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Forza Horizon 5

Playground Games · Xbox Game Studios · 2021-11-08

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ActionAdventureRacingSimulationSports

Franchise: Forza · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Apr 29, 2025 (PlayStation 5), Nov 09, 2021 (Xbox Series X|S), Nov 09, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Nov 09, 2021 (Xbox One)

Explore the vibrant open world landscapes of Mexico with limitless, fun driving action in the world’s greatest cars.

Forza Horizon 5 is an Action, Adventure, Racing, Simulation game released in 2021, priced at $59.99, with an estimated 5,000,000 .. 10,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 278919 reviews).

16,076
playing now
89%
positive of 280k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
40
twitch viewers (latest)
94/100
critic score (11 outlets, IGDB)
85/100
IGDB user rating (350 ratings)
92/100
opencritic · mighty · 100% recommend
1h
to beat · rushed 1h · completionist 132h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$59.99
steam price (US)

16,076 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 15:00 UTC (census sample)

Forza Horizon 5 is a 2021 racing game developed by Playground Games and published by Xbox Game Studios. It is the fifth Forza Horizon title, following Forza Horizon 4, and the twelfth main instalment in the Forza series. The game is set in a fictionalised representation of Mexico. It was released on 9 November 2021 for Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. It marks the final mainline Forza instalment released on Xbox One. The game was also released for PlayStation 5 on 29 April 2025, the first instance of a mainline Forza game being released on a non-Microsoft platform.

Trailer

Forza Horizon 5 trailer thumbnail

Forza Horizon 5 Official Announce Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Thriving
  • · 16,076 players in-game right now — a Steam top-100 title.
  • · 27,964 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~3,496/week).
  • · Review velocity down 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 5.6M–13M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 279,999 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $29.99 at Microsoft Store (2023-06-06)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 17 of 30 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
34k34k20212026Week of 2021-11-01: 33,862 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5,989 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 8,989 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,423 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5,707 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 765 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3,848 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 745 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 2,941 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 436 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 2,934 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 366 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 2,254 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 283 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3,268 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 402 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 3,535 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 473 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 2,236 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 256 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 2,981 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 353 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3,057 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 387 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 3,764 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 460 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3,550 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 496 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 3,846 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 524 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 2,212 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 261 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 3,467 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 545 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 3,349 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 528 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3,194 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 405 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4,480 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 622 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 5,829 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 722 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 4,601 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 748 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 3,567 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 408 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 2,585 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 342 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4,899 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 466 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 4,851 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 656 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4,601 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 628 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3,623 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 618 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 4,596 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 634 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 3,463 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 502 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3,064 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 432 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 4,340 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 584 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 4,240 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 648 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2,583 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 310 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3,110 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 388 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,931 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 240 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 4,552 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 304 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 4,919 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 547 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3,507 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 413 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2,691 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 302 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 3,666 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 488 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2,711 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 336 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 3,831 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 560 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4,130 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 653 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3,996 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 507 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3,032 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 410 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 2,379 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 325 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3,211 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 400 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 7,914 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 371 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 4,590 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 515 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 4,229 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 530 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2,905 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 326 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 2,799 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 324 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2,815 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 361 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2,910 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 348 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 2,658 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 274 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 2,137 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 243 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 278 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 22 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

17k2.5k2026-08-06 16:00 — 6,783 players2026-08-06 22:00 — 3,469 players2026-08-07 04:00 — 3,488 players2026-08-07 10:00 — 5,965 players2026-08-07 16:00 — 6,680 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 3,498 players2026-08-08 04:00 — 3,970 players2026-08-08 10:00 — 6,421 players2026-08-08 16:00 — 7,048 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 3,886 players2026-08-09 04:00 — 4,265 players2026-08-09 10:00 — 6,869 players2026-08-09 16:00 — 6,911 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 3,600 players2026-08-10 04:00 — 3,234 players2026-08-10 10:00 — 5,633 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 6,134 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 3,164 players2026-08-11 04:00 — 3,295 players2026-08-11 10:00 — 5,660 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 6,176 players2026-08-11 22:00 — 3,014 players2026-08-13 12:00 — 6,806 players2026-08-17 12:00 — 6,431 players2026-08-21 10:00 — 5,696 players2026-08-25 09:00 — 5,003 players2026-08-29 01:00 — 5,475 players2026-08-29 07:00 — 11,111 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 16,405 players2026-08-29 19:00 — 8,675 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 5,825 players2026-08-30 07:00 — 12,326 players2026-08-30 13:00 — 17,462 players2026-08-30 15:00 — 16,076 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Chart history

