Choose Crash Drive 3
Choose Crash Drive 3 if you want an Indie and Casual game with Shared/Split Screen. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95% positive across 100 reviews.
Crash Drive 3 vs Need for Speed™ Payback
Crash Drive 3 and Need for Speed™ Payback both land in Action, Racing on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Racing on Steam. Need for Speed™ Payback (2020) is 1 year older than Crash Drive 3 (2021). Crash Drive 3 scores higher on Steam reviews (95% positive) than Need for Speed™ Payback (85.2% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Need for Speed™ Payback
Choose Need for Speed™ Payback if you want a Sports, Strategy, and Adventure game with Online Co-op and Co-op. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. 7,361 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Crash Drive 3 and Need for Speed™ Payback sit in Action and Racing on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Crash Drive 3 |  Need for Speed™ Payback | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual, Racing | Action, Sports, Strategy, Adventure, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 8.09 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95% positive (100 reviews) | 85.2% positive (7,361 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | M2H | Ghost Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Racing on Steam.
- Need for Speed™ Payback (2020) is 1 year older than Crash Drive 3 (2021).
- Crash Drive 3 scores higher on Steam reviews (95% positive) than Need for Speed™ Payback (85.2% positive).
- Need for Speed™ Payback is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Crash Drive 3 (8.09 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Need for Speed™ Payback has co-op; Crash Drive 3 does not.
- Steam Deck: Crash Drive 3 is Deck Verified, Need for Speed™ Payback is Deck Unsupported.
Crash Drive 3 vs Need for Speed™ Payback — FAQ
- Which is better, Crash Drive 3 or Need for Speed™ Payback?
- On Steam reviews Crash Drive 3 scores higher (95% positive) than Need for Speed™ Payback (85.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Crash Drive 3 is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Crash Drive 3 or Need for Speed™ Payback first?
- If you want chronology, Need for Speed™ Payback (2020) came out before Crash Drive 3 (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Crash Drive 3 and Need for Speed™ Payback similar?
- They overlap on Action, Racing on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.