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Forza Horizon 6 on Steam: past the launch errors, what do players fault?

Shared report · updated Oct 25, 2026

About Forza Horizon 6

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.

Racing, Simulation, Sports · $69.99 · out since 2026 · from the Steam description
Sample2,485 reviews2,485 Steam
Which reviewsNatural mixRelease check
DatesMay 14, 2026 to Oct 25, 2026Not every store reached back to the start
WhereGlobalevery language

Within complaints about gameplay and design in Forza Horizon 6, players say it feels too similar to earlier games, and they also point to shallow progression and weak AI.

OneStar read 2,485 Steam reviews of Forza Horizon 6 posted from May 2026 to Oct 2026. Of the 2,485 people who reviewed Forza Horizon 6 in OneStar's sample, 55% complain and 71% praise it. The top complaints about Forza Horizon 6 are gameplay and design (23% of complaints), not enough content (20%) and bugs and crashes (12%). In OneStar's sample of Forza Horizon 6 reviews, 3% of reviewers say they're quitting. OneStar's report on Forza Horizon 6 was last updated on Oct 25, 2026.

2,485Reviews analyzedposted over 5 months
55%Complain1,494 reviews
71%Praise1,657 reviews
3%Says they're quittingstopped or quitting now

What goes wrong

Gameplay and design23%
[/h1] The ai controlled drivers haven't been tested AT ALL.
Not enough content20%
Simply not enough content.
Bugs and crashes12%
The game may revert your progress at any time, i lost over 50 levels and forza support stated they cant give anything back to me so i will be [order id] the game if possible, so if you care about...
Developer and updates4%
Literally un-♥♥♥♥♥♥♥-playable via Proton on Linux.
Bans, scams and safety7%
Terrible game with power hungry reddit mods, no wonder their game is dead.

What goes well

General praise51%
Amazing game, I highly recommend it
Gameplay is fun20%
The driving feels great, the cars are fun to drive, and the graphics look amazing.
Graphics and art18%
amazing graphics
Lots of content and value3%
great game so many things to do even after completing main story
Runs well and polished4%
Very solid game, great optimization and stability.

Reasons for quitting

The main complaint of the 80 reviewers who say they stopped or are quitting

Gameplay and design29%
Bugs and crashes9%
Not enough content6%
Performance5%
Bans, scams and safety5%

Their categories

Yes or no questions the person who shared it asked of each review

Launch errors and sign in4%
[order id] because it doesn't get past the title screen. "Initialization Fail".
Monetization10%
Constant crashes all of a sudden claiming I'm out of GPU memory even though I'm running this game on settings that barely warm the card up, only using 12gb of memory when I have 16gb available.
Online and multiplayer12%
dont bother racing online as its filled with cheaters.
Performance and memory13%
I am unable to play the game, it crashes non-stop and no official or unofficial fixes helped me, this has been happening since mid july now and i cannot get XBOX support to help me, i genuinely...
Progression and cars30%
The game may revert your progress at any time, i lost over 50 levels and forza support stated they cant give anything back to me so i will be [order id] the game if possible, so if you care about...

What they use it for

252 of 2,485 reviewers said; shares are of them

Collecting and completing42%
I don't usually review the games I play but I'm hoping if enough people speak up something might improve. The game isn't bad in my opinion. I enjoy playing it, and will continue to play it.
Relaxing19%
I just got this game as a gift from my older brother and this game has beutifull grapchics but the problem is that for some reason it crashes every 10 minutes I have a pretty solid PC my temps sit...
Playing with friends14%
Hopped on with friends, we ran away in Peel P50s while being hunted by our mutual in a ford F450 -- this game has a ton of content, but also a lot of room for creative play in the open world :)

What they ask for

280 reviews ask for something

More content33%
New feature or option26%
Bring something back9%
Multiplayer and social2%
Platform, device or language2%

Who is saying it

The biggest clear differences between audiences; 6 more with a free account

Developer replyDeveloper replied: say they're quitting 2.7x as often as everyone (7% vs 3%).

Playtime at reviewUnder 2 hours: say they're quitting 4.2x as often as everyone (11% vs 3%).

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