On October 23, 2012, Forza Horizon introduced you to the Horizon Festival in Colorado. As the 10-Year Anniversary of Playground Games’ debut release approaches, we’re excited to share a glimpse of how we’re celebrating in Forza Horizon 5 with our community.
Whether you started your Horizon journey in Colorado, or later joined us in Southern Europe, Australia, Britain, or Mexico, you’re invited to relive some of the series’ most iconic gameplay moments in the Horizon 10-Year Anniversary update, available to download for Forza Horizon 5 on October 11, 2022.
Look out for a brand-new Horizon Story exploring the origins of the Forza Horizon series, the return of fan-favorite music hosted on a fresh radio station, the adrenaline-fueled Midnight Battles mode where you can score cars by winning head-to-head races, and much more.
For a tease of what’s to come, check out the Forza Horizon montage video below so you can get into the festival spirit:
October 11 marks only the start of the fun, as it’ll be followed by four weeks of anniversary themed events and challenges on the Festival Playlist highlighting each previous entry in the Forza Horizon series.
We’ll be diving into the Horizon 10-Year Anniversary update on our livestreams next month – stay tuned to our Forza social channels for broadcast details.
Forza Horizon 4 Festival Playlist – Series 52, Week 4
Spring blossoms in the final week of Series 52 with a fresh chance to earn exclusive cars and cosmetics in Forza Horizon 4.
Starting on Thursday, September 15, here’s what you can unlock from the Festival Playlist:
50% Completion – Horizon Backstage Pass
80% Completion – 2001 TVR Tuscan S
Remember it is your final week to earn these rewards – you have until September 22 to play the events and unlock the items discussed in this blog:
50% Completion – Horizon Backstage Pass
80% Completion – 2018 Saleen S1
Did you know Horizon Backstage Passes are used to redeem a previously released exclusive car? If you’ve been eyeing a car there, now is your chance to score it.
It’s a Ken Blockbuster in this week’s Photo Challenge. Simply capture any Hoonigan car and the completion is yours. Meanwhile, the 1990 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Evolution II is in high demand in the Forzathon Weekly Challenge, so be sure to add one to your garage if you haven’t already.
The Trial is a Mud Bath this week, so be sure to team up and take on the Unbeatable Drivatars because if you win, the hard-to-find 2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited DeBerti Design is yours.
Meanwhile, the Spring Games has sprung with the Freestyle emote up for grabs. Over in the Seasonal PR Stunts, there’s a trio of Super Wheelspins available by beating the records at the Leap of Faith, Deep Vale and Foothills PR Stunts.
Take on the Seasonal Championships for some unmissable racing action. Culture Icons celebrates historic cars with the Sequined Flatcap on offer. Meanwhile, Mr Spotlight is where you can earn the 1969 Ferrari Dino 246 GT, while the Scaré Blur event is rewarding the 1980 Renault 5 Turbo Forza Edition.
Lastly, don’t forget about those ongoing monthly challenges! This week is your last chance to set your cleanest lap at the Greendale Club Circuit in our Monthly Rivals event and don’t forget to qualify for Online Adventure so you can be another step closer to series completion.
We hope you enjoyed Series 52 of Horizon Britain. We’ll be back next week for Series 53 with even more opportunities to unlock exclusive cars and cosmetics. We’ll see you at the Horizon Festival.
Forza Horizon 4 Festival Playlist – Series 52, Week 3
2018 Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupé
Snow is falling all over the British landscape as Winter arrives in the penultimate week of Series 52.
If you’ve never driven across the frozen ice of Derwent Water before, you’ll have your opportunity to do so from Thursday, September 8 through the following seven days. With new events and challenges bringing you another chance to unlock exclusive cars and cosmetics, here’s a look at the rewards available until September 15 at Horizon Britain:
50% Completion – 1984 Rover SD1 Vitesse
80% Completion – 2006 Koenigsegg CCX
Photographers, buddy up and capture a photo of your car with another player or Drivatar to earn this week’s Photo Challenge.
Ensure your garage has a 2019 Ford Ranger Raptor as you’ll need it for the latest Forzathon Weekly Challenge. This is a truck completely redesigned for supreme off-road capability. Can you master its sheer power?
2019 Ford Ranger Raptor
Team up with friends and the community to overcome a team of Unbeatable Drivatars in The Trial, where you can unlock the 2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2, an AWD off-roader that’s certain to enjoy the many dirt trails located across Britain.
