Status adamtracey Sep 11, 2020
Combat is fun and challenging and the combat system with elemental effects and weaknesses and tear damage is strategic enough to be challenging without feeling gratuitously complicated
Horizon Zero Dawn (2017)
PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5
4.15 from 6769 ratings · #211 top rated on Grouvee
15118 members have it in their collection · 1371 playing now · 4239 backlogged · 3006 wish listed
How long? Main story 40h · with extras 56h · 100% 80h (from 263 logged playthroughs)
Details
- Developers
- Guerrilla Games
- Publishers
- Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Genres
- Adventure, Role-playing (RPG), Shooter
- Themes
- Action, Drama, Open world, Science fiction, Stealth
- Franchises
- Horizon
- Series
- Horizon
- Events
- PlayStation Experience 2016 Showcase, The Game Awards 2016, PlayStation E3 2016 Press Conference, PlayStation E3 Experience 2015 Press Conference
- Steam
- View on Steam
Release dates
- Feb 28, 2017 (North_America) PlayStation 4
- Mar 01, 2017 (Europe) PlayStation 4
- Mar 02, 2017 (Japan) PlayStation 4
- Aug 07, 2020 (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
- Apr 25, 2021 (Next-Gen Optimization Patch Release) (Worldwide) PlayStation 5
Related
Bundled in
- Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition (Dec 2017)
Expansions
- Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds (Nov 2017)
Remasters
- Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered (Oct 2024)
Editions
- Horizon: Zero Dawn - Thunderjaw Collector's Edition (Mar 2017)
- Horizon Zero Dawn: Limited Edition (Mar 2017)
- Horizon Zero Dawn: Collector's Edition (Mar 2017)
- Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition (Dec 2017)
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Rating distribution
5 stars
3013
4 stars
2295
3 stars
1023
2 stars
354
1 star
84
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Status adamtracey Sep 11, 2020
Started a week ago. Playing after Last Of Us 2 so the story/cinematic naturally feel flat. Machines are genuinely both intimidating and make the world feel unique and mysterious - more so than generic fantasy enemies.
Also - recently played Ghost of Tsushima. It was clear there that the mongols were invading enemies to be killed. It’s not so clear …
Started a week ago. Playing after Last Of Us 2 so the story/cinematic naturally feel flat. Machines are genuinely both intimidating and make the world feel unique and mysterious - more so than generic fantasy enemies.
Also - recently played Ghost of Tsushima. It was clear there that the mongols were invading enemies to be killed. It’s not so clear to me yet why I would want to kill some peaceful robot horses. For loot, sure, but loot for what - better ways to kill harmless machines? So outside quests killing machines seems a bit gratuitous.
Status NightTray Aug 10, 2020
This game is very gorgeous so far. I'm surprised my 1070ti can keep a steady 72 fps all around on mostly high settings. I'm liking the gameplay, idea, and execution so far but I still don't feel like I've been given full control of the game at 3-4 hours in, if that makes sense. Dialogue is a bit silly sometimes …
Read moreThis game is very gorgeous so far. I'm surprised my 1070ti can keep a steady 72 fps all around on mostly high settings. I'm liking the gameplay, idea, and execution so far but I still don't feel like I've been given full control of the game at 3-4 hours in, if that makes sense. Dialogue is a bit silly sometimes but it's good fun. Hoping it picks up more sooner or later.
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Status May_Odaigahara Jun 12, 2020
"THERE'S NOTHING I WOULDN'T DO TO SAVE THIS WORLD"
I LOVE ALOY!!!
give me horizon forbidden west right now
Status flyingfez Apr 15, 2020
I've tried this game two times now. The first time was back in 2017, I played it right after Zelda: BoW and I simply couldn't get into it. The gameplay felt restricting. I thought I was being unfair due to having just played Zelda so I shelved it. Now it's 2020 and there's nothing else to play so I started …
Read moreI've tried this game two times now. The first time was back in 2017, I played it right after Zelda: BoW and I simply couldn't get into it. The gameplay felt restricting. I thought I was being unfair due to having just played Zelda so I shelved it. Now it's 2020 and there's nothing else to play so I started it from the beginning with an open mind. And well, it didn't do it for me. I think the story would be interesting if I delved deeper. I also like the combat against the machines. Even though the game is beautiful I feel it's also plain looking (Bloodborne was the last game I played so maybe my mind is still looking for details all around). This is also how I felt about AC: Odyssey. The melee combat is lacking, the quests are good but after RDR2, AC Origins/Odyssey, Witcher 3 and others, I just don't want to get on my horse to a way point anymore (I removed all the markers and this helped). I think if I were to summarize my feelings on this game is that it's a great generic game, but I'm looking for something a little more focused at this time.
