Forza Horizon 5

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8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4021 Ratings

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  1. Jithin_07
    Jan 17, 2022
    10
    Jwjwysnsuge bshsnshs shishe I am a little bit of a new one and only then will be in the House of representatives of the moon exploration of the moon exploration of the moon exploration of the moon 66
  2. SumTxDude
    Jan 16, 2022
    10
    This game is just awsome on so many levels. Playground Games is just finding so many ways to bring attention to detail, almost picture perfect graphics, and crazy feeling of realizam to such a huge emersive world. Super fun game with something different putting a smile on your face around every corner. Can't recommend enough!
  3. serphim7
    Jan 16, 2022
    4
    I honestly don't get why this is getting so much love. I personally don't see where I am supposed to have fun? It feels like I am just driving from one pointless event to another, the CPU races are super boring. Maybe I am doing this wrong but I don't get it.
  4. Solaris_Wolffe
    Jan 16, 2022
    1
    buggy mess and crashed quite often and also became boring and repetitve at times, which is a shame as it follows on from FH4 which was a great game.
  5. HrGjerdingSmith
    Jan 15, 2022
    7
    Spillet er overveldende på antall kjøretøy og aktiviteter som er veldig gøy og bra for spillet. Dette gjør at det er veldig varierende gameplay. Dessverre er ikke jeg så glad i bilspill og blir fort lei. Skulle ønske det hadde fanget meg litt mer, men jeg likte det for det.
  6. MRPCTV764
    Jan 15, 2022
    10
    Please don't make another Forza Horizon game this one makes me Happy with Mexico
  7. yoookreker
    Jan 15, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Всё норм,игра понравилась.Но главный минус,что в игре всё легко даётся.Потому что я заработал на самую дорогую тачку в игре все лишь за 1 день.Надеюсь в последующих частях систему заработка усложнят.… Expand
  8. Ivan1983
    Jan 11, 2022
    10
    El juego es una pasado bestial, gráficos, velocidad, belleza, el escenario (México) etc....
  9. eva3si0n
    Jan 11, 2022
    10
    Forza Horizon 5 is currently the best game for the Xbox Series. The best part in the series. There are very few changes regarding the 4 part, I hope Playground Games will pause in the series and release something new. And so the Forza Horizon 5 simply has no competitors among arcade racing games, this is the real System Seller from Microsoft, Sony has no analogue and the gaming market as aForza Horizon 5 is currently the best game for the Xbox Series. The best part in the series. There are very few changes regarding the 4 part, I hope Playground Games will pause in the series and release something new. And so the Forza Horizon 5 simply has no competitors among arcade racing games, this is the real System Seller from Microsoft, Sony has no analogue and the gaming market as a whole also. Forza Horizon 5 is an adventure festival where it will be fun for anyone. One of the best games of 2021.… Expand
  10. DCLXVIag
    Jan 10, 2022
    0
    Graphics 9/10 (but you need 3090 to be able to play and actually see them)
    everything else 1/10
    Short list of problems Cheaters, Bugs(basically every feature doesnt work as intended), impossible to complete accolades, sh** servers that constantly disconnect you, memory leak and crashes, horrendous physics, unable to skip cutscenes in story missions, censorship, and PGG actually fixing    Graphics 9/10 (but you need 3090 to be able to play and actually see them)
    everything else 1/10

    Short list of problems
    Cheaters, Bugs(basically every feature doesnt work as intended), impossible to complete accolades, sh** servers that constantly disconnect you, memory leak and crashes, horrendous physics, unable to skip cutscenes in story missions, censorship, and PGG actually fixing only things that dont need fixing and doing nothing about ones that need action ASAP!    … Expand
  11. ItsTim
    Jan 10, 2022
    2
    Long story short I've uninstalled this game to play more forza horizon 4
    To see praise heaped upon this failure is an insult to the games that came before. There are many cars missing from previous instalments (Abarth, Alfa Romeo), the handling (at least on a wheel) feels floaty and unresponsive. There are numerous bugs that frequently ruin the experience, the auction house is now a luck    Long story short I've uninstalled this game to play more forza horizon 4
    To see praise heaped upon this failure is an insult to the games that came before. There are many cars missing from previous instalments (Abarth, Alfa Romeo), the handling (at least on a wheel) feels floaty and unresponsive. There are numerous bugs that frequently ruin the experience, the auction house is now a luck based lag fest. The loading times are infuriating (no such issue with 4 on the same PC). The characters that talk to you are cringey and intrusive. Frequently interrupting you with what feels like 'mandated fun' where I'd prefer to just drive. I loved the previous games and I have had my fun ruined at every turn during this one. Does not deserve the praise it received from the so called 'professional critics'    … Expand
  12. KushagraS
    Jan 9, 2022
    8
    Forza Horizon 5 is a great game to keep the Forza series alive. The graphics of the game have not been much of a significant improvement but still, it is safe for us to call it the best racing game of 2021
  13. Alisslayer
    Jan 3, 2022
    10
    As a hater of every racing game I would say that forza horizon is doing well and it's surprising good pros including variety of cars , good looking map , smooth and simple gameplay, opportunity for experiencing driving for people who are under 18 ( nice driving simulator). Cons empty
  14. BradMorgan
    Jan 7, 2022
    9
    Forza Horizon 5 is the most beautiful and complete racing game I've ever played. Certainly for a 'casual racer' you will not get a better experience. Graphically it is of unprecedented class. The details, lighting, draw distance, the world building; It's is fantastic. The world alone is enough to want to continue to explore the different areas. Mexico also has much more to offer thanForza Horizon 5 is the most beautiful and complete racing game I've ever played. Certainly for a 'casual racer' you will not get a better experience. Graphically it is of unprecedented class. The details, lighting, draw distance, the world building; It's is fantastic. The world alone is enough to want to continue to explore the different areas. Mexico also has much more to offer than Great Britain in the previous part. Different ecosystems, weather changes, type of landscapes and cities. It is there to be discovered! The challenges, race events, festival events, the auctions and even a small storyline give you plenty to do within the big world and also give you a certain guidance throughout the game. Also, your chosen rider is now better represented due to short cutscenes with spoken text. This is a nice addition. The thing that doesn't make this racing game perfect for me is the music. It is flat and generic and there is also little choice in radio stations. Nevertheless, this game is just extremely fun and has so much to offer. It is a must-play for Xbox owners (racing fan or not).

