Forza Horizon 6 Reveals Three Progression Paths, New Multiplayer

Playground Games outlined Forza Horizon 6 progression ahead of the game’s launch in Japan. The studio split advancement into three tracks: Wristbands for festival events, Stamps for Discover Japan exploration, and Horizon Play for multiplayer activity.

Wristbands return as the festival progression track. Players earn their first Wristband by completing the Horizon Qualifiers and the Horizon Invitational. Accumulated progress opens new Wristband Events. Festival activities tied to Wristbands include Road, Dirt and Cross Country races; Time Attack circuits; Drag Meets; PR stunts and Bonus Boards; Showcase events; and Horizon Rush obstacle challenges. There are seven Festival Wristbands. The Gold Wristband grants access to Legend Island and special events, including what Playground Games describes as the longest Goliath race in the series.

Stamps track open-world exploration along the Discover Japan route. Actions that contribute to Stamps include collecting and customizing cars, photographing murals, smashing mascots, discovering landmarks, joining character-led day tours with Mei, completing Street and Touge races, and earning income through the Raku-Raku food delivery job. Collecting Stamps fills a Collection Journal that unlocks Barn Find Rumors and new homes to purchase. After the first Stamp, Mei introduces players to an abandoned estate where they can build and decorate a home in the open world. Playground Games linked the seven Stamps to Japan’s stamp collecting history.

Horizon Play covers online competition and cooperative play and includes a dedicated leveling track. Multiplayer modes include The Eliminator, an open-world battle royale; Hide & Seek, a chase mode; Touge Showdown, two-player head-to-head championships; and Spec Racing, where all entrants use identical stock cars. Standard Horizon Racing and Horizon Drift are available, and Custom Racing and Custom Drifting let players set car class and race type for matched sessions. Players earn XP in Horizon Play and receive a Badge every 10 ranks up to Level 100. Additional Badges are awarded for completing sets of modes and earning Skills. Each Horizon Play level up to 25 grants Horizon Festival Points toward the next Wristband, and other multiplayer rewards feed into campaign progression.

Playground Games presented the three-track system as a way to organize progression across the festival and open world. The studio released these specifics in the lead-up to Forza Horizon 6’s launch in Japan.