Forza#Motorsport

Turn 10 Studios was established in 2001 by Microsoft, under its Microsoft Game Studios division, to develop a series of racing games, which later became known as Forza,{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/microsoft-game-studios-games/ |title=Here's what each Microsoft game studio is working on |first1=Samuel |last1=Horti |first2=Wes |last2=Fenlon |date=February 26, 2019 |website=PC Gamer |access-date=February 10, 2022 |archive-date=June 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611164950/https://www.pcgamer.com/microsoft-game-studios-games/ |url-status=live }} as the Xbox rival to Gran Turismo for PlayStation. At the time of the studio's establishment, most staff had experience in publishing games, such as Project Gotham Racing and Golf 4.0, but had not been involved in game development.{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/10/a-trip-to-turn-10-the-forza-studio-merging-car-culture-with-games/ |title=A trip to Turn 10, the Forza studio merging car culture with games |first=Jonathan M. |last=Gitlin |date=October 31, 2014 |website=Ars Technica |access-date=February 10, 2022 |archive-date=October 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031172516/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/10/a-trip-to-turn-10-the-forza-studio-merging-car-culture-with-games/ |url-status=live }} The first Forza Motorsport was designed to showcase the technological capabilities of Microsoft's first console, the original Xbox, including its Xbox Live online multiplayer network. From the start, Turn 10's approach to the series has been to broaden its appeal to the general audience and not limit it to racing enthusiasts, passionately highlighting car culture along the way. Also integral to the series' development is the considerable amount of research put into the race cars' handling, sometimes involving professional race teams as of Formula One and NASCAR.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gaming/features/forza-raced-past-competition-become-gamings-biggest-driving/|url-access=subscription|title=How Forza raced past the competition to become gaming's biggest driving series|last=Hoggins|first=Tom|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=2017-10-03|access-date=2022-02-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004091822/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gaming/features/forza-raced-past-competition-become-gamings-biggest-driving/|archive-date=2017-10-04|url-status=live}}

Every Forza title includes an artificial neural network used by its AI racers, called Drivatars, a portmanteau of driver and avatar. Drivatars were developed and designed by Microsoft Research Cambridge to learn and adapt to the player's driving. In early Forza titles, the Drivatars ran on a Bayesian neural network, which calculates possible solutions to a problem and their probabilities based on player data collected from previous races before selecting the one with the highest confidence value. Such a problem may be reaching a certain turn, at which point the appropriate angle at which to turn and the amount of pressure on the accelerator must be determined. Initially, the only way to share the learned Drivatars was to copy them onto Xbox Memory Units for use by other Xbox consoles. Since Forza Motorsport 5, the Drivatars have used a reinforcement learning paradigm, and have recorded racing data of all players connected to the cloud as part of the Xbox Network. In this paradigm, the Drivatars track the player's car position and speed and the consistency of the behavior and guess their turn angle and speed for a given segment, enabling the Drivatars to infer solutions for courses the player had not yet raced on and input for cars the player had not yet raced with. The data is then uploaded to the cloud to update the Drivatar behavior, and the new Drivatars are then downloaded to other Xbox consoles. Each upload is timestamped, and older uploads are treated with less confidence. There have been concerns that players could abuse the system to rubber-band the Drivatars' AI back to them, but Turn 10 has stated that the only thing that is rubber-banded are their cars, whose performance is slightly modified based on how far they are ahead of or behind the player. Turn 10 inserted a layer of control between player and AI inputs that allows for the developers to modify Drivatar behavior so as to prevent unexpected results.{{cite web|url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/how-forza-s-drivatar-actually-works|title=How Forza's Drivatar Actually Works|last=Thompson|first=Tommy|work=Gamasutra|date=2021-06-01|access-date=2022-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210823175356/https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/TommyThompson/20210601/382337/How_Forzas_Drivatar_Actually_Works.php|archive-date=2021-08-23|url-status=live}}

Initially, Turn 10 designed models for cars and tracks using commercial off-the-shelf software such as 3D Studio Max. Today, it develops and uses a proprietary 3D modelling software called Fuel that allows multiple artists to work on the same model simultaneously, primarily those for cars and racing tracks. Due to increasing complexity of video games, it took six months for four people to design a single car model for Xbox One versions of Forza, so Turn 10 came to rely on car manufacturers to share CAD files, scan real-life cars, or send out a photographer to take hundreds or thousands of photographs of newly launched cars.

Playground Games was co-founded in 2009{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-01-05-playground-games-co-founder-departs|title=Playground Games co-founder departs|last=Phillips|first=Tom|work=Eurogamer|date=2022-01-05|access-date=2022-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210062027/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2022-01-05-playground-games-co-founder-departs|archive-date=2022-02-10|url-status=live}} in Leamington Spa, England, by Gavin Raeburn, Trevor Williams, and Ralph Fulton, all former employees of Codemasters. Raeburn was known for his role in developing critical hits such as the Dirt and TOCA series, but he became inspired by the open world environment of Test Drive Unlimited, and so left Codemasters feeling that it lacked the resources to fulfill his ambitions. Other members of Playground have included former employees of Bizarre Creations, Black Rock Studio, and Sony Liverpool—all racing game companies of the United Kingdom. At the same time, Turn 10 Studios began seeking out businsesses in hopes of finding one willing to expand and branch out its franchise. At E3 2010, he and Williams offered Turn 10 a concept of an open-world Forza Motorsport in exchange for resources, to which Turn 10 agreed. Playground then developed what was to become Forza Horizon, collaborating with and closely backed by Turn 10.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-06-04-forza-horizon-preview-the-open-road-dream|title=Forza Horizon Preview: The Open Road Dream|last=Welsh|first=Oli|work=Eurogamer|date=2012-06-09|access-date=2022-02-10|archive-date=February 10, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210082038/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-06-04-forza-horizon-preview-the-open-road-dream|url-status=live}} Playground Games had had a strong relationship as a third-party developer with Microsoft Studios, but it was only in a June 10 conference at E3 2018 that the company announced its acquisition by Microsoft.{{cite web|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-06-12-playground-games-our-best-is-yet-to-come-thanks-to-microsoft-acquisition|title=Playground Games: "Our best is yet to come" thanks to Microsoft acquisition|last=Batchelor|first=James|work=GamesIndustry.biz|date=2018-06-12|access-date=2022-02-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210080211/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-06-12-playground-games-our-best-is-yet-to-come-thanks-to-microsoft-acquisition|archive-date=2022-02-10|url-status=live}}

