Forza Horizon 6 reviews score big to become Metacritic's highest-rated game of 2026

The open-world racing series is remarkably consistent, if nothing else The reviews for Forza Horizon 6 are in, and they won't surprise you very much if you've played another game in the racing series. It currently sits at a 91 on Opencritic and a 92 on Metacritic (the highest of the year so far), aggregate scores that are just about identical with the last three games in the series. Forza Horizon 6 takes Playground Games' critically acclaimed open-world racing formula and places it in Japan. While the new version features new cars and some tweaks here and there, it's more or less the same game with new aesthetic flavoring. Just how similar is it? Forizon Horizon 3 also sits at a 91 on Metacritic, while 4 and 5 reached a 92. The takeaway is that critics aren't tired of the formula yet, and don't see it deteriorating over repeated returns to the well. On the high-end of the review spectrum, IGN's Luke Reilly praised the game in a 10/10 review that dubs it "the new standard in open-world racing games." While Reilly spends some time upfront noting that it's very similar to previous games, he notes that there are actually a lot of changes under the hood that warrant the praise. "Forza H