    Pros:
    - The playground Mexico
    - Graphics are outstanding
    - All the different kind of races and activities
    - Chosen character more visible than previous parts

    Cons:
    - The music in game is flat and generic. Not much choice in radio stations
    - Not a major point for a racegame but the world does not feel alive during free roam    … Expand
  15. SkyrimGod
    Jan 4, 2022
    10
    The best looking racing game I ever played, Hats off to Playground games for the graphics.
  16. Timinator2911
    Jan 4, 2022
    9
    This game is very good, but there were so many problems at beginning. So its only an 9/10.
  17. JeevaCritic
    Jan 3, 2022
    4
    Textures are always popping, i suspect this as an side effect of SFS from xbox velocity architecture.
    Compared to this game, visually forza horizon 4 was much more coherent and stable.
    At stop, the game looks well, but from then on you start you vehicule, every object of the landscape is blurry and not well texturized. Concerning gameplay, its still a good game likewise previous forza    Textures are always popping, i suspect this as an side effect of SFS from xbox velocity architecture.
    Compared to this game, visually forza horizon 4 was much more coherent and stable.
    At stop, the game looks well, but from then on you start you vehicule, every object of the landscape is blurry and not well texturized.
    Concerning gameplay, its still a good game likewise previous forza games, But Xbox had done so much marketing on their visual dominance over every actors of the industry that rised my hype so high. So if there are not able to achieve their sayings, they should pay the bill of this abusive marketing…    … Expand
  18. mhdisynix
    Jan 2, 2022
    10
    It really is the best game of the year, the best physics, the best graphics and the whole other subject
  19. PMG-Writer
    Jan 2, 2022
    9
    Thus, "Forza Horizon 5" could become the best racing game from Playground Games. Due to the extensive new content and the interesting game world, you are well taken care of for a long time. It is simply a joy to fight through the various events as a driver. In terms of graphics and sound, we've been able to see a lot so far and the engine sounds have been great. Fans can buy "Forza HorizonThus, "Forza Horizon 5" could become the best racing game from Playground Games. Due to the extensive new content and the interesting game world, you are well taken care of for a long time. It is simply a joy to fight through the various events as a driver. In terms of graphics and sound, we've been able to see a lot so far and the engine sounds have been great. Fans can buy "Forza Horizon 5" directly in stores or simply download it for free in Xbox Game Pass. But fans of the genre should also take a look, it's definitely worth it!… Expand
  20. CarlTheFox
    Jan 2, 2022
    10
    Very cool racing game, im really enjoyig playing this !!! One of best xbox studio, game.
  21. GreenFrog7655
    Jan 1, 2022
    9
    Forza Horizon 5 is a brilliant game. Fantastic graphics, great cars and beautiful Mexican scenery. I haven't encountered any bugs or glitches in the game whatsoever. The first forza horizon game I ever owned was FH4. I loved that game but this is a whole new level. I enjoy waking up, booting up my Xbox SX and going on Forza to find someone's gifted me a new set of wheels. Little stuff likeForza Horizon 5 is a brilliant game. Fantastic graphics, great cars and beautiful Mexican scenery. I haven't encountered any bugs or glitches in the game whatsoever. The first forza horizon game I ever owned was FH4. I loved that game but this is a whole new level. I enjoy waking up, booting up my Xbox SX and going on Forza to find someone's gifted me a new set of wheels. Little stuff like that really contributes to the experience. If you have gamepass it's a must, whether you like racing games or not is irrelevant.… Expand
  22. L3Fari0us
    Jan 1, 2022
    9
    A beautiful game with a welcome narrative and a massive landscape that never feels dull.

    Pros: +Beautiful graphics & environment +Great soundtrack +Deep vehicle customisation & tuning +Variety of challenges besides racing +Racing feels fun +Every activity feels rewarding +Controls & feedback are perfect +Great roster of cars +Open world looks and feels great +U.I. is very    A beautiful game with a welcome narrative and a massive landscape that never feels dull.

    Pros:
    +Beautiful graphics & environment
    +Great soundtrack
    +Deep vehicle customisation & tuning
    +Variety of challenges besides racing
    +Racing feels fun
    +Every activity feels rewarding
    +Controls & feedback are perfect
    +Great roster of cars
    +Open world looks and feels great
    +U.I. is very clean and intuitive
    +Very polished experience

    Cons:
    -Story feels extremely shallow
    -Voice acting can be a bit awkward
    -Some events don't work properly

    Overall, Forza Horizon 5 feels like the pinnacle of racing games in terms of gameplay, features and aesthetic. I strongly recommend it to any and all racing games fans and urge non racing fans to at least give it a try, chances are, you'll get addicted like I have.    … Expand
  23. FlexibleGTAfan
    Dec 31, 2021
    10
    El mejor Forza Horizon de todos los tiempos, ambientado a México, gráficos realistas, un juego apasionante.
  24. LeoTheo
    Dec 31, 2021
    0
    I honestly think that FH4 is way better than FH5. Not to say this is a fact but it is the reality. Why?
    Here's my experience of playing this game.
    1. Some events are buggy, you are not able to complete those specific task in order to reach your weekly points. 2. CRASHES! Yeah this games like to crash, you might not even have to drive the car to a tree or a wall to get it crash, the    I honestly think that FH4 is way better than FH5. Not to say this is a fact but it is the reality. Why?
    Here's my experience of playing this game.