Until 2019, each installment of the franchise series had alternated on a biennial basis; the Motorsport entries were released in odd-numbered years, while the Horizon entries were released in even-numbered years. This pattern was altered due to the absence of a new Motorsport game in 2019.{{cite web|last=Batchelor|first=James|title=Microsoft confirms no Forza Motorsport 8 in 2019|url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-06-10-microsoft-confirms-no-forza-motorsport-8-in-2019|website=GamesIndustry.biz|access-date=2019-12-18|date=2019-06-10|df=mdy-all|archive-date=December 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218113100/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-06-10-microsoft-confirms-no-forza-motorsport-8-in-2019|url-status=live}} In 2025, Forza Horizon 5 was announced and slated for release on Sony's PlayStation 5 console in Q1/Q2 2025 as part of Microsoft Gaming's ongoing plans to distribute their first-party library on multiple platforms, marking the first time the franchise has shipped on a non-Xbox console.{{Cite web |last=Games |first=Playground |title=Forza Horizon 5 Comes to PlayStation 5 in Spring 2025. |url=https://forza.net/news/forza-horizon-5-comes-to-ps5 |access-date=2025-01-31 |website=Playground Games |language=en}}

ForzaTech is the proprietary video game engine created by Turn 10 Studios. It is the main engine used for the Forza series.{{cite web |last1=Leadbetter |first1=Richard |title=Forza Motorsport on Scorpio: the full story |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2017-forza-motorsport-on-project-scorpio-the-full-story |website=Eurogamer |access-date=17 August 2022 |date=15 April 2017 |archive-date=August 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817191350/https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2017-forza-motorsport-on-project-scorpio-the-full-story |url-status=live }} The game engine was trademarked by Microsoft in 2015{{cite web |last1=MaKuch |first1=Eddie |title=What is Microsoft's "ForzaTech"? [UPDATE] |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/what-is-microsoft-s-forzatech-update/1100-6426455/ |website=GameSpot |access-date=17 August 2022 |date=7 April 2015 |archive-date=August 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817191350/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/what-is-microsoft-s-forzatech-update/1100-6426455/ |url-status=live }} and has since been used to develop current Forza games, as well as the upcoming Fable reboot.{{cite web |last1=Vjestica |first1=Adam |title=Fable on Xbox Series X will be built using an unlikely engine |url=https://www.techradar.com/news/fable-on-xbox-series-x-could-be-built-using-an-unlikely-engine |website=TechRadar |access-date=17 August 2022 |date=10 May 2021 |archive-date=August 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817191339/https://www.techradar.com/news/fable-on-xbox-series-x-could-be-built-using-an-unlikely-engine |url-status=live }}

{{Main|Forza Motorsport (2005 video game)}}

Forza Motorsport was released on May 3, 2005, and is the first installment in the Forza Motorsport series. It is the only title in the series to be released on the original Xbox console. It features 231 cars{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/ForzaMotorsportPrimaOfficialEGuide|title=Forza Motorsport Prima Official Game Guide |last1=Anthony|first1=Brad|last2=Irish|first2=Dan|publisher=Prima Games|date=2005|access-date=2022-02-20|isbn=0-7615-4762-2}}{{Rp|pp=16–69}} and racetracks from 15 real-world and fictional locations.{{Rp|pp=98–153}} Common elements established by this game for future Forza titles include effects of damage on car performance,{{Rp|pp=190–192}} a paint job and decal editor,{{Rp|pp=95–97}} the ability to tune one's car and purchase upgrades using in-game credits won at previous races,{{Rp|pp=70–84}} and assist functions that make driving easier but at the cost of bonus end-of-race credits.{{Rp|p=15}} It also supported online multiplayer via Xbox Live,{{Rp|pp=204–205}} as have all of its successors. The Honda NSX and a tuned Nissan 350Z are the cover vehicles. It is playable on the Xbox 360 via backwards compatibility.

{{Main|Forza Motorsport 2}}

The sequel to Forza Motorsport and the first Xbox 360 title in the series, Forza Motorsport 2, was released on May 29, 2007. It features a total of 349 cars{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/forzamotorsports0000anth|url-access=registration|title=Forza Motorsport 2 Prima Official Game Guide|last=Anthony|first=Brad|publisher=Prima Games|date=2007|access-date=2022-02-27|isbn=978-07615-5433-2}}{{Rp|pp=61–154}} and 23 different circuits from twelve locations.{{Rp|pp=188–217}} The series' support for force feedback first appears in this installment (Microsoft's Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel was designed to work with the game and support that feature). Car customization is also expanded; there are about 50 percent more parts and upgrades than in the previous installment, up to 4,100 vinyls can be applied to any car,{{Rp|pp=180–181}} and cars can be sold online with custom skins for in-game credits in the game's new auction house.{{Rp|pp=58–59}} The system that groups cars into letter-based classes based on their performance, expressed as a numerical performance index, now takes into account changes to one's car that make it more or less powerful, raising or lowering the index and possibly reclassifying the car. Prior to the game's release, Microsoft launched Forza Motorsport Showdown, a four-part TV miniseries on Speed. The show was produced by Bud Brutsman and hosted by Lee Reherman.{{cite web | url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2006/10/31/forza-2-gains-speed | title=Forza 2 Gains Speed | work=IGN | publisher=Ziff Davis | first=Hilary | last=Goldstein | date=October 31, 2006 | access-date=September 19, 2015}} A tuned Nissan 350z is the cover vehicle.{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gdc-07-forza-motosport-2-hands-on/1100-6166908/|title=GDC 07: Forza Motosport 2 Hands-On|work=GameSpot|date=2007-03-07|access-date=2022-02-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227022447/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gdc-07-forza-motosport-2-hands-on/1100-6166908/|archive-date=2022-02-27|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/forza-motorsport-2/770987p1.html|title=Forza Motorsport 2 Previews|last=Joynt|first=Patrick|work=GameSpy|date=2007-03-07|access-date=2022-02-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220227030616/http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/forza-motorsport-2/770987p1.html|archive-date=2022-02-27|url-status=live}}

{{Main|Forza Motorsport 3}}

Forza Motorsport 3, released on October 27, 2009, includes more than 400 cars from 50 manufacturers and about 100 race track variations. Sport utility vehicles and stock cars make their debut in this game's car roster. The game introduces more optional assists aimed at making driving less challenging for less-experienced players. One of them is the rewind feature, which allows the player to turn back time to fix any previous mistake made on the track. Auto-braking brakes the player's car to prevent it from skidding off the track at turns, and the auto-tuner automatically tunes the car's aspects. The career mode has been revised for this edition of Forza Motorsport to contain 250 events, some of which involve two new modes: drag racing and drifting. It is also the first game in the franchise to feature a cockpit camera, as well as the ability to capture, edit, and share clips of gameplay. The Audi R8 is the cover vehicle.{{cite web |first=Giancarlo |last=Varanini |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/forza-motorsport-3-microsoft-press-conference-impressions/1100-6210625/ |title=Forza Motorsport 3 Microsoft Press Conference Impressions |publisher=GameSpot |date=June 1, 2009 |access-date=May 18, 2017 |archive-date=September 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926040946/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/forza-motorsport-3-microsoft-press-conference-impressions/1100-6210625/ |url-status=live }}{{cite magazine |url=http://dl.oxmonline.com/IssueArchive/OXM_2009_09-web.pdf |title=Xbox Next: Forza Motorsport 3 |last=Curthoys |first=Paul |magazine=Official Xbox Magazine |date=September 2009 |access-date=2022-03-22 |issue=100 |pages=20–21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301202757/http://dl.oxmonline.com/IssueArchive/OXM_2009_09-web.pdf |archive-date=1 March 2012 |url-status=dead}}

