10 games similar to Forza Horizon 5, a Racing game, drawn from IGDB's similarity data. Each pick below notes the genres it shares with Forza Horizon 5.
01Shares RacingBoth games center on open-world driving across a large explorable city with vehicle customization and multiplayer racing. Heat strips away Horizon's diverse Mexico landscape for Palm City's street-racing focus, trading dynamic weather and rally events for a day-night cycle that separates sanctioned races from illicit nighttime competitions. The core loop of earning currency to upgrade cars and compete remains central to both.
02Shares RacingForza Motorsport carries over the vehicle simulation and realism that define Forza Horizon 5, but trades open-world exploration for focused track racing. Both games let you customize and drive hundreds of cars across single-player, cooperative, and multiplayer modes, with support for first and third-person perspectives. Motorsport emphasizes competitive racing with advanced physics and strategy rather than the sandbox adventure of Horizon.
03Shares RacingBoth games center on open-world exploration and action, but Dude Simulator 2 takes a looser, comedic approach to its sandbox. While Forza Horizon 5 emphasizes racing challenges across Mexico's dynamic landscapes, Dude Simulator 2 prioritizes freedom and experimentation within its own open world. If you enjoy Horizon's focus on doing what you want in a large, explorable space rather than strict competition, Dude Simulator 2 offers similar sandbox liberty.
04Shares RacingBoth games center on open-world driving action across expansive landscapes, though Rage 2 trades Mexico's diverse terrain for a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Where Forza emphasizes racing and vehicle customization, Rage 2 layers vehicular combat into its first-person mayhem. Character customization appears in both, and each rewards exploration and player freedom within their respective worlds.
05Both games center on open-world exploration where you set your own pace and choose activities you enjoy. Forza Horizon 5 emphasizes driving action across Mexico's diverse landscapes, while Dude Simulator offers a broader sandbox where you explore and engage with whatever appeals to you. Each prioritizes freedom and player choice over rigid objectives, creating a relaxed sense of adventure.
06Shares RacingBoth games center on racing action across multiple disciplines, including rally events that test driving skill in varied conditions. While Forza Horizon 5 emphasizes exploration and customization across Mexico's open world, Wreckfest strips racing down to physics-driven competition where vehicle damage and destruction become core mechanics. If you enjoy the driving fundamentals in Horizon, Wreckfest offers a grittier, more destructive take on motorsport.
07Both games deliver action across expansive open worlds where you explore diverse environments and complete varied missions. Borderlands 3 shares Forza Horizon 5's cooperative multiplayer structure, letting you team up with friends to tackle challenges together. While Forza emphasizes racing and vehicle customization, Borderlands 3 offers similar freedom to tackle objectives your way, with character progression and gear customization replacing car tuning.
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08Both games feature expansive open worlds where you explore diverse environments and complete missions across large maps. Character customization appears in each, letting you personalize your appearance and loadout. Ghost Recon Breakpoint shares the action-focused gameplay and supports up to four-player co-op, mirroring Horizon 5's social multiplayer structure for tackling challenges together in a hostile, dynamic landscape.
09Both games offer expansive open worlds designed for exploration across diverse landscapes, with dynamic systems that evolve over time. While Forza Horizon 5 emphasizes driving through Mexico's varied terrain, Elder Scrolls VI promises a fantasy-world simulator with similar freedom to roam and discover. Each supports first and third-person perspectives, letting you experience the world from your preferred viewpoint as you engage with ongoing challenges and content.
10Both games center on open-world exploration where your choices shape the experience. Forza Horizon 5 lets you customize vehicles and create custom events across Mexico's dynamic landscape, while The Outer Worlds emphasizes character customization and player-driven storytelling across space colonies. Each rewards you for engaging with the world on your own terms, whether through racing or faction interactions.
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10 games similar to Forza Horizon 5: Need for Speed: Heat, Forza Motorsport, Dude Simulator 2, Rage 2, Dude Simulator, Wreckfest, Borderlands 3, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Breakpoint.
Most of these games share Action, Open world and Racing with Forza Horizon 5, based on IGDB's similarity data. Each pick has a short note explaining what it has in common with Forza Horizon 5.