The forums are closing.
The conversation isn't.
Two decades of Forza talk shouldn't end with a shutdown notice. Horizon Nights Discussions are long-form, searchable, permanently linked threads — run by the community, next to the events, tunes, liveries, and photos the threads are about.
Long-form, like the forums were
Real threads with real replies — not messages that vanish up a Discord scrollback. Pinned topics stay pinned.
Searchable and linkable
Every thread has a permanent URL and shows up in site-wide search. Write it once, link it forever.
Attached to a living festival
Threads sit next to tonight's cruises, crew pages, the Tune Lab, and the photo wall — not in a silo.
Moderated, community-run
Community rules, report tooling, and human moderation. An unofficial fan project with no ads and no paywall.
Bring your archive with you
Guides, tune sheets, livery showcases, photo threads — repost the ones worth keeping before the lights go out. Each gets a permanent home here:
Questions, answered
- When do the official Forza Forums close?
- Microsoft has scheduled forums.forza.net to shut down on June 30, 2026. After that date the official long-form discussion home for Forza disappears.
- Is Horizon Nights an official replacement?
- No — Horizon Nights is an unofficial fan project, not affiliated with Microsoft, Turn 10, or Playground Games. It exists so the community keeps a persistent, searchable place for long-form Forza Horizon discussion.
- What does it cost?
- Nothing. No ads, no paywall. Sign in with Discord, a Microsoft account, or an email magic link and start a thread.
- Can I share tunes, liveries, and photos too?
- Yes — Horizon Nights also hosts a share-code catalogue for tunes and liveries, a community photo wall, crew pages, and scheduled events like cruises and touge nights.