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On Steam, 86% of 27,664 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). 116 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 418 in the last 30 days. Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

Pre-order Need for Speed Payback Deluxe Edition now to get an edge over the competition with up to 3 days of early access to the full game. Stand out from the crowd with exclusive customization items and receive in-game discounts, rep bonuses, and five shipments to get your adventure started. Also includes the upcoming Story Mission Pack and the Need for Speed Payback Platinum Car Pack with exclusive† Platinum Blue Underglow. Deluxe Edition Content: Up to 3 days of early access Story Mission Pack Exclusive Deluxe Edition NOS Color (Can be applied to 5 cars) Exclusive Deluxe Edition License Plate Exclusive Deluxe Edition Leaderboard Icon 5 Shipments 5% Rep Bonus 10% Discount on in-game content using earned in-game currency Platinum Car Pack Includes: Exclusive Platinum Blue Underglow & Tire Smoke Vanity Items† Nissan 350Z 2008 Chevrolet Camaro SS 1967 Dodge Charger R/T 1969 Ford F-150 Raptor 2016 Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport 2016

Story

In the city of Fortune Valley, skilled driver Tyler Morgan and his crew, including off-roader Sean MacAllister, spy Jessica Miller, and mechanic Ravindra Chaudhry, thrive in the underground world of street racing. When a job arranged by race fixer Lina Navarro ends in a shocking betrayal, Ty and his crew join forces with a veteran driver known as the Gambler, Marcus Weir, to plot their revenge against the House, the cartel that controls Fortune Valley's underground. Their path to payback runs through the Outlaw's Rush, a high-stakes street race where the region's elite drivers compete against one another.

How long to beat Need for Speed: Payback - Deluxe Edition

from 1 player
Completionisteverything the game has
18 h

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Media

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Releases

Platform
Date
November 10, 2017
November 10, 2017
November 10, 2017

Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.

PC and Steam Deck

Steam store page

Steam Deck: Unsupported Valve reports it does not run

Minimum
Recommended
OS *
64-bit Windows 7 or later
-
Processor
Intel i3 6300 @ 3.8GHz or AMD FX 8150 @ 3.6GHz with 4 hardware threads
Intel i5 4690K @ 3.5GHz or AMD FX 8350 @ 4.0GHz with 4 hardware threads
Memory
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 750 Ti or AMD Radeon™ HD 7850 or equivalent DX11 compatible GPU with 2GB of memory
AMD Radeon™ RX 480 4GB, NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1060 6GB or equivalent DX11 compatible GPU with 4GB of memory
DirectX
Version 11
Version 11
Network
Broadband Internet connection
Broadband Internet connection
Storage
30 GB available space
30 GB available space
OS
-
64-bit Windows 10 or later

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Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 30, 2026.

Need for Speed: Payback - Deluxe Edition player count

concurrent players on Steam
116playing now1h ago
158peak today
41830-day peak
418highest we have seenOct 25, 2026
Oct 23: 291 Oct 24: 355 Oct 25: 418 Oct 26: 281 Oct 27: 291 Oct 28: 285 Oct 29: 264 Oct 30: 294 Oct 31: 342 Nov 1: 353 Nov 2: 316 Nov 3: 158
Oct 23daily peak, last 12 daystoday

Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.

Need for Speed: Payback - Deluxe Edition achievements

57 achievements on Steam

Rarest

The Climb Complete 10 events in Ranked Speedlists
1.9%
Active Lifestyle Get a 3 Star Rating on all the Activities in the game
2.1%
Sideways Style Complete all Drift Zones
2.4%
All In
2.4%
Supercars for Breakfast Beat all the members of the 1% Club roaming racers league in the Nissan GT-R
2.4%
1500 bhp... Easy Win a race in the Koenigsegg Regera without damaging it
2.6%
All 57 achievements by how many players unlocked them
Flat-Out Complete all Speed Runs
2.7%
Wherever I May Roam Beat all 4 Roaming Racer bosses
2.7%
Who Runs this Town? Win all the events and beat all the Roaming Racers in the game
2.7%
Driving the Incredible Get a score of over 350,000 points with the BMW M5 2017 during a Drift Trial event
2.8%
Aces High Complete all Jumps
3%
Maximum Insanity Fully upgrade a Speedcross car
3%
Does Not Obey Smash your way through all the Billboards
3.1%
First Strike is Deadly Complete all 5 events in a single Speedlist
3.5%
Cover Stars Own the BMW M5 2017, NISSAN Skyline GT-R (1999) and Chevrolet Bel Air
3.8%
Built for the Adventurer Buy the MINI JCW Countryman from the Speedcross dealership
4.9%
You've Got the Need Complete all Speed Traps
5.2%
Accelerate Your Potential Buy the INFINITI Q60 S from the Speedcross dealership
5.5%
Another Man's Treasure Get a Derelict car to 399 Performance Level
6.5%
Carbon Cartel Equip a full setup with the Carbon brand
6.6%
Hope and Glory Equip a full setup with the Americana brand
7.2%
Tech Mate Equip a full setup with the NexTech brand
7.4%
The Artist Unlock all Visual Customization points
8.4%
Under the Hood Equip a full setup with the Chidori brand
8.6%
Pranked
8.7%
Outlaws on the Rise Equip a full setup with the Outlaw brand
9.2%
Top Dog Reach REP level 50
9.6%
Hyperspeed
11%
Speedcross Champion Complete the Fortune Valley Speedcross Series
12.5%
Scrappy Racer Win an event using a Derelict car
14.1%
Against All Odds
18.5%
Holtzman
19.7%
Mitko Vasilev
20.1%
Take Them Down Take down 100 pursuit vehicles
21%
Natalia Nova
21.8%
Comeback is Real Be last during the final lap of a race and still win
22.3%
Double or Nothing
23.7%
The Mogul Buy all available Garage spaces
24.2%
Faith Jones
24.8%
Tinker, Tailor, Racer, Fly Win a Race Event with a modified live tuning setup
25.8%
Aki Kimura
26.1%
Gallo Rivera
26.7%
One Man's Trash Assemble a Derelict car
27.3%
Perfect Shift Win a Drag Race round by performing only perfect shifts
30.7%
I Fought the Law
31.5%
Underground Soldier
34.1%
Big Sister
35.2%
The Strategist Grind a previously won narrative event for Speed Cards
39.6%
Friendly Competition Beat your first Autolog Recommendation
40.4%
We Got This
41.8%
Udo Roth
44.7%
La Catrina
46.8%
A Daily a Day Complete your first Daily Challenge
47.7%
Spread the Word
56.2%
Training Wheels Off Reach REP level 2
59.7%
Back in the Game
60.4%
Welcome to Fortune Valley
81.4%

Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.