Games like Forza Horizon 5
If Forza Horizon 5 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Forza Horizon 6, Forza Horizon 4 and Need for Speed™ Heat — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its competitive, immersive and lighthearted. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Forza Horizon 5 is a 2021 open-world racing adventure set across the diverse landscapes of Mexico. The game features multiple racing disciplines including offroad racing and drifting, paired with deep car-customization and collection-systems that encourage long-term engagement. Online-multiplayer supports competitive play alongside the solo campaign. Reviewers highlight that accessible-assist-systems-for-casual-players make it welcoming to newcomers, while the beautiful-graphics-and-visual-presentation showcase the environmental variety. Players describe the experience as both immersive and relaxing, noting that the massive-car-selection-keeps-things-fresh and that tuning-depth-feels-deeply-satisfying. Currently priced at $59.99 USD, it holds an 89% positive rating from over 90,000 Steam reviews and runs at a playable level on Steam Deck.
About Forza Horizon 5: Explore the vibrant open world landscapes of Mexico with limitless, fun driving action in the world’s greatest cars.
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Steam players who put hours into Forza Horizon 5 also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Forza Horizon 6
WHY THIS
Shares car customization, open world exploration and a competitive mood with Forza Horizon 5.
Top pick for Forza Horizon 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Forza Horizon 5.
Discover the breathtaking landscapes of Japan in over 550 real-world cars and become a racing Legend in Forza Horizon's biggest open world driving adventure yet.
Forza Horizon 4
WHY THIS
Shares car customization and open world exploration with Forza Horizon 5.
Second-strongest match for Forza Horizon 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Racing with Forza Horizon 5.
Dynamic seasons change everything at the world’s greatest automotive festival. Go it alone or team up with others to explore beautiful and historic Britain in a shared open world.
Need for Speed™ Heat
WHY THIS
Shares car customization with Forza Horizon 5.
Third-strongest match for Forza Horizon 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Forza Horizon 5.
Hustle by day and risk it all at night in Need for Speed™ Heat Deluxe Edition, a white-knuckle street racer, where the lines of the law fade as the sun starts to set.
Assetto Corsa
WHY THIS
Shares car customization and an immersive mood with Forza Horizon 5.
Ranked #4 for Forza Horizon 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Forza Horizon 5.
Assetto Corsa v1.16 introduces the new "Laguna Seca" laser-scanned track, 7 new cars among which the eagerly awaited Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio! Check the changelog for further info!
F1® 22
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Forza Horizon 5.
Ranked #5 for Forza Horizon 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Racing with Forza Horizon 5.
Enter the new era of Formula 1® in EA SPORTS™ F1® 22 the official videogame of the 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship™.
F1® 23
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Forza Horizon 5.
Ranked #6 for Forza Horizon 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Racing with Forza Horizon 5.
Be the last to brake in EA SPORTS™ F1® 23, the official video game of the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship™. A new chapter in the thrilling "Braking Point" story mode delivers high-speed drama and heated rivalries.
LANESPLIT
WHY THIS
Shares a relaxing mood with Forza Horizon 5.
Ranked #7 for Forza Horizon 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Sports with Forza Horizon 5.
Push performance bikes to the absolute limit, and weave through traffic where one wrong move can spell disaster.
WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Forza Horizon 5 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Sports and Simulation with Forza Horizon 5.
WRC is the leading off-road simulation franchise. It returns with even more realistic gameplay and more content than ever: 3 new rallies, 35 new special stages, creation of your own custom championships and completely redesigned engine sounds.
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Forza Horizon 4
WHY THIS
Shares car customization and open world exploration with Forza Horizon 5.
Reviewers of Forza Horizon 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Racing with Forza Horizon 5.
Dynamic seasons change everything at the world’s greatest automotive festival. Go it alone or team up with others to explore beautiful and historic Britain in a shared open world.
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Forza Horizon 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Racing with Forza Horizon 5.
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit launches you into a new open-world landscape behind the wheel of the world's fastest and most beautiful cars. From Criterion, the award-winning studio behind the Burnout series, Hot Pursuit will redefine racing games for a whole new generation.
The Crew Motorfest
WHY THIS
Shares car customization and a competitive mood with Forza Horizon 5.
Reviewers of Forza Horizon 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Racing with Forza Horizon 5.
Welcome to Motorfest, the ultimate open-world driving experience. Explore the Hawaiian islands of O'ahu and Maui. Celebrate the best of car culture through 20+ themed campaigns (street racing, offroad, drift...) and collect hundreds of iconic vehicles. Enjoy the game free for five hours!
Assetto Corsa
WHY THIS
Shares car customization and an immersive mood with Forza Horizon 5.
Reviewers of Forza Horizon 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Sports and Simulation with Forza Horizon 5.
Assetto Corsa v1.16 introduces the new "Laguna Seca" laser-scanned track, 7 new cars among which the eagerly awaited Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio! Check the changelog for further info!
The Crew™
WHY THIS
Shares online multiplayer and a competitive mood with Forza Horizon 5.
Reviewers of Forza Horizon 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Racing with Forza Horizon 5.
The Crew is a revolutionary action-driving MMO, developed exclusively for next-gen consoles and high-end PCs that leverage new hardware capabilities to connect players online like never before. The Crew takes you and your friends on a wild ride across a massive, open-world recreation of the United States that is loaded with exciting...
LEGO® City Undercover
WHY THIS
Shares open world exploration and a lighthearted mood with Forza Horizon 5.
Reviewers of Forza Horizon 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Forza Horizon 5.
Join the Chase! In LEGO® CITY Undercover, play as Chase McCain, a police officer who's been tasked with going undercover to hunt down the notorious – and recently escaped – criminal Rex Fury and putting an end to his city-wide crime wave.
BeamNG.drive
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Forza Horizon 5.
Reviewers of Forza Horizon 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Simulation and Racing with Forza Horizon 5.
A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything.
Ridge Racer™ Unbounded
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Forza Horizon 5 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Racing with Forza Horizon 5.
The latest title in the RIDGE RACER franchise, RIDGE RACER Unbounded gears up to carve its own destructive path with a new breed of arcade racing.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Forza Horizon 5 at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~92% under Forza Horizon 5 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Forza Horizon 5.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Stardew Valley
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Forza Horizon 5 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with Forza Horizon 5.
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Phasmophobia
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Forza Horizon 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Forza Horizon 5.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Forza Horizon 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Forza Horizon 5.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Forza Horizon 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Forza Horizon 5.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
BeamNG.drive
WHY THIS
Shares an immersive mood with Forza Horizon 5.
Priced ~58% under Forza Horizon 5 on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and Racing with Forza Horizon 5.
A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything.
Schedule I
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Forza Horizon 5 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Simulation with Forza Horizon 5.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Forza Horizon 5.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Forza Horizon 5.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Simulation with Forza Horizon 5.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Forza Horizon 5.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Forza Horizon 5.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Forza Horizon 5.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Forza Horizon 5.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
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Frequently asked about Forza Horizon 5
- Does Forza Horizon 5 run on Steam Deck?
- Forza Horizon 5 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Forza Horizon 5 cost?
- Forza Horizon 5 is listed on Steam at 59.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Forza Horizon 5 have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Forza Horizon 5 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
- What games are most similar to Forza Horizon 5?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Forza Horizon 5 are Forza Horizon 6, Forza Horizon 4, Need for Speed™ Heat.
- Who developed Forza Horizon 5?
- Forza Horizon 5 was developed by Playground Games and published by Xbox Game Studios.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Forza Horizon 5.
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