Forza Horizon 5

Platforms

PC
Xbox One
Xbox Series X/S

Initial release Nov. 9, 2021

Developers

Playground Games

Genres

Racing

Publishers

Xbox Game Studios

Franchise Forza

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Forza Horizon 5 Spotlight

SMALL TURN People in small apartments deserve better driving games: Thrustmaster T128 review

A sim-wheel that’s unapologetically designed for cluttered desks.

Jim Trinca

1 year ago

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Game Passwords Xbox Game Pass on Geforce Now is getting an upgrade that will change your life

OK, maybe that's a bit much, but it'll certainly make playing Game Pass games on Geforce Now a lot less hassle.

Tom Orry

5 days ago
PASS THE GAMES The best Game Pass games on Xbox and PC in 2024

Our top picks of the greatest games on gaming's best subscription service.

James Billcliffe

3 weeks ago
OPEN ROADS The best open-world games to play in 2024

It feels good to take the path less travelled, sometimes.

Kelsey Raynor

6 months ago

Forza Horizon 5 Feed

News

Game Passwords | Xbox Game Pass on Geforce Now is getting an upgrade that will change your life

OK, maybe that's a bit much, but it'll certainly make playing Game Pass games on Geforce Now a lot less hassle.

Aug. 21, 2024 Tom Orry

Guide

PASS THE GAMES | The best Game Pass games on Xbox and PC in 2024

Our top picks of the greatest games on gaming's best subscription service.

Aug. 1, 2024 James Billcliffe

Guide

OPEN ROADS | The best open-world games to play in 2024

It feels good to take the path less travelled, sometimes.

Feb. 1, 2024 Kelsey Raynor

News

Let's Go Party | I wish I lived in the Xbox Series S Barbie Dreamhouse

Plus, some themed faceplates and a Forza Horizon 5 crossover.

June 26, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

Article

LEARNING CURVE | Nvidia’s DLSS offering expands today with 5 new titles and an upgrade for Forza Horizon 5

DLSS is arguably the best reason to own one of Nvidia's newer-generation graphics cards - and today, it becomes a little bit more useful.

March 28, 2023 Alex Donaldson

News

DOWN N' DIRTY | Forza Horizon 5 expansion Rally Adventure takes it to the extreme in March

Kick up some dust and prove your mettle.

Feb. 23, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

1 comment

News

VROOM | A new Forza Horizon 5 expansion will be announced tomorrow

SMALL TURN | People in small apartments deserve better driving games: Thrustmaster T128 review

A sim-wheel that’s unapologetically designed for cluttered desks.

Dec. 12, 2022 Jim Trinca

2 comments

Guide

Barn finds | Forza Horizon 5 Barn Finds - Map locations, gifts, how to unlock hidden cars

There are 14 "barn find" cars in Forza Horizon 5 that are hidden away in barns dotted around the Mexico map. Here's how to find them all.

Nov. 15, 2022 Tom Orry

Video

POTATO, POTAHTO | Xbox Series S isn’t holding next-gen back, reality is

Devs will always have to cater for the lowest common denominator, which the Series S isn’t.

Oct. 27, 2022 Jim Trinca

16 comments

News

Riding high | Forza Horizon 5 DLC brings Hot Wheels back to the series!

Back in the driver's seat

June 12, 2022 Connor Makar

1 comment

News

More Accessibility | Forza Horizon 5 introduces sign language support to the game

Signing is present throughout various in-game scenes.

March 1, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

1 comment

Guide

Scrimp and save | How to make money in Forza Horizon 5

Forza Horizon 5 wants you to have money and plenty of it.

Feb. 18, 2022 Josh Broadwell

News

HALORIFFIC | Halo Infinite had the biggest launch in Halo history

And Forza Horizon 5 isn't doing too bad either.

Jan. 26, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

4 comments

Article

dear diary | The Catch-Up: What Team VG247 played in the holidays

As you all know, the holidays are for sitting in your pyjamas and doing a whole lot of nothing. Which also means video games. Here's what we got up to during the break.

