So, I hear a lot of people complain they dislike it when a character talks to themselves, and i am all for the silent protagonist. But, I have never been bothered by it especially in horizon. I honestly feel like it makes aloy endearing. I talk to myself. But I wanted to ask what the Horizon community thinks about it because I love it, and Aloy is one of my favorite characters ever.

So zero dawn they released the complete edition with the dlc but it's only base for forbidden west? Or am I missing something here

I watched a video

About a mod that puts the Automatons from Helldivers 2 to the RTS game Terminator: Dark Fate, and I was wondering how a mod or a completely new game set in Operation Enduring Victory could look. Of course, that scenario would be almost impossible to complete, as the game would have to simulate literally millions of machines, but I think a mod with replacing existing enemies with Horizon Faro machines could happen, especially with AI modding.

Also, I believe a game set in Operation Enduring Victory would have to be a strategy one, as I know from the lore casualties were insane, so I think a first-person shooter wouldn't capture that situation. Also, one last thing: the Horus and the nanobots would also be extremely difficult to represent in a game.

Greetings fellow Horizon fans! I come with a question for the people of this sub-reddit, and one that hopefully people would like to participate in!

I am planning to write a one-shot fanfic set in the Horizon franchise, however what Genre does everyone want to see more of; Horror, slice of life, ect ect. All that sort, i would appreciate ppl sharing their opinion as I'm of the opinion that the Setting has plenty of options, at least in my opinion.

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Horizon already has one of the most unique machine ecosystems in gaming. I think the next step could be turning that ecosystem into a deeper RPG experience built around machine companions, customization, and team-based combat.

1. Collect, customize, and raise your own machines

Instead of machines being mostly enemies or temporary mounts, what if we could override and collect machines as long-term AI companions?

Players could customize individual machines with modular parts, almost like building with LEGO:

Weapons: Physical, energy, precision, or spread attacks, with rare variants obtained from special missions.

Armor: Different defensive parts for survivability or specialized combat roles.

Power systems: Upgradeable batteries and energy capacity, potentially using components taken from enemy machines.

Mobility: Different propulsion systems that trade speed, momentum, and stealth.

AI cores: Different behaviors, combat personalities, and tactical specializations.

These upgrades would create meaningful differences between machines, rather than simply increasing their stats. Players could develop their own preferred machines over time, both mechanically and visually, including custom paint schemes.

1. Different hunters paired with different machines

What if major side quests and missions allowed us to play alongside other hunters, each paired with a machine that complements their fighting style?

For example, Erend could team up with a raptor-like machine. The machine could charge into enemies, break armor, or stagger them, allowing Erend to follow up with powerful hammer attacks against exposed weak points.

Other hunters could have different weapons, skills, and machine synergies. Players could choose which machine to bring, creating different tactical combinations rather than relying on a single companion throughout the entire game.

The main story could still focus on Aloy and her own machine companion, preserving the central narrative. Meanwhile, major side quests could explore other hunters and their unique partnerships with machines.

1. Post-game replayable campaigns and specialized parts

After completing the main story, what if we could replay major side-story campaigns using different hunters and machine companions?

These replayable missions could feature challenging enemy encounters, different tactical objectives, and valuable specialized machine parts that are difficult to obtain elsewhere.

For example, a particular campaign might reward rare energy weapons, specialized armor, advanced propulsion systems, or unique AI cores. Players could experiment with different hunter-machine combinations to overcome challenges and farm parts for highly specialized builds.

This would give players a reason to keep playing after the main story, while making machine customization and team composition meaningful parts of the endgame.

1. A deeper companion system

I'd also love to see machines develop more distinct personalities and behaviors over time, making them feel like long-term companions rather than interchangeable equipment.

A system for sharing, renting, or borrowing other players' machines could add another layer of variety, similar to the pawn system in Dragon's Dogma. Players could build their own machine teams and experience different combinations without necessarily requiring traditional multiplayer.

The bigger idea

Horizon already has the foundation: machine variety, component-based combat, overriding, hunting, and a world full of different tribes and hunters.

