CarX Technologies, LLC | 78% | Mostly Positive · 17,818 |
| Need for Speed™ Unbound | Criterion Games | 78% | Mixed · 50,310 |
| GRID Legends | Codemasters | 81% | Mostly Positive · 2,984 |