Playground Games responds to Forza Horizon 6 PC leak

On Sunday, a build of Forza Horizon 6 was leaked on Steam, found via SteamDB at the time. It allowed people to access the build of the game illegally, essentially.

Playground Games responded to the Forza Horizon 6 leak and had strong words to say.

The studio is taking strict enforcement action against any players who access this build. They will receive franchise-wide and hardware bans.

Full statement below via Playground Games:

“We are aware of reports that a build of Forza Horizon 6 has been obtained prior to its release and can confirm this is not the result of a pre-load issue.

We are taking strict enforcement action against any individuals found accessing this build including franchise-wide and hardware bans. We encourage fans to sit tight for the game’s release on May 19.”

Forza Horizon 6 Leak Origin Revealed

SteamDB responded to the statement, revealing that the Forza Horizon 6 leak originated from someone with early access to the build. It could’ve been a reviewer or content creator.

They revealed that the file list appeared on SteamDB because someone used their token dumper.

Players banned for life

Those who accessed the early build of the game seemed to have been banned for life from playing Forza Horizon 6. It was discovered this morning, before the statement, that a player was banned for 8,000 years.

Below is an image of the message:

Forza Horizon 6 releases May 19, 2026, for Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam. Early Access for the game starts on May 15 for those with the Premium Edition pre-ordered. Players can start preloading the game now.