Trainers appeal to players who feel they have "beat the game" and just want to paint cars or cruise without worrying about a credit balance. Others use them to create chaotic YouTube content—flying buses, 500 mph Jesko crashes, or racing against "hacked" bosses. Here is where the fantasy crashes. Forza Horizon 5 uses a proprietary anti-cheat system developed by Playground Games.

If you play Forza Horizon 5 purely as a single-player, offline experience, a trainer poses little ethical dilemma—but it still poses a security risk. Playground Games has designed the game so that even solo play requires an online connection to the servers.

But for a subset of the community, the game isn't fast or chaotic enough. Enter the world of

If you’ve browsed modding forums or YouTube shortcuts, you’ve likely seen flashy thumbnails promising "Unlimited Credits," "Instant Win," or "God Mode." But what are these trainers actually doing to your game? And more importantly, what are they doing to your PC?