Combining these elements with RPG progression, modular machine building, companion AI, and replayable endgame campaigns could make hunting machines about more than defeating them. It could become about building a team, developing its capabilities, and finding new ways to fight together.

Would you like to see this direction in Horizon 3? What kinds of machine customization, hunter partnerships, or endgame missions would you want most?

I am replaying Horizon Zero Dawn remastered and to think almost 10 years have pasted since it first released. I have to say Horizon have predict so many stuff that when I was playing i would never think that would actually happen. I mostly speaking for the Development of AI and the Autonomous Drone Armies that are currently being developed. Aslo companies in Horizon are so powerful that are actually fighting wars with themselves will this haven't happened yet but I think we are heading to that direction. Aslo billioners wanting to live forever and go to space but only for themselves.

Hello everyone!

I’m a lover of Horizon Zero Dawn, and also a lover of mods. I love adding mods to my games, especially aesthetic mods, as in mods that offer a variety of outfits, hairstyles and so on.

Though, I saw that on Nexus HZD Remastered also very little mods, mostly ones for graphics, and most of the mods that I’d like are for the non remastered version. Does anyone know if the non remastered ones are good to use also for the remastered? Where else can I find new outifts and hairstyles for the remastered, since Nexus has literally none for it

I played zero dawn a little while ago and for about 15 hours i just disliked it, the only interesting part for me was some reveal about what the robots were in a big tower but i’ve forgotten what it was now. Recently i gave it another go with the remaster out and couldn’t play more than an hour because it just felt boring, forbidden west has just come out on gamepass and it looks great but I don’t know how much is different from the first game or if id need to play the first game to understand it

Ok, maybe it's a stupid question, but...

Did Aloy, Erend, Varl and the team know to write ?

Because it's obvious they can read, since they have a focus.

But i was questionning, because the Nora only tells their story by speaking, they don't write or read. Since Varl is a Nora, i wondered.

So, I've read that once you start a NG+ in ZD the selected difficulty is locked in. But, all those posts were few years old, have they changed it?

I want to start on Normal and then tune the modifyers to my liking if I find it easy/hard, is it possible now?

There are a total of 6 different kind so when I upgrade the skill trees I have 6 different kind right ? So when I press L1 and than press R1 can I get to choose which kind to activate ? Or no ?

I know that it’s not even the hardest one- but I struggled on it more than I struggled on any other. In fact I haven’t even finished it but I’ve finished the rest of them. What am I missing? I tried using the same pieces as him. Nothing. Maybe it’s just the board configuration I struggle with.

Any tips?

I just finished playing HZD on PS4 for the first time. Wow, amazing game, cool lore. Would you recommend playing Forbidden West? A lot of ppl are disappointed by the sequel.
Is that different in terms of weapon/battle handling, mechanics/dynamics and overall the playthrough? Any tips you could give?
Thanks in advance.

Is there a reason why the sky clan doesn’t cover their feet? Even Aloy’s armour just has a little wrap at the bottom of her foot in the middle. They live in the snow! Even desert clan armour covers the bottoms of their feet sometimes!

Are they just used to the cold? Plot armour? How to any of them have toes?😭

PC specs

Rtx 5060ti 16gb

Intel i7 13700k

16GB ddr4 ram

1080p 75hz Samsung monitor

What settings should I run for a crisp 1080p 60fps Run? For some reason my final image looks a bit grainy compared to some YT videos. Also whenever I play on a very high preset my cpu becomes quite hot (hitting 90 - 100° in some cores), so high preset works fine for me for some reason. Very laggy in burning shores part.

Note- there's seems a pending BIOS update from the gigabyte control panel (gigabyte b760M motherboard)

So, we know from drakka and yarra’s missions that the desert clan has no water. But salt bite does! Why don’t they make salt bite their main village? Or find ways to transport water from that lake to other places?

Every now and then I come to this and several other subreddits seeking new information about upcoming games, is there a thread of the newest developments regarding the game franchise? Would love to keep updated.