# Forza Horizon

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Forza Horizon and 6 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People praise it as a fun racing game that runs well on Linux, though critics note online servers and Xbox sign-in.

## Why people recommend it

- Fun, fantastic racing game (2 comments): "this new Forza Horizon 6 is fantastic" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48731731)) "Been enjoying Forza Horizon 6" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48864981))

## What people warn about

- Xbox store and sign-in hassles (2 comments): "I suffered through this Store pain recently, after buying a $$ game from Microsoft" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46496636)) "Must sign in to Xbox/Microsoft to play" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50170422))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Road Rash](https://hackerapproved.com/p/road-rash.md): 11 recommend
- [Snowboard Kids 2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/snowboard-kids-2.md): 11 recommend
- [Mario Kart World](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mario-kart.md): 9 recommend
- [Assetto Corsa](https://hackerapproved.com/p/assetto-corsa.md): 8 recommend
- [SuperTuxKart](https://hackerapproved.com/p/supertuxkart.md): 7 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Forza Horizon", https://hackerapproved.com/p/forza-horizon-6/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).