Need for Speed™ Payback

by Ghost Games·published by Electronic Arts

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 27, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment85

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

Quick Stats

Reviews

8,761en

31,281 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 27, 2026

Released

Jun 18, 2020

Price

$8.09

Velocity

4/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 1, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±60%

≈1.1M

Estimated gross revenue±60%

≈$34.0M

Based on 31,281 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

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.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 8,764 post-launch reviews

42%563 rev

<2h

58%342 rev

2-10h

89%3,086 rev

10-50h

88%4,136 rev

50-200h

91%596 rev

200h+

93%41 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+33pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 417 similar games in the Action genre released in 2020.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 41%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 2%

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