The game was followed by Forza Horizon 4, released in 2018. Downloadable content had also been released periodically, including two expansion packs. It was purchased over 2.5 million times in 2017 and won two awards. Critics praised the game for its map design, graphics, and amount of content, while most criticism was directed towards races. Upon release, it received critical acclaim from reviewers. The Australian setting was chosen for its variety of regions, and a team was sent to Australia to conduct research for the game.įorza Horizon 3 was released in September 2016.
Over the course of development, Playground Games tested different technological concepts for the game, while also trying to improve more features over the previous title. Turn 10 Studios assisted with the game's development, as they did with other Forza Horizon games. Like previous Forza Horizon games, it features an open world environment where players can freely roam the map.įorza Horizon 3 was conceived in 2014, initially after the release of its predecessor, Forza Horizon 2. The game is set in a fictionalised Australia, where the player is the leader of the titular Horizon car festival and has to expand the festival by completing events to earn fans.
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It is the ninth instalment in the Forza series and the third instalment in its spinoff Forza Horizon. Forza Horizon 3 is a 2016 racing video game developed by Playground Games and published by Microsoft Studios for the Xbox One and Windows.