Forza Horizon 5 Review
A masterpiece of its kind, docked for deja vu. An 8.8.
The Good
- The best arcade racing ever made
- Mexico is a playground built for driving
- Handling anybody can pick up, depth for the sickos
The Rough Edges
- The festival formula never surprises anymore
- Polished to a mirror shine, and just as familiar
Forza Horizon 5 is the friendliest big game ever made. Playground drops you into a Mexico built for driving: volcano roads, jungle trails, beaches, a living storm season, and more than 500 cars begging to be tuned, painted and yeeted off a volcano. The festival framing means there is always one more race, one more showcase, one more ridiculous stunt.
It's the best arcade racer ever made, and on Game Pass it became the default answer to "what should we play tonight" for a whole generation of Xbox owners. The handling walks the line perfectly: forgiving enough for anybody, deep enough for the leaderboard sickos.
So why not the critics' 92? Because the festival never surprises you anymore. The formula is polished to a mirror shine and just as familiar. An 8.8: a masterpiece of its kind, docked for deja vu.
The default answer to "what should we play tonight" for a generation of Xbox owners.
A masterpiece of its kind, docked for deja vu. An 8.8.
The Good
- The best arcade racing ever made
- Mexico is a playground built for driving
- Handling anybody can pick up, depth for the sickos
The Rough Edges
- The festival formula never surprises anymore
- Polished to a mirror shine, and just as familiar
Quick Answers
Forza Horizon 5 review score: what did it score?
Moe Train scored Forza Horizon 5 a 8.8 out of 10. A masterpiece of its kind, docked for deja vu. An 8.8.
What platforms is Forza Horizon 5 on?
Forza Horizon 5 is out now on Xbox, PC and PlayStation. Moe played and scored it on Xbox.
Is Forza Horizon 5 worth playing?
A masterpiece of its kind, docked for deja vu. An 8.8. Read the full Forza Horizon 5 review above for the breakdown.