    1. Some events are buggy, you are not able to complete those specific task in order to reach your weekly points.
    2. CRASHES! Yeah this games like to crash, you might not even have to drive the car to a tree or a wall to get it crash, the game simply crashes by itself.
    3. Disconnects. You are driving around convoy with friends and all of the sudden your friend fades away. Which is not worst that attempting to join a race with convoy and being left out because you're the only one got disconnected and not them.
    4. The visuals also disappointed me, if you have a yellow car, you can see from the garage and while you're driving under the sun, the yellow color starts to washed out.

    To be honest as a game that are being anticipated, the game is also broken. But i am not saying that FH is a bad game, but the game was made poorly to be bad in the first place. I never had a thought that i will be returning back to FH4 but seems how bad the FH5 was made, I have made the decision to play around back in FH4.

    And lastly, this game is far cringe that FH4.    … Expand
  25. sse85
    Dec 31, 2021
    10
    Сейчас настроение было не очень, зашел в игру, думал - пару заездов. В итоге просто поехал куда глаза глядят под классную музыку, вылетел на побережье, не останавливаясь по песку погонял, назад на дорогу, в джунгли... не знаю, плюсы, минусы перечислять, главное - эмоции, мне игра дарит позитив и расслабляет)Сейчас настроение было не очень, зашел в игру, думал - пару заездов. В итоге просто поехал куда глаза глядят под классную музыку, вылетел на побережье, не останавливаясь по песку погонял, назад на дорогу, в джунгли... не знаю, плюсы, минусы перечислять, главное - эмоции, мне игра дарит позитив и расслабляет)
  26. Gallbond
    Dec 31, 2021
    9
    Если бы не проблемы с серверами, поставил бы 10/10, но... до сих пор мои друзья иногда пропадают и сервера вылетают
  27. DaveCC
    Dec 31, 2021
    1
    As a huge Forza fan I was looking forward to this, but I have to admit I came away rather disappointed.

    A few of my primary gripes off the top of my head are - Why is the wait time for other players so long in PVP matches? If players can't load faster than a super Nintendo then don't make the other players suffer through constant 3 minute waits, kick them out! Uneven PVP team matches    As a huge Forza fan I was looking forward to this, but I have to admit I came away rather disappointed.

    A few of my primary gripes off the top of my head are -

    Why is the wait time for other players so long in PVP matches? If players can't load faster than a super Nintendo then don't make the other players suffer through constant 3 minute waits, kick them out!

    Uneven PVP team matches with no balancing. You often see teams of 2 vs teams of 5 or more. How is this even possible?

    There is no way to test drive cars before you buy them. Hell, even the crew had this! Give us a test drive option before we lay out 3 million bucks....which we dedperately need because:

    The balance is way out of whack. Any car that's remotely decent is hugely overpriced, and there's very few decent/competitive cars out there.

    I'm not a big fan of the progression either, constant wheel spins and free cars trivialises buying new cars and earning them yourself. And when you have an X rated car in the first minute it makes it hard to go back to the slow mo cars. If this isn't in the Forza spirit, it would be great to see it in another game...eg where you start out racing in a civic rental and SLOWLY save up and progress up the ladder to better and better cars.    … Expand
  28. carlosaustria
    Dec 30, 2021
    2
    Forza Horizon 5 is Forza Horizon 4 that is Forza Horizon 3

    No I dont whant the nexte Forza Games in ah other country that has some new cars but lots of the same cars that has not changes at all since Forza horizon 2!

    And i think the hear the gamers that play since the 1 forza!
    it can be so ah good sandbox but no its the same!
  29. Mosqueta
    Dec 30, 2021
    10
    It's my first Forza, and I've enjoyed it to the fullest.
    The amount of vehicles and races available are incredible, the customization and online services are also very good.
    The best racing game I've tried so far.
  30. Teraoptic
    Dec 30, 2021
    9
    The visuals are beautiful, the racing is top notch and the only thing holding it back from being a 10 is the limited custom race tools, which are slated to be improved upon shortly. The story is not all that interesting, but the developers understand that it's more important to focus on the freedom and fun of racing rather than focusing solely on a cliche racing story.
  31. kiwizz
    Dec 30, 2021
    10
    of course, all the releases of the 2021 games came out, roughly speaking, not very much, but forza horizon 5 is not bad! because the games of the forza horizon series have always turned out well, and forza horizon 5 is no exception, so 10 points
  32. s1mple_ex
    Dec 28, 2021
    10
    Muito bom, atualmente irrefreável. Belos gráficos, musicas, dublagem perfeita.
  33. Cleishenko7
    Dec 28, 2021
    10
    Yo no vengo de Forza Horizon 1,2 y 3, pero agradezco haber conocido la saga de Forza Horizon desde el 4 hasta hoy el 5 que esta ¡genial!

    Y que mejor lugar de sede que México. La verdad son contados los juegos que te motivan a ser completados al 100%, y desde Forza Horizon 4 he tratado de completarlos al 100% Sobre el juego me atrevo a decir que al inicio tenía un montón de fallos los    Yo no vengo de Forza Horizon 1,2 y 3, pero agradezco haber conocido la saga de Forza Horizon desde el 4 hasta hoy el 5 que esta ¡genial!

    Y que mejor lugar de sede que México. La verdad son contados los juegos que te motivan a ser completados al 100%, y desde Forza Horizon 4 he tratado de completarlos al 100%

    Sobre el juego me atrevo a decir que al inicio tenía un montón de fallos los cuales han ido disminuyendo con las actualizaciones, y que sí me molesto un poco pero no para dejarlo.

