

To uncover more of the map, Aloy must scale large giraffe-like machines known as Tallnecks. Corrupted Zones constitute areas that heighten difficulty and are populated by corrupted machines that behave with more aggression. Mountainous terrain is traversed with the employment of parkour, and aided by the use of zip-lines. The map is composed of forest, jungle, desert, and snowy mountain regions. The game has a seamless open world with a day-night cycle and dynamic weather system.

The Frozen Wilds added "Traveler", which unlocks the ability to jump off a mount to attack enemies. Upgrades in each category result in more adept use of the skills learned, with "Prowler" leading to silent takedowns, "Brave" to aiming a bow in slow motion, and "Forager" to an enlarged medicine pouch. To level up, Aloy attains experience points from individual kills and completing quests. Three categories occur in the skill tree: "Prowler" concerns stealth, "Brave" improves combat, and "Forager" increases healing and gathering capabilities. Explorable ruins called Cauldrons unlock additional machines to override. She is able to hack a selection of machines with the Override Tool, some of which can be turned into makeshift mounts. Swimming may reach enemies stealthily or places otherwise unreachable on foot. Hiding in foliage to ambush nearby enemies can ensure immediate takedowns. Īloy can dodge, sprint, slide, or roll to evade her enemies' advances. Aloy also engages in battle with human enemies, such as bandits and the Eclipse cult. Unless hacked with the Override Tool, or sufficiently hit with corruption arrows, machines do not exert aggressive force against each other. Exhibiting the behaviour of wild animals, some machines are inclined to move in herds, and others, with the ability to fly, do so in flocks.

Machines attack with defensive and offensive measures, and in either case react to a perceived threat by charging at it with brute force or projectiles. One machine, the Stalker, can enable cloaking technology to avert the gaze of Aloy's Focus scan. Aloy wears a Focus, a small head piece that scans machines to determine their susceptibilities, identify their location, their level, and the nature of loot they will drop. Weapons have modification slots for dealing more damage. Ammo, resource satchels, pouches, quivers, resistance, antidotes, health potions, and traps can all be crafted. Machine components, including electricity and the metal they are composed of, are vital to Aloy's survival she can loot their remains for crafting resources. Aloy can kill enemies in a variety of ways – shooting them with arrows, setting traps such as tripwires using the Tripcaster, using explosives, and a spear. Players take control of Aloy, a hunter who ventures through a post-apocalyptic land ruled by robotic creatures. Horizon Zero Dawn is an action role-playing game played from a third-person view. A sequel, Horizon Forbidden West, was released for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on 18 February 2022. An expansion, The Frozen Wilds, was released in November 2017. The game won numerous awards and sold over 20 million copies by February 2022, making it one of the best-selling PlayStation 4 games. Horizon Zero Dawn was praised by critics for its open world, story, visuals, combat, characterization, and the performance of voice actress Ashly Burch however, the dialogue, melee combat, and character models received some criticism. The soundtrack was led by composer Joris de Man, featuring contributions from The Flight. Being set in a post-apocalyptic setting, anthropologists were consulted to authenticate the world's decay over a millennium. The game engine, Decima, was developed for Killzone: Shadow Fall and altered for Horizon Zero Dawn. Development began in 2011 after the completion of Killzone 3, with director Mathijs de Jonge considering it the riskiest idea pitched at the time. Horizon Zero Dawn is Guerrilla Games' first intellectual property since Killzone in 2004 and its first role-playing video game.
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It is the first game in the Horizon series and was released for the PlayStation 4 in 2017 and Windows in 2020. The player can explore the open world to discover locations and take on side quests.

A skill tree provides the player with new abilities and bonuses. The player uses ranged weapons, a spear, and stealth to combat mechanical creatures and other enemy forces. The plot follows Aloy, a young hunter in a world overrun by machines, who sets out to uncover her past. It is the first game of the Horizon video game series. Horizon Zero Dawn is a 2017 open world action role-playing game developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment.
