Horizon Forbidden West is the sequel to the critically acclaimed Horizon Zero Dawn. Released exclusively on PS5, the game is one of the best of 2022, according to both fans and critics.
Aloy’s story continues as she embarks on a journey in the Forbidden West, meeting tribes and killing robots on the way. The graphics have improved from the first part, and the gameplay mechanics have also seen good changes. The extensive diversity in weapons compared to Zero Dawn is what has won many fans’ hearts.
We would expect Horizon Forbidden West to be nominated for a good amount of awards at gaming awards like The BAFTAs or The Game Awards. However, we would have to wait till late 2022 or early 2023 for the awards to take place.
Develop: Brighton, on the other hand, had different plans as it announced its Develop: Stars Award winners in July itself. The Develop: Brighton conference is an event specifically designed for game developers. The awards are decided on by a board made up of developers from various studios, meaning that game creators get to decide on the best games from their own perspectives.
Guerilla Games will be delighted as Horizon Forbidden West picked up the Best Game 2022 Winner. On top of that, Horizon Forbidden West also bagged Best Visual Art 2022 award.
Two Major awards already in July itself will surely delight the hardworking developers at Guerilla Games as their game outshined Deathloop, Forza Horizon 5, Life is Strange: True Colors, OlliOlli World, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Sifu, and Unpacking to grab their first Game of the Year award for 2022.
The Develop: Stars Awards awarded 20 winners across 20 various categories. The entire list of winners is given below.
| Best Studio | Sumo Digital |
| Best Game | Horizon Forbidden West |
| Best Micro Studio | Acid Nerve |
| Best Mobile Game | LEGO Star Wars Battles |
| Publishing Star | Curve Games |
| Best Extended Reality Game | Resident Evil 4 VR |
| Best Audio | Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy |
| Best Game Design | Unpacking |
| Best Narrative | Life is Strange: True Colors |
| Best Visual Art | Horizon Forbidden West |
| Best Original IP | DEATHLOOP |
| Best Creative Provider | d3t |
| Best QA & Localisation Provider | Keywords Studios |
| Best Technical Innovation | Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart |
| Best Technology Provider | Unreal Engine |
| Diversity Star | Charu Desodt (Interior Night) |
| Marketing Star | Media Molecule Live Services Team |
| Recruitment Star | Sumo Group |
| Tomorrow’s Star | Charmie Kim (Space Ape Games) |
| The Develop Star Award | Dinga Bakaba – Arkane Lyon |
We can expect Horizon Forbidden West to bag more awards towards the end of the year as the game is truly a classic. However, with Elden Ring, God of War: Ragnarok, Bayonetta 3, and more acclaimed games also in contention, we can expect a tough battle ahead for Game Awards.
About Horizon Forbidden West
Horizon Forbidden West is the sequel to 2017’s Horizon Zero Dawn by Guerilla Games. An open-world, action adventure game, players control Aloy, a Nora hunter who is on a quest to reverse the effects of a strange crimson blight which is infecting the land. Set in a completely new world, Horizon Forbidden West has many new machines, threats and adventures for Aloy.
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