Cover art featuring a Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V·Spec, BMW M5 and Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe 265 V8 escaping from the police.
Developer(s)
Ghost Games[a]
Publisher(s)
Electronic Arts
Director(s)
William Ho
Producer(s)
Jeremy Chubb
Patrick Honnoraty
Johan Peitz
John Wikberg
Designer(s)
Riley Cooper
Programmer(s)
Jonathan Janesjö
Artist(s)
Abdul Khaliq
Writer(s)
Daniel Roy
Zack Betka
Ben Blumenthal
Mikael Hedberg
Composer(s)
Joseph Trapanese
Series
Need for Speed
Engine
Frostbite 3
Platform(s)
PlayStation 4 Windows Xbox One
Release
November 10, 2017
Genre(s)
Racing
Mode(s)
Single-player, multiplayer
Need for Speed Payback is a 2017 racing video game developed by Ghost Games and published by Electronic Arts. The game was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on November 10, 2017.[1] It is the twenty-third installment in the Need for Speed series.
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.
Payback was succeeded by Need for Speed Heat in 2019.
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