Achievements & Trophies#

Base Achievements#

Story Progress#

Achievement	Unlock condition	Difficulty	Score
Welcome to Mexico	Complete the opening Festival — arrive in Mexico	Trivial	10
First Steps	Complete your first Horizon Story	Easy	10
Finding Your Stride	Complete 5 Horizon Stories	Easy	20
Story Master	Complete all Horizon Stories	Medium	30
Explorer	Discover every Horizon Exhibition	Medium	20
Festival Year	Complete one seasonal event	Easy	10
Four Seasons	Complete a seasonal event in every season	Medium	20
Horizon Legend	Reach Horizon Legend rank	Hard	50
Trial Run	Complete a Trial event	Medium	20

Racing Achievements#

Achievement	Unlock condition	Difficulty	Score
King of the Road	Win 25 road races	Easy	15
King of the Dirt	Win 25 dirt races	Easy	15
King of the Cross-Country	Win 25 cross-country races	Easy	15
Street Elite	Win 10 street races	Medium	20
Rally Legend	Win 10 rally races (DLC required)	Medium	20
Full Speed	Exceed 300 km/h in any race	Easy	10
Perfect Launch	Complete 10 perfect launches	Easy	10
Clean Racer	Win 3 Online Adventure races without collisions	Hard	30
Trophy Hunter	Win every championship	Hard	50

Collection Achievements#

Achievement	Unlock condition	Difficulty	Score
Garage Collector	Own 10 cars	Trivial	10
Car Enthusiast	Own 50 cars	Easy	20
Car Collector	Own 100 cars	Medium	30
Car Magnate	Own 200 cars	Medium	40
Car Emperor	Own every car (DLC included)	Extreme	100
Brand Ambassador	Own at least one car from every brand	Medium	20
Rare Find	Buy a rare car from the Autoshow	Easy	10
Auction House Pro	Successfully win a car at the Auction House	Easy	10
Modding Pro	Install an upgrade kit on a car	Easy	10

Exploration Achievements#

Achievement	Unlock condition	Difficulty	Score
Explorer	Discover 100 roads	Medium	15
Discoverer	Discover 200 roads	Medium	20
Trailblazer	Discover every road	Hard	50
Danger Zone	Complete one Danger Sign	Easy	10
Forza Extreme	Complete every Danger Sign	Hard	40
Speed Trap	Complete one Speed Trap	Easy	10
Peak Speed	Complete every Speed Trap	Hard	40
Speed Zone	Complete one Speed Zone	Easy	10
Zone King	Complete every Speed Zone	Hard	40
Drift Zone	Complete one Drift Zone	Easy	10
Drift Master	Complete every Drift Zone	Hard	40
Over the Horizon	Discover every Geller treasure with the drone	Medium	20
Photo Pro	Take one photograph	Trivial	5

Skill Achievements#

Achievement	Unlock condition	Difficulty	Score
Combo Rookie	Land a 2x skill combo	Trivial	5
Combo Pro	Land a 5x skill combo	Easy	10
Combo Master	Land a 10x skill combo	Medium	20
Skill Points	Earn 50 skill points	Medium	20
Airborne	Bank 50,000 skill points in the air	Easy	10
Wrecking Ball	Bank 100,000 wreck skill points	Medium	20
Drift Legend	Bank 500,000 drift skill points	Hard	30

Multiplayer Achievements#

Achievement	Unlock condition	Difficulty	Score
Social Butterfly	Team up with another player	Easy	10
Horizon Squad	Complete one multiplayer race	Easy	10
Online Racer	Win one Online Adventure race	Medium	20
Friendly Rivalry	Beat a friend’s circuit time	Medium	20
Party King	Reach maximum activity in Horizon Arcade	Hard	50

DLC Achievements#

Hot Wheels DLC#

Achievement	Unlock condition	Difficulty	Score
Orange Track	Complete the Hot Wheels intro mission	Easy	10
Speed Rank	Reach Speed Rank 5 in Hot Wheels	Easy	20
Top Speed	Reach Speed Rank 20 in Hot Wheels	Medium	30
Track Boss	Complete every Hot Wheels track	Hard	40
Hot Wheels Legend	Earn every medal on the Hot Wheels map	Extreme	80

