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The Most Underrated PlayStation 5 Game Lands On PC Soon
25.1.2024
Sony has revealed a release date for the PC version of Horizon Forbidden West Complete, along with a bunch of top-tech features for computers beefy enough to handle them. Come March 21, the epic action adventure will be available to play with unlocked framerates and DLSS 3 upscaling.Read more
Horizon Forbidden West Adds New Game Plus And More Fancy Features
3.6.2022
Stray! Final Fantasy XVI! The Resident Evil 4 remake! Sony’s big not-E3 State of Play showcase, held last night, was unexpectedly packed. But amid the fray flew a kernel of under-the-radar news for a game that’s already out: Horizon Forbidden West received a wave of much-requested features...
The Art Of Horizon Forbidden West
27.5.2022
Horizon Forbidden West has been out long enough now that the game’s artists are free to post their work on sites like ArtStation, so tonight we’re going to be taking a look at all kinds of stuff that went into the game’s creation. Read more
Horizon Forbidden West Quietly Adds Feature That Now Feels Essential
5.4.2022
It’s a good thing Horizon Forbidden West has a bottomless inventory. Developer Guerrilla Games recently sped up looting in its robot-busting adventure through the quiet addition of one simple feature: the option to disable pickup animations.Read more
Horizon Forbidden West's Best Hidden Feature
5.4.2022
Horizon Forbidden West has one of the most extraordinary suites of in-game and accessibility options, making for a frankly daunting collection of tweaks and changes available to adapt the game for exactly how you want to play it. But there’s one feature buried there that you’ve likely missed,...
Big Horizon Forbidden West Patch Makes The Game Less Shimmery
30.3.2022
Developer Guerrilla Games has rolled out a massive patch for Horizon Forbidden West, purporting to fix more than a dozen quests, plus a litany of minor hiccups. It also aims to make the game less shimmery. Those who made it through the era of puddlegate unscathed should rejoice.Read more
Horizon Forbidden West Dev Explains Far Zenith, The Game’s Most Twisted Villains
18.3.2022
You could draw a direct line between the fictitious villains of Horizon Forbidden West and certain members of the IRL three comma club. The game’s lead writer, however, insists that such characters aren’t based on any real-world people.Read more
Horizon Forbidden West Dev Dishes On The Game’s Biggest Twist
15.3.2022
Partway through Horizon Forbidden West, you encounter a monster. It’s not an animal-shaped robot, like the bulk of enemies you fight. It’s a bona fide creature of the shadows, and a rare moment of terror in a series that largely avoids jump scares and nightmare fuel. According to the game’s...
The Can’t-Miss Side-Quests Of Horizon Forbidden West
25.2.2022
If there’s one regard wherein Horizon Forbidden West should be deemed Horizon Forbidden Best, it’s the optional stuff. Every side-quest in the game culminates with a meaningful reward. In some cases, you get a cool weapon or set of armor. In others, you’ll catch a narrative denouement richer than...
23 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Horizon Forbidden West
18.2.2022
Horizon Forbidden West, out now for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, is the size of a dinosaur. Like any big game, it’s a whole lot to take in, and can be overwhelming at times. You can and indeed should figure out a lot of its quirks and secrets on your own. But take it from me, someone who’s...
The 10 Best Skills You Should Get ASAP In Horizon Forbidden West
18.2.2022
Horizon Forbidden West, Guerrilla Games’ sumptuous homage to the concept of lens flare, is massive—so massive, in fact, that it doesn’t have a skill tree. Nope, it has six.Read more
Before You Start: Five Settings To Change In Horizon Forbidden West
18.2.2022
The only thing bigger than Horizon Forbidden West’s open-world is its suite of options. Guerrilla’s splashy PlayStation action-adventure game features dozens of settings, some of which—difficulty sliders, controller presets, visual modes—are par for the course. But others, like the ability to slow...
Don’t Miss Horizon Forbidden West’s Buried Gyro Aiming Feature
17.2.2022
Horizon Forbidden West, an open-world game about validating every kindergartener’s dream of being a paleontologist, gives you a vast collection of high-tech bows and arrows to play with. Like many video game bows, this arsenal can be finicky when aiming with a thumbstick, so some players will...
I Can't Stop Ogling Horizon Forbidden West's Wind
17.2.2022
How do you fill up a giant open world so that it doesn’t feel dead and empty? You can litter the map with points of interest, unleash a swarm of prehistoric robots to roam its peaks and valleys, and make sure every other vista is exploding with lens flair. Or, in Horizon Forbidden West’s case,...
Everything You Need To Know About Horizon Zero Dawn’s Story Before You Play Forbidden West
17.2.2022
Horizon Forbidden West is almost out, and it basically picks up exactly where the previous game left off. The opening hours will pelt you with strange names, supposedly familiar faces, and a helpful but extremely brief recap of the events of Horizon Zero Dawn. If you’re planning on jumping into...
Horizon Forbidden West Reviews Say It's Really Good (And Really Familiar)
15.2.2022
The embargo for Horizon Forbidden West has lifted, which means reviews have dropped before the game launches on February 18. Our review praised the game for its many improvements, including overhauling the rather uninventive climbing puzzles. And the wider critical consensus suggests that this...
Good News, Horizon Forbidden West Plays Fine And Still Looks Beautiful On Base PS4
14.2.2022
I was ready for Horizon Forbidden West to be a big disappointment on base PS4s. The game is a technical marvel in so many ways on PS5, and developer Guerilla Games hadn’t been showing off a ton of last-gen footage. Surely it would suffer on Sony’s old hardware. Not so. While a clear downgrade,...
Horizon Forbidden West: The Kotaku Review
14.2.2022
For a game about exploring the unknown, Horizon Forbidden West sure plays it safe.Read more
Here's How To Save 10 Bucks On Horizon Forbidden West For PS5
7.2.2022
This is a little PSA to note that Horizon Forbidden West, Guerrilla Games’ highly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed Horizon Zero Dawn, is $10 cheaper if you pre-order it through your PlayStation 4 rather than buying the PlayStation 5 version. Read more
Horizon Forbidden West Reusing Animations Isn’t A New Phenomenon (And It's Not Bad, Either)
27.1.2022
IGN has published a new comparison video for Guerrilla Games’ Horizon Forbidden West. The four-minute clip, a rundown of the biggest changes made between the upcoming action-adventure game and 2017's Horizon Zero Dawn, showed how similar the two appear to be side-by-side. One particular moment...