Forza Horizon 2, developed by Playground Games and published by Microsoft Studios, is an open-world racing game that was released in 2014 for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One consoles. The game is set in the southern French Riviera and northern Italy, offering a vast and stunning open world to explore. As a sequel to Forza Horizon, it received widespread critical acclaim for its engaging gameplay, beautiful graphics, and impressive car collection.

By default, the Xbox 360 saves Forza Horizon 2 game data on the console's hard drive. However, players can also opt to save their game data on external storage devices or upload it to the cloud for safekeeping.

The console uses a per-console unique key (the CPU key) combined with the profile key to decrypt the save data into memory. This creates a scenario where moving a raw save file to a different console or profile results in a "corrupt save" error unless the signing process is manipulated.

Tucked deep in a Reddit thread for "Xbox 360 legacy modding" was a user named . Their post read: "Lost your FH2 save? I keep a mirror of old, complete 100% saves for every region. PM me."

Several motivations drive players to look for Forza Horizon 2 Xbox 360 save games: