Need for Speed Payback

Overview

Need for Speed Payback is a 2017 racing video game developed by Ghost Games and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on November 10, 2017. It is the 23rd installment in the Need for Speed series. The campaign of Payback revolves around a crew of racers working together to bring down a cartel named "The House", who control Fortune Valley, the game's take on Las Vegas, Nevada.

Upon release, Payback received mixed reviews from critics, who welcomed the return of offline gameplay modes, but criticized the game's loot box mechanics and use of microtransactions. The game was succeeded by Need for Speed Heat in 2019.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Gameplay

Need for Speed Payback - E3 2017 Gameplay [HD], GamersPrey. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Racing, Sport

Developer

Ghost Games

Publisher

Electronic Arts

Series

Need for Speed

Engine

Frostbite 3

Platforms

PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One

Age rating

ESRB T

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

No

Online multiplayer

Yes

Co op

Yes

Age ratings

CERO

B

ACB

M

ESRB

T

PEGI

12

GRAC

12+

USK

12

Release dates

Subscription history

Trophies

Trophies58

Platinum possibleYes

Platinum

1

Gold

2

Silver

8

Bronze

47

Total

58

Points

1425

Platinum time

40 to 60 hours

Difficulty

5 out of 10

Playthroughs for platinum

1

Online trophies

5

• The Ultimate Payback Collect all trophies Platinum 19.47% of players
• Welcome to Fortune Valley Complete the Prologue Bronze 41.16% of players
• Back in the Game Reassemble the crew Bronze 38.11% of players
• We Got This Complete the Highway Heist Bronze 35.16% of players
• I Fought the Law Escape the Skyhammer Bronze 33.09% of players
• Double or Nothing Steal two gold-plated cars Bronze 30.57% of players
• Against All Odds Bring down The House Gold 27.87% of players
• Spread the Word Win your first event against a Street League Bronze 37.52% of players
• La Catrina Defeat Graveyard Shift league boss La Catrina Bronze 35.96% of players
• Udo Roth Defeat League 73 league boss Udo Roth Bronze 35.72% of players
• Big Sister Defeat Riot Club league boss Big Sister Bronze 33.75% of players
• Underground Soldier Defeat Shift-Lock league boss The Underground Soldier Bronze 33.4% of players
• Gallo Rivera Defeat Silver Six league boss 'Gallo' Rivera Bronze 31.47% of players
• Faith Jones Defeat Free Ember Militia league boss Faith Jones Bronze 30.88% of players
• Aki Kimura Defeat Noise Bomb league boss Aki Kimura Bronze 31.3% of players
• Natalia Nova Defeat One Percent Club league boss Natalia Nova Bronze 29.49% of players
• Mitko Vasilev Defeat Diamond Block league boss Mitko Vasilev Bronze 28.4% of players
• Holtzman Defeat Hazard Company league boss Holtzman Bronze 28.2% of players
• Training Wheels Off Reach REP level 2 Bronze 37.81% of players
• Top Dog Reach REP level 50 Silver 24% of players
• One Man's Trash Assemble a Derelict car Bronze 32.41% of players
• Another Man's Treasure Get a Derelict car to 399 Performance Level Bronze 26.23% of players
• The Artist Unlock all Visual Customization points Bronze 24.25% of players
• The Mogul Buy all available Garage spaces Silver 32.16% of players
• The Strategist Grind a previously won narrative event for Speed Cards Bronze 34.8% of players
• Hope and Glory Equip a full setup with the Americana brand Bronze 27.88% of players
• Outlaws on the Rise Equip a full setup with the Outlaw brand Bronze 27.92% of players
• Tech Mate Equip a full setup with the NexTech brand Bronze 27.74% of players
• Carbon Cartel Equip a full setup with the Carbon brand Bronze 27.69% of players
• Under the Hood Equip a full setup with the Chidori brand Bronze 27.87% of players
• First Strike is Deadly Complete all 5 events in a single Speedlist Bronze 27.11% of players
• The Climb Complete 10 events in Ranked Speedlists Silver 25.33% of players
• Friendly Competition Beat your first Autolog Recommendation Bronze 36.32% of players
• A Daily a Day Complete your first Daily Challenge Bronze 36.38% of players
• You've Got the Need Complete all Speed Traps Bronze 21.96% of players
• Flat-Out Complete all Speed Runs Bronze 21.05% of players
• Sideways Style Complete all Drift Zones Bronze 20.66% of players
• Aces High Complete all Jumps Bronze 21.84% of players
• All In Collect all of the Gambler's Chips Bronze 21.88% of players
• Wherever I May Roam Beat all 4 Roaming Racer bosses Silver 22.12% of players
• Does Not Obey Smash your way through all the Billboards Bronze 24.09% of players
• Tinker, Tailor, Racer, Fly Win a Race Event with a modified live tuning setup Bronze 29.25% of players
• Scrappy Racer Win an event using a Derelict car Bronze 29.72% of players
• Comeback is Real Be last during the final lap of a race and still win Bronze 30.66% of players
• Hyperspeed Hit 240 mph using any car Bronze 25.52% of players
• 1500 bhp... Easy Win a race in the Koenigsegg Regera without damaging it Bronze 22.08% of players
• Perfect Shift Win a Drag Race round by performing only perfect shifts Bronze 32.29% of players
• Take Them Down Take down 100 pursuit vehicles Silver 30.56% of players
• Active Lifestyle Get a 3 Star Rating on all the Activities in the game Silver 19.58% of players
• Who Runs this Town? Win all the events and beat all the Roaming Racers in the game Gold 22.1% of players
• Pranked Beat Jesse Wellens in an Outrun Race Bronze 25.46% of players
• Cover Stars Own the BMW M5 2017, NISSAN Skyline GT-R (1999) and Chevrolet Bel Air Silver 25.47% of players
• Driving the Incredible Get a score of over 350,000 points with the BMW M5 2017 during a Drift Trial event Bronze 23.64% of players
• Supercars for Breakfast Beat all the members of the 1% Club roaming racers league in the Nissan GT-R Premium (2017) Bronze 1% of players
• Accelerate Your Potential Buy the INFINITI Q60 S from the Speedcross dealership Bronze 12.6% of players
• Built for the Adventurer Buy the MINI JCW Countryman from the Speedcross dealership Bronze 12.61% of players
• Maximum Insanity Fully upgrade a Speedcross car Bronze 12.1% of players
• Speedcross Champion Complete the Fortune Valley Speedcross Series Silver 12.67% of players

Space and patches

Space neededAbout 17.9 GB

Playable today

Credits

Publisher

Electronic Arts

Developer

Ghost Games

Released

2017-11-10

Age rating

ESRB T

Region

US

Time to beat

about 18.8 hours