Need for Speed Payback
Live player count and Steam charts
Set in the underworld of Fortune Valley, you and your crew were divided by betrayal and reunited by revenge to take down The House, a nefarious cartel that rules the city’s casinos, criminals and cops. In this corrupt gambler’s paradise, the stakes are high and The House always wins.
Player history
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 13, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 197 | -24 | -10.9% | 470 |
| Jun 2026 | 221 | -51 | -18.8% | 445 |
| May 2026 | 272 | -7 | -2.5% | 612 |
| Apr 2026 | 279 | -93 | -25.0% | 589 |
| Mar 2026 | 372 | +75 | +25.3% | 993 |
| Feb 2026 | 297 | -44 | -12.9% | 633 |
| Jan 2026 | 341 | +21 | +6.6% | 827 |
| Dec 2025 | 320 | +72 | +29.0% | 785 |
| Nov 2025 | 248 | +8 | +3.3% | 586 |
| Oct 2025 | 240 | -38 | -13.7% | 546 |
| Sep 2025 | 278 | -192 | -40.9% | 574 |
| Aug 2025 | 470 | +189 | +67.3% | 1,117 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
- Jun 27, 2024Save up to 85%* with the Summer Sale
- Dec 21, 2023Save 86%* on Need for Speed™ Unbound with the Winter Sale
- Oct 6, 2022Pre-order Need for Speed™ Unbound Now
- Oct 4, 2022New Need for Speed™
- Sep 6, 2022Save 90% on Need for Speed™ Payback*
When people play
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 16 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 19:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in Europe, the Middle East & Africa. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.
Audience
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 20 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
Achievements
Every achievement in the game, ordered from most to least earned (#1 is the one the most players have). Height is the share of all players who have it; the dashed line is the median. Global rates from Steam.
