Horizon: Forbidden West

As Aloy, players will explore far-future United States, overrun by monsterous machines. Using melee weapons and bows, players will shoot human and machine enemies. Themes of loss and grief are prevalent in the game and players can expect light blood VFX. Some factions in the game may be perceived as appropriating Native American culture.

• Release date: 2-18-2022
• Developer: Guerrilla Games
• Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment
• Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC

Triggers for this game

Animals & Wildlife

• Fictional Creatures

  Animal-like machines are found throughout the world

  • Can't be avoided

Crime

• Murder

  • Can't be avoided

Death & Loss

• Death of Friend

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  Varl is killed part way through the game

  • Can't be avoided

• Death of Parent

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  Aloy deals with her grief on the death of Rost from the previous Horizon game

  • Can't be avoided

• Death of Wild Animal

  Hunting for materials is required

  • Can't be avoided

• Drowning

  Aloy can drown if she stays underwater too long

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  Aloy receives a mask early in the game that makes drowning impossible

  • Can't be avoided

Drugs & Alcohol

• Alcohol Consumption

  • Can't be avoided

Gore

• Amputation

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  An NPC loses his arm early in the game

  • Can't be avoided

• Blood

  Light blood VFX when fighting human enemies

  • Can't be avoided

Mental Health

• Grief

  • Can't be avoided

Natural Events

• Extinction

  The game fosuces on Aloy trying to prevent mass extinction/death

  • Can't be avoided

Non-Sexual Abuse & Violence

• Manipulation

  Workers are manipulated into working in unsafe conditions

  • Can't be avoided

Phobias

• Acrophobia

  • Can't be avoided

• Aerophobia

  Aloy can fly on some machines

  • Can't be avoided

• Megalophobia

  Giant machines, large structures

  • Can't be avoided

• Nyctophobia

  • Can't be avoided

• Thalassophobia

  • Is avoidable
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• Traumatophobia

  • Can't be avoided

Physical Health & Body Issues

• Acquired Disability

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  Prominent NPC loses his arm early in the game and deals with his loss in the narrative

  • Can't be avoided

• Pain & Physical Suffering

  • Can't be avoided

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