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Forza Horizon 5

2021

  • racing
  • action
  • open world
  • single player
  • multiplayer
  • co-operative

The story

Your Ultimate Horizon Adventure awaits! Explore the vibrant and ever-evolving open-world landscapes of Mexico with limitless, fun driving action in hundreds of the world’s greatest cars.

What it’s like

Sun-saturated and exuberant: a drive through Mexico's volcanic highlands, jungle coast and colonial towns, with ever-shifting weather that turns a dusty afternoon into a rain-slick dusk or a sudden electric storm. The palette runs hot and candy-bright, with painted cars in lurid custom liquids and fat golden light flaring off chrome, while the camera hugs bumpers in chase views and swoops high over the landscape during photo-mode lulls. Engines snarl, tyres chirp across gravel and tarmac, and the soundtrack is a rotating stream of upbeat indie, electronic and Latin-tinged tracks that keeps the mood buoyant. The vibe is warm, kinetic and carefree, a sunny road-trip energy that suits a lazy Saturday, a background session while stuck on a commute, or a solo evening of wandering. Pacing is self-directed: short bursts of racing and festival events alternate with long, unhurried cruising. There is no violence or gore and little tension beyond a missed apex; the menace is entirely mechanical. It is for people who want to lose themselves in beautiful driving, tinkering with cars and chasing the next colourful horizon.

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