Forza Horizon 6 Reviews
Forza Horizon 6 is everything you want in a driving game. It’s big, beautiful, and backs up what it boasts. This is a top-tier racing experience.
Forza Horizon 6 hits the road with the most densely packed open world racing game ever created, in the truly iconic setting of Japan.
Like the franchise’s other many iterations, Forza Horizon 6 is an exceptional masterclass of car racing, genre-defining in terms of both arcade and simulation, set within a spectacular, abridged open-world of Japan that’s begging to be explored.
Forza Horizon 6 is one of the best games this year, and with its inclusion on Xbox Game Pass, it is a must-play.
Forza Horizon 6 doesn't shake up the series' formula too much. Nonetheless, it builds on its predecessors' greatest strengths in a spectacularly crafted open-world recreation of Japan, resulting in an unforgettable racing experience.
With Forza Horizon 6, Playground Games has done what I thought was impossible and improved upon the near-perfection of the previous two Horizon games.
Despite [a] handful of quibbles, I still find Forza Horizon 6 to be an utter joy. Drifting down lush mountainous woodlands to a stunningly radiant coastal fishing village while Rydeen plays is an absolutely singular experience.
I’m as captivated as I am frustrated by Forza Horizon 6. It’s still the best open-world racing game on the market and I intend to spend hundreds of hours playing it – but after a four-year wait and significant competition, I was expecting more innovation. It’s simply more of the same, just on a fresh and beautiful map.
Review in Polish | Read full review
Forza Horizon 6 isn't just the dream come true for every racing enthusiast who's dreamed of racing around Japan; it's the ultimate arcade racing experience.
Review in Italian | Read full review
The best simcade racing game I've played since the last one.
Playground Games brings together the very best of car culture within the beautifully realized setting of Tokyo, allowing players in Forza Horizon 6 to trace the evolution of Japanese automakers through machines that feel like rolling works of art, while also catching a glimpse of the future of JDM culture itself.
Review in Chinese | Read full review
The real beauty of Forza Horizon 6 is in how the Japanese world feels alive, and how rewarding it is to just go bimbling about. FH6 was always going to be an easy sell, and a reskinned FH5 would probably have sufficed, but Playground Games have smashed it out of the park. The world is great, the cars are amazing, and the racing action, whether on the streets, on the track, or in the wilds, is second to none.
The new Forza Horizon in a new region was enough for many people, and they got exactly what they wanted. The sixth installment offers an improved progression system, more social elements and other innovations that make this game even harder to put away than its predecessors.
Review in Russian | Read full review
his may not be the biggest leap in the series' history, but it is easily one of its best installments, and an open-world racing experience that is currently difficult for competitors to match, especially since it takes place in Japan, which gave the game a special flavor.
Review in Arabic | Read full review
Forza Horizon 6 delivers what is easily the series' most complete experience to date. The Japanese map is amazing; a joy to explore - and the location's visuals are off the charts too, across the board. Whilst I'd have liked to see a bit more in terms of new races and event types, particularly in the Tokyo region, there's still so much fun to be had here that it's more of a nitpick than anything else. Forza Horizon fans are going to have so much fun with this sixth iteration, and that's not to mention how much the game will change and evolve over time as Playground Games keeps adding to it. Horizon Japan is officially here, and I feel like I'm going to be playing this game for years to come.
Forza Horizon 6 doesn’t just set a new standard for open-world racing games; it epitomizes the genre and feels unlikely to be matched anytime soon.
Forza Horizon 6 brilliantly capitalized on the allure of Japan as the game's driving force. However, the problem lies in the developer's reliance on the "magic of the setting" as a primary draw, missing golden opportunities to introduce fresh ideas that resonated with the culture.
Review in Arabic | Read full review
Playground Games has proven once again that they are not only the kings of the racing genre, but that the core formula of the Forza Horizon series is so strong that they barely need to reinvent it. Forza Horizon 6 is the complete racing package, delivering everything fans could want and more. It's hard to imagine how Playground Games can improve on this formula going forward, but if their track record is anything to go by, they'll find a way.
Review in Persian | Read full review
Forza Horizon 6 delivers the best open-world racing experience in the franchise thanks to its stunning recreation of Japan, incredible visuals, and fantastic driving feel. Tokyo and the massive map are packed with detail and rewarding exploration. While the campaign formula feels familiar and the soundtrack misses a bigger Japanese identity, Playground Games still crafted the strongest Horizon game to date.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
To no one’s surprise, Forza Horizon 6 provides the best racing experience this year - even if Grand Theft Auto VI hits.