Forza Horizon 5 vs Forza Motorsport (2005)
Forza Horizon 5 is an open-world racing game from Playground Games (2021) while Forza Motorsport (2005) is an open-world racing game from Turn 10 Studios (2005).
What each one is
Steam files Forza Horizon 5 under Open-World and Racing. In contrast, it files Forza Motorsport (2005) under Open-World and Racing.
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At a glance
| Forza Horizon 5 | Forza Motorsport (2005) | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.7/10 | 4.8/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (89%, 279,979) | Mixed (51%, 12,730) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | No aggregate |
| Price | $23.99 | $27.99 |
| Install size | 110 GB | 130 GB |
| Steam Deck | playable | unsupported |
| Released | 2021 | 2005 |
| Developer | Playground Games | Turn 10 Studios |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Forza Horizon 5 vs Forza Motorsport (2005), point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Forza Horizon 5Open-world racing gameForza Motorsport (2005)Open-world racing gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Forza Horizon 5Racing, Open World, DrivingForza Motorsport (2005)Racing, Automobile Sim, SimulationThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Forza Horizon 5 ✓Score 7.7 · 89% on SteamForza Motorsport (2005)Score 4.8 · 51% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Forza Horizon 5279,979 reviews · 52 add-ons · 110 GBForza Motorsport (2005)12,730 reviews · 37 add-ons · 130 GBReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Forza Horizon 5 ✓$23.99Forza Motorsport (2005)$27.99Read live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Forza Horizon 5 ✓PlayableForza Motorsport (2005)UnsupportedValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Forza Horizon 5 takes 3 of the marked rounds to 0. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueForza Horizon 5 and Forza Motorsport (2005) on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
- Multi-platform
- Xbox
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How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
- Placed by the published method, not by us. Every coordinate is computed from the axis definitions and weights printed on this site. Nobody moves a point. See the axes.
- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Forza Horizon 5 (GamingPickz Score 7.7)
- The cheaper right now: Forza Horizon 5 ($23.99)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Forza Horizon 5 (playable)
- Lighter on storage: Forza Horizon 5 (110 GB)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Forza Horizon 5 (279,979 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
RacingOpen WorldDrivingMultiplayerAutomobile SimRealisticSimulationFirst-Person
Where they differ
AdventureArcadeExplorationCo-opOnline Co-OpAtmospheric
Third PersonPhysicsImmersive SimFamily FriendlyManagementScience
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Forza Horizon 5 is middle-of-the-road on difficulty. Forza Motorsport (2005) is family-friendly and approachable.
System requirements, side by side
| Forza Horizon 5 | Forza Motorsport (2005) | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | NVidia GTX 970 | — |
| Minimum CPU | Intel i5-4460 | — |
| Minimum RAM | 8 GB | — |
| Install size | 110 GB | 130 GB |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Forza Horizon 5 · Forza Motorsport (2005).
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Forza Horizon 5 and 1 for Forza Motorsport (2005). A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Forza Horizon 5 and Forza Motorsport (2005) in scope?
Forza Horizon 5 has drawn 279,979 Steam reviews, ships 52 add-ons and installs in 110 GB. Forza Motorsport (2005) has drawn 12,730 Steam reviews, ships 37 add-ons and installs in 130 GB.
Is Forza Horizon 5 or Forza Motorsport (2005) better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Forza Horizon 5 rates higher (7.7 to 4.8). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Forza Horizon 5 or Forza Motorsport (2005)?
Forza Horizon 5 is cheaper right now at $23.99, against $27.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.