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  1. Sep 28, 2016
    1
    I've made an account here just so I can warn people about this game port. I'm a big fan of the Forza-series and the core game that is Horizon 3 is awesome. The pc-version of this game is however filled with glitches, crashes, compability problems and poor optimizations.

    Game publishers aren't stupid. They knew of all these problems but they still released the game. They even charged
    I've made an account here just so I can warn people about this game port. I'm a big fan of the Forza-series and the core game that is Horizon 3 is awesome. The pc-version of this game is however filled with glitches, crashes, compability problems and poor optimizations.

    Game publishers aren't stupid. They knew of all these problems but they still released the game. They even charged 100$/€ for the Ultimate edition with the promise of early access. Many of those who bought the Ultimate edition, including me, have not been able to play it properly yet, almost a week after launch. I've spent several hours searching for fixes for the hardcrashes and stutter but to no avail. The forums are filled with disappointed and angry fans. No public statements or aknowledgement from the devs or the publishers when the game will be patched.

    We need to boycott games like these until they are working properly to show the developers that releasing a game in this state is wrong, and will hurt them in the end. We are paying customera, not Q&A. Vote with your wallets people.
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  2. Jul 21, 2018
    0
    Not able to play on Windows 10 current as of posting.

    Ryzen 2600X
    16GB Memory
    Radeon VEGA 64

    Stuck at 'Optimizing for your PC...'. Exits to Desktop.
  3. Sep 18, 2021
    4
    Not as great as the first 2 Horizons. Beautiful graphics with captured skies and realistic looking nighttime, some small innovations, not many games take place in Australia...
    But ultimately fail for its soulless game world, stupid level design, terrible story and progression system, perks, cringe, etc. This is the first Forza after Microsoft lowered the target audience to 8-years old.
    Not as great as the first 2 Horizons. Beautiful graphics with captured skies and realistic looking nighttime, some small innovations, not many games take place in Australia...
    But ultimately fail for its soulless game world, stupid level design, terrible story and progression system, perks, cringe, etc. This is the first Forza after Microsoft lowered the target audience to 8-years old.
    Not to mention the technical issues on a PC version.
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  4. Jan 16, 2018
    4
    this game is basically a crappy console port... it's 2018 and it's still crashing to desktop randomly and the forum is full of people complaining about this problem... at this point it's safe to say the developers don't care and it won't ever be fixed otherwise this problem would've been fixed long ago

    this was my first and last game from microsoft, not gonna buy their games ever again
  5. May 10, 2017
    0
    Game is awesome like every Forza, but PC version is bugged piece of ****. 4 minutes 30 seconds from double click on icon to loading garage, of course if it loading instead crash to desktop.
  6. Mar 27, 2018
    0
    I've made an account here just so I can warn people about this game port. Game is great but still unplayable on PC. Crashes constantly loads for 10 minutes. Loved the game but couldn’t play it. Over a year after release!
  7. Sep 27, 2016
    0
    I DO Agree that Its a fantastic game.
    Beautiful world, amazing details, impressive sound design and fantastic visuals.
    BUT With my system, i7 6700k, 970gtx, 16gb RAM all i get is stutter after stutter, FPS drops to 0 for seconds till it back to 40-60. Changing the resolution and settings will not make difference. I noticed CPU is running at 60-70 and sometimes hits 80%. I believe
    I DO Agree that Its a fantastic game.
    Beautiful world, amazing details, impressive sound design and fantastic visuals.

    BUT

    With my system, i7 6700k, 970gtx, 16gb RAM all i get is stutter after stutter, FPS drops to 0 for seconds till it back to 40-60. Changing the resolution and settings will not make difference.
    I noticed CPU is running at 60-70 and sometimes hits 80%. I believe the CPU optimization is the source of problem.
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  8. Aug 27, 2017
    3
    Forza Horizon 3

    Drive all the way to the Horizon and back After almost half a year of playing this game. I must say The game itself is great. Singleplayer is fun and you have alot of different style of races. Multiplayer is way much more fun though and every "Online Adventure" is an actual adventure, alone or with a party. even though the game is GREAT, my score for this game
    Forza Horizon 3

    Drive all the way to the Horizon and back

    After almost half a year of playing this game.

    I must say The game itself is great. Singleplayer is fun and you have alot of different style of races.
    Multiplayer is way much more fun though and every "Online Adventure" is an actual adventure, alone or with a party.

    even though the game is GREAT, my score for this game is rather low for the following reason:

    First:

    ever since i got the game i had errors, now some say: "Get a better PC"
    but when i try to solve my problems the internet is full of complaints of people have all different kind of issue's. the first problem i ran into was an Teredo issue. after many days of troubleshooting i gave up and Turned my Attention the the Microsoft helpdesk. After 4 lengthy sessions of 4 hours each the helpdesk could not fix it.

    I used my last resort and Reinstalled my entire PC.

    At reinstalling the game it had trouble, i had to " buy" the game while i already owned this game for almost 3 months. after some fiddling i got it working..Including the online option!

    Finaly ! at last ! Epicness !

    Second:

    And Epicness it was... until... i started noticing that sometimes it would not load a race, it just kept loading for 10 minutes and after those 10 minutes it would say i was disconnected. Now some will say: Stop using that Dial-up Internet! but now here it comes, if i would alt+tab out and then back in it would load instant. dont know what went wrong there, but it kept happening more and more. And soon i was Alt-Tabbing like a minor trying to hide is obscure browser activity's from his parents that suddenly walked in.

    then when also if i would not alt tab each race (since it did not happen Every race, just random)
    and was in to the race and this was longer than 15 mins my screensaver would go on.
    which resulted in a black screen and when i moved my mouse again it would come back but with the Pause menu (not awesome when going fast into corners).

    so this game/windows 10 do not recognize steering wheel/shifter as a keystroke, pretty weird since you have to have windows 10 to play forza horizon 3

    Third: (turd)

    Yes turd! the worst thing about this game is that its a Cashcow. Soon to be worse than "the Sims"
    i got the ultimate edition digital copy only, since PC had no tin case editions, 130 Euro's, okey no problem its quite expensive but this game look worth it, i told myself. after playing for a while a expansion came out. got an expansion pass. DLC cars came out, got the Ultimate edition. so i dont have to worry about that.
    WRONG! the car dlc pass in only good for 6 months. So all together i already spend over 200 euros for this game in total and it looks like i'm not done yet if this trend continues .
    but believe me when i say: I am done !

    Conclusion:

    Great Game with a lot of potential!

    But the bad optimizing for PC, crashes Still Bug me on a daily basis, Errors out of the Blue (no BSOD ^_^) and the never ending asking for more money so i can finally own a "Complete" game.

    And if you are willing to turn a blind eye to the bugs crashes and errors you can still have Lots of fun!

    Crowfield.

    PS:
    when i started playing videogames we received Updates/dlc as Patches Grow a Pair ! Game industry!
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  9. Jul 24, 2017
    0
    On pc, if you use any sim setup that has more than one usb input it's now totally useless on this 60$ racing game. looks like you are stuck with just a wheel and no pedals, or a controller. Then, when the game first came out it was 4 weeks before it was stable enough to play online. the game was alright for a month or so, only crashing every 25-30 min. then around january/february itOn pc, if you use any sim setup that has more than one usb input it's now totally useless on this 60$ racing game. looks like you are stuck with just a wheel and no pedals, or a controller. Then, when the game first came out it was 4 weeks before it was stable enough to play online. the game was alright for a month or so, only crashing every 25-30 min. then around january/february it started to crash every 15 minutes and have major connectivity issues to online games. Now 2 full map dlc have been released along with many cars, they have made a killing on this game. but, for some reason, they refuse to fix the pc version along with compatibility. its sad, when indie developers can create games with better compatibility and stability than a AAA studio making millions.

    if the game was not just one big "F*ck you" to the pc player, I would honestly give it a 7. But the game doesn't even run longer than 15 minutes now.