    Si tienes dudas de si jugarlo o no, te puedo decir que adelante, no te aburriras y pasaras horas de diversion con las carreras y monton de retos por completar.

    Espero que mi review sea de ayuda

    Por si gustan agregar y algún día jugar, mi ID: Cleishenko7    … Expand
  34. KrisztianEndre
    Dec 28, 2021
    10
    I'm playing with the Forza horizon series since the Horizon 3. Sincerely I haven't waited for something new from the Horizon 5, but it has a lot of new activities. Fun to play with.
  35. Username_S
    Dec 27, 2021
    10
    Очень классная игра посто супер вау я не играл правда но предыдущие две части топ значит и эта тоже хорошая будет
  36. Dj1244
    Dec 26, 2021
    0
    Horribly boring. Next series of car will suck and still missing tons of high performing cars from Fh4. At it's time of release, 4 was a much bigger achievement. They nerfed the rewards, game still has many flaws/glitches and virtually no realistic physics. Whatever you do, don't pay for this. There's a reason PC players gives it a 6.8 here.
  37. CHIEFMEGADETH1
    Dec 25, 2021
    10
    Could this be the best racing game ever created?
    So much to do, so much to see. Best looking next-gen game of 2021 overall consoles.

    Runs buttery smooth just needs a 120fps mode, please...
    Online needs work.

    I'll keep it short and sweet.
    Just go get gamepass and try it out. won leave your screen for weeks I bet

    Happy Gaming!
  38. DusingSi
    Dec 23, 2021
    10
    改无可改！闲来无事，开开车，看看风景，舒服！xgp还是这么香！配合顶级dlc，心满意足！
  39. alx_____O
    Dec 23, 2021
    9
    some online and graphic bugs but a pretty damm good game and with distance the best horizon game ever
  40. h4nnnnn
    Dec 23, 2021
    0
    Best racing game. I love Forza because there isn't nitro. Forza Forza Horizon.
  41. okluoxi
    Dec 22, 2021
    0
    The game breakdown all the time, from officially on sale.
    From time to time I have to start over a 10 min+ race
    FIX THE BUGS!
  42. Georgeboy97
    Dec 22, 2021
    10
    In terms of racing game aesthetics, gameplay, and map design, Forza Horizon 5 sets a new gold standard. Because of Horizon 5, we now have a new benchmark for map design, and it will be a significant victory for Game Pass subscribers who get it on release day. Future DLC material will simply improve what is currently the most exciting next-generation racing game. Fortunately for players.
  43. fuzzydaug
    Dec 21, 2021
    10
    Not much to say...what is there not to like?!...beautiful game, runs flawlessly..truly a new benchmark for all racing games.
  44. fallingsquirrel
    Dec 21, 2021
    10
    Simply the best racing game I've played in years. The game feels great with decently realistic handling, but also has so many fun game options that I was able to play the game with non-racing game fans in my family.
  45. OPrometheus
    Dec 21, 2021
    9
    O jogo é muito bom porem na semana de lançamento tava com bugs escrotos dava nem pra jogar
  46. ASSASINSFOX
    Dec 21, 2021
    10
    another Master piece by Play Ground games push the gaming forward and sets it self apart on a league of their own .
  47. Gromelon
    Dec 21, 2021
    5
    Welcome to Forza Horizon 5, a huge pile of legacy code that can't and won't ever be fixed completely if previous installment is any indication. A great game and almost ideal balance between arcade and simcade that is utterly ruined by being in alpha state at best and that will try and kill your enjoyment at every turn.

    No matter how many patches they roll out, FH4 has shown us all a    Welcome to Forza Horizon 5, a huge pile of legacy code that can't and won't ever be fixed completely if previous installment is any indication. A great game and almost ideal balance between arcade and simcade that is utterly ruined by being in alpha state at best and that will try and kill your enjoyment at every turn.

    No matter how many patches they roll out, FH4 has shown us all a simple fact. The game is utterly broken in many aspects that devs are unable to fix, be it due to incompetence or new generation of coders inability to make sense of all the twists of legacy code put on top of itself in a huge, ugly Frankenstein's monster. When they fix one thing, two more things break. They fix one of those two things - old thing they fixed breaks again. Etc, etc. It goes, and goes, until they arbitralily decide it will have to do, when in fact it won't do at all. Some bugs and crashes in FH5 go as far as FH4 release, and they are still here, and they are here to stay.