{{Main|Forza Motorsport 4}}

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For Forza Motorsport 4, which was released on October 11, 2011, Turn 10 Studios partnered with BBC's Top Gear to get Jeremy Clarkson to provide commentary for the new Autovista mode, which allows players to explore a certain selection of cars in great detail. The game is also the first in the franchise to utilize the Kinect sensor. Players can utilize the sensor to turn their head to either side, and the game dynamically follows in a similar motion, turning the game camera to the side. It is the final Forza Motorsport released for Xbox 360. The 2009 Ferrari 458 is the cover vehicle.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-06-06-forza-motorsport-4-release-date|title=Forza Motorsport 4 release date|last=Welsh|first=Oli|work=Eurogamer|date=2011-06-06|access-date=2022-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212015217/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-06-06-forza-motorsport-4-release-date|archive-date=2022-02-12|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-tech-analysis-forza-motorsport-4|title=Tech Analysis: Forza Motorsport 4|last=Leadbetter|first=Richard|work=Eurogamer|date=2011-10-26|access-date=2022-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212020134/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-tech-analysis-forza-motorsport-4|archive-date=2022-02-12|url-status=live}}

{{Main|Forza Motorsport 5}}

Forza Motorsport 5, the fifth installment in the Motorsport series and the sixth in the Forza series, was released as an Xbox One launch title on November 22, 2013. The game expanded on the Top Gear partnership by having Richard Hammond and James May provide commentary alongside Clarkson.{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/videogames/xbox-one/a525031/forza-motorsport-5-top-gear-trailer-with-jeremy-clarkson-525031/|title='Forza Motorsport 5' 'Top Gear' trailer with Jeremy Clarkson|last=Martin|first=Liam|work=Digital Spy|date=2013-10-21|access-date=2022-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217014826/https://www.digitalspy.com/videogames/xbox-one/a525031/forza-motorsport-5-top-gear-trailer-with-jeremy-clarkson-525031/|archive-date=2022-02-17|url-status=live}} The Autovista mode was renamed Forzavista, and new to the series are open-wheel cars and integrated cloud computing, which collects and uses driving data from connected players to shape Drivatar behavior and through which user-generated paint jobs can be downloaded. The 2013 McLaren P1 was the cover vehicle.{{cite web|url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/features/6585-road-to-release-forza-motorsport-5|title=Road to Release – Forza Motorsport 5|work=GameRevolution|date=2013-11-14|access-date=2022-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217012659/https://www.gamerevolution.com/features/6585-road-to-release-forza-motorsport-5|archive-date=2022-02-17|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-11-06-why-forza-motorsport-5-has-less-cars-and-tracks-than-forza-4|title=Why Forza Motorsport 5 has fewer cars and tracks than Forza 4|last=Robinson|first=Martin|work=Eurogamer|date=2013-11-06|access-date=2022-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217011440/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-11-06-why-forza-motorsport-5-has-less-cars-and-tracks-than-forza-4|archive-date=2022-02-17|url-status=live}}

{{Main|Forza Motorsport 6}}

Forza Motorsport 6, released for Xbox One on September 15, 2015, introduces new gameplay elements such as racing in the rain or at night, an online ranking system called Leagues that matches players based on their skill level, and game-modifying cards. The game increases the number of racers in any race to 24 and has a much richer selection of cars and locations than its predecessor—460 and 26, respectively. Players can also now choose whether to toggle the Drivatars' aggression. A cut-down, free-to-play Windows 10 version of the game, known as Forza Motorsport 6: Apex, was released on September 6, 2016, as "a focused and curated single-player tour of Forza Motorsport{{'}}s best content".{{cite web|url=https://www.techadvisor.com/news/game/forza-motorsport-6-apex-out-of-beta-with-racing-wheel-support-3615402/|title=Forza Motorsport 6: Apex - Free for Windows 10|last=Martin|first=Jim|work=Tech Advisor|date=2016-09-07|access-date=2022-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212013013/https://www.techadvisor.com/news/game/forza-motorsport-6-apex-out-of-beta-with-racing-wheel-support-3615402/|archive-date=2022-02-12|url-status=live}} The 2017 Ford GT super-car is the cover vehicle.{{cite web|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/forza-motorsport-6-review|title=Forza Motorsport 6 review|last=Devine|first=Richard|work=Windows Central|date=2015-09-15|access-date=2022-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920121548/https://www.windowscentral.com/forza-motorsport-6-review|archive-date=2020-09-20|url-status=live}} On September 15, 2019, it was made unavailable for purchase due to the expiration of various car and track licenses. The 2017 Ford GT is the cover vehicle. {{cite web|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/forza-motorsport-6-will-be-removed-sale-september-15-still-playable-existing-owners|title= Forza Motorsport 6 will be removed from sale on September 15, still playable for existing owners|last=Madan|first=Asher|work=Windows Central|date=2019-08-16|access-date=2022-03-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424115609/https://www.windowscentral.com/forza-motorsport-6-will-be-removed-sale-september-15-still-playable-existing-owners|archive-date=2021-04-24|url-status=live}}

{{Main|Forza Motorsport 7}}

Forza Motorsport 7 was developed for Windows 10 and Xbox One. The game was released on October 3, 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2017-forza-7-revealed/1100-6450745/|title=Forza 7 Revealed|website=GameSpot|access-date=September 28, 2017|archive-date=June 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606095848/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2017-forza-7-revealed-runs-at-native-4k60fps-on/1100-6450745/|url-status=live}} This game includes many tracks, including the return of Maple Valley Raceway, the fictional track last included in Forza Motorsport 4. Forza Motorsport 7 has the largest set of playable vehicles of any Forza game to date, at 830 cars. 700 cars are included in the base game, while 130 were later added as downloadable content.{{cite web|url=https://forums.forzamotorsport.net/turn10_postst99201_FM7-Car-List.aspx|title=FM7 Car List and How to Get Locked Cars|website=forzamotorsport.net|author=ManteoMax|access-date=2020-07-26|df=mdy-all|archive-date=September 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920115830/https://forums.forzamotorsport.net/turn10_postst99201_FM7-Car-List.aspx|url-status=live}} The 2018 Porsche 911 GT2 RS is the cover vehicle.