    specs: Intel Core i5 6600K @ 3.50GHz, 16.0GB Dual-Channel Unknown @ 1235MHz (16-16-16-39), Z170-A (LGA1151), XB270HU (2560x1440@144Hz), 4095MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (EVGA), 232GB Samsun SSD 840 Series SCSI Disk Device (SSD)
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  10. Oct 5, 2016
    3
    This was one of the games I was most excited about when I pulled the trigger on a GTX 1080. But even at 1080p this game stutters. Not to mention the constant crashes to desktop and the problems with the Windows Store even starting the download. A fun looking game buried under brutal technical issues. And the patch just made it worse! Tired of trying to fix this game, I managed to convincedThis was one of the games I was most excited about when I pulled the trigger on a GTX 1080. But even at 1080p this game stutters. Not to mention the constant crashes to desktop and the problems with the Windows Store even starting the download. A fun looking game buried under brutal technical issues. And the patch just made it worse! Tired of trying to fix this game, I managed to convinced Microsoft to give me a refund. Will be very wary of any future Windows Store game purchases. Expand
  11. Sep 27, 2016
    0
    My rig is:
    I7-2600k @ 4.2 GHz
    16 Gb DDR3 1600 MHz GTX 980 Game is running at about 60 with regular FPS drops at 1440p and medium settings. With dynamic optimization is on game stutters as hell, completely unplayable. I hope the problem is not my rig but the poor optimization of the game. It should be fixed as soon as possible if developers and Microsoft want to make a good impression
    My rig is:
    I7-2600k @ 4.2 GHz
    16 Gb DDR3 1600 MHz
    GTX 980
    Game is running at about 60 with regular FPS drops at 1440p and medium settings. With dynamic optimization is on game stutters as hell, completely unplayable. I hope the problem is not my rig but the poor optimization of the game. It should be fixed as soon as possible if developers and Microsoft want to make a good impression with their "Xbox anywhere" thing.

    The game itself is really good, but for now it doesn't deserve a score higher then 5.
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  12. Sep 28, 2016
    0
    It is impossible to run this game properly. Stuttering, dramatic FPS drops, crashes.. the list goes on. The issues are not hardware related (I'm running a GTX 1080 with a more than capable machine). Buying through the Microsoft store was convoluted and counterintuitive. I cannot lower volume in the game at all (one and ten are the same volume). And since this is being launched throughIt is impossible to run this game properly. Stuttering, dramatic FPS drops, crashes.. the list goes on. The issues are not hardware related (I'm running a GTX 1080 with a more than capable machine). Buying through the Microsoft store was convoluted and counterintuitive. I cannot lower volume in the game at all (one and ten are the same volume). And since this is being launched through Microsofts **** app store, volume controls are not available in the mixer.

    Do not buy this game, wait.
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  13. Sep 27, 2016
    1
    i7 4770k, 1080GTX, 16GB DDR3, Windows 10 Anniversay Update, Samsung 840 Pro.
    Game runs like a turd. Yes I have MSAA set to x0 and have the latest and greatest Nvidia driver specifically for this game.
    I will seemingly be driving in races getting flawless 60fps (V-sync on) @ all ultra (MSAA x0), @ 1440p. Then suddenly this weird rubber-banding / jitters happens and it feels like some sort
    i7 4770k, 1080GTX, 16GB DDR3, Windows 10 Anniversay Update, Samsung 840 Pro.
    Game runs like a turd. Yes I have MSAA set to x0 and have the latest and greatest Nvidia driver specifically for this game.
    I will seemingly be driving in races getting flawless 60fps (V-sync on) @ all ultra (MSAA x0), @ 1440p. Then suddenly this weird rubber-banding / jitters happens and it feels like some sort of server side lag rather than any GPU issue when my brain thinks my car is slowing down, but actually in-game time is stopping.... then don't get me started on how the game crashed within first 30 seconds on launch the first time, the unskippable opening videos, the unskippable cutscenes, the same cutscenes that cause the game to sometimes crash (so far 10 crashes, 3 hrs in), the garage car customisation menu LAGS. Yes you read that right, simply switching the rear wing on my car in the menu scrolling left/right has a 5 seconds LAG as it sort of downloads the textures for the menu button? (I'm not even talking about the visual change on the car, I'm talking about the bloody menu button!). The game also launches in a window, rather than exclusive fullscreen just to annoy you everytime you go to launch it after it crashed again. And to top it all off, if I wanted to try and fix these problems myself, I can't because of UWP. Thanks. What a turd. With patches it could probably be a flawless 9/10 and I'll adjust my score if they bother to patch any of this in the next 2 weeks or so. Otherwise no it's a absolute garbage port.
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  14. Sep 30, 2016
    0
    Unplayable
    I cant even play the main SP storymode without the game suttering, graphical errors and then crashes

    Main Races with the AI are bugged.

    Freeroam and MP works but SP is broken.

