Forza Horizon 5 similar games & best alternatives

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Forza Horizon 5

Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One • 2021

Should you play it?

Explore the vibrant open world landscapes of Mexico with limitless, fun driving action in the world’s greatest cars.

What works

  • Stunning graphics and immersive open world
  • Extensive car customization and tuning
  • Large variety of race types and events
  • Strong multiplayer and community features
  • Relaxing and accessible gameplay

Things to keep in mind

  • Some technical bugs and crashes reported
  • Story and dialogue often criticized as shallow or annoying
  • Online can have toxic players and cheating
  • Progression and economy can feel grindy or unbalanced
  • Dlc car packs not always included in premium editions

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • CarX Drift Racing Online

  • OverDrift Festival

  • The Crew Motorfest

  • The Crew™ 2

  • HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED™ 2 - Turbocharged

  • MX vs ATV Legends

More violent

Games that feels like Forza Horizon 5 but with more combat and destruction

  • Wreckfest

  • TRAIL OUT

  • GRIP: Combat Racing

  • Crashday Redline Edition

  • Split/Second

  • GRID Legends

More survival-focused

Games that feels like Forza Horizon 5 but with a stronger survival pressure

  • Assetto Corsa

  • WRC 10 FIA World Rally Championship

  • rFactor 2

  • Need for Speed™ Heat

  • BAJA: Edge of Control HD

  • Drive Beyond Horizons

Less social

Games that feels like Forza Horizon 5 but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Arizona Derby

  • Monster Truck Championship

  • Tony Stewart's Sprint Car Racing

  • WRC 8 FIA World Rally Championship

  • GT Legends

  • WRC 5 FIA World Rally Championship

Less story-driven

Games that feels like Forza Horizon 5 but with less narrative immersion

  • Automobilista 2

  • RaceRoom Racing Experience

  • rFactor

  • Crash Drive 3

  • Torque Drift

  • VRC PRO

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Forza Horizon 5. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Forza Horizon 5. These titles are not in What to play next.

Forza Horizon 5: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Survival, Fantasy.

Last update: 21/08/2026