How to turn off character dialogue in Forza Horizon 6

A screenshot of Forza Horizon 6 characters talking at the Horizon Festival outpost. — It can be tiring listening to the characters talking in Forza Horizon 6, so turn them right down. (Image credit: Windows Central)

Let's face it, nobody will be playing Forza Horizon 6 for a killer storyline or some incredible voice acting. The campaign is simply a way to unlock all of the things you need to do, but you can't avoid the NPCs chattering away in your ear.

Or can you? Fortunately, you can.

How to turn off audio dialogue in Forza Horizon 6

A screenshot of Forza Horizon 6 audio settings showing how to turn down character speech volume. — The audio settings in Forza Horizon 6 are superb and let you turn down anything you don't want to hear. (Image credit: Windows Central)

To make it so you don't have to listen to the in-game characters (which includes your own), simply follow these steps.

Pause the game.
Open Settings.
Select the Audio tab.
Scroll down until you find the Dialogue volume slider.
Set the slider all the way down to zero.

Subtitles are probably on by default, and it's worth keeping them on because occasionally there will be some nuggets of information that are helpful.

Barn Find restoration completion will be accompanied by a proper on-screen notification, so even without subtitles you'll never miss when these are ready to add to your collection.

If you do need to enable subtitles, here's how to do it.

A screenshot of the Forza Horizon 6 accessibility menu highlighting the subtitles options. — You can still see what the characters are saying even if you can't hear them. (Image credit: Windows Central)

Pause the game.
Open Settings.
Choose the Accessibility tab.
Turn Subtitles to on.

Now you're able to keep the subtitles on while ensuring you don't have to listen to any of the audio dialogue. There are also settings to customize just how you want the subtitles to look, including an option to highlight key words.

The audio settings in Forza Horizon 6 actually give you a significant level of control over how you want the game to sound. I recommend playing with all of the options available to you in the audio settings menu to find that "sweet spot" for your own enjoyment.

And a pro tip if you're going to be streaming or creating any form of video content: go right to the bottom of the audio settings and enable "Streamer Mode" so you don't get hit by copyright strikes.

For more be sure to check out our full Forza Horizon 6 review.

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