    Game also runs terribly despite lofty system req's which i well exceed and even at 60fps ultra the game doesnt look or run as good as it should
  15. Sep 30, 2016
    1
    Juego Muy divertido si te funciona.
    I7 950 a 3,8 GHz
    12GB Ram GTX 970 FPS 30 en ciudades 20 Este juego es una loteria no recomiendo su compra como ninguna mierda de la Windows Store. Gente con la edicion Deluxe no le salen los coches. En fin, una estafa, un juego que esta en beta te lo cobran a precio de terminado y ya veremos si lo arreglaremos en el futuro, los volantes la mitad
    Juego Muy divertido si te funciona.
    I7 950 a 3,8 GHz
    12GB Ram
    GTX 970
    FPS 30 en ciudades 20
    Este juego es una loteria no recomiendo su compra como ninguna mierda de la Windows Store.
    Gente con la edicion Deluxe no le salen los coches.
    En fin, una estafa, un juego que esta en beta te lo cobran a precio de terminado y ya veremos si lo arreglaremos en el futuro, los volantes la mitad no funcionan y los que funcionan a muchos no les va el force feedbak, no se que entienden estos de Microsoft que es soportar un volante
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  16. Oct 3, 2016
    0
    PCGamer's review is a joke made by Microsoft. game is unplayable and broken riddled with issues, from DRMs to force online log-in to frame drops and stuttering issues.
  17. Oct 15, 2016
    0
    Many user have reported many issues, such as stuttering, bad performance, and crashing. While they have begun to fix these, I’m still have one major game breaking glitch. That being I can not even get the game to start. The Forza Horizon 3 splash screen will appear the close a few seconds latter. I checked event viewer and did not see a crash ID, the only semi relevant thing was thisMany user have reported many issues, such as stuttering, bad performance, and crashing. While they have begun to fix these, I’m still have one major game breaking glitch. That being I can not even get the game to start. The Forza Horizon 3 splash screen will appear the close a few seconds latter. I checked event viewer and did not see a crash ID, the only semi relevant thing was this “Faulting application name: forza_x64_release_final.exe”. I have spent about the three day trying every solution I could find, even going as far to reset Windows…. And it still does not work. And I'm not the only one having this problem; and at the time of writing this review, Microsoft and the developers have said nothing about it and in general have had poor communication with its player base. So I'm just going to give up on this game and cannot recommend it to anyone till this issues and all the other issues have been solved. Expand
  18. Nov 1, 2016
    0
    Maybe if the game would run, it'd be as awesome as all the reviewers say. Just look around the internet, this game is 100% broken. Bought digital code on Amazon, so screwed out of 60$. Just F*cking great. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. Crash after crash after crash. You might get it running for awhile, then you'll encounter the next set of crashes. If you enjoy extreme frustration and diagnosing PCMaybe if the game would run, it'd be as awesome as all the reviewers say. Just look around the internet, this game is 100% broken. Bought digital code on Amazon, so screwed out of 60$. Just F*cking great. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME. Crash after crash after crash. You might get it running for awhile, then you'll encounter the next set of crashes. If you enjoy extreme frustration and diagnosing PC problems you didn't even know you had, buy this game. Expand
  19. Mar 24, 2017
    0
    Great game on X Box One, but on PC it does not work at all. Always crashes after the start screen. Known issue for more than 6 months and the devs do not care to release a fix.
  20. Dec 31, 2017
    0
    An utterly horrific console port with dreadful optimization and major stability problems still common one year after release. Requires the disaster known as Windows 10 to be run. As with any Windows Store product, this features cutting edge file encryption that prevents any competent programmer from ever fixing this monumental piece of trash.

    The worst part is that underneath this
    An utterly horrific console port with dreadful optimization and major stability problems still common one year after release. Requires the disaster known as Windows 10 to be run. As with any Windows Store product, this features cutting edge file encryption that prevents any competent programmer from ever fixing this monumental piece of trash.

    The worst part is that underneath this effrontery to PC gaming lies a very good game.

    Hey Microsoft,

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  21. Jun 13, 2018
    0
    Never played Forza before, thought i would try it out, seemed fun at first until I really got to know the game and it is seemingly even worse than NFS 2015, quite disappointed.

    Physics are truly awful, trail braking is an impossibility, every thing just feels grossly over exaggerated and drifting is practically idiot proof. AI is infuriating seemly its only goal is to block your
    Never played Forza before, thought i would try it out, seemed fun at first until I really got to know the game and it is seemingly even worse than NFS 2015, quite disappointed.

    Physics are truly awful, trail braking is an impossibility, every thing just feels grossly over exaggerated and drifting is practically idiot proof.

    AI is infuriating seemly its only goal is to block your racing lines and generally get in the way, it behave very erratically and always screw up your line, drivatars are also a joke with none of them display any personality, just another buzzword.