    That said, you won't get a better overall racing experience outside of actual simulators than from FH5. The game is just this big, racing feels just this good, and it gets better and better as you learn how to tune and drive. Sadly, there's just no competition. Not on PC. Forza Motorsport roots made sure modern NFS and Driveclub racing feels like junior karting in comparison, and Gran Turismo is kept as Play Station exclusive title.    … Expand
  48. braintm
    Dec 20, 2021
    0
    There is no Russian voice acting. Technical problems. High price. Inadequate moderation of user content.
  49. White_Death_81
    Dec 20, 2021
    10
    Best Racing game for long time. Forza Horizon 5 easily beats Sony's Gran Turismo 7. Forza Horizon 5 game graphics absolutely amazing.
  50. MaxiPat
    Dec 20, 2021
    8
    The most spectacular game you can try today behind the wheel. The graphics are amazing and the action is incredible.
  51. DJWELLTTON
    Dec 20, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm giving this note to be able to bring more balance seeing that these sayings whose experts are mostly from Microsoft. About 85% voted maximum grades seeing that the game is a game for maximum 80 grades as much as Pure Xbox did. This is a good game but never for a 9.2 grade. This game should have a true grade between 7.0 to the maximum of 8.0 seeing that it is a game that has many defects that until now have not been fixed. Its soundtrack is irritating, the graphics of the characters and the stories it contains in the game border on the height of absurdity, it is so bad! I played about 10 or 12 hours of gameplay and I couldn't take the nasty stuff there is in this game.… Expand
  52. Mendez39_9
    Dec 20, 2021
    10
    Juego gráficamente excepcional recrean varios escenarios de México de la mejor forma, la jugabilidad no cambia mucho de entregas previas pero si te da muchas mas actividades en el mapa muy entretenida y !un battle royale de carros¡ no pensé que se pudiera implementar en un juego de carros pero esta muy bien logrado.
  53. Krfurkan
    Dec 20, 2021
    10
    Adamlar mükemmel bir şey başarmislar ellerine sağlık oyun cidden güzel ama ben o ağaçların kırılmasını da isterdim
  54. Steyraus
    Nov 11, 2021
    0
    If your gonna fill your racing gaming with unlikablely gringe, woke characters, can you allow us to skip pls Turn 10 studios...The vomit inducing virtue signalling in here would have had me deleting the game in the first 10 minutes, but the download was 115 fkn gigs....
    These forza games are boring now anyway, just hold R and watch car crap..The progression hasn't been good since Forza 3    If your gonna fill your racing gaming with unlikablely gringe, woke characters, can you allow us to skip pls Turn 10 studios...The vomit inducing virtue signalling in here would have had me deleting the game in the first 10 minutes, but the download was 115 fkn gigs....
    These forza games are boring now anyway, just hold R and watch car crap..The progression hasn't been good since Forza 3 and I will gladly pass on the series from here on out.    … Expand
  55. Dogguin
    Dec 19, 2021
    0
    Hahshsnsjsjsjnsnsvsbsjskskskskskskskskskskksjsvsgsednaldopereirasusamoguskk
  56. Racer80
    Dec 19, 2021
    7
    Looks a absolutely amazing, handling is not great and a bit boring. Too Arcadish
  57. LoyalBedsheet
    Dec 19, 2021
    0
    For how many steps this game has taken forward compared to fh4 it has managed to drag itself backwards and downgrade things that fh4 did great
    Ways that this game has improved would be the following
    Car sounds The map (to an extent) Handling (in my opinion) Car customization Custom route creation and a few more In return playground games have managed to downgrade the following    For how many steps this game has taken forward compared to fh4 it has managed to drag itself backwards and downgrade things that fh4 did great
    Ways that this game has improved would be the following
    Car sounds
    The map (to an extent)
    Handling (in my opinion)
    Car customization
    Custom route creation
    and a few more

    In return playground games have managed to downgrade the following severely:
    Progression has turned into something you only consider for a week or so thanks to the needlessly fast festival expansions that do not let you take a break and get distracted with something else

    The star card and its very exclusive rewards have been replaced with accolades which have nothing cool to offer as an endgame goal

    Activity level ups have disappeared making for very unrewarding progression across activities, without accolades having much to offer to compensate either

    Map variety has taken just as much of an improvement as it can taken a hit,forza horizon 4 had proper winters with snow throughout all of the map
    some considered it excessive, instead of a fix, playground games just deleted snow altogether besides for the top of the volcano which has too little for it to be wortwhile and I doubt snow will make a return through dlc

    I wish people knew better and just called **** every time but instead what we got is the lobotomites at ign calling this game game of the year,even while considering it is objectively worse compared to other games that have come out this year, is even in quality if not worse compared to fh4

    This game is not worth the purchase over fh4,as boring as that game can be you won't get much enjoyment from playing fh5 instead

    I am leaving this review with 0 stars solely because of how overrated this game is,this should not be anywhere as high on ratings as it is at the moment    … Expand
  58. ProShotKL
    Dec 19, 2021
    9
    absolutely beautiful game, amazing graphics, great gameplay this game has consumed much of my time and is easy to lose track of time when playing
  59. SmartAlec775
    Dec 18, 2021
    10
    Best open world racer out there. Beautiful visuals and a great map of Mexico.
  60. PlayNG
    Dec 18, 2021
    10
    Esse jogo é perfeito... Gráfico, som, experiência... Tudo... Insano! Não apenas o design dos carros é fantástico, do mundo aberto também... Até as estações de rádio do jogo são ótimas.
  61. Jair115
    Dec 18, 2021
    10
    Sin duda el merecedor del goty 2021 un juego presioso con una presentación increíble y una jugabilidad exquisita
  62. Sovanngamer122
    Dec 18, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is probably my favorite racing game in 2021 good graphics good environment… Expand
  63. danomierda
    Dec 17, 2021
    10
    Conducción arcade y espectaculares gráficos! Juego casi infinito con muchas misiones y una jugabilidad tremenda
  64. JGGamer97
    Dec 17, 2021
    10
    The best Forza Horizon! It looks and plays amazing on the XBSX and with a big open world. Playground Games are wizards with their tech and this one makes me excited for future Horizon games and the upcoming Fable!
  65. ElBiggus
    Dec 17, 2021
    3
    This game is symptomatic of everything that's wrong with AAA games. Released in a broken and unfinished state, a flurry of patches have just made stuff worse, but yet it still got rave reviews...

    That aside, despite claims that it's the best racing game ever, in my opinion it's not even the best *Horizon* ever. The series started getting a bit lost with FH4, and the latest instalment    This game is symptomatic of everything that's wrong with AAA games. Released in a broken and unfinished state, a flurry of patches have just made stuff worse, but yet it still got rave reviews...

    That aside, despite claims that it's the best racing game ever, in my opinion it's not even the best *Horizon* ever. The series started getting a bit lost with FH4, and the latest instalment has continued the decline; there's no sense of progression or achievement at all, the single player campaign is short, easy, boring, and eye-wateringly embarrassingly written, and the game throws out free cars and cash with reckless abandon so that what should be a reason for celebration - winning enough races or getting enough cash together to finally grab that awesome car - becomes a monotonous sense of "oh, great, another car I'm never going to use to add to the 400 I already have".