Rally Adventure DLC#

Achievement	Unlock condition	Difficulty	Score
Rally Rookie	Complete the rally intro	Easy	10
Dirt King	Win 10 rally races	Easy	20
Rally Elite	Complete every rally event	Medium	30
Horizon Cross-Country	Win the rally championship	Hard	50

Completion Strategy#

The Hardest Achievements Explained#

Achievement	Difficulty	Strategy
Car Emperor	Extreme	Requires buying every car (DLC included) — over 1 billion CR total. Advice: play seasonal events, grind skill points, flip cars on the Auction House
Clean Racer	Hard	Complete online races with zero contact — qualify near the back to avoid the scrum
Trailblazer	Hard	Hidden roads dot the map — explore every corner carefully
Trailblazer 100% map	Hard	Use the drone view to check gray roads — open the map for progress
Forza Extreme	Hard	Some Danger Signs demand specific cars and tunes — bring an S2-class supercar

Efficient Grinding#

Achievement type	Efficient method
Racing	Use an S2-class supercar (like the Koenigsegg Jesko) — custom events with the fewest laps
Skills	Airport drift — use the Hoonigan RS200 and chain drifts repeatedly
Collection	Watch seasonal reward cars — many rares are season-only
Exploration	Mark the satellite map — start from the densest road clusters
Multiplayer	Join Horizon Arcade — team play finishes tasks twice as fast

Seasonal Event Achievements#

Weekly task	Notes	Reward
Daily challenge	One simple task per day — very easy	10 FP/day
Weekly challenge	4 chained tasks — specific cars required	100 FP
Hourly Forzathon	Cooperative task on the hour — worth joining	40 FP each
Championship	Complete 3 series races — mind class limits	80 FP
PR Stunts	Hit specific PR stunt targets	20 FP
Forzathon Points use	The Forzathon Shop — buy rare cars and cosmetics	As needed

Completion Tracking#

Category	Achievements	Base points	DLC points	Total
Story progress	8	160	—	160
Racing	8	170	—	170
Collection	9	240	—	240
Exploration	14	305	—	305
Skills	7	100	—	100
Multiplayer	5	110	—	110
Hot Wheels DLC	5	180	180	360
Rally DLC	4	110	110	220
Total	60	1275	290	1565

Difficulty Breakdown#

Tier	Count	Time required
Trivial	4	Under 10 minutes
Easy	18	1-2 hours
Medium	20	5-15 hours
Hard	16	20-50 hours
Extreme	2	100+ hours

Practical Tips#

#	Tip	Notes
1	Finish the story first	The story unlocks every Exhibition and event type
2	Play seasonal events	Weekly events reward rare cars and FP
3	Stack exploration	Discover roads while traveling to events — two birds, one stone
4	Ride the Skill Song	When the radio plays a Skill Song, skill multipliers double
5	Use the drone	Can’t find a road? Drone view — gray roads are undiscovered
6	Scout the Auction House	Rare cars sometimes go up for dirt cheap
7	Team up for Horizon Arcade	Completing it with others doubles efficiency
8	Exploit custom events	Ultra-short custom races farm racing achievements fast
9	Back up your save	Before grinding rare cars — prevents accidental sales
10	Clear DLC early	DLC has its own progression — earlier completion means earlier reward cars

Frequently Asked Questions#

Question	Answer
Hardest achievement?	Car Emperor (every car collected) — the longest grind
Do I need DLC for 100%?	The base 1000G needs no DLC
Where’s the achievement tracker?	In-game pause menu > Achievements
Can achievements unlock offline?	Most can — but multiplayer achievements require online
Is achievement progress cross-platform?	Xbox/PC progress is shared — Steam is separate
Are there difficulty-gated achievements?	No — every difficulty unlocks them
Most time-consuming?	Car Emperor (100+ hours) and Trailblazer (50+ hours)
Do GS points match trophies?	Xbox Gamerscore and PlayStation trophies are tracked separately

Completion Roadmap#

Full completion doesn’t demand deliberate grinding — keep up with weekly seasonal tasks, stunt challenges, and map exploration, and most achievements unlock naturally along the way. The remaining pain points concentrate on contact-free online racing and full map discovery; push those alongside seasonal activities. Save the most time-consuming collection and road achievements until after the story, then batch them. To shorten the total, plan the most efficient exploration and stunt achievements first, and fill racing achievements with custom micro-events.