    I guess the core concept of the game is to collect cars and goof around, but as a racing game its so poorly executed. I just can't be bothered with it after 20 hours of game time and I am baffled as to what people see in or enjoy about this franchise.

    Also flawed PC port, stuttering issues.
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  22. Jun 7, 2018
    0
    Microsoft is the master when the subject is how to bring the worst ports to pc ever.
  23. Sep 30, 2016
    3
    This really looks like a fantastic game BUT a big but, its a mess.. looking at Forza Horizon 3 forums you can see thousands of reports of crashing, stuttering etc..
    I have a playtime of about 2 hours and my game have crashed maybe 30-50 times, iv even disabled my overclocks, updated everything and tried every so called "fix" there is.
    Right now i cant even play the game cuz the game
    This really looks like a fantastic game BUT a big but, its a mess.. looking at Forza Horizon 3 forums you can see thousands of reports of crashing, stuttering etc..
    I have a playtime of about 2 hours and my game have crashed maybe 30-50 times, iv even disabled my overclocks, updated everything and tried every so called "fix" there is.
    Right now i cant even play the game cuz the game crashes in loading all the time and i cant believe there wasnt a day one patch because they must have known about all the bug and still released the game in its current state.
    And not a single word from the developers or Microsoft.. guess they are working on a fix but holy **** talk to us and let us know.
    i wanna refund this game and never touch windows store ever again..
    Rig: 780ti, 3570k, 8gb RAM
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  24. Oct 3, 2016
    0
    My best friend and I were extremely excited for this game to come out on PC. We're both huge racing game enthusiasts, and the early reviews were so promising. I even went so far as to preorder (which I never normally do) the Ultimate Edition just to play the game early.

    Now, I believe have a fairly decent gaming PC: Windows 10 Pro Anniversary Edition Intel i7 6700K G.Skill 16MB RAM
    My best friend and I were extremely excited for this game to come out on PC. We're both huge racing game enthusiasts, and the early reviews were so promising. I even went so far as to preorder (which I never normally do) the Ultimate Edition just to play the game early.

    Now, I believe have a fairly decent gaming PC:

    Windows 10 Pro Anniversary Edition
    Intel i7 6700K
    G.Skill 16MB RAM
    Geforce 980 x2 (SLI)
    Both gaming and boot drives are SSD

    Disregarding minor bugs, like my VIP pass not working and other odd glitches (that continue to dog the game), the game was, and remains to be, unplayable due to poor CPU and GPU optimization. I can deal with low framerates, but flat out frame drops make this game impossible. Go into a turn, frames are lost, suddenly I'm careening off the road. It happens in races and out of races, regardless of what level of graphics performance I have set.

    Both the CPU and GPU are never fully taxed, despite the game performing so horribly, which leads me to believe that basic testing and optimization were not a priority on PC.

    The game completely lacks SLI/Crossfire support, which is just plain silly for a game so graphically demanding.

    To top it all off, the official support forum moderators are snarky and rude to just about every paying customer trying to find out what is going on with the software they bought with their hard earned money.

    TL;DR: stay far away from this one folks. The Crew is free right now; pick that up, and forget this was even made.
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  25. Sep 27, 2016
    0
    Overpriced and unoptimized, Microsoft continues its ignorance towards pc gaming. Game only runs on aniversary edition of Windows 10 and is encrypted in such a way that moders cannot work with the game.
  26. Nov 6, 2016
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. DO NOT BUY THIS... Help us PC players ...Respect!!

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  27. Nov 24, 2016
    1
    Dear Microsoft... windows 10 exclusive won't make me install windows 10 just to play your terrible pc port garbage....not gonna happen.

