Ranked: Every 'Forza' Game for Xbox

This weekend was an exciting one for car fans, as Forza Motorsport was announced at the Xbox Showcase on Sunday. Finally, after a dreadfully long 5-year hiatus, Motorsport comes back in Spring of 2023. The use of ray-tracing in the trailer and gameplay video showed insane visual improvements. Alongside an overhauled physics engine, we're crossing our fingers hoping it delivers as well as we dream—c'mon, we deserve it.

The debut was a huge success, with enthusiastic feedback on social media hyping up the game. It looks like a gorgeous dive back into the Motorsport series. The announcement had us thinking: Which prior Forza game is the best? Let's break it down.

This list ranks every published Forza game on Xbox—Motorsport and Horizon—based purely on entertainment. Each Forza game is a solid, semi-realistic entry into the world of motoring, whether it be chasing apexes around Road America or plowing through some poor NPC's crop fields. Certain entries just do it better. These older games prove that you'll want to expand your collection backward down the timeline, too.

So without further ado, here's our list of the best Forza games for Xbox. We've played every single one to bring you a subjective but experienced ranking, and still hold to the belief that the Xbox 360 controller is the best controller for racing games, ever.

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