Forza Horizon

Forza Horizon (2012)

by Playground Games, Microsoft Studios
Genres:Racing
Themes:Open world
Game modes:Single player, Multiplayer
Story:Forza Horizon is an action racing game set on the epic open roads of Colorado with a thrilling music festival backdrop. Combining stunning graphics and cutting-edge music with legendary Forza authenticity and a superb collection of cars to drive, Forza Horizon is an open-world automotive playground that puts a spotlight on speed, style, and the freedom of the open road. This is where cars belong!Show more
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the best forza horizon, l know the probability of this game come back is low, but playing this game natively would be a dream. it have not only the best story, but also the best level desing that lacks in the newer forzas horizons, please gog l don't wanna use xenia anymore(the emulator is not bad tho).
user avatar@MrFritz_user avatar@MrFritz_
March 20, 2025
The best racing game of all time, this is part of my childhood, playing this game natively would be a dream coming true, i remember playing this on 360... good times...
user avatar@JRP005user avatar@JRP005
June 09, 2025
I really hope this game comes out for PC or is voted for release since it is one of the best open world racing games made for the Xbox 360. It really brings me a lot of nostalgia watching videos of that game because it was my childhood. The game is really worth it for its gameplay, story, cars, etc. and I really wish they would put it in the store, no matter what it costs, I would buy it.
The OG. The pioneer. The first Forza title that allows you to modify and drive your favorite vehicle around the environment at your own pace, NOT a race track. And about the only Horizon that feels like it has a storyline, where you gradually move up in reputation by besting rival drivers, similar to the olden Need for Speed. Being the first title, it has some severe limitations on where you can drive compared to later titles (forget destructible fences and actually going off-road), and the smallest map in the franchise, but it marked the start of what's still carrying the Forza nametag as of now, unlike Motorsport. Also, the beautiful interpretation of Colorado in this game is still quite unique compared to later titles, and probably due to the small map size, the game feels "alive", since traffic density is much higher. If maps are concerned, I'd choose Colorado and Horizon 4's England to be my most favorite ones. To note, I've never played Horizon 5, and don't intend to do so. Getting this game to run well-optimized on modern systems at 1920*1080 would be a dream, and another chance to relive a classic childhood favorite. Even better if it's a DRM-free implementation like how GOG.com does it.
user avatar@Wznakuser avatar@Wznak
July 08, 2025
How much I want to play this game now... Maybe modern FH are bigger, have more everything and you can racing with almost everything like truck or something. But FH and FH 2 have they own atmosphere, small but beatifull maps, grounded, musical festival, cars were not given to you for nothing, thanks to that they had greater value. Racing wasn't only thing, driving around with no biggest purpose, listening to music and having fun without billions of icons was wonderful. I can even say that FH and FH 2 was in some way spiritual successor to TDU and TDU 2.
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