Co-op in Forza Horizon 4: How to Play with Friends

Forza Horizon 4 is a fantastic game. Several years have passed since its release, yet it remains highly popular. A plethora of activities, a huge car park, and its own take on an open world keep players engaged in Forza for dozens of hours. As with any racing game, it's more fun to play with friends. In this guide, we will explain how to play in co-op in Forza Horizon 4.

First of all, it's worth noting that despite being released back in 2018, there's surprisingly little information about the online mode. And there's quite a bit to talk about. The game recently made its way to Steam, and many gamers have encountered issues with setting up sessions for themselves and their friends.

All activities that you see on the open world map are, in one way or another, available for co-op. To start an online race directly from the menu, you need to go to the Online Adventure section and select Quickplay Adventure.

You will be presented with several modes — team racing, team games, free-for-all racing, and custom adventure.

Eventually, you will have the opportunity to participate in ranked adventures. These are also divided into team and solo.

Overall, the game features three major race series:

Races are also categorized by types. Despite their repetitiveness, the series do differ slightly in their types of races:

Naturally, this all applies to online mode and playing with friends as well.

The so-called Xbox Companion can easily be downloaded from official sources. It shows, among other things, information about your friends and their games. Although Forza on PC theoretically shouldn't depend on the Xbox app, many users have noted that installing it can help find a friend in the same world. In the Xbox app, go to the friends list. Once there, select your friend, then press join group or game, or send an invitation.

Another not so obvious issue. On PC, you need to open Settings => Games => Xbox Network. In connection status, there might be a restriction on finding other players. In any case, this can be easily fixed by simply choosing the fix it button automatically, or by following the official instructions on the website, which can be accessed from the same Xbox network.

This is all that directly concerns the technical component. Now let's talk about the game itself.

Forza Horizon 4 does not immediately allow you to play online. You need to reach level 20 for the cooperative feature to become available in principle. Until that moment, it's worth honing your skills solo.

An important point that definitely deserves attention. Convoys are an equivalent of playing together in the open world. Essentially, this is the main way to play with someone you know. You can race together and crash into each other. Any player can be invited to a convoy, after which they will see the same markers on the map as you. This makes it easier to arrive at a race that both of you want to participate in. It's important that all friends choose the same race and accordingly be in the same place. Convoys greatly simplify this.

When you start a race in a convoy, the leader needs to decide whether they want to participate only with players in the convoy or open the event to all players on the map.

This is all the information on how to play Forza Horizon 4 with friends. We hope our advice helps you.