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Horizon: Zero Dawn

Horizon: Zero Dawn stars Aloy, a hunter banished from her tribe in a post-apocalyptic United States. This futuristic world is inhabited by giant machine animals and small tribes of humans.

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Action
RPG
Released
February 28, 2017
ESRB
T for Teen: Blood, Drug Reference, Language, Mild Sexual Themes, Violence
Developer(s)
Guerrilla Games
Publisher(s)
Sony
Engine
Decima
Franchise
Horizon

Earth is ours no more. In an era where Machines roam the land and mankind is no longer the dominant species, a young hunter named Aloy embarks on a journey to discover her destiny. In a lush, post-apocalyptic world where nature has reclaimed the ruins of a forgotten civilization, pockets of humanity live on in primitive hunter-gatherer tribes. Their dominion over the new wilderness has been usurped by the Machines – fearsome mechanical creatures of unknown origin.

Explore a vibrant landscape rich with the beauty of nature. Travel through stunningly detailed forests, imposing mountains and the atmospheric ruins of a bygone civilization, all brought together in a world that is alive with changing weather systems and a full day/night cycle.

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