Step behind the wheel of Isha’s Taxi and experience the Morning Rush in this week’s Showcase Remix to unlock a Super Wheelspin.
Take on the Winter Games to unlock the Mexican Dance Hat and tune up your best ride for the new Seasonal PR Stunts – Mudkickers’ Showjump, The Roman Mile and Derwent Water are all rewarding Super Wheelspins this week.
2017 Ford #14 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing GRC Fiesta
This week’s Seasonal Championships include AWD Spotlight, where you can win the 2018 Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupé; Snowball Fighter featuring the 2017 Ford #14 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing GRC Fiesta; and the Ford Cup where you drive home a 2018 Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5.
Lastly, don’t forget about those ongoing monthly challenges! Set your cleanest lap at the Greendale Club Circuit in our Monthly Rivals event and don’t forget to qualify for Online Adventure so you can be another step closer to series completion.
Take it easy on the snowy roads this week and pay close attention to ice so you don’t lose traction of the surface. Light taps of the throttle and feathering of the brakes will be your friend this week. Next week Spring blossoms in Britain for the final week of Series 52, but until then, we’ll see you at the drag racing strip by Derwent Water!
2018 Ford Mustang RTR Spec 5
Also from now until September 12 save up to 30% on Forza Horizon 5 and 67% on Forza Horizon 4!
Forza Horizon 4 Festival Playlist – Series 52, Week 2
Autumn leaves are falling across historic Britain this week as the second week of Series 52 begins in Forza Horizon 4 on Thursday, September 1.
1965 Pontiac GTO
With new opportunities to earn returning cars and cosmetics, here’s a look at the rewards that you can unlock through September 8:
50% Completion – Horizon Backstage Pass
80% Completion – 1965 Pontiac GTO
This week’s Photo Challenge is a celebration of trainspotters. Simply photograph your car by the Viaduct, towards the north of the map, to earn your completion.
Prepare for some heavy duty driving as the Forzathon Weekly Challenge highlights the 2015 Mercedes-Benz #24 Tankpool24 Racing Truck.
2554 AMG Transport Dynamics M12S Warthog CST
The theme of large vehicles continues in The Trial, as this heavy haul event rewards the hard-to-find 2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class if you and your teammates can overcome a team of Unbeatable Drivatars.
Master Chief, get ready to test your driving skills and reflexes. Your mission is to retrain with Cortana behind the wheel of a 2554 AMG Transport Dynamics M12S Warthog CST in the Halo Showcase Remix, taking you to the Pillar of Autumn.
Elsewhere, the Autumn Games are rewarding the 2013 Mercedes-Benz G 65 AMG, and don’t forget to take on this week’s Seasonal PR Stunts by Bamburgh Castle, Lower Fell and Glen Rannoch to earn a trio of Super Wheelspins.
2002 BMW M3-GTR
Meanwhile, the Seasonal Championships have a trio of hard-to-find car rewards that are not to be missed! Take on the McLaren Cup to unlock the 2011 McLaren 12C Coupé; don’t miss your chance to earn the 2002 BMW M3-GTR in the FR Spotlight; and The Sky is the Limit is your opportunity to drive home while behind the wheel of a 1995 Nissan GT-R LM Nismo.
Lastly, don’t forget about those ongoing monthly challenges! Set your cleanest lap at the Greendale Club Circuit in our Monthly Rivals event and don’t forget to qualify for Online Adventure so you can be another step closer to series completion.
Come rain or shine, be sure to make the most of these Autumn events in the Festival Playlist, and until next week, we’ll see you at Horizon Britain!
Forza Horizon 4 Festival Playlist – Series 52
2018 Saleen S1
The sun is out across Horizon Britain as Series 52 of the Festival Playlist gives you another chance to expand your Forza Horizon 4 garage with returning cars and cosmetics.
If you’re ready to race in Series 52, here’s a look at the rewards you’ll be driving towards over the next four weeks:
50% Completion – Horizon Backstage Pass
80% Completion – 2018 Saleen S1
Monthly Rivals will be taking you to the Greendale Club Circuit and don’t forget to qualify for Online Adventure this month to be another step closer to series completion.
1972 Mazda Cosmo 110S Series II
The Summer season arrives in beautiful, historic Britain with these cars up for grabs until Thursday, September 1:
50% Completion – 1972 Mazda Cosmo 110S Series II
80% Completion – 2004 Maserati MC12
This week’s Photo Challenge spotlights Cult Cars at the Mortimer Gardens, while the Weekly Forzathon Challenge celebrates Retro Supercars.
