Is Forza Motorsport 7 worth playing in 2022?

Still getting fresh updates

Forza Motorsport 7 was announced at E3 2017 and launched later that year. Since then, the developer, Turn 10, has been pretty aggressive in its support of the game. There haven't been any DLC expansion packs beyond new cars, but content updates have been available to everyone who plays.

Turn 10 has also been closely listening to the Forza community. The game launched with a loot box mechanism in it, but following criticism, this has since been removed and replaced with a much fairer system of obtaining in-game items like race mods.

The most recent update available to all is the Race Regulations beta, Forza's continued work in progress towards a proper adjudication system for competitive racing.

Thriving multiplayer scene

The single player experience in Forza Motorsport 7 is packed with races to enjoy, but what really gives continued life to the game is the multiplayer community. Racing games sometimes struggle with full multiplayer lobbies, but Forza Motorsport 7 does a much better job of it than a lot of other titles.

Part of that is down to the community and how large and passionate it continues to be. It's also thanks to Turn 10 for creating an engaging multiplayer experience. Forza Motorsport 7 has a wide range of different game modes to choose from that cover casual, competitive, even objective-based game modes such as infected, and the most recent addition is a dedicated drift mode.

Forza Motorsport 7 has online play for all players of all skill levels, and nothing is left to stagnate. There are often fresh challenges dropped into the multiplayer hopper, so it's a place you should keep dropping by.

It continues to grow in esports

Going a little further from just being a good multiplayer game, Forza Motorsport 7 continues to grow as an esport for the more competitively minded players. The Forza RC World Championship is the official, Microsoft backed series, but it's by no means the only Forza-based competition out there.

The official Le Mans esports series uses Forza 7 as the game for its own championship and has been open to all players to try and qualify through a dedicated multiplayer hopper in the game. Sure, the top racers in Forza are still the guys putting in the best times and qualifying for the big races, but it's not an exclusive series. If you own a copy of the game you can take part in the competition.

Likewise, TORA uses Forza Motorsport 7 currently for the British GT esports championship, and Apex Online Racing will be launching a new touring car series based on the game very soon.

Esports isn't for everyone, but for those who are a little more serious and looking for the next challenge in their virtual racing careers, Forza Motorsport 7 has an incredibly accessible route into the true competition.

Fun for all skill levels

Part of Forza's popularity is that it's fun to play for all. Games such as Assetto Corsa and Project Cars are perfectly playable on console with a controller if you're a newcomer or more casual player, but they're more sim-oriented than Forza Motorsport 7.

You can get really serious in Forza with setups, tunes, and even a racing wheel, but it's not aimed primarily at the sim racing scene.

That means everyone can enjoy it. Plus, if you're a newcomer in 2019, it's every bit as enjoyable as the day it first came out.

Xbox One X enhanced at 4K60

Finally, Forza Motorsport 7 is one of the best looking, most well-optimized games on the Xbox One. On the PC, the frame rate is unlocked and you can go nuts, but on the Xbox One X, you can also enjoy some high-resolution 4K gameplay at 60FPS.

It's solid, too. Forza games are some of the best engineered on the Xbox and have been for many years. Forza Motorsport 7 is absolutely stunning to look at, and silky smooth to play.