Horizon Forbidden West (HZFW) has 12 Hunting Ground Trials. This walkthrough will guide you through each trial with a perfect “full stripes” score. There are 4 Hunting Grounds with 3 Trials each. There are 3 achievable grades: Quarter Stripes (Bronze), Half Stripes (Silver), Full Stripes (Gold). For the trophy “Obtained 3 Stripes at All Hunting […]

Horizon Forbidden West (HZFW) has 15 Melee Pit Challenges. This walkthrough will guide you through each challenge. Winning all Melee Pit Challenges is required to fight the Tenakth melee master known as the Enduring. Defeating the melee master also unlocks “The Enduring” trophy. The 15 Challenges are scattered across 4 different Melee Pit Locations. Each Pit has between 3-5 […]

Horizon Forbidden West has 9 Relic Ruins Locations. Relic Ruins are a type of Collectable. You need at least three of them for the trophy “Completed 3 Relic Ruins”. They are puzzle ruins where you must find a relic hidden behind a locked door. To open the door you need a key module and the door code, […]

Horizon Forbidden West has 6 Signal Tower Locations (Signal Lenses). Signal Towers are a type of Collectable. You need at least one of them for the trophy “Recovered 5 Different Collectables”. They look like tall tower structures and have a lens at the top that you must reach and collect. Completing all of them also rewards […]

Horizon Forbidden West has 3 War Totem Locations. War Totems are a type of Collectable. They aren’t needed for any trophies but they do count towards 100% game completion. They are little God of War Easter Eggs within Horizon Forbidden West. Each looks like a statue of someone from the God of War franchise. Collecting all 3 […]

Horizon Forbidden West has 12 Black Box Locations. Black Boxes are a type of Collectable. You need at least one of them for the trophy “Recovered 5 Different Collectables”. They are the black boxes of crashed airplanes that you can find around the game world. After finding all of them talk to the Black Box collector at The Memorial Grove […]

Horizon Forbidden West has 9 Vista Point Locations. Vista Points are a type of Collectable. You need at least one of them for the trophy “Recovered 5 Different Collectables”. They are holograms from the past that you must line up with the environment to recreate what the world looked like in the past. You must stand in a very […]

Horizon Forbidden West has 10 Survey Drone Locations. Survey Drones are a type of Collectable. You need at least one of them for the trophy “Recovered 5 Different Collectables”. They are drones flying through the sky on predefined paths. Each drone unlocks a visual customization for Gaia’s room at The Base. You can use the wall panel to […]

Horizon Forbidden West (HZFW) has 6 Tallneck Locations. Finding all Tallnecks unlocks the All Tallnecks Overriden trophy. They are basically the viewpoints in the game that reveal all other map icons in their area. None of the Tallnecks are missable. You can still find all of them after the story. Only 5 Tallnecks are marked on […]

Horizon Forbidden West has 6 Cauldron Locations. Overriding all Cauldron Cores unlocks the All Cores Overridden trophy. None of them are missable. You can still find all Cauldrons after the story in free-roam. The first two come automatically from the story (6th and 14th Main Quest). The best strategy is to play through the story first, […]