Take a History Class in The Trial this week and successfully win the championship to unlock the 2007 Peugeot 207 Super 2000. Meanwhile the Summer Games feature the 1987 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am GTA.
1972 Mazda Cosmo 110S Series II
There’s a fresh batch of Super Wheelspins to be earned from the Seasonal PR Stunts, while those who prefer racing will find plenty to unlock in the Seasonal Championships, including the 2003 Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale, the 2011 DS Automobiles DS 3 Racing, and the Grey Modern Race Suit.
So, what are you waiting for? Get on out there and make the most of these latest seasonal events happening across Horizon Britain. Until the next one, we’ll see you at the festival!
Update Notes for June 6, 2022
Today we released a new update for Forza Horizon 4. Below you will find a summary of the changes included in this version.
Version Number:
Xbox One: 1.476.404.0
Xbox Series: 2.476.404.0
PC: 1.476.404.2
Steam: 1.476.400.0
Series 49 is available now and adds a new save recovery system. With this update installed, if loss of save-game data is detected, players will see a pop-up message offering to restore a previous backup. The message will say:
"Restore Backup Save. Would you like to attempt to load a backup save? Some Progress may be lost."
Update Notes for August 30, 2021
SERIES 39 BUG FIXES
Fixed an issue where the "Magnate" star card was not correctly updating.
Fixed an issue with some stats not updating correctly. If you have issues with the following stats, please get in contact with Forza Support at: https://support.forzamotorsport.net/hc/en-us/articles/4406006703251-Horizon-Life-Stats-Fix
As you may know, we recently announced the release of Forza Horizon 5 (surprise!) and you might be wondering what that means for Forza Horizon 4.
Although much of the dev team is focused on Forza Horizon 5’s release over the next few months, they are working to ensure that Forza Horizon 4 continues to be a great experience that will keep you behind the wheel.
Starting with next month’s Series 38, the seasonal playlist will become a mixtape of rewards, championships, and challenges from previous updates, starting from Series 7 through Series 32. You can expect more chances at some rare cars and rewards that have only come around a few times, and relive some of your favorite seasonal challenges.
In addition, the team will continue to work with the support team to identify bug fixes that we are able to reproduce and fix.
Beyond the release of Forza Horizon 5, we plan to make sure Forza Horizon 4 continues to be a fun experience for everyone and will share details when we are able to.
In the meantime, let’s get into the details of what you can expect in Series 37.
First off, did you solve the latest Worben Wednesday tease?
The compass with North pointing towards Guanajuato and East pointing towards a checkmark is a reference to the fact that Querétaro is East of Guanajuato and is where the Vuhl was designed and built.
Coming soon, with a dictionary definition of “soon” is a reference to the long-awaited High Stakes mode of Super7.
2017 VUHL 05RR
It’s the first supercar of Mexico, and a fitting tease ahead of the opening of the Mexican Festival. The VUHL 05 is lightweight, fast, and distinct in its styling. Each VUHL is handmade, sporting an all-carbon fiber body that makes it less than 1600 pounds. The engine, a 2.3L turbocharged Ford Eco Boost, is located in the back with a turbocharger that takes air directly from the open cockpit. This gives it 360hp and a 0-60 time of 2.7 seconds, thanks to the incredible power-to-weight ratio. The low positioning of the chassis counterbalances that light weight to make cornering at high speeds a cinch.
The VUHL won the Race of Champions in 2019, and is available now by completing the seasonal championship “VUHL In The City”.
Super7 High Stakes
It’s finally here: the evolution of Super7. The new High Stakes mode ramps up the intensity by making both the risk and the reward much greater. In this mode, you have a chance to bank prizes after each round of challenges and walk away with something nice—and if you press on to the next round, those prizes, including more exclusive cars, become more valuable. But if you fail even a single challenge, it all goes away.
Are you willing to step up to the High Stakes? Hold your nerve and earn rewards, or quit while you’re ahead to make sure you don’t leave the Super7 empty handed!
For additional information on bug fixes, check out our support site, and for the latest news and updates, follow us on Twitter and Instagram.
Welcome to Forza Horizon 5!
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The Horizon Festival is headed to Mexico!
This week we announced the highly anticipated next chapter in the Forza Horizon series – Forza Horizon 5, coming this November 9th. Players will get the chance to traverse some of the most diverse landscapes ever seen in a Forza Horizon title including a living desert, a dense jungle, and an active volcano in an authentic and vibrant depiction of Mexico.
