Forza Horizon 3

Moderate overall intensity
Highest flag: Gambling — simulated gambling
Modern/RealisticSandboxSports/Racing

What's in it

Gambling simulated gambling
Moderate

Progress awards 'Wheelspins', a slot-machine-style spinning prize wheel that lands at random on a car or a sum of in-game credits. It mimics the look and feel of a one-armed bandit, but nothing is wagered with real money.

Spending cosmetic purchases
Low

Optional real-money DLC car packs, expansion packs, and a season pass are offered on top of the base game.

Spending pressure optional
Low

Paid content is optional and does not gate core racing progression.

Who can reach your kid

Voice chatChat with strangersDirect messagesUser-created contentStranger friend requestsGifting / tradingReal-money spending

What it is

Forza Horizon 3 is an open-world arcade-style racing game set in a fictionalized version of Australia, where the player runs a car festival and completes races, stunts, and challenges to earn fans and expand the event. Play centers entirely on driving, collecting, tuning, and customizing a large roster of licensed cars across roads, deserts, forests, and beaches. There is no combat, weapons, blood, sexual content, or strong language; crashes are collision effects with no injury shown. Online play connects the player with others through Xbox Live, including voice and text chat with strangers, and players can share and download custom car designs, liveries, and tunes created by the community. Extra car packs and expansions are available as optional paid downloadable content.

How it's framed

The game frames itself as an upbeat celebration of cars and driving skill, rewarding clean racing, daring stunts, exploration, and vehicle customization; there is no violent, criminal, or mature narrative content, and the tone is consistently lighthearted and festival-like.

Details

Developer
Playground Games
Publisher
Microsoft Studios
Released
2016
Metacritic 91critic score (third-party) · out of 100

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