Partner:

Playground Games, Turn 10 Studios, Microsoft

Released:

April 2025

Services:

Porting

Platforms:

Forza Horizon 5 is an open-world racing game developed by Playground Games and set in a vibrant, fictionalized version of Mexico.  Players explore a vast and diverse landscape ranging from lush jungles and arid deserts to historic towns and active volcanoes, all while participating in a wide variety of racing events and challenges.  With hundreds of customizable cars, dynamic weather systems, and a seamless online multiplayer mode, the game blends high-speed action with a festival atmosphere to deliver a limitless and exhilarating driving adventure.

After we brought Forza Horizon 4 to the Xbox Series X|S launch, Microsoft entrusted Panic Button with the task of bringing the latest installment in the acclaimed Forza Horizon franchise to another platform: the PlayStation 5.  Leveraging our prior experience, we stepped up to the monumental challenge of migrating the proprietary Horizon technology to a non-Microsoft console.  Over the course of more than a year, we worked closely with both Turn 10 and Playground Games to ensure that this latest version lived up to the quality and spirit of the Forza brand.

Forza Horizon 5 launched on PlayStation 5 on April 28, 2025, and was met with immediate critical acclaim, earning an impressive 92% aggregate score on Metacritic.  We’re proud to have delivered this spectacular gaming experience to the PlayStation 5 community, bringing the thrill and freedom of Forza Horizon to an entirely new audience.