How many people are playing Need for Speed™ Payback right now?

183 people are playing Need for Speed™ Payback on Steam right now, making it the 1313th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 336 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is Need for Speed™ Payback's all-time peak player count?

Need for Speed™ Payback's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 12,152, reached in September 2022.

Is Need for Speed™ Payback good? What do Steam reviews say?

85% of 27,668 Steam user reviews are positive (Very Positive).

How much does Need for Speed™ Payback cost on Steam?

Need for Speed™ Payback costs $29.99 on Steam (US).

Does Need for Speed™ Payback work on Steam Deck?

Need for Speed™ Payback is Unsupported on Steam Deck, according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

Need for Speed™ Payback

by Ghost Games · published by Electronic Arts · Released Jun 18, 2020

Steam Deck UnsupportedLinux & Deck: Gold

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Players now

#1,313

183

▼ 1.6%vs 24h ago · updates every minute

Review score

85% positive

Very Positive27,668 reviews

Owners (est.)1M–2M

24h peak

336

Highest seen12,152

Sep 20224.2 years ago

Price on Steam

$29.99

Lowest ever $29.99 Nov 2026

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Players -1.6% in the last 24 hoursUpdated 12:03 UTC · tracking since 2020-06-01

Concurrent players

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Media & details

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Where to buy

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Editions and bundles on Steam

Need for Speed™ Payback - Deluxe EditionEdition
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Reviews

85% positive of 27,668 · Very Positive · Live from Steam

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Steam Deck

Does not work on Steam Deck. Results from Valve's own testing.

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Patches & builds

Every build released on Steam for this game since we started tracking it, with the developer's patch notes. Updated within minutes of each new build.

Jan 30, 2023, 12:07 PM UTC
Build 10351388the current build when we started tracking30.3 GB on Windows

Patch notes

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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 an…

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History

What changed on Steam for this game since we started following it: prices and sales, builds, name, release date and review score.

Review score: 85% on 2026-11-01 → 85% today (27,668 reviews)

Nov 1, 2026Price$29.99

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DLC

4 items on Steam, newest first.

Need for Speed™ Payback: Pontiac Firebird & Aston Martin DB5 Superbuild Bundle
$4.9950% positive
Need for Speed™ Payback: Chevrolet Colorado ZR2, Range Rover Sport SVR & Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio Bundle
$3.9966% positive
Need for Speed™ Payback: All DLC cars bundle
$9.9975% positive
Need for Speed™ Payback - Fortune Valley Map Shortcuts
$4.9984% positive

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