    ...if you want my money stop forcing me to install windows 10 just to play your games...i don't like being forced
  28. Sep 27, 2016
    1
    This game is an insult to all rig...
    I have a 1080 msi gaming x, 16 go ram, i7 3770k @ 4.2 and the game sutter a lot, the framerate in ultra is between 35/60 with msaa 4. If i change msa to 2 i have the same result...
    The game sutter like hell....
    It's not a port it's an emulation...
    I would prefer that xbox play anywhere never exist...
  29. Oct 1, 2016
    0
    As previous people said, this game is fantastic. But as with other developers releasing buggy messes of games all to common nowadays, i to have these crashes and lagging.
    I really want to give this game a ten, but rushed game that's this unplayable.
    Sorry. I asked for a refund and got it...
  30. Dec 29, 2016
    4
    El juego se ve espectacular, la verdad no entiendo las quejas en torno al aspecto técnico del juego. El problema de este juego radica más bien en que es aburrido, es más de lo mismo (apenas diferencias con el 2) y en mi opinión peor que el anterior. Muy caótico, sin objetivos claros, con un montón de cosas por hacer si (incluso llega a ser abrumador)...pero uno se pregunta par qué...ParaEl juego se ve espectacular, la verdad no entiendo las quejas en torno al aspecto técnico del juego. El problema de este juego radica más bien en que es aburrido, es más de lo mismo (apenas diferencias con el 2) y en mi opinión peor que el anterior. Muy caótico, sin objetivos claros, con un montón de cosas por hacer si (incluso llega a ser abrumador)...pero uno se pregunta par qué...Para alguien que nunca haya jugado a un Forza, recomiendo el 2. Expand
  31. Aug 23, 2018
    0
    Just like every other car game you play. The cars are bounding volumes. You smash into the side of another car and nothing happens. Please Microsoft redeem yourself and hire Bizarre Creations old staff to get PGR remade. Even a remake of 2 or 3 would suffice. This Forza stuff is gash
  32. Apr 1, 2022
    0
    The most boring racing game I have ever played...
    -There is no progression whatsoever, no feel of truly being rewarded for any efforts..
    -First 30 minutes of gameplay, here is a Huracan ! Wtf...
    -Wheelspins...so many wheelspins
    -Cars slide everywhere
  33. Nov 23, 2021
    0
    Those stupid NPC's are just ruining everything. Also let's just not forget about the glitches that still haven't fixed yet. Another thing that the game is just starts repeating after like 10 hours.
  34. Jun 13, 2018
    2
    Great idea, great visuals but most important thing is very bad and that is physics of driving.
    Horizon should be arcade game but driving is like in simulation games and that not working good in open world game!
  35. Sep 16, 2019
    0
    Would have been the greatest racing game ever made in the history of humanity... if it didn't still crash at launch 3 years later with literally every single pc build.
  36. Oct 12, 2019
    0
    Просто полнейшее говно,эти попытки популяризовать windows 10,танцы с бубнами для запуска,всякие аккаунты хбокс и Майкрософт все это делает игру шлаковой до невозможности.Бесит.
  37. May 14, 2020
    4
    This is a game that I uninstalled before I finished (which is rare). There is fun gameplay in here. But there are design decisions in the game that is sometimes too frustrating to overcome. Basically, some mission types (especially the PR ones) are glitchy, not fun, and unavoidable. This game is bad enough to make me want to avoid future games from this franchise (would have to haveThis is a game that I uninstalled before I finished (which is rare). There is fun gameplay in here. But there are design decisions in the game that is sometimes too frustrating to overcome. Basically, some mission types (especially the PR ones) are glitchy, not fun, and unavoidable. This game is bad enough to make me want to avoid future games from this franchise (would have to have plenty of good reviews and be heavily discounted before I ever consider purchasing another Forza title).

    At its heart, you get to play some fun races in the cars that you want. But they really try to force you into playing the game in ways that really isn't fun - this includes jumping over mountains, driving your supercar through a river, racing against boats, etc.

    The 'story', characters and dialogue are all horrible. It would have been better to launch the game without these.

    Good selection of cars, plenty of mods and tuning options. The cars feel very different from each other and its always a treat to play a new car.

    There is some micro-transactions in the game. But if you are frugal, you can avoid paying extra.
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  38. Sep 12, 2022
    3
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Metascore
86

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Dec 1, 2016
    90
    The high-end PC settings don’t live up to our expectations, but the handling, courses, and community features are all top of their class. Forza Horizon 3 is the type of racing game that just about anyone can pick up and have fun with, but it still includes depth for committed players. Put that together with a beautiful environment that you can explore at your own pace, and Forza Horizon 3 is one of the strongest and most well-rounded open world racers we’ve ever played.
  2. Nov 3, 2016
    90
    A spectacular arcade racing game with brilliant graphics. The driving feels terrific, the amount of content is staggering and the faux Australia is joy to explore. Need for Speed, take heed.
  3. Oct 6, 2016
    90
    Forza Horizon offers you a huge world to explore. It gives you as many cars, from supercars to off-road buggies, to race how and when you want. Explore the outback, race along the coast. Forza Horizon 3 is possibly the best racing game in the world, just marred by performance issues on the PC and the dull nature of the create-your-own-race options.