Swimming may reach enemies stealthily or places otherwise unreachable on foot.

Hiding in foliage to ambush nearby enemies can ensure immediate takedowns. Īloy can dodge, sprint, slide, or roll to evade her enemies' advances. In an open world, she explores a post-apocalyptic version of the United States. The player controls Aloy, a hunter in a world populated by dangerous, animalistic machines. Horizon is an action role-playing game played from a third-person perspective. The Oseram are tinkerers and salvagers known for their metalworking, brewing, and talent as warriors. The Banuk consists of wandering clans made up of hunters and shamans who live in snowy mountains and worship the machines and their 'songs'. The Carja are desert-dwelling city builders who worship the Sun. The Nora are fierce hunter-gatherers who live in the mountains and worship nature as the 'All-Mother'. There are four tribes that are prominently featured: the Nora, the Banuk, the Carja and the Oseram. A phenomenon known as the 'Derangement' has caused machines to become more aggressive towards humans, and larger and deadlier machines have begun to appear. For the most part, they peacefully coexist with humans, who occasionally hunt them for parts. Large robotic creatures, known as 'machines', dominate the Earth. Their technologically advanced predecessors are remembered as the 'Old Ones'. Humans live in scattered, primitive tribes with varying levels of technological development. The story is set in a post-apocalyptic United States, between the states of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, California, and Nevada in the 31st century. As of April 16, 2023, the franchise has sold over 32.7 million units worldwide. A live-action television series based on the games is in the works by PlayStation Productions for Netflix. The series consists of two main games: Horizon Zero Dawn, Horizon Forbidden West, alongside a spin-off VR title, Horizon Call of the Mountain. The series follows the adventures of Aloy, a young huntress in a world overrun by machines, who sets out to uncover her past.

Horizon is a series of action role-playing games developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Microsoft Windows.

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