Need for Speed Payback

2017 video game
VideoGame video_game Q30141529
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Summary

Need for Speed Payback is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,213 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Need for Speed Payback's instance of is recorded as video game[3].
  • Need for Speed Payback's composer is recorded as Joseph Trapanese[4].
  • Need for Speed Payback was published by Electronic Arts[5].
  • Need for Speed Payback's genre is racing video game[6].
  • Need for Speed Payback's developer is recorded as EA Gothenburg[7].
  • Need for Speed Payback's part of the series is recorded as Need for Speed[8].
  • Need for Speed Payback's Commons category is recorded as Need for Speed Payback[9].
  • Need for Speed Payback's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[10].
  • Need for Speed Payback's platform is recorded as PlayStation 4[11].
  • Need for Speed Payback's platform is recorded as Xbox One[12].
  • Need for Speed Payback's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[13].
  • Need for Speed Payback's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[14].
  • Need for Speed Payback's game mode is recorded as co-op mode[15].
  • Need for Speed Payback's language of work or name is recorded as English[16].
  • Need for Speed Payback's language of work or name is recorded as French[17].
  • Need for Speed Payback's language of work or name is recorded as Spanish[18].
  • Need for Speed Payback's language of work or name is recorded as Italian[19].
  • Need for Speed Payback's language of work or name is recorded as German[20].
  • Need for Speed Payback's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese[21].
  • Need for Speed Payback's language of work or name is recorded as Polish[22].
  • Need for Speed Payback's language of work or name is recorded as Brazilian Portuguese[23].
  • Need for Speed Payback's language of work or name is recorded as Russian[24].
  • Need for Speed Payback's language of work or name is recorded as Simplified Chinese[25].
  • Need for Speed Payback's language of work or name is recorded as Traditional Chinese[26].
  • Need for Speed Payback's software engine is recorded as Frostbite (game engine)[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Need for Speed Payback was published by Electronic Arts[5].

Publication

Need for Speed Payback was published on November 10, 2017[28]. Languages include English[16], French[17], Spanish[18], Italian[19], German[20], and Japanese[21]. Its genre is racing video game[6]. Its part of the series is recorded as Need for Speed[8]. Recorded distribution format include optical disc[29], digital distribution[30], and digital download[31].

Subject and Themes

Need for Speed Payback's part of the series is recorded as Need for Speed[8].

Reception

Reviews include 60/100[32], 16%[33], 52/100[34], and 57/100[35].

Why It Matters

Need for Speed Payback ranks in the top 4% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,213 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Jakub Vrána · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Databáze her video game id → 12902
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54523|batch #54523]]: Databáze her representative"
  2. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goha.ru id → need-for-speed-payback
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Goha.ru id: need-for-speed-payback, adding [[P:P10437|GoHa.ru]] IDs ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/786bbc5c059|details]])"
  3. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
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    P14470 → Games/Need_for_Speed_Payback
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38730|batch #38730]]: adding Giant Bomb Wiki game IDs matched via OpenRefine"
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