Forza Horizon 6 was released on Steam, but with "mixed" reviews and the highest peak online volume in the series' history.

Forza Horizon 6 is already available to owners of the premium edition

With only four days left until the official release of “Forza Horizon 6” from Playground Games, buyers of the exclusive version have already gained extended access and managed to form their first impressions.

How the first hours went
- Steam review: in the first few hours after launch on the platform it gathered 3,800 “mixed” reviews (4,400 if purchases outside Steam are included).

- Rating: the game holds a 66 % positive rating (63 % is the average across all reviews).

What people complain about
Users point out several technical issues:

- inability to start the game;

- low performance and frequent crashes;

- lack of compatibility with Steam Deck, despite promises of full support.

“I’m very disappointed with the game. Wasted money and time. When I bought early access, I expected to play all four days, not deal with your problems,” writes user @-dicko.

Positive aspects
Despite the bugs, many players praise:

- Japanese ambience and colourful open world;

- huge car collection;

- high‑quality graphics;

- familiar gameplay from previous installments.

Online metrics
The peak number of Steam players exceeded 170,500 – a record for the entire series on Valve’s platform. The previous maximum was 81,000 at the release of Forza Horizon 5.

Dates and availability
- Official release: May 19

- PC (Steam, Microsoft Store)

- Xbox Series X/S and Game Pass (Ultimate, PC)

- PlayStation 5: expected in 2026

Critics rated the project between 89–92 %.