Forza Horizon 6 delivers a dense, festival-like Japan packed with over 550 cars, seasonal weather shifts and a huge variety of events, from Touge Battles to barn finds. Its whippy, speed-focused handling and spectacular night street races make driving endlessly fun, though a steep ₹5,499 digital price and lack of physical copies in India temper an otherwise standout racing experience.
By the time a game has the number ‘6’ in the name you know what to expect. In the case of the Forza Horizon series, that means a vast and varied roster of cars to drive, an eclectic soundtrack, and Google Maps-inspired navigator that you will take pleasure in ignoring. All with an exotic locale to explore on four wheels. And for most part, Forza Horizon 6 nails that expectation.
You’ll drift across the Tokyo cityscape in a Toyota Celica, race against some indubitably anime-inspired rivals down a mountaintop or simply take a road trip across verdant farmlands in a Nissan Skyline as you go from one area to the next.
There’s an objective to this of course: to be the Horizon Champion. After all, the game takes place during the fictional Horizon festival.
But you’ll be having so much fun simply driving about that it would not matter. This is because of the sheer number and variety of events thrown at you, Forza Horizon 6 feels like a massive playground for your automotive amusement than a gritty, serious racing game that some tend to be.
Be it series staples like discovering barns to unlock a hidden supercar or new ones like Touge Battles — fierce one on one races on dramatic mountain roads. Each race pits you against a specific opponent in a downhill battle to the finish line.
Naturally, in a post-Tokyo Drift world, street races make an appearance in Forza Horizon 6 too. Granted in big 2026 their presence is more to simply tick off a box than anything else, that hasn’t stopped developer Playground Games from flexing its technical prowess.
Street races take place at night on open routes marked with flares and still open to the public. There are no barriers or blocked routes. Just flares to guide you through the chaos. The result is an immersive mix of racing and spectacle that makes it as close to street racing without being an extra in the Vin Diesel franchise.
And race you shall. The world of Forza Horizon 6 is huge, though not exponentially so compared to the last game’s Mexico. Rather, Forza Horizon 6’s Japan feels denser with more to do over shorter distances.
Moreover, Japan’s seasonal changes are striking. Snowy winters turn to scalding summers and each season gives a range of opportunities while racing. You never quite master the map as seasons change weekly. Roads and terrain are impacted by the weather, testing your mettle ever so often.
All of this would be for naught if the cars weren’t fun to drive. Aside from being able to tweak controls and difficulty, each car feels and drives differently, it’s apparent early on that there’s an emphasis on speed with each ride feeling whippier compared to Forza Horizon 5.
Each set of races demands a different type of car such as 4x4s, sports cars and the like. Latching onto one specific car will isn’t the best strategy. Luckily it’s easy to find favourites across different types across the game’s roster of over 550.
Performance is solid too. I played it on both a gaming laptop and the ROG Xbox Ally X. There were no problems at all with the game running smooth through and through. Not too shabby considering PC games usually tend to have more than their fair share of teething issues at launch.
Nonetheless, there are concerns that prevent Forza Horizon 6 from being an instant recommendation. Namely price and availability.
While you can buy Forza Horizon 6 digitally via Steam for PC and on the Xbox Store for Xbox Series X|S and PC (as well as being on Xbox Game Pass), the price of ₹5,499 on Steam and Xbox Store is far from palpable. More so when physical copies of the game didn’t make it to India officially which would have been priced lower.
That said, if you can look past these concerns or grab it via Xbox Game Pass you’ll be treated to one of the better racing games around. Until EA decides to bring back the Need for Speed series or Ubisoft thinks The Crew franchise is worth spinning up again, Forza Horizon 6 is an easy recommendation even if you aren’t a fan of racing games. The spectacle alone is worth it.
Forza Horizon 6 is out on PC and Xbox Series X|S on May 19, 2026 for ₹5,499 on Steam and Xbox Store.