Need for Speed Payback is a racing video game set in an open-world environment of Fortune Valley. 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. In contrast with the previous video game in the series, it also features a 24-hour day-night cycle. Unlike the 2015 Need for Speed reboot, Need for Speed Payback includes an offline single-player mode.