    If online worked it would be OK, but it's broken as heck at the moment and despite several patches and hotfixes it's still very much a case of hoping it remains stable long enough for you to do whatever you need to do.

    My advice, play FH3 - it's probably the series' peak, and there's an updated version for One X (and by extension Series S | X).    … Expand
  66. Travis374
    Dec 11, 2021
    10
    Love this game been playing forza since the start but missed out on horizon one two and three and i thought four was amazing way to go xbox my favorite racing game of all time
  67. Slckaer
    Dec 16, 2021
    8
    Why change a formula which is good? Exactly. This game is just like Horizon 4 but with a new map in Mexico.

    It's fun to play and the game runs excellent. If you did not like the previous part skip this one :)
  68. ArmyRetGuy
    Dec 15, 2021
    10
    Love this game. Graphically gorgeous, excellent gameplay. I highly recommend this game. Behold the new genre, the caRPG.
  69. cmonard
    Dec 15, 2021
    8
    Un super jeu, mieux pensé que le 4, et une claque graphique à tous les égards en cette début de gen, point regrettable : le poping omniprésent en mode performance alors que tout roule nickel en mode qualité .... à n'y rien comprendre
  70. Sodozor
    Dec 14, 2021
    0
    I just want everyone to know
    this game is bad
    it is bad as arcade it is bad as simulation and it is bad as simcade driving physics are terrible if car goes into a slide it will not recover from it 'til it stops on a tree driving on wheel is terrible as well it because all you do is rotating the wheel opposite direction to exit the sliding/drifting this game is for people who don't    I just want everyone to know
    this game is bad
    it is bad as arcade
    it is bad as simulation
    and it is bad as simcade
    driving physics are terrible
    if car goes into a slide
    it will not recover from it 'til it stops on a tree
    driving on wheel is terrible as well it because all you do is rotating the wheel opposite direction to exit the sliding/drifting
    this game is for people who don't care about anything because graphics is good
    need for speed has better handling (every single one of them)
    gran turismo has better handling same as above
    grid series has one
    dirt series excluding dirt 5
    even project cars 3 has better handling and I would say this one was the best of the simcades
    so yea
    this game is trash
    also the cars are trash
    there are cars that you can drive and the cars that are so messed up that winning with them is impossible
    tuning is bad i've seen better
    sound is bad
    and still nothing more than stereo in a racing game that is just pathetic    … Expand
  71. Stephanek4
    Dec 14, 2021
    9
    Très bon jeu, n'invente rien par rapport aux prédécèdents ,mais on ne décroche jamais.Le plaisir est instantané
  72. Babino
    Dec 14, 2021
    10
    Un juego maravilloso basado en varios lugares de México y unos excelentes gráficos para una consola
  73. LogicBender
    Dec 14, 2021
    10
    great fun, plain and simple, its an arcade racer in a beautiful open world.
  74. Helium3
    Dec 14, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Do not waste your time buying this game if you do not have internet connection it won't even let you play the campaign. Found this out the hard way will be returning the game back to the store never to buy a turn 10 game again… Expand
  75. ohhluzin
    Dec 14, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. top auto game, top auto game, top auto game, top auto game, top auto game, top auto game… Expand
  76. MaykonDias
    Dec 14, 2021
    10
    surpreendente , quando voce acha que não pode melhorar mais a franquia a PG vai lá e melhora! é muito gostoso , o melhor jogo de corrida que existe!
  77. DRSP
    Dec 14, 2021
    8
    7/10 gameplay, 10/10 graphics, 10/10 optimization, 5/10 story, 8/10 Audio/Music
  78. Kingkaszii13
    Dec 14, 2021
    9
    Jedna z najlepszych gier na chilowanie po pracy jeżdżąc pięknymi samochodami i zwiedzaniem lokalizacji. Jeśli ktoś szuka wyścigu to na pewno go znajdzie :)
  79. Yayan14
    Dec 13, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tremendo juego, los detalles, los gráficos, el gameplay, los sonidos, las texturas, la ambientación. Esto es arte. Felicidades Playground y Microsoft.… Expand
  80. BuddyGamer1000
    Dec 13, 2021
    10
    Forza Horizon 5: es un hermoso juego que tiene muchísimas opciones de conducción. La saga Forza es la mejor indudablemente en el género automovilismo.
  81. VitalyambaWinn
    Dec 13, 2021
    0
    in each part the same thing! only the graphics change! boring racing! failure of the year !!!
  82. LincolnH23
    Dec 13, 2021
    9
    Goated game gameplay wise but the radio stations are not good in this game. More specifically the XS radio station. Ever since it replaced vagrant records radio from FH3, it just hasn't been the same.
  83. kenruey
    Dec 12, 2021
    2
    I'm the big fan for the past FH game. But I feel disappointed on this series. Too many bug that cause me to stop playing the game after 4 Dec update. The developer fixing with more and more issue coming out in the game. Game crash frequently in my XSS, Season series bug which cause my accolades can't be complete, the seasonal roll back issue, the whole map now doesn't have much ppl likeI'm the big fan for the past FH game. But I feel disappointed on this series. Too many bug that cause me to stop playing the game after 4 Dec update. The developer fixing with more and more issue coming out in the game. Game crash frequently in my XSS, Season series bug which cause my accolades can't be complete, the seasonal roll back issue, the whole map now doesn't have much ppl like FH4, you can see 70 people in one session in FH4 but here you may see 0 or max 10 players in the same session, I can't even see my other friends in the same convey. Developer took too long to fix the issue which cause the game cooling down now, and those issue are really critical to most player. A lot players already give up the game, there is no point to spend time on it now. Based on their performance, these fix can take at least half year from now. I full purchase the game with Premium access and get a new console purposely for this game, but getting suck in the end.… Expand
  84. GhostBigfoot
    Dec 12, 2021
    0
    HERE I GO AGAIN! Talking about why I hate Forza Horizon 5 and it's the absolute worst of the entire series. For everyone here, I want to say I'm gonna be speaking my mouth and opinion so please, respect it or move on. Metacritic better not take down my review for spitting facts. So it all started when I played Forza Horizon 1 once, I really liked it and said damn this is a really good carHERE I GO AGAIN! Talking about why I hate Forza Horizon 5 and it's the absolute worst of the entire series. For everyone here, I want to say I'm gonna be speaking my mouth and opinion so please, respect it or move on. Metacritic better not take down my review for spitting facts. So it all started when I played Forza Horizon 1 once, I really liked it and said damn this is a really good car simulator. Then I played 2, I saw the improvement but I didn't have the same experience as I played 1. Then I remember my friend told me to come over to his house to play 3, I asked if they changed things up. He said not really so I already was going into it with low expectations. Then once I played it, it felt so different and I actually liked it. Maturing is realizing the game is actually mid and not that good, it took me a while to grasp that truth. Then my buddy told me to come over to his house, he said he got this new game he was so hyped so I pulled up. I sat down then I saw Forza Horizon 4, I said goddamn! Then he pulled up the game I honestly didn't see any changes at all then I played the game, it was the worst Forza game by far. It was really boring, the driving was a slog and the delusion 3 gave me was all gone. I hated playing the game, it actually left me sleeping at my buddy's house to the point he woke me up all I heard was the garbage car engines. I got myself up and drove myself home wondering wow that was a waste of time. Then once that, I went to school the next day and he was talking about grinding in Forza Horizon 4. I questioned my buddy how he even liked the game, it was boring as **** He said I didn't give it a fair chance so I said I'll come after school to replay it. Then I replayed it after school going to his house, it was worse and it was literally garbage. Now since my life story is complete, let's talk about Forza Horizon 5 and why I gave it a zero. So now I got two of my buddies into Forza. My buddy who told me to pull up to his house and my other buddy from 8th grade. So every time I would have a conversation about anything, I swear these mfs would talk about Forza Horizon 5 is going to Tokyo. I told them that won't happen because they need to have open land to drive around not tiny alleyways in Tokyo. These idiots didn't listen to me and believed it was Tokyo. Then one day I saw on Twitter (btw follow me @GhostBigfoot) that Forza Horizon 5 is going to Mexico. I said that is actually a good idea and sent it over to my buddies. They broke down and Forza 4 Buddy told me I sent bull****, it will not be in Mexico it will be Tokyo. Then he got racist saying Mexico is just a desert and the only people who are gonna play it are Mexican truck drivers. I told his ass to stfu, that's mad disrespectful but he kept ongoing. I told him to accept it will be in Mexico because it won't be in Tokyo (they should have said Japan not Tokyo but they don't know geography only aesthetic from Anime I guess). So the hype goes on and they finally reveal the game Forza Horizon 5 and it's gonna be in Mexico. Then all of a sudden the whole thing switched, these buddies told me I'm not even into cars so I shouldn't give a **** about Forza. I told them I played 1-4. Then they said I don't have an Xbox and PC getting pissed at me because I proved their asses wrong. First of all, I actually have a goddamn PC but these idiots can't tell because I'm a "PlayStation fanboy." So **** stupid, I proved these buddies wrong, and all of a sudden I was the wrong one. From that day forward I told myself I would send whatever Forza Horizon 5 their way so they can actually be informed of the game instead of getting mad at me over the location of the goddamn map. After seeing the trailer they hoped on the bandwagon of the game and the Forza 4 buddy said he was gonna pay a $100 deluxe edition with 30+ cars allowing 8th-grade buddy to play the game. I said that is the most stupidest thing I heard, just get **** game pass to play this game as it'll be easier as one plays on PC than the other on Xbox. This Forza 4 idiot didn't listen and put that dumbass preorder up then made fun of me because I wanted God for War Ragnarok. This mf has the audacity to tell me God fo Wart Ragnarok is not worth it but Forza 5 is worth $100 because it includes 30 cars you can earn in the game by grinding plus you can get on game pass for $1 3 months. So Forza Horizon 5 launches, now my 8th-grade buddy can't play the game in the bought on PC and he's playing the game saying it's worth it. Then I said, you know what, I'm pulling up to play this game that has caused a goddamn fuse for the past 6 months and is better than God of War Ragnarok as he claims. So I play this piece of **** game, it's a copy and paste replication of the past 3 games then my buddy told me it's because I'm not into cars so I can't say **** I played the game for almost 3 hours then knew this was **** I walked out and my buddy stops being my friend after this goodman. incident. 0/10… Expand
  85. Kudlak-Sin
    Dec 12, 2021
    10
    0% realism
    0% insurance costs
    0% jail time
    100% cringey dialogue
    500% pure fun

