24 April 2025- Playground Games
Welcome to Horizon Mexico! We are thrilled to open the gates of the Festival for new players coming from anywhere: Xbox, Steam, PC, and PlayStation 5.
If this is your first time at the Festival – let's look at what’s in store as you take your first drive into your Forza Horizon 5 adventure!
Your experience will start with you getting thrown off a plane (quite literally!) and parachuting down into our beautiful, vibrant rendition of Mexico. After you complete this first drive, your next step will be to create your own unique character and style them any way you want!
Now, time for what you came here to do: driving adventures. It’s time to find your perfect starting car. Pick from the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Coupe C8, 2021 Ford Bronco, or 2020 Toyota GR Supra and get ready for your first Showcase Event: On a Wing and a Prayer. These special racing events will see you take on opponents in unique vehicles, such as planes, boats, trains, and even a monster truck! To complete the first event, you’ll have to race in different environments while clearing checkpoints and beat the Horizon Cargo Plane to the finish line! As a reward for completion, you’ll get a Hoonigan vehicle added to your garage. Your collection is starting to take shape!
Once the event is done and you have received your reward, you’ll be able to pick your first Horizon Story: special missions with a narrative arc that progresses as you complete its chapters. Pick between:
- El Camino - Into the Storm: Drive through a dust storm for photography.
- Vocho - The Vocho: Track down a long-lost Vocho.
Now that you have completed the first chapter in the Horizon Story of your choosing, you will be able to play short and unique mini games in the Horizon Arcade, join a convoy of your friends from every platform, and try any other multiplayer modes like Hide & Seek and The Eliminator. Both expansions (sold separately or included with Premium Edition) will also become available to play!
Next, we'll discuss how to unlock the Festival Playlist: a selection of events that, once completed, will give you even more rewards including cars, clothing items for your character, car horns, credits, emotes, and more. Finishing challenges on the Festival Playlist will also earn you Forzathon Points, a special type of currency used to unlock hard-to-find rewards.
After completing your first Horizon Story Chapter, you'll be shown the world map and asked to pick your first challenge. Pick any race or stunt shown and don't stop after you have completed it! Keep finishing events to earn Accolades. Press the Start Button on the World Map and you'll be able to see all available Accolades. You can also pin the next Accolade you want to complete to track its progress.
After you earn enough Accolades...it's time to unlock your first Outpost! You can choose to open the Horizon Baja, Horizon Apex, or Horizon Wilds Outpost first. Once you have unlocked any of those three Outposts, every feature will be available for you to play in!
Hope you enjoy having your own adventures across the Horizon Festival, racing other players, discovering barn finds, taking photos, and having the best time!
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Keep adventuring, we’ll see you at the Festival!
