Playground Games' open-world arcade racer takes the Horizon Festival to Japan, with the largest urban area in series history in Tokyo and over 550 real-world cars.
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“Forza Horizon 6 is Playground Games' most accomplished open world racer to date. The Japanese setting, the densest urban map in series history, the deepest car list the franchise has ever shipped, and a launch-window roadmap that respects long-term players combine for a launch that comfortably justifies the day-one excitement. A 95 from us puts it among the very best games of the generation.”
Forza Horizon 6 launched worldwide on May 19 across Xbox Series X|S, PC, Cloud, and Game Pass. Playground Games' Japan-set racer arrives with a 92 Metacritic, 100 percent OpenCritic recommend rate, and the title of 2026's best-reviewed game already secured. The PS5 version still has no firm date beyond a fall 2026 window.
Forza Horizon 6 hit a peak of 172,093 concurrent Steam players during its $120 Premium Edition advanced access, more than doubling Forza Horizon 5's all-time peak of 81,096 before the worldwide launch even arrives on May 19.
Forza Horizon 6's review embargo lifted on May 14 and the verdict is in: a 92 Metacritic average across 60+ reviews has launched it past Pokemon Pokopia and Resident Evil Requiem to sit atop 2026's leaderboard, and Playground Games has now matched or beaten the score of every previous Horizon for six entries straight.
Playground Games' launch trailer landed overnight, exactly one week before May 15 Premium Edition early access and 11 days before the May 19 wide launch. The 90-second cut sneaks in two easter eggs the Forza community has already pulled apart frame-by-frame: a Ken Block Gymkhana NINE drift recreation at 0:48, and an Initial D Mount Akina face-off between a white-and-black AE86 and an FD3S RX-7 at 0:58.
Forza Horizon 6's pre-load is live at 134.86 GB on Xbox and 146.4 GB on PC — the largest Horizon install ever — as the game claims #1 on Steam's May wishlist with 500K pre-orders booked ahead of its May 19 launch.
Forza Horizon 6 launches May 19 on Xbox Series X|S and PC, and Playground Games has used the final stretch to detail Tokyo City, the Snowy Alps, the new 540-degree steering model, the Bracelet progression system, and seamless races. Here's the full breakdown of what's confirmed two weeks out.