Forza Horizon 6’s full release triples predecessor’s peak after nuclear early access weekend

Forza Horizon 6 has hit a peak player count of over 273,000 players on Steam, triple the number its predecessor soared to back when it launched. This comes after the game earned over $140 million in just two days from the Premium edition and pre-orders. As per SteamDB’s tracker, Forza Horizon 6 peaked at 273,148 players today. It launched in full, leaving the $120 early access that, nevertheless, was an absolute success and saw some 170,000 players hop into the game. The numbers today are also on a weekday, whereas the early access was spread across this past weekend, significantly influencing the player counts. We won’t know for sure just how well Forza is going to perform until at least Friday, since these major releases tend to do a lot better when people actually have the time to play them.https://embeds.beehiiv.com/a8d62108-86ed-4039-bf49-44877ba62c15 Microsoft finally has a hit on its hands. Image via Microsoft Nevertheless, this is an incredible success both for Microsoft and for developer Playground Games, who’ve crafted a universal experience worthy of attention. The game is receiving praise for its gameplay and visuals, but also for great optimization, as well as for not including Denuvo anti-tamper, which could have potentially dragged the performance down. What puts this success even more into perspective is that the game leaked a few days prior to its launch, allowing pirates to enjoy it before actual paying customers. It’s undeniable that a lot of people made use of this situation and started pirating the game early, but the game was attractive enough to weather this storm with seemingly zero issues. The game is also a day-one Game Pass title, and that is perhaps the best sign of just how much people like it. Forza Horizon 6 is still 2026’s best-reviewed game with an average score of 92 and will probably remain so until at least the release of GTA 6 (or some other miracle happens, and we get another stellar hit before then). 0 The post Forza Horizon 6’s full release triples predecessor’s peak after nuclear early access weekend appeared first on Destructoid.

May 20, 2026 - 03:57

Forza Horizon 6’s full release triples predecessor’s peak after nuclear early access weekend

Forza Horizon 6 has hit a peak player count of over 273,000 players on Steam, triple the number its predecessor soared to back when it launched. This comes after the game earned over $140 million in just two days from the Premium edition and pre-orders.

As per SteamDB’s tracker, Forza Horizon 6 peaked at 273,148 players today. It launched in full, leaving the $120 early access that, nevertheless, was an absolute success and saw some 170,000 players hop into the game.

The numbers today are also on a weekday, whereas the early access was spread across this past weekend, significantly influencing the player counts. We won’t know for sure just how well Forza is going to perform until at least Friday, since these major releases tend to do a lot better when people actually have the time to play them.

https://embeds.beehiiv.com/a8d62108-86ed-4039-bf49-44877ba62c15

Microsoft finally has a hit on its hands. Image via Microsoft Nevertheless, this is an incredible success both for Microsoft and for developer Playground Games, who’ve crafted a universal experience worthy of attention. The game is receiving praise for its gameplay and visuals, but also for great optimization, as well as for not including Denuvo anti-tamper, which could have potentially dragged the performance down.

What puts this success even more into perspective is that the game leaked a few days prior to its launch, allowing pirates to enjoy it before actual paying customers. It’s undeniable that a lot of people made use of this situation and started pirating the game early, but the game was attractive enough to weather this storm with seemingly zero issues.

The game is also a day-one Game Pass title, and that is perhaps the best sign of just how much people like it.

Forza Horizon 6 is still 2026’s best-reviewed game with an average score of 92 and will probably remain so until at least the release of GTA 6 (or some other miracle happens, and we get another stellar hit before then).

0 The post Forza Horizon 6’s full release triples predecessor’s peak after nuclear early access weekend appeared first on Destructoid.

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