{{main|Forza Motorsport (2023 video game)}}

The eighth Forza Motorsport game serves as a reboot of the Motorsport sub-series.{{cite web|last1=Tolbert|first1=Samuel|last2=Vjestica|first2=Adam|title=Forza Motorsport car list, news and rumors|url=https://www.techradar.com/news/forza-motorsport-everything-you-need-to-know|website=TechRadar|access-date=2021-07-31|date=2021-09-01|quote=Surprisingly, the game isn't called Forza Motorsport 8. Forza Motorsport’s creative director Chris Esaki admitted that there’s some confusion regarding the game’s name, and clarified that the eight has been dropped altogether. 'I just wanted to reaffirm that the name of the game is Forza Motorsport,' said Esaki. 'There’s no sequential eight after the title. It really is an all-new Forza Motorsport experience.'|df=mdy-all|archive-date=September 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210901171931/https://www.techradar.com/news/forza-motorsport-everything-you-need-to-know|url-status=live}} It was first announced during Microsoft's Xbox Games Showcase on July 23, 2020,{{cite AV media|date=2020-07-23|title=Forza Motorsport - Official Announce Trailer|medium=YouTube video|language=en|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bfC-vvlbHc|access-date=2020-08-26|publisher=Xbox|df=mdy-all|archive-date=May 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502025511/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bfC-vvlbHc|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Slater|first=Gary|title=Forza Motorsport: Everything We Know So Far|url=https://www.gtplanet.net/forza-motorsport-what-we-know-20200728/|website=GTPlanet|access-date=2020-08-26|date=2020-07-28|df=mdy-all|archive-date=September 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911154802/https://www.gtplanet.net/forza-motorsport-what-we-know-20200728/|url-status=live}} and was eventually released on October 10, 2023.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Fred |date=2022-06-12 |title=The Next Forza Motorsport Is Out Spring 2023 |url=https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a40265449/the-next-forza-motorsport-is-out-spring-2023/ |access-date=2023-01-06 |website=Road & Track |language=en-US |archive-date=January 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106072615/https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a40265449/the-next-forza-motorsport-is-out-spring-2023/ |url-status=live }} The 2023 Cadillac V-Series.R and the 2024 Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray are the cover vehicles.

{{Main|Forza Horizon}}

Forza Horizon was developed for the Xbox 360 and is the first open-world game in the series. It is based around a fictitious festival called the Horizon Festival, set in the U.S. state of Colorado. The game incorporates many different gameplay aspects from previous Forza Motorsport titles, like the large variety of cars, realistic physics, and high-definition graphics. The aim is to progress through the game by means of obtaining wristbands by driving fast, destroying property, winning races, and other driving antics. Horizon features the physics of Forza Motorsport 4, which have been optimized to work on the more than 65 variants of terrain said to be present in the game. Players can drive off-road in select areas, while others are limited by guardrails or other means. Horizon allows the player to modify the car that is selected from the garage by changing numerous features both internally and externally on a car. One can also obtain cars by winning races with random drivers on the street, by winning larger competitive races, and by finding barns housing hidden treasure cars that cannot otherwise be bought through the game's "Auto-show" or through racing. The 2013 Dodge SRT Viper GTS is the cover car.{{cite web|url=https://www.autoblog.com/2012/06/04/forza-horizon-preview|title=Forza Horizon Preview [w/video]|last=Phillips|first=Drew|work=Autoblog|date=2012-06-04|access-date=2022-02-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214215424/https://www.autoblog.com/2012/06/04/forza-horizon-preview/|archive-date=2022-02-14|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a18736340/forza-horizon-forza-motorsport-4-with-broader-appeal-video-game-review/|title=Forza Horizon: Forza Motorsport 4 with Broader Appeal|last=Stoklosa|first=Alexander|work=Car and Driver|date=2012-10-25|access-date=2022-02-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214215750/https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a18736340/forza-horizon-forza-motorsport-4-with-broader-appeal-video-game-review/|archive-date=2022-02-14|url-status=live}} The game is backward-compatible with the Xbox One and the Xbox Series X/S.

{{Main|Forza Horizon 2}}

Forza Horizon 2 was developed for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The game is set in Southern France and Northern Italy, and the playing field is three times the map of its predecessor. The Xbox 360 version was developed by Sumo Digital,{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2014-forza-horizon-2-launching-september-30/1100-6420211/|title=E3 2014: Forza Horizon 2 Launching September 30|website=GameSpot|publisher=CBS Interactive|date=June 9, 2014|access-date=April 29, 2019|archive-date=June 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606095916/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2014-forza-horizon-2-launching-september-30/1100-6420211/|url-status=live}} and is the final Forza game for Xbox 360. The Xbox One version introduced dynamic weather and lighting systems to the series. Tuning also made a return in the Xbox One version of the game, after being absent from the previous Horizon title. Both versions feature day-and-night cycles and cross-country races of up to 12 players and two "Bucket Lists", one for France and the other for Italy. Bucket Lists are lists of location-specific challenges involving certain vehicles for the player to complete, such as driving a Ford Raptor through a forest with only headlights to light the player's way. Additionally, its single-player and multiplayer modes have merged to allow for seamless connectivity, where other players can join in or drop out of the host's session without interrupting the latter's progress. In this edition of Forza Horizon, "Car Meets" serves as an online hub for players to compare their cars and share their own designs or tunes for others to use, as well as socialize and challenge each other in showdown races. The 2014 Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4 was the cover car.{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/03/a-sunday-drive-with-forza-horizon-2-ign-first|title=A Sunday Drive With Forza Horizon 2 -- IGN First|last=Reilly|first=Luke|work=IGN|date=2016-07-14|access-date=2022-03-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322042442/https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/03/a-sunday-drive-with-forza-horizon-2-ign-first|archive-date=2022-03-22|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://news.softpedia.com/news/Forza-Horizon-2-Reveals-Full-Xbox-One-Launch-Line-up-458383.shtml|title=Forza Horizon 2 Reveals Full Xbox One Launch Supercars Lineup|last=Haulica|first=Radu|work=Softpedia|date=2014-09-10|access-date=2022-03-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322042915/https://news.softpedia.com/news/Forza-Horizon-2-Reveals-Full-Xbox-One-Launch-Line-up-458383.shtml|archive-date=2022-03-22|url-status=live}}

