Unlike the 2015 Need for Speed reboot, Payback includes an offline single-player mode. In contrast with the previous game, it also features a 24-hour day-night cycle. It is focused on 'action driving' and has three playable characters (each with different sets of skills) working together to pull off action movie-like sequences. Need for Speed Payback is a racing game set in an open world environment of Fortune Valley a fictional version of Las Vegas, Nevada. The game was succeeded by Need for Speed Heat in 2019. The game was released worldwide on November 10, 2017, with mixed reviews from critics.
It is the twenty-third installment in the Need for Speed series. Need for Speed Payback is a racing video game developed by Ghost Games and published by Electronic Arts for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One.