Horizon Forbidden West’s Accessibility Features Are a Step in the Right Direction

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When Horizon Zero Dawn was released in 2017, it introduced gamers to a post-apocalyptic world terrorized by large machines and fierce bandits. The urban landscapes of modern-day have been replaced by wild vegetation, and humans live in primitive tribes. Within this world, a brave red-haired girl named Aloy goes on deadly adventures to discover more about her origins and stop the murderous cultists. Horizon Zero Dawn has been a success for Guerrilla Games, with the game selling over 20 million copies on all platforms. The sequel, Horizon Forbidden West, is scheduled to release soon and, not unexpectedly, anticipation is high.

Horizon Forbidden West promises to bring many improvements over its predecessor in terms of combat, travel options, and Aloy's skill tree. Perhaps the most interesting improvements can be found in the accessibility options. As Guerrilla Games has revealed, Horizon Forbidden West will have useful features that will ensure more gamers than ever will get to journey with Aloy to the Forbidden West.

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Recent years have seen more games than ever feature accessibility options that allow for a broader range of people to enjoy video games. Games from Sony's first-party studios have been part of this trend, and titles like The Last of Us Part 2 brought a plethora of options that let gamers fine-tune the game to their abilities. Horizon Forbidden West brings even more innovation with its accessibility options, and gamers will be able to fine-tune difficulty, change controller settings, and even get a friend to help.

All the basic accessibility options one might expect are present. Players will be able to turn on subtitles, change the subtitle size, and change the