According to the job posting, Playground Games could already be working on Forza Horizon 6

Forza Horizon 6 could already be in development, according to a new job posting from developer Playground Games. Despite the latest installment in the open-world racing series Forza Horizon 5 not releasing until November 2021, Playground Games already seems to be working on its sequel.

Thanks to XGP (and Reddit), a Playground Games job posting has been spotted stating that the development studio appears to be already busy working on Forza Horizon 6. The development studio is “looking for a level designer to join [its] Forza Horizon team” to be “a part of the level design of Playground Games’ “next AAA title.”

The job listing reveals that the game that was intended to be Forza Horizon 6 is in pre-production and states that the successful candidate will “work closely with environment artists to create and iterate on white box environments that capture core gameplay concepts.” to prove”. Given that Forza Horizon 6 appears to be in the early stages of development, a possible release will be a few years away. The standard release schedule for the series is biennially, with Forza Horizon 5 lasting three years. The sixth entry in the series could arrive as early as late 2023, with a more likely release in 2024.

The job description doesn’t go into details about the setting of the next Forza Horizon, with the series becoming famous for its detailed interpretations of real-world locations. If you are interested in applying to be a level designer for the next Forza Horizon game, click on the job posting above. Keep in mind you’ll be working with 3DS Max and other proprietary tools, so you’ll need the experience (and be willing to relocate to Leamington Spa in the UK). Hopefully we’ll see the announcement of Forza Horizon 6 the cat is out of the bag soon.