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Need for Speed Payback

Need for Speed Payback

Released: 11/10/2017

Drive straight into the action on the roads of Fortune Valley with instant access to five uniquely customized and tuned iconic cars, each with exclusive Platinum Blue Tire Smoke.

Drive straight into the action on the roads of Fortune Valley with instant access to five uniquely customized and tuned iconic cars, each with exclusive Platinum Blue Tire Smoke.

Drive straight into the action on the roads of Fortune Valley with instant access to five uniquely customized and tuned iconic cars, each with exclusive Platinum Blue Tire Smoke.

Critics
60
Steam
85
Metacritic
39

Score Breakdown

60.3

Critic Average

96 reviews

85

Steam User Score

31,332 reviews

39

Metacritic User Score

1,441 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-25.2
Metacritic Disparity
+21.3
Combined Disparity
-1.9

Average of both sources

Review Timing

32 early (33%)61 launch window (64%)3 late (3%)