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The Horizon Franchise

Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden west is a two-game series. Add in the additional Frozen Wilds and other additional content, though, and this is a substantial experience.

Horizon Zero Dawn, and the follow-up game Horizon Forbidden West, has a post-apocalyptic feel familiar from movies like Planet of the Apes. It plunges you into an overgrown landscape with now-crumbling remnants of modern life where animalistic machines have taken over. The exploration and combat don’t dwell on the downfall of the world, but there is an interesting undercurrent of self-annihilation that lingers as you play. It’s an impressive and enjoyable world to explore that says as much about humanity’s ability to survive as any direct narrative.

There have been 4 games in the Horizon franchise.
The first game was released in 2017 on PC and PlayStation 4 and the most recent release was Horizon Forbidden West in 2024 on PC, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.

The most popular game in the franchise is Horizon Zero Dawn with 72 likes. The franchise as a whole has 146 likes on the database. Unfortunately, Horizon Forbidden West is not available on Android, Mac, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox X|S or iOS. However, there are other games similar to Horizon Forbidden West on these platforms that offer an equivalent experience.

DetailsFranchise Details

PEGI Ratings: PEGI 16
ESRB Ratings: ESRB TEEN
Australian Ratings: M
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fighting, Narrative, Role-Play, Shooting, Stealth and Traversal
Release dates: 2017 - 2024
Platforms: PC, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5
Developer: @Guerrilla
 

 

Games in the Horizon Franchise

Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores is an action-adventure expansion for the Horizon Forbidden West game that continues your journey into post-apocalyptic Los Angeles and Hollywood.

Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores is an action-adventure expansion for the Horizon Forbidden West game that continues your journey into post-apocalyptic Los Angeles and Hollywood. Play is similar to the main game: close and ranged combat, exploration, and traversal.

Games Like the Horizon Franchise

The following games address a similar topic or offer a similar way to play. They are good options to play next and also good alternatives to the Horizon franchise for younger age ratings.

Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom is a role-play game and sequel to Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, where you play a young king rebuilding his kingdom and uniting his people.

Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom is a role-play game and sequel to Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, where you play a young king rebuilding his kingdom and uniting his people. You travel the world, interact with characters, and battle enemies by issuing commands and actions and dodging attacks.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is a fighting-adventure game and a sequel to 2019's Jedi: Fallen Order.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is a fighting-adventure game and a sequel to 2019's Jedi: Fallen Order. As in that game, you explore and fight enemies with your lightsaber and force powers, but here you also have a blaster and new lightsaber fighting styles.

Subnautica Below Zero is an open-world adventure game that follows the original game, Subnautica.

Subnautica Below Zero is an open-world adventure game that follows the original game, Subnautica. You play a scientist on an alien planet searching for clues about the research team that vanished there.

Batman: Arkham City is an open world adventure, the second instalment in the Arkham series taking place one year after the events of Batman: Arkham Asylum.

Batman: Arkham City is an open world adventure, the second instalment in the Arkham series taking place one year after the events of Batman: Arkham Asylum. You play Batman fighting crime, and his dwindling reputation, in a large open world with side missions and huge areas to explore.

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is an adventure narrative game similar to Heavenly Sword and offers a heady mix of heroic storytelling and narrative.

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is an adventure narrative game similar to Heavenly Sword and offers a heady mix of heroic storytelling and narrative. You control a character called Monkey (played by Andy Serkis) in a third-person perspective and use power-staff combat moves, running and jumping to overcome obstacles.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is the action-adventure sequel to Marvel's Spider-Man and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales where you shoot webs to swing around New York and defeat supervillains.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is the action-adventure sequel to Marvel's Spider-Man and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales where you shoot webs to swing around New York and defeat supervillains. Along with the usual fast-paced, fluid action and web-slinging traversal, this game adds a flight suit for rapid movement through the skyline, an expanded map, and broadened combat abilities.

God of War Ragnarök, the sequel to 2018's God of War, is a hard-hitting fighting narrative game where you traverse the world to battle Norse creatures and gods to prevent Ragnarök, the prophesied end of the world.

God of War Ragnarök, the sequel to 2018's God of War, is a hard-hitting fighting narrative game where you traverse the world to battle Norse creatures and gods to prevent Ragnarök, the prophesied end of the world. It continues the first game's story, following Kratos as he desperately tries to shield his son from conflict in the hope of changing his destiny.

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