The third week of Forza Horizon 5’s series of secrets has rolled around, with a fresh set of Playlist challenges that include the game’s all-new multiplayer mode.
That’s “Hide & Seek”, which sees a gaggle of five players teaming up to find one who must try to remain hidden in the traffic car, as part of the “Hidden Horizons” series. There’s some new Accolades available for the mode this month too, and while some new Achievements for it are coming they won’t arrive until next month.
You’ll have a new-look Stadium to explore too — quite literally — as it now hosts a tricky maze that requires you to hunt through it for several challenges this month. That’ll include all four of the Treasure Hunts.
The new car list is a little more sparse this month with just four new reward cars available. You can collect each one for hitting 20pt within each of the four seasons, although there isn’t a fifth new vehicle as an overall reward. All players will receive a special tie-in Camaro through their in-game messages though.
Table of Contents
- Series 38: Hidden Horizons
- Series 38 Winter/Dry Season Rewards
- Series 38 Winter Playlist: Forzathon Events
- Series 38 Winter Playlist: Season Events
- Series 38 Winter Playlist: Challenges
- Series 38 Winter Playlist: Monthly Events
- Series 38 Winter Bonus DLC Events
- Series 38 Winter Forzathon Shop
Series 38: Hidden Horizons
After a slightly smaller month in S37, S38’s Playlist returns to a 300-point maximum, with 75pt distributed equally across the four seasons.
Note that this includes the usual 56pt from the DLC packs, so 100% completion only requires 244pt. However the new Hide & Seek mode is present across all four seasons, so you will need to have access to online multiplayer to maximize your scoring.
The two overall Series reward cars aren’t new to the game, but they are both are Playlist-exclusives — and Nissans. You’ll pick up the Tsuru for 80 points, and the Safari for 160 points.
Series 38 Winter/Dry Season Rewards
There’s a Japanese legend available for scoring 20pt this season, with the Toyota Chaser Twin Turbo, while a hot rod sporting a closely related engine is on offer for 40pt in the shape of the Hot Wheels 2JetZ.
Winter will run until 1430UTC on Thursday October 3, with Series 38 running for another week until the same time on Thursday October 10.
Series 38 Winter Playlist: Forzathon Events
We’re downsizing again this week for the Forzathon Weekly Challenge, with the BMW Isetta Export the star car. Seven more Daily Challenges — one new event each day at 1430 UTC — are also available for a point each.
You might like to time your other events this week, as there’s two Daily Challenges that double-up on other events: Credits Well Spent on Saturday with the Treasure Hunt, and Seach & Smash on Friday for the Hide & Seek challenge — requiring online multiplayer. Otherwise it’s all relatively straightforward.
Series 38 Winter Forzathon Weekly Challenge: Street King
- Car: BMW Isetta 300 Export ’57
- Chapter 1: Own and drive the BMW Isetta ’57
- Chapter 2: Paint the body of the Isetta
- Chapter 3: Earn a total of three Stars at Danger Signs
- Chapter 4: Drive three miles (5km)
- Reward: 5 points, 80FP
Series 38 Winter Daily Challenges
- September 26 – Limitless Potential: Reach a speed of 100 mph in any D Class (≤500PI) car
- September 27 – Search & Smash: Earn five Wreckage Skills in a game of Hide & Seek*
- September 28 – Credits Well Spent: Spend 30,000cr on upgrades
- September 29 – Back in My Day: Take a photo of any Retro Muscle Car
- September 30 – Light Gardening: Smash five Plant Pots
- October 1 – Leave a Review!: Play any EventLab from the Creative Hub
- October 2 – Prepared for Anything: Win a Cross Country Race
Series 38 Winter Playlist: Season Events
The overall look of Season Events this week is a bit dinky, with Seasonal Championships — three-race championship events against Highly Skilled AI — making up half of the eight-event list.
First there’s the offroad An Odd Sighting event, for A Class (701-800PI) vehicles from the custom “Oddball Rally” hopper. Two Road Racing challenges are up in the shape of All Wheels Down for A Class (701-800PI) AWD cars and Old vs New for B Class (601-700PI) Classic and Modern Sports Cars. Finally there’s a Street Racing event, Street Heroes, for S1 Class (801-900PI) Modern Supercars.
Only one multiplayer event is up this week, with The Trial in its usual place. You’ll need an Xbox Live Core subscription (unless you play on PC) in order to race in this best-of-three, offroad, human vs Unbeatable AI team championship for A Class (701-800PI) cars from the USA.