Jan. 5, 2022 Alex Donaldson

7 comments

Article

James' GOTY | Best of 2021: The Forgotten City, and James' other GOTY picks

The *correct* Game of the Year choices, thank you very much

Dec. 23, 2021 James Billcliffe

1 comment

Article

PS5 on top | Best of 2021: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Tom's other GOTY picks

Plus It Takes Two, Forza Horizon 5, and the most underrated multiplayer game of the year.

Dec. 20, 2021 Tom Orry

4 comments

News

Complete Competition | Resident Evil Village, Metroid Dread are the most finished games of 2021

At least, according to the data from HowLongToBeat.

Dec. 20, 2021 Jeremy Signor

3 comments

News

NPDomination | Call of Duty: Vanguard instantly achieves best-selling status in November NPD charts

Forza Horizon 5 and Shin Megami Tensei 5 also had record-breaking months.

Dec. 13, 2021 Jeremy Signor

3 comments

News

wheelspin doctor | Forza Horizon 5's Willys Jeep exploit is gone, but players are already discovering other ways to farm unlocks

Playground Games has fixed the exploit that saw Jeeps everywhere in Forza Horizon 5, but more ways of farming unlocks keep popping up.

Nov. 22, 2021 Dom Peppiatt

Guide

Forza Horizon 5 Kudos - How to get and send Kudos to other players

Kudos to you! And to everyone!

Nov. 22, 2021 Josh Broadwell

Guide

Forza Horizon 5 houses - Locations, cost, and what you get for buying

There's a lot of places like home, actually

Nov. 22, 2021 Josh Broadwell

Guide

Forza Horizon 5 multiplayer - How to join a friend's session in Forza Horizon 5

Get in. We're going for a ride

Nov. 19, 2021 Josh Broadwell

News

Zoom Zoom | Forza Horizon 5 has over 10 million players

That's quite a figure.

Nov. 19, 2021 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

2 comments

Guide

Forza Horizon 5 Hall of Fame - Rewards, how to enter, and more

You're a famous superstar now

Nov. 19, 2021 Josh Broadwell

Guide

Forza Horizon 5 fast travel - How to unlock and how to buy Buenas Vistas house

When fast isn't fast enough

Nov. 19, 2021 Josh Broadwell

Guide

Forza Horizon 5 Prestige system and how to level up fast

Climbing the ranks

Nov. 18, 2021 Josh Broadwell

Guide

Go fast | The best cars in Forza Horizon 5: Fastest cars for rally, offroading, and more

Credits burning a hole in your digital pocket? Blow it all on these.

Nov. 17, 2021 Josh Broadwell

Review

Tuned to Perfection | Forza Horizon 5 review: a potent formula perfected, and one of the best games of the year

Forza Horizon 5 is the natural evolution of the series so far - expanded, tweaked, and turned up to eleven. The result is a game that's been incrementally upgraded in the direction of perfection.

Nov. 12, 2021 Alex Donaldson

2 comments

News

jeep pockets | Forza Horizon 5 players are endlessly buying Willys Jeeps to farm cash

Playground Games' latest racing title is encouraging players to purchase cheap Jeeps by the boatload to farm rewards.

Nov. 10, 2021 Dom Peppiatt

2 comments

Article

Jump in this Xmas | If Xbox can't beat PS5 this holiday, I'm not sure it ever will

With Forza Horizon 5, Halo Infinite, and a superb Game Pass catalogue, Xbox wipes the floor with Sony's holiday offering.

Nov. 10, 2021 Tom Orry

29 comments

News

viva la mexico | Forza Horizon 5 already has over 4.5 million players

Playground Games' latest driving effort, Forza Horizon 5, is setting new records for a Microsoft Game Studios title – and it's only been out for one day

Nov. 10, 2021 Dom Peppiatt

3 comments