    Forza Horizon 5 is a masterclass example of how to do an open-world racing game, bar none. Thanks to its deeply rich map, wealth of content/game modes, and fantastic visuals, it's the best racing experience I've had yet.
  86. nLoco
    Dec 12, 2021
    10
    Première fois que je joue à un Horizon et c’est une expérience de jeu incroyable.
  87. Ballinlikejokic
    Dec 12, 2021
    0
    I honestly don't have the words or emotions to describe
    this game. Ive been a fan of this franchise back when i
    was around 9-10 on the 360 and i loved those games. I played forza 4 with a relative and was so damn disappointed in its sound effects map design modes etc. I was hoping this game would bounce back from that disease abomination. Once again Forza has another garbage entry into the    I honestly don't have the words or emotions to describe
    this game. Ive been a fan of this franchise back when i
    was around 9-10 on the 360 and i loved those games. I
    played forza 4 with a relative and was so damn
    disappointed in its sound effects map design modes etc. I
    was hoping this game would bounce back from that
    disease abomination. Once again Forza has another
    garbage entry into the series as expected. i don't
    understand why it's so difficult for them to make a good
    game. The map, mexico in a **** dessert? really? the
    cars sound the same as the ones from the previous
    game. The customization is horrendous, the modes are
    dumb as hell only thing good about this game is it's
    graphics that's it. i'm so **** upset how this game refuses
    to revive the franchise for next gen when it doesn't push
    the boundaries. this **** is ass do not get this game
    another cheap product like the last game, and btw battle
    royale for cars? Lol There's just millions of games that
    are better than this garbage. i rather play fortnite another
    disease abomination than whatever this is. I swear, Xbox
    continues to fail with its exclusives. i don't see this game
    exceeding in terms of sales or winning GOTY as
    supposed to the rigged 2020 GOTY awards. There's no point in owning a xbox series X anymore with
    nothing to play that i can't find on ps5. Forza Horizon 5
    fell off tremendously anyone says otherwise is working
    with neil **** and staying bias towards nostalgia.
    Playstation is not off the hook either, TLOU 2 simply
    ruined gaming as we know it, forcing down LGBTQ stuff
    down our throats like we're some type of animal. Then
    with the disaster of rigged votes for GOTY awards is
    another issue Neil **** needs to learn alongside his
    playstation buddies. Sack Boy and ratchet and clank are
    both mid GOT is a masterpiece but on the wrong console
    after competing with LGBTQ Simulator. Ps5 is not even
    the most powerful console compared to the XBOX series
    X, this is where u get a pc for these games no bull****
    FPS where real gaming happens. **** METACRITIC FOR TAKING THIS REVIEW DOWN    … Expand
  88. Theboss1723
    Dec 12, 2021
    9
    No hay que hablar mucho de este videojuego escenarios perfectos sonido perfectos videojuegos de carrera perfecto
  89. Larryneufeld
    Dec 12, 2021
    10
    Super fun!! Gameplay feels good. The fact that this is on game pass day one is amazing.
  90. Xb0xBr4y4n
    Dec 12, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lo vi en youtube lo voy a jugar en la XCloud y porque este juego es muy bueno le dare un 10 se merece un GOTY… Expand
  91. Hav0k
    Dec 12, 2021
    3
    I desperately want to give this an 8 or 9 out of 10, but the bugs are a huge issue. The games flow will get a little old pretty quickly, but that's okay! There's lots to do so if you find a niche you love, you'll be okay. The really frustrating part is that one of the things intended to keep the game fresh - the Festival Playlist - often features broken challenges that don't unlockI desperately want to give this an 8 or 9 out of 10, but the bugs are a huge issue. The games flow will get a little old pretty quickly, but that's okay! There's lots to do so if you find a niche you love, you'll be okay. The really frustrating part is that one of the things intended to keep the game fresh - the Festival Playlist - often features broken challenges that don't unlock properly. This means a lot of time is wasted repeating something multiple times trying to get the rewards you've earned.