{{Main|Forza Horizon 3}}

File:XBOX E3 2016 Lamborghini (2).jpg

Forza Horizon 3 was released for Xbox One and Windows 10 on September 27, 2016.{{cite web | url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2016/06/13/e3-2016-forza-horizon-3-revealed-release-date-announced | title=E3: 2016: Forza Horizon 3 Revealed, Release Date Announced | work=IGN | publisher=Ziff Davis | first=Marty | last=Slive | date=June 13, 2016 | access-date=June 13, 2016 | archive-date=March 24, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190324213345/https://uk.ign.com/articles/2016/06/13/e3-2016-forza-horizon-3-revealed-release-date-announced | url-status=live }} Its support for Xbox Play Anywhere makes it the first Forza title to allow cross-play on the two Microsoft platforms. The game is set in Australia, and has the player represented in the game as the host of the Horizon Festival itself. Its topography, car roster, and cast of player avatars have all diversified. For the first time, the terrain includes sand and deep bodies of water that can be driven on or into, and the car roster, which is expanded to 350 cars, encompasses off-road racing buggies and trophy trucks. The single-player campaign mode adds co-op, in which up to three players join the host to complete the latter's objectives. Progression is kept regardless of which mode campaign is played in. A new mode called Horizon Blueprint allows players to edit events by changing their routes, number thereof, and time of day and determining which cars are eligible for the events.{{cite web|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/forza-horizon-3-e3-impressions|title=Forza Horizon 3 will be the ultimate racing game on Xbox One and Windows 10, and here's why|last=Acevedo|first=Paul|work=Windows Central|date=2016-06-25|access-date=2022-03-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322012134/https://www.windowscentral.com/forza-horizon-3-e3-impressions|archive-date=2022-03-22|url-status=live}} An expansion titled Blizzard Mountain was released on December 13, 2016, featuring a snow area along with the name giving blizzard storms, eight new cars, and the 2016 Ford Focus RSRX as its cover vehicle.{{Cite web|url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/forza-horizon-3-blizzard-mountain/9nblggh42rl1|title=Forza Horizon 3 Blizzard Mountain - Microsoft Store|website=Microsoft Store|language=en|access-date=February 28, 2017|archive-date=March 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317053127/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/forza-horizon-3-blizzard-mountain/9nblggh42rl1|url-status=live}} A second expansion themed around Hot Wheels was released on May 9, 2017. This expansion features a new area called "Thrilltopia" and adds orange and blue Hot Wheels track with loops, jumps, corkscrews, boost pads, half-pipes and more. The expansion also includes ten new cars. The Hot Wheels Twin Mill is the cover vehicle.{{Cite web|url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/Forza-Horizon-3-Hot-Wheels/9NHPKZZPBCW1|title=Forza Horizon 3 Hot Wheels - Microsoft Store|website=Microsoft Store|language=en|access-date=May 14, 2017|archive-date=May 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527035447/https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/p/forza-horizon-3-hot-wheels/9nhpkzzpbcw1|url-status=live}} The 2016 Lamborghini Centenario LP 770-4 and the 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor Race Truck were the cover cars.

{{Main|Forza Horizon 4}}

File:Forza Horizon 4 McLaren Senna.jpg featuring a McLaren Senna at E3 2018]]

Forza Horizon 4 was developed for the Xbox One and Windows 10 and released on October 2, 2018. The game is set in Great Britain,{{Cite web |title=Forza Horizon 4 {{!}} Xbox |url=https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/forza-horizon-4 |access-date=2023-06-16 |website=Xbox.com |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2018-06-10 |title=Forza Horizon 4 is set in the UK, fully online, and out in October |language=en-gb |work=Eurogamer.net |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/forza-horizon-4-is-set-in-the-uk-fully-online-and-out-in-october |access-date=2023-06-16}} and features over 450 cars from more than one hundred manufacturers. It introduces a dynamic four-season scheme that rotates on a weekly basis and changes aspects of the environment, such as rivers drying in the summer. Places such as the Edinburgh Castle can now be purchased as property, unlocking benefits. For the first time, players are given the option to traverse the same world as others in single-player or on a 72-player server. The 2018 McLaren Senna and 1997 Land Rover Defender 90 are the cover cars.{{cite web|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/forza-horizon-4|title=Forza Horizon 4: Everything we know so far|last=Devine|first=Richard|work=Windows Central|date=2018-07-18|access-date=2022-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224020953/https://www.windowscentral.com/forza-horizon-4|archive-date=2022-02-24|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-09-25-forza-horizon-4-gets-off-to-a-slow-start-but-stick-with-it|title=Forza Horizon 4 gets off to a slow start - but stick with it|last=Welsh|first=Oli|work=Eurogamer|date=2018-09-25|access-date=2022-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224021851/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-09-25-forza-horizon-4-gets-off-to-a-slow-start-but-stick-with-it|archive-date=2022-02-24|url-status=live}} Shortly after launch, Turn 10 released a patch that added Route Creator, where players draw custom point-to-point and circuit racing routes and place their checkpoints on the map.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-10-23-forza-horizon-4-brings-the-long-awaited-route-creator-to-the-series-this-week|title=Forza Horizon 4 brings the long-awaited route creator to the series this week|last=Welsh|first=Oli|work=Eurogamer|date=2018-10-23|access-date=2022-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224022408/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-10-23-forza-horizon-4-brings-the-long-awaited-route-creator-to-the-series-this-week|archive-date=2022-02-24|url-status=live}}

{{Main|Forza Horizon 5}}

Forza Horizon 5 was developed and released for the Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Windows 10 on November 9, 2021, and is set in Mexico. The seasons return, but to account for Mexico's diverse landscape, different parts of the map have their own weather that rotates seasonally. A new mode called EventLab allows players to create races with their own rules and objectives. Also new is Forza Link, an AI assistant that tracks one's progress and preferred means of playing the game and the players they meet online. It then uses that information to match players with statistically similar interests. The Mercedes-AMG One and the 2021 Ford Bronco Badlands are the cover cars.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-06-17-the-big-forza-horizon-5-interview-theres-not-any-point-being-bigger-if-its-more-of-the-same|title=The big Forza Horizon 5 interview: "There's not any point being bigger if it's more of the same"|last=Welsh|first=Oli|work=Eurogamer|date=2021-06-17|access-date=2022-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224012619/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-06-17-the-big-forza-horizon-5-interview-theres-not-any-point-being-bigger-if-its-more-of-the-same|archive-date=2022-02-24|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a37372308/forza-horizon-5-watch-gameplay-cover-art-reveal/|title='Forza Horizon 5' Is Coming: Watch the Gameplay and Cover Art Reveal|last=Irwin|first=Austin|work=Car and Driver|date=2021-08-24|access-date=2022-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224013341/https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a37372308/forza-horizon-5-watch-gameplay-cover-art-reveal/|archive-date=2022-02-24|url-status=live}} In 2025, Forza Horizon 5 was announced and slated for release on Sony's PlayStation 5 console on April 29, 2025 as part of Microsoft Gaming's ongoing plans to distribute their first-party library on multiple platforms, marking the first time the franchise has shipped on a non-Xbox console.

