Horizon Zero Dawn

 PlayStation 4
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8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12419 Ratings

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  1. CnPx98
    May 22, 2022
    10
    This game is truly amazing. 1 thing that is done so well is you never feel restricted as a player. You always have full control over your character with the exception of cutscenes. The story in this game is perfect from start to finish. So many games have an interesting starting point and then you hit a cliff.
    In Horizon ZD I was always interested in what happens next. The combat in this    This game is truly amazing. 1 thing that is done so well is you never feel restricted as a player. You always have full control over your character with the exception of cutscenes. The story in this game is perfect from start to finish. So many games have an interesting starting point and then you hit a cliff.
    In Horizon ZD I was always interested in what happens next. The combat in this game is amazing. Rather then just spam firing you have to pick off the weak points which makes sense when going against machines. You have a reasonable variety of weapons. My person favourite was the trip caster. I personally loved exploring the forbidden ruins and and finding about about the history of before the game was set. You will find in this game there is hours of optional content for you to enjoy rather then just the core missions. You can how ever skip all that and just play the story. Although I highly recommend you check out all the other stuff as it's really fun to do! This game is definitely 1 of the best single player games I have ever played! The hill climbing in this game wasn't great. If you can call it hill climbing. It was more glitch jumping up a hill. Mounts feel a bit slow aswell. Both these have been improved upon in Forbidden west thou.    … Expand
  2. DarkRahnne
    Oct 9, 2022
    10
    I loved this game I don’t know why it took me so long to play, oh my gosh a beautiful game
  3. Davidnotavailab
    Jul 1, 2023
    9
    Even tho it took me 2 years to finish this game, I was frustraded by the fact that the machines u destroy repawn when u load the game or die, i think that can be pretty **** at times but if u plan to play this game for hours that wont be a problem. The world is amazing, the combat has much depth to it, climbing long necks machines was so fun. The music is great the atmosphere as well.
  4. Elive7
    Feb 20, 2022
    8
    Un juego con una historia interesante, unas mecánicas que atraen. No logro envolverme como otros juegos del género pero sin duda un juego muy bueno de PS
  5. Kostas_Spirou
    Jul 28, 2023
    8
    One of the most interesting settings I've ever seen in a videogame, tribal humans fighting against robotic dinosaurs in a post apocalyptic world full of danger, this game is gorgeous, from the graphics to the worldbuilding, it's pure eye candy.

    The game may feel a little bit generic and linear at first but when it opens up, it becomes way better. The story is pretty good with some cool    One of the most interesting settings I've ever seen in a videogame, tribal humans fighting against robotic dinosaurs in a post apocalyptic world full of danger, this game is gorgeous, from the graphics to the worldbuilding, it's pure eye candy.

    The game may feel a little bit generic and linear at first but when it opens up, it becomes way better. The story is pretty good with some cool twists later on, I don't think I've ever seen a similar story before, but sadly most of the characters are pretty forgettable.

    The gameplay is smooth and fun, very fast paced combat, using the environment against your enemies and hitting the weak spots feels satisfying. There are also different weapons you unlock as you progress, and a decent variety of enemy types.

    Unfortunately though, the side content didn't really surprise me, most side quests are repetitive fetch quests or glorified stronghold liberations, there's no innovation whatsoever.

    It really is a solid game overall, even with its shortcomings, the unique and fresh setting, the very enjoyable gameplay mechanics, the beautiful Open World and the amount of content definitely make this game a very fascinating experience, not the best of its kind but a pretty good one.

    Final Rating: "Great" ~ 8/10.    … Expand
  6. Nikitawr
    May 3, 2023
    8
    It's a good game, I liked it, but something feels off about it. For me, it has a great background story of the world "before", but I think the present world story is BORING. Whey you talk to characters you literally don't want to ask them stuff. I just played mass effect 1 and 2 and I was asking EVERYHING from the characters because the questions and answers were always interesting. ButIt's a good game, I liked it, but something feels off about it. For me, it has a great background story of the world "before", but I think the present world story is BORING. Whey you talk to characters you literally don't want to ask them stuff. I just played mass effect 1 and 2 and I was asking EVERYHING from the characters because the questions and answers were always interesting. But here it's like "bring me the wood for the fire", Aloy: "why do you need fire?". It's like I don't care about these side characters.… Expand
  7. MadIsAdopted
    Dec 2, 2022
    7
    Can be described the same way as I did for Marvel's Spider-man with one exception: Horizon has a better plot, that holds the intrigue until the last act. All the other typical diseases are still present though
  8. joaopoc1998
    Oct 30, 2022
    8
    Amazing graphics for that generation
    Gameplay incredible
    A interesting story
  9. ShevaWall
    Jun 14, 2022
    10
    Игра великолепна в своём произведении.
    В триллион раз лучше напущенного god of war, который имеет завышенную оценку и завышенные ожидания для меня.
    Я ни разу не пожалел, что играл в эту игру и прошёл её на платину. Она действительно великолепна от графики до сюжета. Огромный открытый мир, множество интересных побочных квестов. Это лучшая игра в которую я играл. С нетерпением ждал    Игра великолепна в своём произведении.
    В триллион раз лучше напущенного god of war, который имеет завышенную оценку и завышенные ожидания для меня.
    Я ни разу не пожалел, что играл в эту игру и прошёл её на платину. Она действительно великолепна от графики до сюжета. Огромный открытый мир, множество интересных побочных квестов.

