Still Waiting For ‘Forza Horizon 6’? Give ‘Screamer’ A Try

InnovationGamingStill Waiting For ‘Forza Horizon 6’? Give ‘Screamer’ A TryByMatt Gardner,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A British writer who specializes in indie gaming and LEGO.Follow AuthorMay 13, 2026, 05:30am EDT'Screamer' may be have one of the most punishing learning curves in racing, but the payoff couldn't be more rewarding.MilestoneScreamer appeared out of nowhere in March, and probably disappeared from wider gaming consciousness as quickly as it arrived. It shouldn’t have, because there’s a great chance that once you play it, you won’t be able to let go.I’ve repeatedly gone back to spend minutes, hours, or days between the likes of MotorSlice, Absolum, and Mixtape. It came at the perfect time: I needed, and still need, my fix of Forza Horizon 6. I’ve waited for five years for the sequel, and even after the franchise lost a lot of its team — including co-creator Gavin Raeburn — I’ve sunk 1,000 hours into Horizon, and I have every faith it’ll be great. Screamer has more than taken the edge off the delay, even though I never expected it to be The One. Against the odds, it stuck its shaky landing. Maybe it isn’t a shock: Screamer is from Milestone, the Italian developer behind RIDE, MotoGP, and the superb Hot Wheels Unleashed. Like HWU, Screamer proves to be one of the nicer racing-game surprises of the last few years, because it confounds expectations of what enjoyment actually is. Who thought hating yourself could be so empowering?Screamer feels like one of the purest PS3/Xbox 360-era racing games, thanks to its Auto Modellista-style stylishness, the careful course design and focus on precision akin to Initial D: Special Stage, and the demanding controls of the Wipeout series (while we’re here, and seven years on, Sony: give us Wipeout Alpha Collection).MORE FOR YOUThe game’s biggest gamble is the main reason you need to try it for yourself, because it’s so bizarre: your steering feels...