Get ready for the return of seasons, first introduced in Forza Horizon 4. Only this time, you’ll feel its impact in unprecedented ways. Each of the eleven biomes found on the new map will be uniquely affected by the change in seasons. So that means if you’re deep in the jungle during spring, expect heavy rainfall, but during the dry season you’ll be able to access and explore areas you can’t reach any other time. No two seasons will ever be the same.
You can also expect powerful, all-new graphical features like HDR captures of the vibrant Mexican sky, sweeping vistas, and an unparalleled attention to detail. Available in 4K 30 FPS on the Xbox Series X (1080p 30 FPS on Xbox Series S) with an optional 60 FPS performance mode, and ray tracing added to cars in Forzavista, you will be immersed in the open world of Horizon like never before.
[previewyoutube="6VU4hNi7F38;full"] We want to give a shout out to one of the cars you saw in the demo - the Mercedes-AMG Project ONE. Reaching a maximum speed of over 350 km/h, the Mercedes-AMG Project ONE transfers the latest and most efficient Formula 1 hybrid technology almost one-to-one from the track to the street for the first time ever. Stay tuned for more information and content from us about the Mercedes-AMG Project ONE and prepare to experience it in Forza Horizon 5 this November. For more information, please visit the AMG web page.
But what will you get up to at the Festival in Mexico? Forza Horizon 5 has the most social and connected experience we’ve ever created, alongside a deep and rewarding campaign to expand the Horizon festival.
Experience a deep and rewarding campaign, where you’ll meet new characters and determine the outcome of their Horizon Story missions. You’ll take on expeditions across the map, battling the elements in hundreds of the world’s greatest cars.
In multiplayer, experience the most social and connected experience we’ve ever created. The Horizon Open takes the best parts of the traditional Forza Horizon online competitive experience and smashes them all together. Seamlessly jump into Races, Drift challenges, Eliminator sessions, and more. Horizon Tour is your chance to meet up like you would at a car meet and race co-op against Drivatars on circuits all over the map, forming up as a convoy as you hop from one race to the next. From there, you can head to the Horizon Arcade, where you quickly and seamlessly take on some truly wild challenges and minigames with other players.
Next, our creator community can hit up the EventLab. Imagine the Blueprint Builder you’re familiar with in modes like Super7 and Blueprint races, but blown way out with a powerful new toolset that includes custom races, challenges, stunts, entirely new game modes and so much more that you control, down to the rules of the game itself.
After that, it’s time for Gift Drops, like a personalized Barn Find Blueprint. Tune a car, paint it, then leave it hidden for others to find somewhere on the map. It’s a whole new way to share your prized cars with friends or others online.
The social aspect of Forza Horizon 5 is huge, with systems like Kudos that allow you to reward other players for positive acts and encourage clean, friendly driving, as well as the Forza LINK system, which enhances your ability to join up with other players by recognizing the things you like to do and finding other players to do similar things with.
All these features and so much more are layered into our deepest Horizon experience yet, featuring all new customization options like 100 new rims, hundreds of new visual upgrades like body kits, wheels and paint options, and thousands of performance upgrades. We’ve also completely overhauled the user interface for systems like tuning and painting to improve usability and efficiency. Even the character customization is getting enhanced, with a more diverse cast of selectable characters, customizable hairstyles, the ability to select prosthetic limbs, pronouns, voices, and clothing.
Additionally, we’re aiming to make Forza Horizon 5 the most accessible Horizon ever, and can’t wait to share more about our commitment to gaming for everyone.
The Festival starts November 9th. However, if you purchase the Premium Edition, you’ll get a jump on the Festival traffic with Early Access starting November 5th. Experience Forza Horizon 5 on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows 10, Steam, Xbox Game Pass, and Android phones and tablets via Xbox Cloud Gaming. Players can choose from Standard, Deluxe, and Premium versions of the game. Xbox Game Pass players will have access to the Standard version, and if they purchase the Premium Add-Ons Bundle they can enjoy all the great DLC in the Premium version of the game, including Early Access.
We’ll have much more to share about everything we’ve announced so far in the coming months, so stay tuned here, follow us on Twitter and Instagram for more, and check out the Support Site for FAQ and more details now.
We've made the Forza Horizon 5 trailer available in audio descriptive format too! Check it out in English and in Spanish.
Update notes for June 2nd
Updated with festival playlist content for Series 36