    Это лучшая игра в которую я играл. С нетерпением ждал второй части и на данный момент прохожу её. HORIZON one love for me.    … Expand
  10. Toffeltrasa
    Mar 13, 2023
    1
    I will never understand the praise this game gets. I played through the entire game, and it was painful. Let's start off by looking at the good stuff, which are very few btw, the combat system is great. Everything feels realy satisfying when you use the bow etc, The world is also beautifully crafted, and it has stunning visuals.
    My biggest problem is the voice acting. Not a single voice    I will never understand the praise this game gets. I played through the entire game, and it was painful. Let's start off by looking at the good stuff, which are very few btw, the combat system is great. Everything feels realy satisfying when you use the bow etc, The world is also beautifully crafted, and it has stunning visuals.
    My biggest problem is the voice acting. Not a single voice actor here is good, they all talk like robots. The dialogue is so cringy, and I feel like an alien that has never interacted with humans before, wrote the script. The dialogue "cutscenes" are awkward as hell, the facial animations is on par with the same emotions furby toys show with their faces. For some reason, the voice actors seems to have a 3second pause between every sentence sometimes, and it was really annoying. I probably skipped 80% of the games dialogue, and I pray to Guerilla, that the sequel will be better, because there is so much potential here.    … Expand
  11. Fany0000
    Apr 3, 2022
    8
    Horizon: Zero Dawn is among the games, that are the main reason to buy one of the playstation consoles. The game settings is epic, story line magnificent, full of unexpected plot twists. The whole world is beautiful and living, even on the basic PS4. Machine combat is extremely adictive and satisfying, unfortunately fighting the human enemies is one of the worst part of the game, which isHorizon: Zero Dawn is among the games, that are the main reason to buy one of the playstation consoles. The game settings is epic, story line magnificent, full of unexpected plot twists. The whole world is beautiful and living, even on the basic PS4. Machine combat is extremely adictive and satisfying, unfortunately fighting the human enemies is one of the worst part of the game, which is getting more boring as the game progresses, also combat in close quarters is quite problematic. The world is full of activities, unfortunately, most of them are rather repetitive, and the motivation for doing most of them is dissappearing after a few hours. Main story is excellent, well-written full of secrets and astonishing moments, however side quest are quite linear, most often: find, kill and bring me back stuff. Comparison to Witcher 3 is very exaggerated. Overall the game is great, main story line is on of the best in the whole game history, however, uninterestingness of side quests and repetitive side activities are the main flaws of the game.

