<Tr> <Th> Mode (s) </Th> <Td> Single - player, multiplayer </Td> </Tr> <P> Forza Horizon is an open - world racing video game for Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game console developed by Playground Games in association with Turn 10 Studios . The game is the fifth release under the Forza series, although it was (at the time of its release) a spin - off of the original Forza Motorsport title scheme . Forza Horizon 2 was released in 2014 and Forza Horizon 3 in 2016; Forza Horizon 4 is scheduled for October 2018 . </P> <P> The game revolves around the fictitious Horizon Festival, a street racing event set in the state of Colorado . The game incorporates many different game - play aspects from previous Forza Motorsport titles, like the large variety of cars, realistic physics and high definition graphics . The aim is to progress through the game by means of obtaining wristbands via winning races, while also increasing their popularity level by driving fast, destroying property, and performing other stunts and antics . It features the physics of Forza Motorsport 4, which have been optimised to work on the 65 variants of terrain said to be present in the game . Players can drive off - road in select areas, while others, such as large cliffs, are limited by guardrails or other means . </P> <P> In an interview with Turn 10's creative director Dan Greenawalt, he stated the game was developed in close relation to real music festivals--namely Coachella--and that he envisioned a more relaxed game - play experience than other games in the Forza series, while keeping a more realistic handling style, saying "Everyone's hanging out in the same way they would at a summer music festival . It's summer, right? So you're there with your friends, in groups, things like that . So it's all the way through it .". Being the main theme of the game, a large focus of the game is on the festival itself and activities surrounding it, rather than just racing . </P>

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