Forza Street was a free-to-play racing game developed by Electric Square that was initially released for Windows 10 as Miami Street on May 8, 2018.{{cite web|last=Bouwmeester|first=Jason|title=Microsoft Studios releases Forza Street for PC, except it's not a new game|url=https://techaeris.com/2019/04/15/microsoft-studios-releases-forza-street-for-pc-except-its-not-a-new-game|website=Techaeris.com|access-date=2019-04-15|date=2019-04-15|df=mdy-all|archive-date=September 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928230316/https://techaeris.com/2019/04/15/microsoft-studios-releases-forza-street-for-pc-except-its-not-a-new-game/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Madan|first=Asher|title=Free-to-play 'Forza Street' hits PC, Android and iOS versions announced|url=https://www.windowscentral.com/free-play-forza-street-launches-pc|website=Windows Central|access-date=2019-04-15|date=2019-04-15|df=mdy-all|archive-date=April 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415191302/https://www.windowscentral.com/free-play-forza-street-launches-pc|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Rebecca|title=Miami Street Officially Rebrands to Forza Street|url=https://www.trueachievements.com/n37269/miami-street-officially-rebrands-to-forza-street|website=TrueAchievements.com|publisher=TrueGaming Network|access-date=2019-04-15|date=2019-04-15|df=mdy-all|archive-date=April 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415191925/https://www.trueachievements.com/n37269/miami-street-officially-rebrands-to-forza-street|url-status=live}} The game was re-branded as a Forza title on April 15, 2019, and was also released for iOS and Android on May 5, 2020.{{Cite web|url=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/04/07/forza-street-coming-to-ios-and-android-may-5/|title=Forza Street Coming to iOS and Android May 5|date=2020-04-07|website=Xbox Wire|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-08|archive-date=April 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200411005818/https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2020/04/07/forza-street-coming-to-ios-and-android-may-5/|url-status=live}} Forza Street used Unreal Engine 4 instead of ForzaTech. Unlike the main Motorsport and Horizon titles, Street featured short, quick street races, and was meant to be played on low-end devices. Gameplay involved players controlling only the acceleration and braking by pressing and releasing a button or a touch screen; steering was handled automatically. Players could also use nitrous to give their cars a speed boost. There was no definite cover car, as the app icon changed the cars out based on what special event was going on.

Forza Street{{'}}s reviews were mixed. Although its visuals were praised, it was criticized for its overly simplistic controls, its implementation of the freemium model, and tedious gameplay.{{cite web|url=https://kotaku.com/forza-street-is-pretty-looking-but-too-simple-1834182515|title=Forza Street Is Pretty Looking, But Too Simple|last=Zwiezen|first=Zack|work=Kotaku|date=2019-04-21|access-date=2022-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220083836/https://kotaku.com/forza-street-is-pretty-looking-but-too-simple-1834182515|archive-date=2022-02-20|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://multiplayer.it/recensioni/forza-street-recensione.html|title=Forza Street, la recensione|language=it|trans-title=Forza Street review|last=Pugliese|first=Tommaso|work=Multiplayer.it|date=2020-05-07|access-date=2022-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220084749/https://multiplayer.it/recensioni/forza-street-recensione.html|archive-date=2022-02-20|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pockettactics.com/forza-street/review|title=Forza Street review|last=Fox|first=Glen|work=Pocket Tactics|date=2020-12-14|access-date=2022-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220085410/https://www.pockettactics.com/forza-street/review|archive-date=2022-02-20|url-status=live}} Critics rank it as the worst title on their lists of Forza games that include the spin-off.{{cite web|url=https://gamingbolt.com/ranking-all-forza-games-from-worst-to-best|title=Ranking All Forza Games from Worst to Best|last=Parijat|first=Shubhankar|work=GamingBolt|date=2021-08-02|access-date=2022-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220074404/https://gamingbolt.com/ranking-all-forza-games-from-worst-to-best|archive-date=2022-02-20|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/best-forza-games-ranked/1100-6495727/|title=Best Forza Games: All 14 Entries, Ranked|work=GameSpot|date=2022-02-18|access-date=2022-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220074849/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/best-forza-games-ranked/1100-6495727/|archive-date=2022-02-20|url-status=live}} On January 10, 2022, Andy Beaudoin, a principal design director at Turn 10 Studios, announced the closure of Forza Street in spring 2022, due to the "shift its focus to new and exciting Forza experiences."{{cite web|last=Beaudoin|first=Andy|title=Forza Street: Developer Blog Update January 10th, 2022|url=https://support.forzamotorsport.net/hc/en-us/articles/4414396291731-Forza-Street-Developer-Blog-Update-January-10th-2022|website=Forza Support|access-date=January 12, 2022|date=January 10, 2022|archive-date=January 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119194717/https://support.forzamotorsport.net/hc/en-us/articles/4414396291731-Forza-Street-Developer-Blog-Update-January-10th-2022|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Forza Street Closure FAQ |url=https://support.forzamotorsport.net/hc/en-us/articles/4414404889363 |website=Forza Support |access-date=January 12, 2022 |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124085853/https://support.forzamotorsport.net/hc/en-us/articles/4414404889363 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|last=Fanelli|first=Jason|title=Forza Street Is Closing Up Shop In Spring 2022, Final Update Out Now|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/forza-street-is-closing-up-shop-in-spring-2022-final-update-out-now/1100-6499493/|website=GameSpot|access-date=January 12, 2022|date=January 10, 2022|archive-date=January 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111170127/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/forza-street-is-closing-up-shop-in-spring-2022-final-update-out-now/1100-6499493/|url-status=live}} The game received its final update on the same date, reducing the energy recharge time, increasing energy storage, reducing wait times for car shows, reducing prices on most items purchasable using in-game currency, and disabling the purchasing of microtransactions, refunding customers who purchased any microtransations in the last 30 days prior to the in-app store's closure. The game was shut down on April 11, 2022.{{cite web|last=Fischer|first=Tyler|title=Forza Game Shutting Down Next Month|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/forza-street-game-shutting-down/|website=ComicBook.com|access-date=April 12, 2022|date=March 16, 2022|archive-date=April 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412091228/https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/forza-street-game-shutting-down/|url-status=live}}

Forza Customs is a free-to-play tile-matching video game developed by British developer Hutch Games, the second mobile spin-off in the Forza franchise, and the franchise's first non-racing game title, using the Unity engine instead of ForzaTech. Similar to Forza Street, it is a rebrand of a previously released game titled Custom Car Works, and is themed after car modification and customization.{{cite web|last=Bigg|first=Martin|title=Forza Customs Mobile Game Has $115 Microtransactions and No Racing|url=https://racinggames.gg/forza/forza-customs-mobile-game-has-115-microtransactions/|website=RacingGames.gg|access-date=October 13, 2023|date=August 25, 2023}}