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Status May_Odaigahara Mar 2, 2020
every time I play a game that isn't Horizon: Zero Dawn there's at least a little part of me that wants to be playing Horizon: Zero Dawn
Status omnomnivore Feb 8, 2020
This game blew the rest of the games out of the water! Definitely one of my favorites and it should have won GOTY even for just the idea alone!
Despite the weird facial expressions of the people lol (only LA Noire does it best), most of it was amazing.
Design The world is just beautiful - post apocalyptic feels nature …
This game blew the rest of the games out of the water! Definitely one of my favorites and it should have won GOTY even for just the idea alone!
Despite the weird facial expressions of the people lol (only LA Noire does it best), most of it was amazing.
Design The world is just beautiful - post apocalyptic feels nature + machines theme is perfect! Plus it has a night and day effect in which everything looks and feels so different.
I love Aloy's overall design. Finally a game with a female main character that's not sexualized :p The costumes are so creative, The side characters have interesting personalities. The story and plot is compelling as well.
Gameplay The controls are great. The fighting style - using bow and arrow, the trusty old hunting technique (which should have been just the usual feels) brought novelty styles and i didnt expect stalking and hunting machine animals could be this exciting. One of my favorite parts are climbing the giraffe robot. It's so exhilarating when you reach the top and it was something new!
One thing lacking is probably to have Breath of the Wild feature that can make me go everywhere, climb everywhere and use a paraglider to go down haha.
Status Bigdaddyred Jan 20, 2020
Got the Platinium today and did all the Frozen Wild Trophies. Simply a masterpiece of a game, nothing more to say.
Status Just_In_Gaming Jan 13, 2020
Horizon Zero Dawn completely blew me away and quickly became my one of my favorite games of all time. The world is beautiful, the characters are realistic, combat can be complex and fun, and exploring the open world can be rewarding in itself. Just an absolutely amazing game.
Status cemakkartal Aug 12, 2019
Finished! Had so much fun with the photo mode. Review incoming...
Status cemakkartal Aug 2, 2019
Hit the 30 hour mark. I was taking my time and having really fun, doing mostly side quests and errands and stuff. But now I'm playing side quest "Blood on Stone" and I started to get a little tired with this game. Died too many times and thinking of lowering the difficulty maybe. And I really hate pressing L3 to …
Read moreHit the 30 hour mark. I was taking my time and having really fun, doing mostly side quests and errands and stuff. But now I'm playing side quest "Blood on Stone" and I started to get a little tired with this game. Died too many times and thinking of lowering the difficulty maybe. And I really hate pressing L3 to run! It feels like I'm doing something wrong and will break the analog stick!
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Status enragedbard Jun 23, 2019
Excellent game, would recommend. On the level of Breath of the Wild. If only climbing were easier and more widespread and melee were better. Long load times. Otherwise, I still gave it a 5/5.
Status jaythegreenling May 14, 2019
I... don't even know what to say. Aloy has taken over my heart and I wish I could spend more time with her.
The game is absolutely beautiful, exciting, and intoxicating. One of the best open world games I've ever played. I never got bored, was never sick of the gameplay, always had something else to do.
The side quests …
I... don't even know what to say. Aloy has taken over my heart and I wish I could spend more time with her.
The game is absolutely beautiful, exciting, and intoxicating. One of the best open world games I've ever played. I never got bored, was never sick of the gameplay, always had something else to do.
The side quests were just that. Proper quests, and not simply errands you're running for someone, where you fetch them an item or two.
But the best thing about this game is Aloy. A wonderful main character with heart and determination. Her comments about the world were what made me love the game so much.
Status zusammen_zocken Mar 8, 2019
Nach ü80 Std durchgezockt. Horizon Zero Dawn ist ein sehr schönes Spiel, auch in seiner Erzählung. Gestern durgezockt. Ein ausführliches Resümee von mir gibt es hier:
Status May_Odaigahara Oct 22, 2018
I'm playing this game again and it's so fucking good, you guys
I can't believe this is the only video game to ever be released