#74#982026-08-062026-08-302026-08-06 — #742026-08-07 — #742026-08-08 — #742026-08-09 — #742026-08-10 — #742026-08-11 — #742026-08-12 — #742026-08-29 — #982026-08-30 — #89
Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).
PositiveNegative
1841842026-08-072026-08-302026-08-07: 27 new positive2026-08-07: 5 new negative2026-08-08: 36 new positive2026-08-08: 7 new negative2026-08-10: 38 new positive2026-08-10: 1 new negative2026-08-11: 27 new positive2026-08-11: 7 new negative2026-08-12: 35 new positive2026-08-12: 2 new negative2026-08-15: 34 new positive2026-08-15: 6 new negative2026-08-16: 27 new positive2026-08-16: 7 new negative2026-08-17: 32 new positive2026-08-17: 6 new negative2026-08-18: 23 new positive2026-08-18: 1 new negative2026-08-19: 31 new positive2026-08-19: 6 new negative2026-08-21: 22 new positive2026-08-21: 4 new negative2026-08-22: 26 new positive2026-08-22: 8 new negative2026-08-23: 29 new positive2026-08-23: 4 new negative2026-08-25: 25 new positive2026-08-25: 1 new negative2026-08-26: 31 new positive2026-08-26: 5 new negative2026-08-27: 114 new positive2026-08-27: 11 new negative2026-08-28: 133 new positive2026-08-28: 21 new negative2026-08-29: 184 new positive2026-08-29: 14 new negative2026-08-30: 152 new positive2026-08-30: 12 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$0.002021-06-162026-08-262021-06-16 — best price $59.992022-01-27 — best price $53.992022-04-07 — best price $50.992022-06-10 — best price $47.992022-08-01 — best price $59.992022-09-27 — best price $59.992022-10-26 — best price $59.992022-12-05 — best price $38.992023-01-03 — best price $59.992023-01-28 — best price $59.992023-04-06 — best price $59.992023-05-15 — best price $59.992023-06-20 — best price $59.992023-08-31 — best price $59.992023-12-01 — best price $59.992024-01-04 — best price $59.992024-02-13 — best price $59.992024-04-18 — best price $29.992024-05-07 — best price $29.992024-06-18 — best price $59.992024-07-17 — best price $29.992024-09-19 — best price $59.992024-12-04 — best price $59.992025-01-20 — best price $29.992025-03-04 — best price $29.992025-04-24 — best price $29.992025-06-16 — best price $59.992025-07-16 — best price $29.992025-09-23 — best price $29.992025-11-19 — best price $29.992025-12-11 — best price $29.992026-01-21 — best price $29.992026-04-01 — best price $29.992026-05-28 — best price $29.992026-06-25 — best price $29.992026-07-30 — best price $59.992026-08-26 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.7k3742026-05-28 — 1,703 pageviews2026-05-31 — 1,474 pageviews2026-06-03 — 1,236 pageviews2026-06-06 — 1,148 pageviews2026-06-09 — 1,074 pageviews2026-06-12 — 908 pageviews2026-06-15 — 786 pageviews2026-06-18 — 670 pageviews2026-06-21 — 890 pageviews2026-06-24 — 888 pageviews2026-06-27 — 723 pageviews2026-06-30 — 638 pageviews2026-07-03 — 556 pageviews2026-07-06 — 574 pageviews2026-07-09 — 506 pageviews2026-07-12 — 546 pageviews2026-07-15 — 522 pageviews2026-07-18 — 557 pageviews2026-07-21 — 465 pageviews2026-07-24 — 510 pageviews2026-07-27 — 510 pageviews2026-07-30 — 469 pageviews2026-08-02 — 559 pageviews2026-08-05 — 428 pageviews2026-08-08 — 459 pageviews2026-08-11 — 423 pageviews2026-08-14 — 400 pageviews2026-08-17 — 420 pageviews2026-08-20 — 374 pageviews2026-08-23 — 457 pageviews2026-08-25 — 419 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

17782026-08-26 19:15 — 100 viewers2026-08-26 21:34 — 97 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 49 viewers2026-08-27 04:34 — 29 viewers2026-08-27 07:33 — 10 viewers2026-08-27 10:34 — 38 viewers2026-08-27 13:34 — 35 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 70 viewers2026-08-27 19:34 — 105 viewers2026-08-27 23:34 — 63 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 34 viewers2026-08-28 05:34 — 20 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 27 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 39 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 52 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 64 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 61 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 62 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 58 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 18 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 25 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 40 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 57 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 43 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 56 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 31 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 38 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 34 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 45 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 76 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 40 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
93.7%
earned "Welcome to México"
19.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading Cards52 DLC

15 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox Series, Xbox One, Windows (Xbox)207,2121%164
Steam (Steam)47,3512%164
PS5 (PlayStation)40,8212%165

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

Co-opArcadeRacingSportsDrivingAdventureRealisticOpen WorldSimulationAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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