Forza Horizon 5
| Forza Horizon 5 | |
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Cover art featuring a 2021 Mercedes-AMG One (foreground) and two 2021 Ford Bronco Badlands (background) | |
| Developer(s) | Playground Games |
| Publisher(s) | Xbox Game Studios |
| Director(s) | Mike Brown |
| Producer(s) | Andy Ward |
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| Programmer(s) | Matt Craven |
| Artist(s) | Don Arceta |
| Series | Forza |
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| Genre(s) | Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Forza Horizon 5 is a 2021 racing game developed by Playground Games and published by Xbox Game Studios. It is the fifth Forza Horizon title and twelfth main instalment in the Forza series. The game is set in a fictionalised representation of Mexico. It was released on 9 November 2021 for Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. The game was also released for PlayStation 5 on 29 April 2025, the first instance of a mainline Forza game releasing outside of Xbox and PC platforms.
Forza Horizon 5 was a commercial success upon release; it launched to over 10 million players in its first week, the biggest-ever launch for an Xbox Game Studios game. The game also received critical acclaim, and it is considered one of the greatest video games ever made; it won IGN's Game of the Year award, three jury-voted awards at the Game Awards 2021, tying with It Takes Two for most wins, and Racing Game of the Year at the 25th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards.