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Horizon Forbidden West

2022 action role-playing video game developed by Guerrilla Games
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Summary

Horizon Forbidden West is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 0.64% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,151 views/month, #123 of 19,301).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Dutch Game Award - Best Art Direction[3], Dutch Game Award - Best Audio[4], Dutch Game Award - Best Game[5], Dutch Game Award - Best Technology[6], Golden Joystick Awards − Best Storytelling[7]
  • Director: Mathijs de Jonge[8]
  • Composer: Joris De Man[9], Niels van der Leest[10], Oleksa Lozowchuk[11], The Flight[12]
  • Publisher: Sony Interactive Entertainment[13]
  • Genre: action role-playing game[14], science fiction video game[15], post-apocalyptic video game[16], action game[17], action-adventure game[18]
  • Developer: Guerrilla Games[19], Sony Interactive Entertainment[20]
  • Part of the series: Horizon (video game series)[21]
  • Depicts: LGBTQ antagonist[22]
  • Collection: Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision[23]
  • Copyright license: proprietary license[24]
  • Commons category: Horizon Forbidden West[25]
  • Platform: PlayStation 5[26], PlayStation 4[27], Microsoft Windows[28]
  • Game mode: single-player video game[29]
  • Language of work or name: English[30], French[31], Italian[32], German[33], Spanish[34], Russian[35], Arabic[36], Czech[37], Danish[38], Finnish[39], Greek[40], Hungarian[41], Japanese[42], Korean[43]
  • Software engine: Decima[44]
  • Distribution format: Blu-ray Disc[45], digital distribution[46]
  • Review score: 88/100[47], 9/10[48], 96%[49], 87/100[50]
  • Input device: computer keyboard[51], computer mouse[52], gamepad[53]
  • Country of origin: Netherlands[54]
  • Publication date: February 18, 2022[55]
  • Characters: Aloy[56]
  • Voice actor: Ashly Burch[57], Lance Reddick[58], John Hopkins[59], Erica Luttrell[60], Noshir Dalal[61], Carrie-Anne Moss[62], Angela Bassett[63], Salli Saffioti[64], Josh Keaton[65], Sam Lavagnino[66], Lara Rossi[67], Keythe Farley[68]

Why It Matters

Horizon Forbidden West has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[69] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[70]

FAQs

What awards did Horizon Forbidden West receive?

Honors received include Dutch Game Award - Best Art Direction[3], Dutch Game Award - Best Audio[4], Dutch Game Award - Best Game[5], and Dutch Game Award - Best Technology[6].

Related Entities

Angela Bassett Blu-ray Disc Carrie-Anne Moss computer keyboard computer mouse Epic Games gamepad Guerrilla Games Lance Reddick Microsoft Windows Netherlands PlayStation 4 Sony Interactive Entertainment United States

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Class ancestry

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [69] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [70] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Jakub Vrána · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nominated for → The Game Awards − Most Anticipated Game, The Game Awards − Most Anticipated Game, Golden Joystick Awards − Most Wanted Game +22
    Award received → Dutch Game Award - Best Art Direction, Dutch Game Award - Best Audio, Dutch Game Award - Best Game +2
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  2. 12w ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → horizon:Horizon_Forbidden_West, gamicus:Horizon_Forbidden_West, video-games:Horizon_Forbidden_West +2
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  3. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of the series → Horizon (video game series)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Part of the series: Horizon Game Series, - duplicate"
  4. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goha.ru id → horizon-forbidden-west
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  5. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Horizon_Forbidden_West
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  6. 15w ago · Josh404Bot bot · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → English, French, Italian +21
    Usk rating → USK 12, USK 12
    Developer → Guerrilla Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment
    Publication date → +2022-02-18T00:00:00Z
    + 48 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Review score: 88/100, Update OpenCritic review score"
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