Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels
FH5: Hot Wheels
Forza Horizon 5 Expansion Pack
Release Date: July 19, 2022
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Hot Wheels is DLC for the racing game Forza Horizon 5. It introduces a set of toy cars, a new map and a wide selection of iconic modules to build your own tracks. It was developed by Playground Games.
Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels is an add-on to the popular racing game by Playground Games studio. It is not a standalone DLC, which means that the basic version of FH5 is required to play.
Game mechanics
The add-on was created in cooperation with Hot Wheels, a toy car manufacturer, and allows to play in a virtual park full of twisted tracks built by the company.
The DLC introduces ten new cars to the game, including a 2021 Hennessey Venom F5 and a 2000 Hot Wheels Deora II.
We can race these machines on self-made, twisted tracks that we construct from 80 available parts, putting them together like building blocks. Players can go crazy on their own creations, as well as play on other people's tracks.
Game modes
Just like the basic version of the game, the add-on allows for both solo play and multiplayer.
Technical aspects
FH5: Hot Wheels offers the same high quality graphics as the basic version. The cool toy tracks, however, are very different visually from the traditional tracks in the game and thus provide a fresh experience.
Videos and Screens
[1:24] Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels trailer #1
GameSpew: 8 / 10 by Richard Seagrave
If you enjoy Forza Horizon 5 and want more, this Hot Wheels expansion comes highly recommended. The track-based antics here are more restricted, which may put off players who enjoy the off-roading freedom that the base game provides, but in turn it’s a whole new experience with a completely different feel. As long as you like driving really fast and performing insane stunts, you’ll love Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels. You don’t even need to be a fan of actual Hot Wheels cars to appreciate it.
COGconnected: 91 / 100 by Alex Everatt
The Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels expansion is really easy to recommend if you enjoy Forza Horizon 5. It adds a brand new, Hot Wheels-themed region and 10 new Hot Wheels cars that you can earn for your collection. You’ll get hours of playtime from Hot Wheels park, from ranking up to Legend status to developing your own tracks in the creator. It’s worth noting that this Hot Wheels expansion is also quite a bit more enjoyable than the recently released Hot Wheels Unleashed game, which makes me wonder… when Playground Games are done exploring the world of Fable, maybe they should be tasked with a full-on Hot Wheels game. At any rate, I would highly recommend the Forza Horizon 5 Hot Wheels expansion.
GameSpot: 7 / 10 by Alessandro Barbosa
Hot Wheels returns to Forza Horizon with more track types and an even larger map to speed through, but its strict progression is an unwelcome speed bump.
Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels Summary
Early Access:April 25, 2025
Platforms:
PC / Windows July 19, 2022
PlayStation 5 April 29, 2025
Xbox Series X/S July 19, 2022
Xbox One July 19, 2022
Developer: Playground Games / Panic Button (PS5)
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios / Microsoft Studios
Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2 GHz / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 3.1 GHz, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 4 GB GeForce GTX 970 / Radeon RX 470 or better, 110 GB HDD, Windows 10
Recommended: ntel Core i5-8400 2.8 GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X 3.5 GHz, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 8 GB GeForce GTX 1070 / Radeon RX 590 or better, 110 GB HDD, Windows 10
Ultra: Intel Core i7-10700K 3.8 GHz / AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 3.9 GHz, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 10 GB GeForce RTX 3080 / 16 Radeon RX 6800 XT or better, 110 GB HDD, Windows 10
Base Gamefor Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels
Forza Horizon 5
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