Forza Horizon 6 is a game that lets you tailor the difficulty to your liking in lots of ways, and you are not locked into one setup after starting your playthrough. You can tune the game around your driving style by adjusting Drivatar difficulty, braking assists, steering assists, traction control, stability control, shifting, driving line, damage, rewind, and other driving options.
The game also monitors your performance level, and if it senses that you’re winning your races too easily, it will offer to increase the Drivatar level so the races remain interesting and challenging.
How to change difficulty in Forza Horizon 6
Changing difficulty settings in Forza Horizon 6 is very easy. Every setting is located under the same menu tab, and from there, you can adjust your opponent difficulty and driving assists. The game also lets you change difficulty and gameplay assists from the early accessibility menu before you properly start driving.
Drivatar difficulty settings
Drivatars are the opponents you race against, virtual drivers based on your friends who also play Forza, or if you don’t have them, Devs, playtesters, and random players.
To change the Drivatar difficulty settings, do the following:
- Open the pause menu.
- Navigate to the Campaign tab.
- Pick settings.
- Select Difficulty and adjust to your preferred level.
Each level of Drivatar difficulty increases the amount of Credits you get from races.
Drivatar difficulty levels:
| Difficulty | Credits boost |
|---|---|
| Unbeatable | 50% |
| Pro | 40% |
| Expert | 30% |
| Highly Skilled | 25% |
| Above Average | 20% |
| Average | 15% |
| Novice | 10% |
| New Racer | 5% |
| Tourist | 0% |
Assists settings in Forza Horizon 6
If increasing the level of your opponents is not something you want to do, and you’d rather decrease how much the game helps you out, you can do that as well.
- Braking – Enabled anti-lock prevents you from locking your brakes when slowing down, especially when low on grip.
- Steering – Horizon 6 has updated the car behavior, so enabling Simulation in this tab can seriously test your skill level, as driving becomes as realistic as an arcade racer could allow.
- Traction Control – completely eliminates wheel spin, but you’re sacrificing lots of acceleration for it.
- Stability Control – This setting always tries to have your car face in the direction you’re moving in, negating lots of surfaces that could have you lose grip. While helpful overall, it could negatively affect drifting.
- Shifting – The game does a good job shifting the gears automatically, but you can still do a better job manually if you take time to learn.
- Driving Line – a helpful driving line that tells you where to corner and when to brake. Does not always show the optimal ways around the corners.
- Damage & Tire Wear – This setting controls the damage type, whether it is simply cosmetic or one that affects your car’s performance.
- Rewind – You can turn off the ability to rewind time in case of a mistake
- Launch Control – By holding down the handbrake button and pressing gas, you enable the car’s optimal launch.
Enabling more difficult settings usually awards you with more Credits, so consider doing this if you’re winning the races too easily.
Best difficulty settings for Forza Horizon 6 beginners
New players should start with a comfortable setup before chasing harder rewards. A good beginner setup is Average or Above Average Drivatar Difficulty, Anti-Lock Braking on, Traction Control on, Stability Control on, Automatic Shifting, Full Driving Line, and Rewind on.
That setup helps you get familiar with the game and learn its mechanics, but it can also form bad habits.
Best difficulty settings for experienced Forza Horizon 6 players
More confident players should start removing assists one at a time. Keep Anti-Lock Braking on if you are using a controller, turn Stability Control off, try Traction Control off in lower-powered cars, and move to Manual Shifting if you want more control over acceleration and corner exits.
A strong all-round setup is Highly Skilled or Expert Drivatar Difficulty, ABS on, Steering on Standard or Simulation, Traction Control off or on depending on car power, Stability Control off, Manual Shifting, and Braking Only Driving Line.
Do not turn everything off at once unless you enjoy learning through public humiliation, as the game tends to humble overly confident players.
Whichever way you decide to play Forza Horizon 6 is only up to you. Increasing the Drivatar difficulty seems like a logical first move up until you feel like it’s no longer fair, and only after that, you should experiment with the assist setups.