The game was closed and removed from app stores on March 10, 2025.{{cite web | url=https://hutch.helpshift.com/hc/es/15-forza-customs/faq/1754-when-is-forza-customs-being-officially-sunset/ | title=¿Cuándo cerrará oficialmente Forza Customs? — Forza Customs Centro de ayuda }}

{{VG Series Reviews

| game1 = Forza Motorsport {{no italics|(2005)}}

| mc1 = (Xbox) 92/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/forza-motorsport/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox |title=Forza Motorsport for Xbox Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=September 20, 2016 |archive-date=September 11, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911055228/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox/forza-motorsport |url-status=live }}

| game2 = Forza Motorsport 2

| mc2 = (X360) 90/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/forza-motorsport-2/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360 |title=Forza Motorsport 2 for Xbox 360 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=September 20, 2016 |archive-date=September 16, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916024925/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/forza-motorsport-2 |url-status=live }}

| game3 = Forza Motorsport 3

| mc3 = (X360) 92/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/forza-motorsport-3/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360 |title=Forza Motorsport 3 for Xbox 360 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=September 20, 2016 |archive-date=December 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226155424/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/forza-motorsport-3 |url-status=live }}

| game4 = Forza Motorsport 4

| mc4 = (X360) 91/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/forza-motorsport-4/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360 |title=Forza Motorsport 4 for Xbox 360 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=September 20, 2016 |archive-date=October 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029142104/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/forza-motorsport-4 |url-status=live }}

| game5 = Forza Horizon

| mc5 = (X360) 85/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/forza-horizon/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360 |title=Forza Horizon for Xbox 360 Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=September 20, 2016 |archive-date=September 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160907105534/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/forza-horizon |url-status=live }}

| game6 = Forza Motorsport 5

| mc6 = (XONE) 79/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/forza-motorsport-5/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |title=Forza Motorsport 5 for Xbox One Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=September 20, 2016 |archive-date=August 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817053555/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/forza-motorsport-5 |url-status=live }}

| game7 = Forza Horizon 2

| mc7 = (XONE) 86/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/forza-horizon-2/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |title=Forza Horizon 2 for Xbox One Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=September 20, 2016 |archive-date=September 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917003208/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/forza-horizon-2 |url-status=live }}

| game8 = Forza Motorsport 6

| mc8 = (XONE) 87/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/forza-motorsport-6/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |title=Forza Motorsport 6 for Xbox One Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=September 20, 2016 |archive-date=September 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160930175455/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/forza-motorsport-6 |url-status=live }}

| game9 = Forza Horizon 3

| mc9 = (PC) 86/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/forza-horizon-3/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Forza Horizon 3 for PC Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=September 20, 2016 |archive-date=September 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160925143517/http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/forza-horizon-3 |url-status=live }}
(XONE) 91/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/forza-horizon-3/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |title=Forza Horizon 3 for Xbox One Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=September 20, 2016 |archive-date=September 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917225046/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/forza-horizon-3 |url-status=live }}

| game10 = Forza Motorsport 7

| mc10 = (PC) 82/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/forza-motorsport-7/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Forza Motorsport 7 for PC Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=October 4, 2017 |archive-date=October 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002210233/http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/forza-motorsport-7 |url-status=live }}
(XONE) 86/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/forza-motorsport-7/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |title=Forza Motorsport 7 for Xbox One Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=October 2, 2017 |archive-date=July 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702014832/http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/forza-motorsport-7 |url-status=live }}

| game11 = Forza Horizon 4

| mc11 = (PC) 88/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/forza-horizon-4/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Forza Horizon 4 for PC Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=July 11, 2018 |archive-date=January 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113001145/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/forza-horizon-4 |url-status=live }}
(XONE) 92/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/forza-horizon-4/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-one |title=Forza Horizon 4 for Xbox One Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=July 11, 2018 |archive-date=July 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707234929/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-one/forza-horizon-4 |url-status=live }}

| game12 = Forza Horizon 5

| mc12 = (PC) 91/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/forza-horizon-5/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=Forza Horizon 5 for PC Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=November 4, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222011324/https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/forza-horizon-5 }}
(XSXS) 92/100{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/forza-horizon-5/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-series-x |title=Forza Horizon 5 for Xbox Series X Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=November 4, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211224022614/https://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-series-x/forza-horizon-5 }}

| game13 = Forza Motorsport {{no italics|(2023)}}

| mc13 = (PC) 83/100{{Cite web |title=Forza Motorsport critic reviews |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/forza-motorsport/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |access-date=2024-03-05 |website=www.metacritic.com |language=en}}
(XSXS) 84/100{{Cite web|title=Forza Motorsport|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/forza-motorsport/|access-date=2023-11-22|website=Metacritic|language=en|df=mdy-all}}

