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Need for Speed™ Payback - Should you buy now or wait? Purchase decision analysis

Need for Speed™ Payback

Ghost GamesReleased June 18, 2020
ActionStrategyAdventureSportsRacingSingleplayerMultiplayer
GameValio recommendation53Wait for Sale

Give it more time: this one usually sees deeper discounts, and it's not there yet.

  • Wait for a sale
  • Stable player base
  • No discount
Why “Wait for Sale”
53out of 100

The ring is the score: filled up to 53 out of 100. Each colour is what one signal added; the five bands below show where the score landed.

  1. Skip This
  2. Wait for Sale
  3. Maybe
  4. Worth It
  5. Great Deal

Where to buy

1 store · lowest price first

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Behind the recommendation

How we got to this score: each signal, the factors behind it and the data that feeds it.

Value36/100
  • $29.99: mid-range price

Source: prices from the stores we track, compared with this game's own price history.

Price history
Now $29.99Lowest recorded $2.99
Quality75/100
  • 86% positive (27,616 reviews): very positive reception
  • Metacritic 62/100: mixed reception from critics
  • 27,616 reviews: large sample

Source: Steam reviews and Metacritic, collected daily.

Steam review score 86% · Very PositivePositive 24kNegative 4k
Popularity36/100
  • 284 concurrent players: smaller but active
  • 27,616 total reviews: proven game with large community

Source: Steam concurrent players and review volume, collected daily.

Daily peak concurrent players
Players now 284Peak in period 1k

Game details

Developers
Ghost Games
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Release date
June 18, 2020
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
57
Steam recs
27,544
Supported languages
11 languages, 8 with full audioSee the list

English (audio) · French (audio) · Spanish - Spain (audio) · Italian (audio) · German (audio) · Japanese (audio) · Polish (audio) · Portuguese - Brazil · Russian (audio) · Simplified Chinese · Traditional Chinese

Categories
Single-player, Multi-player, PvP +4See the list

Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements

PC requirements Recommended

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

Downloadable content 2

Frequently asked questions

Is Need for Speed™ Payback worth buying?

Give it more time: this one usually sees deeper discounts, and it's not there yet.

Where can I buy Need for Speed™ Payback cheapest?

The best current deal for Need for Speed™ Payback is on Steam for $29.99.

What type of game is Need for Speed™ Payback?

Need for Speed™ Payback is categorized as: Action, Strategy, Adventure, Sports, Racing.

What platforms is Need for Speed™ Payback available on?

Need for Speed™ Payback is available on: Windows.

When was Need for Speed™ Payback released?

Need for Speed™ Payback was released on June 18, 2020.

How many people are playing Need for Speed™ Payback?

According to recent data, Need for Speed™ Payback has approximately 284 concurrent players 19 hours ago.

Who made Need for Speed™ Payback?

Developed by: Ghost Games

Published by: Electronic Arts

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