Horizon Forbidden West

Horizon Forbidden West is an upcoming action role-playing game developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It is set to be released in 2021 for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. It is the sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn (2017).

Gameplay

Horizon Forbidden West is a third-person action role-playing game. Players control Aloy, a huntress in a world populated by dangerous machines. Set in an open world located in post-apocalyptic California, Utah and Nevada, the game will explore the mysterious frontier known as the Forbidden West. The map will be larger than in the previous game, filled with secrets that lie beneath ruins from the world of the Old Ones. The game will feature a multitude of iconic locations including a ruined San Francisco and the Yosemite Valley with various biomes. One of the main additions to the sequel is the element of underwater exploration. Players will be able to uncover the mysteries beneath the surface of seas, lakes and rivers.

Development

Horizon Forbidden West is a sequel to 2017's Horizon Zero Dawn. It is being developed by Guerrilla Games and will be published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. Ashly Burch and Lance Reddick reprise their roles as Aloy and Sylens, respectively. The game was announced during Sony's PlayStation 5 reveal event in June 2020 and is expected to be released in 2021.

The PlayStation 5 version of the game will take advantage of the console's increased processing power, custom solid state drive storage, Tempest Engine and Dualsense controller to support features such as advanced haptic feedback, 3D spatial audio and reduced loading times. The game will also feature an updated version of the Decima engine.

A comic book series, set after the events of the first game, was published by Titan Comics on 5 August 2020.