# Games like Need for Speed™ Payback

> The closest matches to Need for Speed™ Payback: Need for Speed™ Heat, Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, The Crew Motorfest, DIRT 5, and Burnout™ Paradise Remastered. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Need for Speed™ Heat](https://imho.run/games/1222680/need-for-speed-heat) — Shares car customization with Need for Speed Payback. 50,235 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1222680/)
2. [Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit](https://imho.run/games/47870/need-for-speed-hot-pursuit) — Also Combat Racing, like Need for Speed Payback. 5,277 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/47870/)
3. [The Crew Motorfest](https://imho.run/games/2698940/the-crew-motorfest) — Also Racing and Sports, like Need for Speed Payback. 9,115 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2698940/)
4. [DIRT 5](https://imho.run/games/1038250/dirt-5) — Also Offroad and Racing, like Need for Speed Payback. 1,504 Steam reviews, 57% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1038250/)
5. [Burnout™ Paradise Remastered](https://imho.run/games/1238080/burnout-paradise-remastered) — Shares open world exploration with Need for Speed Payback. 3,998 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1238080/)
6. [Forza Horizon 5](https://imho.run/games/1551360/forza-horizon-5) — Shares car customization and open world exploration with Need for Speed Payback. 90,035 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1551360/)
7. [Wreckfest](https://imho.run/games/228380/wreckfest) — A frequent pick in Need for Speed Payback players' libraries, and another Action. 18,276 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/228380/)
8. [CarX Street](https://imho.run/games/1114150/carx-street) — A frequent pick in Need for Speed Payback players' libraries, and another Sports. 9,054 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1114150/)
9. [F1® 24](https://imho.run/games/2488620/f1-24) — Shares car customization with Need for Speed Payback. 6,279 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2488620/)
10. [FlatOut 2](https://imho.run/games/2990/flatout-2) — Also Combat Racing and Vehicular Combat, like Need for Speed Payback. 4,284 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2990/)
11. [Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced](https://imho.run/games/3240220/grand-theft-auto-v-enhanced) — Also Racing, like Need for Speed Payback. 59,441 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3240220/)
12. [Screamer](https://imho.run/games/2814990/screamer) — A frequent pick in Need for Speed Payback players' libraries, and another Racing. 612 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2814990/)
13. [GRID 2](https://imho.run/games/44350/grid-2) — Also Racing and Sports, like Need for Speed Payback. 2,828 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/44350/)
14. [Gas Guzzlers: Combat Carnage](https://imho.run/games/596620/gas-guzzlers-combat-carnage) — Shares car customization with Need for Speed Payback. 68 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/596620/)
15. [Midnight Club 2](https://imho.run/games/12160/midnight-club-2) — Also Racing, like Need for Speed Payback. 372 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/12160/)
16. [CrashMetal - Cyberpunk](https://imho.run/games/1490130/crashmetal-cyberpunk) — Shares car customization and open world exploration with Need for Speed Payback. 248 Steam reviews, 61% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1490130/)
17. [GRIP: Combat Racing](https://imho.run/games/396900/grip-combat-racing) — Also Combat Racing and Vehicular Combat, like Need for Speed Payback. 2,233 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/396900/)
18. [Danger Zone](https://imho.run/games/604740/danger-zone) — Also Combat Racing and Vehicular Combat, like Need for Speed Payback. 130 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/604740/)
19. [Gravel](https://imho.run/games/558260/gravel) — Also Offroad and Racing, like Need for Speed Payback. 585 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/558260/)
20. [Redout 2](https://imho.run/games/1799930/redout-2) — Also Combat Racing, like Need for Speed Payback. 916 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1799930/)
21. [Tokyo Xtreme Racer](https://imho.run/games/2634950/tokyo-xtreme-racer) — A frequent pick in Need for Speed Payback players' libraries, and another RPG. 9,979 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2634950/)
22. [Kanjozoku Game レーサー Online Street Racing & Drift](https://imho.run/games/2073470/kanjozoku-game-online-street-racing-drift) — Also Combat Racing, like Need for Speed Payback. 1,660 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2073470/)
23. [Death Rally (Classic)](https://imho.run/games/358270/death-rally-classic) — Also Vehicular Combat and Racing, like Need for Speed Payback. 478 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/358270/)
24. [Crash Drive 3](https://imho.run/games/346820/crash-drive-3) — Also Offroad and Combat Racing, like Need for Speed Payback. 100 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/346820/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1262580&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1262580&n=20&coop=true
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1262580
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1262580
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Need for Speed™ Payback

Ghost Games delivers Need for Speed Payback, a class-based arcade racer set in Fortune Valley, a corrupt underworld of casinos and criminals. The game features heist missions, drift mechanics, cop pursuits, and off-road races alongside deep car customization and a lootbox upgrade system for progression. Players describe the arcade handling as smooth and the drifting as satisfying, while reviewers highlight the deep customization options and the heist sequences as memorable highlights. The campaign follows a crew reunited for revenge against a powerful cartel. The title carries an 85% positive rating from over 7,300 Steam reviews and is currently priced at $8.09 USD.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1262580
- **Developer:** Ghost Games
- **Publisher:** Electronic Arts
- **Genres:** Action, Sports, Strategy, Adventure, Racing
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Online PvP, Online Co-op, PvP, Co-op
- **Released:** Jun 18, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 62
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1262580/)
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