
It's been doing the rounds lately that Xbox's 2021 open world racer Forza Horizon 5 has hit 30 million players according to the game's leaderboard, so we thought we'd load it up and have a quick check.
As you can see up above, the in-game Hall of Fame leaderboard has indeed ticked over to just above 30 million players, roughly 18 months-or-so on from the game's launch. This seems like an impressive total to us, and we'd like to congratulate the team over at Playground Games for hitting this huge milestone.
When loading the game back up, we naturally had a bit of a cruise around and quickly realised that we'd fallen off playing FH5 lately. There are some cool looking cars in the current Festival Playlist though — including some brand-new to the series — so this may have just prompted us to get back into the swing of things for a little bit.
Having said that, where do you sit with Forza Horizon 5 these days? Are you still playing it? Did you pick up the recent Rally Adventure expansion to push you back into playing Xbox's open world racer?
We tend to dip into the game every few months to see how things are going. It's an amazing racer and one that absolutely deserved the great reception that it received around launch, but we must admit, it hasn't kept us engaged as much as Forza Horizon 4 did.
So, while we're very much looking forward to where 'Forza Horizon 6' takes us, we only occasionally dip into the fifth game these days. But, how about you? Are you still playing Forza Horizon 5 as the game reaches 30 million players?
Let us know how you're getting on with Playground's latest racer in the comments section.
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Yup. I finished the Hot Wheels DLC a couple weeks ago and I’m currently playing the Rally Adventure expansion. Once I’m done that I’ll probably be done for a while, though.
Hi there fellow gamers.
Not only am I still playing FH5 on my Series X, but it has been my go to racing game ever since playing GT7 on my PS5.
My very first was FH4 the complete version on PC and really enjoyed it.
But playing FH5 on a big 4K screen makes all the difference.
Plus you don´t drive on the wrong side of the road 😜
After I advance a bit more, I´ll probably get the games DLC.
Cheers and happy gaming folks
Yep just been enjoying the rally expansion - the McRae / Grist starter car is actually more fun in many ways than the supercars.
I drop out for a month sometimes, but it's probably one of the most chilled out games you can play...
Still playing regularly. Finished the rally expansion recently and take part in rivals challenges, although not quite as much as I did. Not bad for a game 18 months old.
nope. too woke.
I don't just play weekly but have every playlist completed 100% since launch as well. It's still such fun to play and nothing else quite like it out there.
Stopped playing a few weeks after launch and never really went back didn't enjoy Horizon 4 or 5. Horizon 2 is still the best in the series for me.
Nope. Played for about a month.
Haven’t played for a few weeks but usually yes. Forza Horizon 4 is better, but this is still a fantastic game.
I hope the next horizon is not throwing cars at me, because for me it limited the life span of 5. I’m really looking forward to motorsport now.
Not playing anymore but throughly enjoyed the base game and both DLCs. Best racing game I’ve played.
Beat both DLC's. I was just on yesterday playing some of the chapters. Still the best graphics that I've played in a game. Excited for motorsports. Probably will keep playing every so often.
Erm, no. Barely played it in 2022 tbh.
The DLC wasn't my cup of tea, to be honest FH4 to me is way better. I'm definitely going to be more critical when making future purchases. Gone are the days of buying ultimate upgrades at launch.
I still play and enjoy Forza Horizon 3 in 2023.
I've played through all the base content + DLCs. At this point I'll just log in every week, do enough to unlock the seasonal car, and stop until next week. It's also my go-to "jump in and absentmindedly mess around" game if I'm mostly paying attention to something else, like a work call or a sporting event.
I haven't even begun! I got done with FH1 last month, and recently unlocked the FH4 'Encore?' achievement (all that's left for me is The Eliminator). Plus, I'm sure FH5 will add more content that'll add more achievements. I'ma take my time with FH5.
Yes 4. Times a week love it play on pc
I haven't been rinsing it to the extent of FH4 (trying to complete every season, challenge, etc) but I did recently get back into FH5 enough to warrant buying both expansions. Plus it's just a nice game to fire up for an hour every now and then. On PC at 4K with everything set to max and ray tracing on it's a phenomenally pretty game (although it is absolutely no slouch on Series X either; for my money, the best looking game on the console).
After loving FH4, I found 5 to be kind of dull and lifeless.
I was ready to uninstall, but waited to give the rally expansion a go... and it's great!
The rally expansion feels closer to what the main game should have (and could have) been.
It's a shame that the game is taking up 100gb+ of my valuable storage space just to play the rally expansion though!
Yes, every week! Usually will get a few hours a week or less depending on if I have the cars on offer in the playlist. Still the best racer out there
Five is better than Four imho. The map is way better for me. I do miss some of the cool weather 4 had mind you, I still play all the horizons. 5 currently has me hooked. Currently playing from start again on steam deck but I avoid all of the game as a service playlist nonsense. Just enjoy the racing and cars. Not the FOMO of timed challenges. Shame so much content is locked in those modes that will vanish forever relatively quickly.
Actually, I haven't played 5 much because I'm still busy with 3 and 4.
This is still my #1 most frequently played game, and one of the only regular games for me that I keep coming back to.
@BBB Totally the same buddy, came on for the Rally, left after finding out how shallow it was....not been back since.
A few hours every thurs night with some friends.
Still play it and still love it but Forza 6 can't come quick enough.
Having played all the FH games I still think the best by far is FH3. I didn't gel with 4 that well and 5 even less, although I want to try again.
It may just be series fatigue, I've been saying this since FH4... Give them a rest MS or you will kill the franchise. They rested Motorsport, now rest Horizon.
Make a Project Gotham Inbetween if you have to have a car game released, just don't kill the another IP with too many games.
@JetmanUK I agree. Forza Horizon is awesome. 3 was my first and I love it. I still play it and I haven't completed it and the only thing that it needs is a 60fps update like the Windows version. 4 and 5 are also excellent like the developer is but Xbox needs other things, too. Like Fable 😊.
Not only do we play FH5 regularly in this household, but we also play FH1, FH3 & FH4 regularly as well. The only reason we don't play FH2 is because I haven't found a reasonably priced copy yet (and now I only have PC, making it even harder*). We play all the different racing/driving games, but Forza Horizon the most, because it's just plain fun and low-stress.
(*Edit: I forgot I have a working x360 again - which I bought just so my kid could play FH1 again - so I guess I don't need PC FH2. I could still buy a used console version from a used store like I did when we got FH1)
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