A Stupid ‘Forza Horizon 6’ Horn Offers 2026’s Biggest Jumpscare

InnovationGamingA Stupid ‘Forza Horizon 6’ Horn Offers 2026’s Biggest JumpscareByMatt Gardner,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A British writer who specializes in indie gaming and LEGO.Follow AuthorJun 14, 2026, 01:35pm EDT'Forza Horizon 6' may be a positive, happy arcade racing experience, but it has a horrible trick up its sleeve to shock players.Playground GamesAs a latecoming fan of truly scary games, the last 12 months have given me some genuinely enjoyable brown-trouser escapades like Resident Evil Requiem, Silent Hill f, Hollowbody, and Crisol: Theater of Idols. I never thought that Forza Horizon 6, of all things, would give me the single biggest fright. My day job is working for a university in England, and it’s the busiest time of year: exams, major research projects, loads of events, and everything else that happens on a campus that’s the size of a small town. On top of that, I’ve just come back from holiday, so the work has stacked up, and I only just got the chance to play FH6 this month.An unwritten rule in my job (and, I hope, yours) is that you never video-call people unless you’ve agreed to do so in advance. If someone rings you out of the blue, there’s a small chance they’re new to the company, or just impatient or rude. The most likely scenario in my line of work is that something serious has happened. After I clocked off from work after a stressful week, I booted up Forza Horizon 6 to get my last few speed zones and roads. At 6:30pm, there’s an incoming Teams call on my PC. I paused the game and scrambled to my computer, nearly accidentally punting my dog down the stairs in the process, and sat in my desk chair, but… nothing. No call. No notification. No drama. But then, I was called again.I looked at my TV. Another player’s ghost was on screen — an Autozam AZ-1, the cheekiest of all the cars — had its horn set to “Microsoft Teams Meeting”. It blurted out the first two notes a coupl...