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Need for Speed™ Heat vs Need for Speed™ Payback Player Count: Which Is More Popular?

Need for Speed™ Heat is more popular right now with 1,389 players on Steam, 8.2 times as many players as Need for Speed™ Payback (169). It also leads over the last 30 days, with 1,585 players on average against 213 for Need for Speed™ Payback. The highest all-time peak belongs to Need for Speed™ Heat (86,196 players).

Need for Speed™ Heat
1,389
playing now · 24h peak 1,737
Need for Speed™ Payback
169
playing now · 24h peak 274

Need for Speed™ Heat vs Need for Speed™ Payback player count chart

  • Need for Speed™ Heat
  • Need for Speed™ Payback

Concurrent players on Steam. Drag or pinch to zoom; the table below has every number.

Need for Speed™ Heat vs Need for Speed™ Payback: side by side

StatNeed for Speed™ HeatNeed for Speed™ Payback
Players right now1,389169
24-hour peak1,737274
All-time peak86,196Oct 2, 202212,152Sep 1, 2022
30-day average players1,585213
Steam reviews84.3% positive155k reviews85.4% positive33k reviews
Price now (US)$69.99$29.99
Lowest price we have seen$3.49 Mar 13, 2026$4.49 Feb 8, 2025
Twitch viewers now1042 on average, 7 days03 on average, 7 days
Release dateJun 4, 2020Jun 18, 2020

Green marks the leader in each row (for prices, the cheaper game). Prices are US Steam prices.

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Which is more popular, Need for Speed™ Heat or Need for Speed™ Payback?

Need for Speed™ Heat is more popular right now with 1,389 players on Steam, 8.2 times as many players as Need for Speed™ Payback (169). It also leads over the last 30 days, with 1,585 players on average against 213 for Need for Speed™ Payback. The highest all-time peak belongs to Need for Speed™ Heat (86,196 players).

Which has the higher all-time peak on Steam, Need for Speed™ Heat or Need for Speed™ Payback?

Need for Speed™ Heat peaked at 86,196 concurrent players on October 2, 2022. Need for Speed™ Payback peaked at 12,152 concurrent players on September 1, 2022.

Is Need for Speed™ Heat or Need for Speed™ Payback cheaper on Steam?

Need for Speed™ Heat costs $69.99 on the US Steam store, and the lowest price we have seen is $3.49. Need for Speed™ Payback costs $29.99 on the US Steam store, and the lowest price we have seen is $4.49.

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