Horizon Forbidden West
LumiScore
Growth
58/100
Growth Value
- Problem Solving
- Spatial Awareness
- Strategic Thinking
Risk
LOW
Engagement Patterns
Minimal pressure to spend or play excessively.
Heads up
Parent Pro-Tip
Encourage your child to describe their strategies for overcoming difficult machines or puzzles. Discuss the ethical dilemmas presented in the game's story and characters' motivations. Engage in conversations about the game's rich lore and the themes of environmentalism and technological advancement.
Top Skills Developed
Development Areas
Representation?How diverse the game's characters are in gender and ethnicity. Higher = more authentic representation. Display only — does not affect time recommendation.
Bechdel Test?The Bechdel Test checks whether a game has at least two named female characters who talk to each other about something other than a man. A simple measure of representation.— Passes the test
Multiple female characters with names talk to each other about things other than men.
Parent Pro-Tip
Promotes critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and understanding of complex narratives.
What your child develops
Horizon Forbidden West offers a rich, open-world experience that encourages problem-solving and strategic thinking through its combat and exploration. Players will develop spatial awareness navigating the diverse environments and critical thinking to overcome challenging machine encounters. The compelling narrative and lore also promote reading comprehension.
Regulatory Compliance
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About this game
Explore distant lands, fight bigger and more awe-inspiring machines, and encounter astonishing new tribes as you return to the far-future, post-apocalyptic world of Horizon. The land is dying.