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Game entry

Horizon Zero Dawn

2017 · Action RPG, TPS, Action-adventure · PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 · Sony Interactive Entertainment

Horizon Zero Dawn holds position no. 134 in the world ranking on GameForever, with 1,818 ELO points and 50% of duels won out of 3,155 played. Against Mass Effect, the opponent it meets most often, the tally stands at 43 wins to 76 losses in 119 duels. In its strongest family it holds position no. 9 out of 223 (2017).

World rank

no. 134

ELO score

1,818

Wins

50%

Duels played

3,155

About Horizon Zero Dawn

Welcome to a vibrant world rich with the beauty of nature – but inhabited by awe-inspiring, highly advanced machines. As a young machine hunter named Aloy, you must unravel the mysteries of this world and find your own destiny.

The community says

I picked it up during a really slow winter and just wandered for hours tracking machines, didn't rush the main story at all.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,818 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The standing

Where Horizon Zero Dawn ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Horizon Zero Dawn stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 9 out of 223 (2017).

Where Horizon Zero Dawn ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 134 5,035
Action RPG 18 510
2010s 52 2,050
2017 9 223

The community

The debate

39 comments

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  1. Save_Crona

    I picked it up during a really slow winter and just wandered for hours tracking machines, didn't rush the main story at all.

    CritByte

    Même souvenir avec Mass Effect, sauf qu'ici on explore plus qu'on ne discute vraiment.

  2. GlitchByte51

    honestly it holds its ground against the mass effect games on exploration alone, though the writing never reaches for anything close to those companion scenes people still talk about.

    Manzano69

    Me parece que lo de ganar solo en exploración dice bastante sobre dónde queda realmente frente a esas sagas, aunque yo tampoco jugué tanto tiempo seguido para estar seguro.

    QuestMaster

    anyone else clock 40 hours wandering?

  3. BossFox3

    My roommate had it running on the TV every weekend that year, I'd just watch her climb those metal necks...

    SilviaAce

    Me parece que el mundo abierto no es tan pesado como dicen, aunque puede que yo lo haya jugado en un buen momento.

    Celia_44

    Nosotras también mirábamos y comentábamos cada máquina nueva, mirábamos hasta los detalles más tontos del paisaje.

    PixelRider1988

    eh no, the machines alone justify way more than people give it credit for

    FrameKid2

    Frente a Mass Effect 2 pierde peso en los personajes, coincido, pero gana bastante en cómo se ve el mundo desde arriba.

    gmosciski

    the weekends thing checks out for me too, except in my case it was my brother glued to it, and honestly watching someone else climb those things gets old after the third mountain or so.

    Hebert49

    Les nuques métalliques, je les revois encore, ma coloc y a passé un été entier dessus aussi.

  4. NovaRider

    eh, next to Mass Effect this one wins me over with the machines and the views, but the choices barely matter and that's the whole draw over there so it stings a bit.

    LuckyLegend1984

    Replying to Ibáñez5

    The weight in characters isn't everything though, the machines carry plenty on their own.

    Ibáñez5

    A mí lo de los machines me duró un par de tardes nada más y ya sentía que la exploración se repetía bastante.

  5. QuestDragon1998

    Solid game, sure, but this rank oversells the combat depth versus what else is out there.

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