Forza Horizon 5
Released Nov 2021
Explore the vibrant open world landscapes of Mexico with limitless, fun driving action in the world’s greatest cars.
89% positive · 283K reviews
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Released, ongoing live service game
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Live Service
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Released, ongoing live service game
High confidence
Live Service
Where to buy
Steam $59.99
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Evaluation
Forza Horizon 5 launched on November 8, 2021 and is built around a live, ever-rotating seasonal content model. The store description explicitly promises an "evolving open world" where "dynamic seasons change the world every week" and encourages players to "keep coming back for new events, challenges, collectibles, and rewards." This rotating weekly playlist — featuring cars to unlock, seasonal championships, and limited-time challenges — is a core and permanent part of the game's design, not a temporary feature.
All 52 DLC packs on the store are released, with the most recent being the Nissan Retro Rides Pack released on April 24, 2025. The paid content side of the game is fully shipped.
The developer news feed contains no categorized posts in the current data — no patch notes, announcements, or status updates are surfaced. However, the game's live-service structure is established by the store description itself, which explicitly describes the weekly seasonal cycle as the ongoing heart of the experience. This is consistent with how the Forza Horizon series has always operated: FH4 continued receiving weekly seasonal content well after FH5 launched, and FH5 is designed the same way. There has been no developer statement indicating that FH5's live seasonal content will cease.
Evidence
Store description explicitly describes an 'ever-evolving open world' with seasons that 'change the world every week' and promises players to 'keep coming back for new events, challenges, collectibles, and rewards.' This describes a permanently rotating live-service content model.
Nissan Retro Rides Pack released on April 24, 2025 — the most recent paid DLC, showing continued paid content additions well into the game's fourth year.
Content
52 of 52 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Xbox Game Studios
Achievements
164
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op · PvP
About this game
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.
This is Your Horizon Adventure
Lead breathtaking expeditions across the vibrant and ever-evolving open world landscapes of Mexico with limitless, fun driving action in hundreds of the world’s greatest cars.
This is a Diverse Open World
Explore a world of striking contrast and beauty. Discover living deserts, lush jungles, historic cities, hidden ruins, pristine beaches, vast canyons and a towering snow-capped volcano.
This is an Adventurous Open World
Immerse yourself in a deep campaign with hundreds of challenges that reward you for engaging in the activities you love. Meet new characters and choose the outcomes of their Horizon Story missions.
This is an Evolving Open World
Take on awe-inspiring weather events such as towering dust storms and intense tropical storms as Mexico’s unique, dynamic seasons change the world every week. Keep coming back for new events, challenges, collectibles, and rewards, and new areas to explore. No two seasons will ever be the same.
This is a Social Open World
Team up with other players and enter the Horizon Arcade for a continuing series of fun, over-the-top challenges that keep you and your friends in the action and having fun with no menus, loading screens or lobbies. Meet new friends in Horizon Open and Tours and share your creations with new community gift sharing.
This is Your Open World
Create your own expressions of fun with the powerful new EventLab gameplay toolset including custom races, challenges, stunts, and entirely new game modes. Customize your cars in more ways than ever before with new options such as the ability open and close convertible tops, paint brake calipers, and more. Use the new Gift Drops feature to share your custom creations with the community.
Begin Your Horizon Adventure today!
This is Your Horizon Adventure
Lead breathtaking expeditions across the vibrant and ever-evolving open world landscapes of Mexico with limitless, fun driving action in hundreds of the world’s greatest cars.
This is a Diverse Open World
Explore a world of striking contrast and beauty. Discover living deserts, lush jungles, historic cities, hidden ruins, pristine beaches, vast canyons and a towering snow-capped volcano.
This is an Adventurous Open World
Immerse yourself in a deep campaign with hundreds of challenges that reward you for engaging in the activities you love. Meet new characters and choose the outcomes of their Horizon Story missions.
This is an Evolving Open World
Take on awe-inspiring weather events such as towering dust storms and intense tropical storms as Mexico’s unique, dynamic seasons change the world every week. Keep coming back for new events, challenges, collectibles, and rewards, and new areas to explore. No two seasons will ever be the same.
This is a Social Open World
Team up with other players and enter the Horizon Arcade for a continuing series of fun, over-the-top challenges that keep you and your friends in the action and having fun with no menus, loading screens or lobbies. Meet new friends in Horizon Open and Tours and share your creations with new community gift sharing.
This is Your Open World
Create your own expressions of fun with the powerful new EventLab gameplay toolset including custom races, challenges, stunts, and entirely new game modes. Customize your cars in more ways than ever before with new options such as the ability open and close convertible tops, paint brake calipers, and more. Use the new Gift Drops feature to share your custom creations with the community.
Begin Your Horizon Adventure today!
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Last evaluated Aug 25, 2026
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