One EventLab challenge is on the list this week too, featuring C Class (501-600PI) Classic Rally cars in a special challenge on EventLab Island, somewhat resembling a Hot Wheels Unleashed level…
That leaves two PR Stunts, both requiring an A Class (701-800PI) Ford.
The Trial: T-Minus 6 Seconds*
- Car: A Class, USA
- Reward: 10 points, Ford Ranger T6
EventLab: Miniracers – Family Room
- Car: C Class, Classic Rally
- Reward: 3 points, Super Wheelspin
Drift Zone: Las Dunas
- Car: A Class, Ford
- Target: 130,000pt
- Reward: 3 points, Super Wheelspin
Speed Zone: Trebol
- Car: A Class, Ford
- Target: 200mph
- Reward: 3 points, Super Wheelspin
Seasonal Championship: All Wheels Down
- Car: A Class, All-Wheel Drive
- Reward: 5 points, Ferrari 488 GTB
Seasonal Championship: An Odd Sighting
- Car: A Class, “Oddball Rally”
- Reward: 5 points, Ford Escort #5 ’77
Seasonal Championship: Old vs New
- Car: B Class, Classic/Modern Sports Cars
- Reward: 5 points, TVR Sagaris
Seasonal Championship: Street Heroes
- Car: S1 Class, Modern Supercars
- Reward: 5 points, Ford Mustang ’18
Series 38 Winter Playlist: Challenges
Hide & Seek is on the Playlist all season long, requiring only that you complete a round to nab the points — although there is an additional Daily Challenge you might like to complete while taking part.
There’s another Detective Tank appearance in the Photo Challenge, as #OnTheCase requires you to snap him high atop the tail of a plane in the Aerodromo. You’ll also need to head to the Stadium to smash 20 examples of him littered about the area — which you can double-up with the Treasure Hunt.
That’ll require you to spend 30,000cr upgrading any Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution model (which also has a similar Daily Challenge) to reveal the Chest in the orange zone — near the west entrance — of the maze.
Collectibles: In Plain Sight
- Cars: Any
- Location: Hidden Horizons Stadium Maze
- Reward: 3 points, Snap! Emote
Hide & Seek: 5 vs 1*
- Cars: Any (provided)
- Location: Hide & Seek
- Reward: 2 points, Super Wheelspin
Photo Challenge: #OnTheCase
- Cars: Any
- Location: Aerodromo en la Selva
- Reward: 2 points, Tiger Roar Horn
Treasure Hunt: 30k is the Game
- Cars: Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution (any)
- Location: Any
- Reward: 3 points, 100FP
Series 38 Winter Playlist: Monthly Events
There’s only two Monthly Events this Series. Each requires you to complete a clean run of the indicated course in the car provided to you. These award one point to each season, for a total this month of 8pt.
Monthly Rivals: Lookout Circuit
- Cars: Volvo C30 Polestar (provided)
- Reward: 4 points (1 added to each season)
Monthly Rivals: Plaza Circuit
- Cars: Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III GSR (provided)
- Reward: 4 points (1 added to each season)
Series 38 Winter Bonus DLC Events
The usual 14 points is available for players who own the two DLC expansions, with seven points on offer in each of the locations. There’s a PR Stunt and Seasonal Championship in each location, with both PR Stunts requiring a car of the same type: a B Class (601-700PI) Holden.
Hot Wheels Speed Zone: Forest Flume
- Car: B Class, Holden
- Target: 150mph
- Reward: 2 points, Super Wheelspin
Hot Wheels Seasonal Championship: Playtime
- Car: S2 Class, Extreme Track Toys
- Reward: 5 points, Honda Civic Type R ’16
Rally Adventure Danger Sign: Duna Escarpada
- Car: B Class, Holden
- Target: 200m
- Reward: 2 points, Super Wheelspin
Rally Adventure Seasonal Championship: Reaping What You Sow
- Car: B Class, Honda
- Reward: 5 points, Toyota FJ40
Series 38 Winter Forzathon Shop
- Hennessey Venom GT ’12 – 700FP
- Aston Martin DB5 ’64 – 325FP
- Horizon Australia Tee – 75FP
- Take Off Emote – 75FP
- Australia Cover Car Horn – 75FP
- Super Wheelspin – 150FP
- Wheelspin – 60FP
*denotes a multiplayer event, requiring Xbox Game Pass Core
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