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The Forza series is viewed as one of the most recognized brands of the racing genre.{{cite web|url=https://www.goodwood.com/grr/race/modern/2021/4/the-six-best-selling-racing-games-of-all-time/|title=The six best selling racing games of all time|last=Jupp|first=Ethan|work=Goodwood Road & Racing|date=2021-04-26|access-date=2022-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218062822/https://www.goodwood.com/grr/race/modern/2021/4/the-six-best-selling-racing-games-of-all-time/|archive-date=2022-02-18|url-status=live}} The games sold over 10 million copies by August 2014{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/formula-e-car-stars-in-top-selling-video-game/455281/|title=Formula E car stars in top-selling video game|work=Motorsport.com|date=2014-08-12|access-date=2022-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218063639/https://www.motorsport.com/formula-e/news/formula-e-car-stars-in-top-selling-video-game/455281/|archive-date=2022-02-18|url-status=live}} and 16 million copies as of April 2021, becoming the sixth best-selling racing franchise. It is also one of the highest-grossing video game franchises,{{cite web|url=https://onlysp.escapistmagazine.com/xbox-october-preview/|title=Xbox Games for the Single Players in October|last=Anderson|first=Jennifer|work=The Escapist|date=2017-09-30|access-date=2022-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218071249/https://onlysp.escapistmagazine.com/xbox-october-preview/|archive-date=2022-02-18|url-status=live}} grossing over US$1 billion at retail by December 2016.{{cite web|url=http://news.xbox.com/2017/02/13/forza-franchise-exceeded-1-billion-retail-sales/|title=The Forza Franchise Has Exceeded $1 Billion in Retail Sales|last1=Hartman|first1=Alan|date=February 13, 2017|publisher=Xbox Wire|access-date=May 4, 2017|archive-date=May 13, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513110634/https://news.xbox.com/2017/02/13/forza-franchise-exceeded-1-billion-retail-sales/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/14/forza-is-a-billion-dollar-success-story-for-microsoft/|title='Forza' is a billion-dollar success story for Microsoft|last1=Regan|first1=Tom|date=February 14, 2017|website=Engadget|publisher=AOL|access-date=February 17, 2017|archive-date=February 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216165457/https://www.engadget.com/2017/02/14/forza-is-a-billion-dollar-success-story-for-microsoft/|url-status=live}} Individually, Forza Motorsport 3 sold 3 million units by February 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/forza-3-takes-2-millionth-sales-lap/1100-6250007/|title=Forza 3 takes 2 millionth sales lap|last=Sinclair|first=Brendan|work=GameSpot|date=2010-02-09|access-date=2022-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218065422/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/forza-3-takes-2-millionth-sales-lap/1100-6250007/|archive-date=2022-02-18|url-status=live}} Forza Motorsport 5 was bought by over one third of all Xbox One owners in February 2014, which Eurogamer estimates amounts to 1.3 million copies.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-02-18-ms-forza-5-fastest-selling-racing-game-in-xbox-history|title=Forza 5 fastest-selling racing game in Xbox history|last=Yin-Poole|first=Wesley|work=Eurogamer|date=2014-02-18|access-date=2022-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326060455/https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-02-18-ms-forza-5-fastest-selling-racing-game-in-xbox-history|archive-date=2022-03-26|url-status=live}} By December 2016, around 2.5 million Forza Horizon 3 units were sold. Over 14 million unique players were registered in the Forza community on Xbox One and Windows 10 by December 2016.{{cite press release|url=https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2017/02/13/forza-franchise-exceeded-1-billion-retail-sales/|title=The Forza Franchise Has Exceeded $1 Billion in Retail Sales|website=Xbox Wire|date=2017-02-13|first=Alan|last=Hartman|df=mdy-all|access-date=April 2, 2020|archive-date=April 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200402085406/https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2017/02/13/forza-franchise-exceeded-1-billion-retail-sales/|url-status=live}}

The first Forza Motorsport received critical acclaim for its realistic handling mechanics, paint job editor—both features that have reappeared in every subsequent version of Forza—and Xbox Live integration. Additional assists in Forza Motorsport 3{{'}}s such as the rewind ability were praised.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2009/10/forza-3-review/|title=Review: Forza 3's Rewind Button Redefines Racing Game|last=Mastrapa|first=Gus|magazine=Wired|date=2009-10-08|access-date=2022-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326214105/https://www.wired.com/2009/10/forza-3-review/|archive-date=2022-03-26|url-status=live}} Reviewers also lauded Forza Motorsport 4{{'}}s Autovista mode.{{cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/features/2017/11/28/16689522/polygon-500-best-games-of-all-time-400-301|title=The 500 best games of all time: 400-301|work=Polygon|date=2017-11-28|access-date=2022-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326213036/https://www.polygon.com/features/2017/11/28/16689522/polygon-500-best-games-of-all-time-400-301|archive-date=2022-03-26|url-status=live}} The franchise as a whole has received generally favorable reviews. Every main title in the Forza Motorsport and Forza Horizon series has received an aggregate review score of at least 80 out of 100 on Metacritic; the only exception is Forza Motorsport 5, which at launch received criticism for featuring fewer cars and tracks compared to its predecessors (though some of the content withdrawn from the final release reappeared in the form of DLCs), as well as microtransactions in which players could purchase in-game tokens to progress faster, to the latter of which Turn 10 Studios responded by increasing rewards won at the end of a race and decreasing car prices.{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/02/forza-motorsport-5-revisited-ars-talks-to-turn-10/|title=Forza Motorsport 5 revisited: Ars talks to Turn 10|last=Gitlin|first=Jonathan M.|work=Ars Technica|date=2014-02-22|access-date=2022-02-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217001750/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/02/forza-motorsport-5-revisited-ars-talks-to-turn-10/|archive-date=2022-02-17|url-status=live}}

The concept of Forza Horizon received positive remarks for demonstrating the potential that the new series had, although the game's Drivatars' AI and sparse multiplayer were criticized. As of August 2019, Forza Horizon 4 surpassed 12 million players.{{cite web|date=August 27, 2019|title=Forza Monthly {{!}} Aug 27|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzRF9mRbfKs&ab_channel=Forza|access-date=September 18, 2020|website=YouTube|archive-date=June 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606100033/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzRF9mRbfKs&ab_channel=Forza|url-status=live}} The Horizon series has since outperformed the Motorsport games, which despite their technical leaps have struggled to replicate the former's success for not being substantially different and as trends show that players prefer Horizon{{'}}s gameplay.{{cite web|url=https://multiplayer.it/articoli/forza-motorsport-la-storia-della-serie-racing-microsoft.html|title=Forza Motorsport: la storia della serie Microsoft|language=it|trans-title=Forza Motorsport: The history of the Microsoft series|last=Vinci|first=Stefano|work=Multiplayer.it|date=2021-11-21|access-date=2022-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326220557/https://multiplayer.it/articoli/forza-motorsport-la-storia-della-serie-racing-microsoft.html|archive-date=2022-03-26|url-status=live}}

The series is notable for employing one of the longest-running applications of machine learning in gaming for its AI. Since Horizon 3, the Forza Horizon series have been a perennial winner of Best Sports/Racing Game at The Game Awards.{{cite web|title=Winners|url=https://thegameawards.com/history/year-2016|website=The Game Awards|access-date=March 1, 2021|archive-date=January 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131195824/https://thegameawards.com/history/year-2016|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Stark|first=Chelsea|title=The Game Awards: Here's the full winners list|url=https://www.polygon.com/2016/12/1/13784410/the-game-awards-winners|website=Polygon|access-date=March 1, 2021|date=December 1, 2016|archive-date=November 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171126060212/https://www.polygon.com/2016/12/1/13784410/the-game-awards-winners|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Grant|first=Christopher|date=December 6, 2018|url=https://www.polygon.com/game-awards-tga/2018/12/6/18130000/the-game-awards-winners-2018|title=The Game Awards 2018: Here are all the winners|website=Polygon|publisher=Vox Media|access-date=December 7, 2018|archive-date=December 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207114102/https://www.polygon.com/game-awards-tga/2018/12/6/18130000/the-game-awards-winners-2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-game-awards-2021-nominees-start-time-where-to-watch|title=The Game Awards 2021: Nominees, start times, and where to watch|first=Hayden|last=Hafford|work=Rock, Paper, Shotgun|date=December 7, 2021|access-date=December 8, 2021|archive-date=May 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501024233/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-game-awards-2021-nominees-start-time-where-to-watch|url-status=live}}

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