Forza Horizon 4

 PC
Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. The Overpowered Noobs
    Oct 31, 2018
    70
    With the implementation of seasons and a new location, this installment in the series make for a wonderful, fulfilling racing experience, although it has a few minor bugs that need fixing.
  2. GameSpace
    Oct 11, 2018
    70
    A AAA game produced in 2018 with the backing of Microsoft simply should be far more technically sound than Forza Horizon 4 in its current state. And this perhaps is the greatest travesty for this otherwise brilliant game.
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  1. Polygon
    Sep 25, 2018
    Such creative timidity is a minor blot on what is otherwise a very fine racing game. It’s sharper than previous games, more openly designed, bigger and more fun. One of Forza Horizon 4’s strengths is that it tends toward freedom, letting us do just what we want, and liberating us from races and activities that we don’t fancy. Most of all, this is a fun, even joyful experience, a thrilling racing fantasy.
  2. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Sep 26, 2018
    Forza Horizon 4 is quickly turning into one of my favorite racing games. For me, it’s up there with iRacing, but for totally different reasons.

Awards & Rankings

9
#9 Best PC Game of 2018
12
#12 Most Discussed PC Game of 2018
35
#35 Most Shared PC Game of 2018

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 964 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 724 out of 964
  2. Mixed: 114 out of 964
  3. Negative: 126 out of 964
  1. DecadeReviews
    Jan 23, 2021
    9
    Graphics - 10/10
    Story - 5/10
    Game's length - 9/10 Gameplay - 9/10 Variety of cars - 9.5/10 General world design - 8.5/10 Fun factor -    Graphics - 10/10
    Story - 5/10
    Game's length - 9/10
    Gameplay - 9/10
    Variety of cars - 9.5/10
    General world design - 8.5/10
    Fun factor - 9.5/10
    Main/Pause menu music - 9/10
    Sound/Music - 9/10
    How many times i have finished it - 1
    Where does it stand in my top "1000 video games of all time" list - 30    … Full Review »
  2. uforoboso
    Nov 29, 2018
    1
    It's a huge disappointment, as it often happens to every widely hyped game, and you know how it ends.. devs get lazy, publishers get greedy.It's a huge disappointment, as it often happens to every widely hyped game, and you know how it ends.. devs get lazy, publishers get greedy. In short, it's a step back from Horizon 3. Gone is any kind of progression and gone are the championships. It's a very nice map filled with nothing (yes, there are many races, but they are all disconnected from each other and there is no sense of purpose, except the grind for money to buy more cars).

    All rewards come in form of wheelspins, which are a bad and lazy way to design games, as it turns gaming into gambling, and lures players into addiction. You seriously end playing just for the very pitiful adrenaline rush of a wheelspin that will most likely end with winning a pair of strawberry shorts for your cringy character.

    All multiplayer is badly designed as well, and broken due to the fact that it rewards ramming to eliminate players of the other team. So it's not about who's better at racing.

    All the cars are just the same and same and same list of cars that have been for years in the the Forza franchise car list. They even dare selling a "spider" version of the same car (McLaren 650) to the Car Pass owners, and they even release it with the top on. That's literally the same car that was already in the base game, and they sold it to you again for a premium price.

    All the seasonal events are limited to three championships that every week are the same. Off Road Buggies, Off Road Buggies, Off Road Buggies. Devs, care to be a bit creative, maybe? Only the first four weeks the seasonal rotation content was fun and felt there was some effort, but it soon ended. And the Forza Live is a joke, it's just a grind of speed traps/zones, drift zones and danger signs. Boring as.. you got it. After the first month of excitement (you try the cars, the seasons, the "stories", the events etc) it really wears down to a purposeless and uninspired grind.

    All this before even mentioning that because this is on Microsoft Store, it's automatically a nightmare for updates, game corruption, forced reinstalls, etc etc. Really, just avoid playing any games on the MS Store as the plague - unless you're a real masochist.    … Full Review »
  3. J3rk
    Jan 21, 2021
    1
    The game looks pretty and that's it. The online experience is ass. The cringy character that is dubbing like a whore or otherwise kidsThe game looks pretty and that's it. The online experience is ass. The cringy character that is dubbing like a whore or otherwise kids wouldn't buy so you are forced to watch it on every god damn loading screen which is like 50% of this game. Bots are ass like always and seem like they just ignore weather mechanic and by god don't you dare touch them or them are going to hit the wall and ride into it till the end of the match. **** loot boxes go spin the wheel of fortune and get other shorts so you can dance macarena with style!-no. If I would want to play a game with various character customization I would choose sims or something.… Full Review »
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