    Worse yet, some challenges appear so bugged you simply may not be able to complete them, wasting more time. And this is outside of the day to day bugs that pop up all the time - areas loading with no textures, LOOONG "Loading" screens, freezing or crashing on start up, etc.

    If the bugs are fixed and challenges start providing rewards properly, it'll be more fun and I'd raise my rating. Until then, it's as much a frustrating waste of time as it is a fun racing game, and that's a bummer.    … Expand
  92. Shockerr
    Dec 12, 2021
    10
    --------------------------------------------------------------Pretty Good-------------------------------------------------
  93. julianoaurelian
    Dec 12, 2021
    10
    Gráficos maravilhosos, trilha sonora maravilhosa, gameplay perfeito, conteúdo de excelência qualidade e quase infinito, e um multiplayer maravilhoso. Para mim como um jogo arcade de carro ele é perfeito. GT: Juliano7803.
  94. HaloLegendary
    Dec 12, 2021
    10
    Great Game Great Game Great Game Great Game Great Game Great Game Great Game Great Game
  95. XboxisKing2022
    Dec 12, 2021
    10
    Very good game from Xbox, i would even say one of the best racing games ever....
  96. Cool_Gamer99
    Dec 12, 2021
    10
    If you like car games, this might be one of the best, if not THE best. Stunning visuals, huge open world with varied location, nice.
  97. Jrosa56
    Dec 12, 2021
    10
    Amazing vehicles, sound, graphics. Very top notch. The game is fun and intense.
  98. Brucewillis
    Dec 12, 2021
    10
    Blown away by how vast the world feels in this game. I don't particularly play racing games but FH series has always been the exception and FH5 just made me want to visit Mexico.
  99. Adriiii
    Dec 12, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pero qué es esto? El GTAVI? Menos mal que lo puedes devolver porque sinceramente me dió asco jugar este videojuego…… Expand
  100. Tyapchik
    Dec 12, 2021
    9
    Отличная игра! Нравится тонкая настройка автомобилей, широкий тюнинг и стайлинг. Отличный саундизайн, а заглавная тема надолго врезается в память! 9 потому что нет русской озвучки.
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92

Universal acclaim - based on 103 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 103 out of 103
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 103
  3. Negative: 0 out of 103
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 18, 2022
    100
    The best arcade races nowadays. But it is becoming clear that it's getting harder and harder to move the successful formula forward.
  2. GameCritics
    Jan 31, 2022
    80
    It’s safe to say that Playground Games have delivered something special with Forza Horizon 5 – and as far as I’m concerned, this is currently the best driving game out there.
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  3. Malditos Nerds
    Dec 16, 2021
    90
    Forza Horizon 5 is one of the best games of the year and starts the discussion on whether a racing title like this one could be GOTY. It stands out from the rest of similar games, both in terms of technical and gameplay aspects.
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