The Horizon Festival jumps back to an era filled with boy bands, flannel shirts, CDs and VHS tapes in Back to the 90’s.
Not only are we welcoming a ton of nostalgia, but we also wave hello to a returning feature: the Horizon Backstage.
Unlock and customize four reward cars with a style that’s very fitting for the era (that means very geometric).
Enjoying Hide & Seek? Get your grind on to unlock the 10 new achievements we have lined up for you exclusive to this game mode this series. You will automatically unlock these achievements if you managed to complete them before.
A new collectible item makes its way to the Horizon Festival, and don’t worry, you don’t have to return this one any time soon.
Take a look at everything coming when we travel back to the 90’s!
Release Notes.
Cars
- Fixed an issue with the 1994 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III GSR where the yellow color was missing from the paint selection screen
Hide & Seek
Fixed an issue in which players’ license plates weren’t resetting after exiting the game mode
Fixed an issue in which players could activate the reset car feature while moving
Fixed issues in which players weren’t able to join games of Hide & Seek through the Festival Playlist while on a Convoy
Fixed an issue in which players starting Hide & Seek from a DLC map would be sent to the main map instead of starting the session
Fixed accolades not being localized correctly in in German, Danish, Spanish, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Dutch, Russian and Swedish
You can find a list of issues we are currently investigating here. The Troubleshooting Hub is always open for you to leave any reports you have.
Unlock Previous Festival Playlist Exclusive Cars in The Horizon Backstage!
The Horizon Backstage has returned!
In case you missed a previous Festival Playlist reward car, the Horizon Backstage will help you complete your collection.
To purchase cars in the Backstage Shop you will need to get Backstage Passes, a new kind of currency to use only with this feature. Backstage Passes can be obtained in one of two ways: As a Festival Playlist Seasonal Reward for 40 PTS and on the Forzathon Shop for 1,000 Forzathon points. Therefore, you will be able to get 2 Backstage Passes per week!
To celebrate the arrival of the Horizon Backstage, you will receive a Backstage Pass via in-game message on October 10, so you can try the Backstage Shop once it goes live!
The cars available for purchase in the Backstage Shop will be voted on by the community. Each week, two pairs of cars will be eligible for players to vote for. The winning pair will become available for purchase on the Backstage Shop the following Season. To vote, enter the Horizon Backstage, select Backstage Voting, and pick your favorite pair of cars.
Get to the Horizon Backstage through the Pause menu or reach the spatial marker near the main Horizon Festival Site, then select whether you are there to vote or purchase a car!
However, you do not need to wait an entire week to make your first Backstage purchase. Here’s the initial list of cars available to buy from the Shop starting October 10:
• 1980 Fiat 131 Abarth
• 2021 BMW M4 Competition Coupe
• 2013 Cadillac XTS Limousine
• 1967 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL
• 2016 Pagani Huayra BC
• 2022 Rivian R1S
For more information on the Horizon Backstage, please visit this article.
New Hide & Seek Achievements.
Been enjoying Hide & Seek? If you have, you are going to love going after the brand-new achievements added to the game with Back to the 90s. If you completed any of them before this update, they will be automatically unlocked for you.
No Need to Rewind Our Newest Collectible.
It might not have 4K resolution, it might not have the best audio quality, it might not even fit in the VCR you have sitting in your basement, but we still hope you enjoy finding and smashing the Inflatable VHS collectible added to Forza Horizon 5.
In addition to taking you on a trip through memory lane, the Inflatable VHS will also appear ion a Festival Playlist Challenge on Week 3 of Back to the 90s.
In case you were thinking of opening your own video rental store in EventLab, this new collectible will also be available to use as a prop for your creations!
Your Childhood Memories Turned into Badges.
We have three new badges coming for Back to the 90’s all featuring your favorite memories from that era.
Stay Cool
- Take a photo of the 1997 Toyota Soarer 2.5 GT-T during Back to the 90’s
Cassetting the Trend
- Equip the 90’s Outfit during Back to the 90s
Would You Like Help
- Drive 10 miles (1.6 kilometers) in any car from the 1990s in Back to the 90’s
Live the 90’s Vibe with the 90’s Outfit.
With those colors, textures and patterns, that outfit could certainly land you a spot on your favorite boyband.
Unlock the 90’s Outfit by completing the #DressToImprezza Photo Challenge on the first week of the Festival Playlist.
The Festival Playlist from Back to the 90’s really is all that.
Get jiggy with a collection of four cars designed to represent 90s automotive design to the fullest.
Two out of the four cars coming in this update are thought to be majorly customized coming with different parts to add into your creations and make them your own.
1997 Toyota Soarer 2.5 GT-T
90s extravagance car-sonified, the 1997 Toyota Soarer was the Japanese brand’s most tech advanced addition to their catalogue during that decade, being equipped with an EMV touchscreen and one of the first to use an integrated GPS.
Luxury and tech ooze from this car, but is it lacking muscle? AS IF! The Soarer is fitted with a 1JZ-GTE engine, meaning it has a straight 6, 2.5-liter heart beating underneath its hood producing 278 bhp and 279 lb-ft of torque driven to all four wheels.
Experience what sports luxury looked and felt like in the 90s: totally fast, and totally customizable. The Soarer comes with the Origin Lab front bumper, rear bumper, side skirts and Forza front bumper and rear wing to create your ideal version!
1998 Mitsubishi FTO GP Version R
The 1998 Mitsubishi FTO GP Version R is a revised and improved version of the regular FTO: fitted with new bumpers, side skirts, and rear wing to improve aerodynamics and an upgraded suspension, differential and thicker antiroll bars to improve handling. If that combination is not to your liking, you have a selection of Forza and Bozz Speed body parts to customize it to your preference.
To get this car moving, it was equipped with a 2-liter V6 engine, (one of the smallest V6s produced at the time). This car can reach 0-100 kph in just over 6 seconds and finish a quarter mile in 15 seconds.
As with plenty of things in the 90s, this car’s aesthetics are complemented by stickers. Enjoy showing off the Version R decals by unlocking this car!
1990 Aston Martin Lagonda
Aston Martin’s second attempt at designing a four-door saloon came in with the 1990 Aston Martin Lagonda, a car with an interior so fly to add to your collection.
Inside this car, you’ll find premium leather and advanced electronic instruments all over. In fact, this car was one of the first ones to include a digital panel. The outside of this car received a redesign for the 1990 edition, having more rounded corners while keeping the boxy look.
Put the Lagonda’s 5.3-liter V8 engine and drive as the fresh prince of the Horizon Festival, unlocking it for 20 PTS on the Winter Season.
The decade that saw the birth of extreme sports needed a car to match its radical attitude. Hence, the 1996 Subaru SVX was born, because what is more extreme than a car with a roof inspired by airplanes?
The SVX featured a 3.3-liter engine that produced 231 horsepower and 228 lb-ft of torque delivered straight to every wheel thanks to its AWD system. An almost stock version of this car took over the Alcan Winter Rally in 1991, driving all the way from Seattle to the Arctic Circle and back. That’s not even the most impressive fact about this Subaru! The SVX’s aerodynamics are so excellent that the car’s drag coefficient is 0.29, which is very close to that of hyper cars of the era.
Next month we’ll see new reward cars added to the Festival Playlist as well as new clothing items, collectibles, and EventLab props for your characters on Horizon Track Day!
