Playground Games has revealed Forza Horizon 5’s full world map.
The studio showed off the racing game’s map during the latest episode of video showForza Horizon 5: Let’s Go!(we’ve timestamped the relevant section above) before releasing an image of it onTwitter.
“It’s 50 percent bigger, so one and a half times the size ofForza Horizon 4’s,” creative directorMike Brownsaid of the upcoming game’s map.
Elsewhere in the video,Playgroundwent into more detail on some of the11 “distinct and unique biomes” included in Forza Horizon 5: Canyon, Tropical Coast, Farmland, Arid Hills, Jungle, Living Desert, Rocky Coast, Sand Desert, Swamp, Urban City of Guanajuato, and Volcano.
The upcoming racer is set in Mexico and features the series’ most diverse open world yet, according to its developer.
“We knew from the beginning that we wanted this to be the biggestForzaHorizon yet. However, if we wanted to be the biggest, then we felt we also needed to offer the most diversity and contrast as well,” Brown recently toldXbox Wire.
“Mexico is almost like the whole world in one country: snowy peaks, tropical jungles, epic canyons, beautiful beaches, ancient architecture, and modern cities. When you add on Mexico’s incredible culture – the music, the art, the history, the people – there is no more exciting location for the Horizon Festival.”
Further reading
Forza Horizon 5 will be released on November 9, 2021forXbox Series X/S,Xbox OneandPC.
Playground recentlystopped adding new cars and features to Forza Horizon 4ahead of the release of the game’s successor.
And last month,Turn 10 Studiosannounced thatForza Motorsport 7 will be pulled from sale on September 15.
