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| Finding the right car for the Tokyo streets is going to be a major part of the Forza Horizon 6 campaign. |
By Jon Scarr
Forza Horizon 6 hits Xbox and PC on May 19, 2026, and Playground Games is finally changing how the campaign works.
Based on the April 8 update from the Official Xbox Podcast, you no longer start as a racing superstar. You arrive in Japan as a tourist and have to qualify for the Horizon Festival by proving you actually belong there.
Uncovering the Map at Your Own Pace
The game introduces a shrouded map that reveals itself as you drive. Instead of pulling up a menu covered in icons right away, you find activities by actually exploring the roads. You stumble onto drag races, time attack circuits, or hidden mascots organically.
When I played the previous games, I often ended up fast-traveling everywhere just to clear the board. Hiding the activities behind actual driving gives you a real reason to stay behind the wheel.
Finding Cheap Rides Off the Beaten Path
Earning credits and buying cars from the main auto show returns. Playground Games is adding Aftermarket Cars to give you another way to expand your garage. As you explore the rural and urban areas of Japan, you encounter cars parked out in the world for sale.
These rides cost less than their standard dealership prices and they only stick around for a limited time. Seeing a heavily discounted muscle car sitting near a rural intersection is a great incentive to pull over and drop your credits.
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| Keep your eyes peeled for rural auto garages and side-of-the-road spots to pick up discounted Aftermarket Cars. |
Build Whatever You Want in the Garage
Player housing returns, and this time you get full control over the garage layout. The customization tools let you place furniture, ramps, and lighting around your cars. The developers explicitly mentioned that you can build completely absurd spaces.
If you want to construct a superhero hideaway or drop a prehistoric park right next to your parked Toyota, the tools allow it. You can open your customized garage for other people to visit or generate a share code to send the design to your friends online.
Racing a Giant Robot in Forza Horizon 6 Is Exactly What the Series Needed
The trailer tease involving a giant mech wasn't a joke. Playground Games confirmed that you race against a massive robot named Chaser Zero in one of the unlockable Showcase events. The developers park the mech so the morning sun hits its visor during the festival.
Dropping a giant robot into a racing game is completely ridiculous, and that is exactly the kind of energy I want from this franchise. Making you grind through a realistic qualification campaign just to turn around and race a mech is exactly the kind of whiplash I'm here for.
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