    Time in the game: 72h
    Gameplay: 9/10
    Main Story: 10/10
    Side Activities: 5/10
    Graphics: 9/10    … Expand
  12. ManjuMadhu
    Jan 31, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Really enjoyed the story mode. Playstation rcoked it with this title. Waiting for forbidden west!!♥️… Expand
  13. Tommey
    May 2, 2022
    10
    Love this gem of a masterpiece. Story is pretty unique and compelling, the cut scenes are also fantastic, gameplay is compelling and easy-to-learn. Aloy is an excellent female protagonist, and they were able to develop and flesh out her backstory in relation to the story and world of HZD. HZD was the title that got me interested in open-world games.
  14. Rockmatador21
    Mar 28, 2022
    8
    A história me prendeu bastante durante o jogo, gameplay divertida com uma pegada RPG.
  15. TheVezyrQ
    Mar 17, 2022
    4
    gam was fine, thats all - story and dialogues were boring. good that the game was in PS+. wanted to play that game to know the story before forbiden west. hope the 2nd part will be much better. imo the 10 rates came only from ponys but the game is still bad.
  16. ELITESKULL
    Dec 3, 2022
    10
    The story of aloy is very good and very mysterious, the graphics are very good runs at stable 60fps on my ps5 the combat is over the top.
  17. Ginger_Avenger
    May 15, 2022
    9
    I played this while staying at my brother's house one summer, and then had to go out and buy a PS4 to keep playing it once I returned home. Maybe other games seem similar in some ways - Monster Hunter, Assassin's Creed, Witcher 3, Far Cry, and so on, but this was my first experience with a game like this and I fell in love with the idea of setting traps and using arrows to kill robotI played this while staying at my brother's house one summer, and then had to go out and buy a PS4 to keep playing it once I returned home. Maybe other games seem similar in some ways - Monster Hunter, Assassin's Creed, Witcher 3, Far Cry, and so on, but this was my first experience with a game like this and I fell in love with the idea of setting traps and using arrows to kill robot animals, as weird (or dumb) as that sounds. The big boss fights really gripped me, and although the story was a little bit out there at times, it all felt real enough, so I found myself interested all the same. Killing a big beast with trip wires and well-placed arrows was satisfying. I should also mention that I am from the region that the game's setting is inspired by, so that earned some bonus points for sure. Great fun.… Expand
  18. Lynxter007
    Feb 17, 2022
    9
    It was one of the best ps4 games. It was a typical open world game but Aloy has become the best female protagonists in any game.
  19. Cfcarrabine
    Feb 18, 2022
    9
    This game is great, from the combat, story, and especially the enemies you fight. But, I would have liked the side quests to be more unique instead of being repetitive and I would have like melee combat to be more relevant as it was useless throughout the entire game.
  20. Med_Ryan
    Feb 19, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece
    From Well Written Story to the engaging Gameplay & Combat to the freedom of exploration & stunning world to the emotional music, what an excellent experience delivered by PlayStation Studios I think everyone should absolutely experience this gem
  21. accursedblade
    Feb 19, 2022
    10
    This game really surprised me. I love this game, and super hyped for the future of the series.
  22. Leo_souza
    Feb 20, 2022
    10
    Ótimo jogo, história envolvendo, personagens marcantes (principalmente a aloy). O combate é viciante, excelentes lutas contra máquinas dos mais diversos tipos, missões principais e secundárias que te deixam com vontade de querer mais. Gostei bastante da DLC também.
  23. CosmicBloom
    Feb 19, 2022
    10
    Incredible amazing story and gameplay i never got tired of it and kept playing for hours
  24. SERGO403
    Feb 19, 2022
    9
    Великолепная игра по части графики, геймплея и сюжета. Самое разочарование это побочные задания.
  25. Nesse
    Feb 19, 2022
    10
    Hermosos juego, me sorprendió gratamente, la ambientación, la música, su narrativa y su increíble historia. Llegas a amar a su protagonista.
  26. KevinJDM
    Feb 20, 2022
    10
    Świetna gra z otwartym światem, masa zabawy w niesamowitej oprawie wizualnej.
  27. LeandroAM
    Feb 20, 2022
    10
    Esse jogo mostrou o quanto a Guerrilla Games sabe inovar, história, gráficos, física, narrativa, e diversão.
  28. Johnsonsteed91
    May 2, 2022
    10
    Great gameplay and great story can’t wait to play forbidden west, huge open world that lives and breathes
  29. MrBrooun
    Feb 20, 2022
    9
    Отличный сюжет, а вариант постапокалипсиса вообще неповторимый, хромают побочки и анимации персов.Графон прекрасен
  30. Jelsa
    Feb 21, 2022
    10
    I just love it for no reason!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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#4 Best PS4 Game of 2017
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#1 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2017
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#1 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2017

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 115 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 110 out of 115
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 115
  3. Negative: 0 out of 115
  1. Quarter to Three
    May 22, 2017
    60
    The unfortunate fact of Horizon is that most of what it does well, other games have done better, and they did it with a compelling who and where. This is the game you play after you’ve finished The Witcher 3, Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, and Far Cry: Primal. It is the greatest hits compilation of open-world games. Yeah, sure, you might want to own it, but the real connoisseur has the original albums.
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  2. App Trigger
    Apr 21, 2017
    95
    Horizon Zero Dawn has an unforgettable protagonist, world, story, visuals, soundtrack and gameplay. Due to minor issues with inventory management and quest selection, I cannot call it perfect but I can say it is absolutely worth your time.
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  3. Riot Pixels
    Apr 10, 2017
    75
    There is enough spectacular action to keep you occupied for a couple of weeks, but Horizon is not the hot new killer app for PS4.
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