Summary
In the 2024 Summer Game Fest, Guerrilla Games and Studio Gobo officially unveiled the upcomingLEGO Horizon Adventuresgame. Based primarily onHorizon Zero Dawn,Adventureswill have players embody Aloy as she explores a LEGO version of the post-apocalyptic Western United States, encounters robotic LEGO machines, and strives to defeat Helis. Players won’t have to go on this journey alone, asAdventuresis enabled with couch or online co-op allowing multiple people to play through aHorizongame for the first time.LEGO Horizon Adventureswill be released on the PS5, Nintendo Switch, and PC Holiday 2024, but that date can be narrowed down based on priorHorizongames’ release dates.
Previous Horizon Games’ Releases
Horizon Zero Dawn, the first entry of theHorizonseries, was first introduced during E3 2015. At the time, the game was expected to be released in 2016, but by the time E3 2016 came around,Horizon Zero Dawnwas delayed to February 2017.Horizon Zero Dawnofficially launched on PS4 consolesin February 2017 to widespread acclaim. Later in E3 2017,Horizon’s first DLC, The Frozen Wilds, was announced with a broad 2017 release window. Eventually, The Frozen Wilds would release in November 2017 and a few weeks later,Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Editionwould be released as well.
Fans had to wait about two more years for the next installment of theHorizonseries to be announced. In June 2020,Horizon Forbidden Westwas officially revealed with plans for it to be playable on the new PS5 console. By 2021’s State of Play, gameplay ofForbidden Westwas showcased, but there was still no release date detailed. Finally, by winter 2021,Forbidden Westwas revealed to launch in February 2022.Horizon Forbidden Westofficially launched on PS4 and PS5 consolesin February 2022 to widespread acclaim once more. By winter 2022, Guerrilla announced Burning Shores,Forbidden West’s only DLC, to be released in April 2023. A few months later,Horizon Forbidden West Complete Editionreleased in October 2023.
Horizon Call of the Mountain Announcement and Release Dates
In between the launch ofForbidden Westand Burning Shores,Horizon Call of the Mountain, the first VR game and spin-off of theHorizonseries, was announced in June 2022. By November 2022,Call of the Mountainwas announced for a launch in February 2023 exclusively for PSVR2 on PS5 consoles.Horizon Call of the Mountainofficially launched on PS5’s PSVR2in February 2023 to high praise for a VR title.
Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Editionwas brought to PC in August 2020 and would later be joined byHorizon Forbidden West Complete Editionon PC in March 2024.
Predicting When LEGO Horizon Adventures Will Launch
Given Guerrilla’s track record of launching theirHorizontitles in late winter, it’s odd to seeLEGO Horizon Adventuresbe joined with a Holiday 2024 release window.LEGO Horizon Adventuresis not currently rated, but with its LEGO nature, it will probably have an Everyone 10+ or PEGI 12 rating if the game’s story stays relatively close toZero Dawn’s. IfAdventuresis given an Everyone 10+ or PEGI 12 rating, it would make sense to have the game released around the December holidays to boost sale opportunities with families.LEGO Horizon Adventuresis probably expected to be one of the top games purchased as a holiday gift given its content and wide audience.
However,LEGO Horizon Adventurescould potentially be delayedto February 2025. Since this is the first multiplayerHorizongame and the first one to launch simultaneously on Nintendo Switch and PC platforms,Adventuresmay run into issues that could delay the game. It’s currently unknown how largeAdventureswill be in terms of storage space and if it’s large, that may cause issues for the Nintendo Switch. The Switch’s cartridges are unable to hold too much data and new games have already struggled to run on the mobile console, such asMortal Kombat 1. Issues such as this could delayLEGO Horizon Adventures, or at the least the PC and Switch versions, to February 2025.
LEGO Horizon Adventures
WHERE TO PLAY
In a far future, where giant mechanized beasts roam a landscape reclaimed by nature and humans live in primitive tribes, an ancient evil seeks to destroy the world…Join hunter Aloy as she leads a colourful crew of heroes on a quest to save the meadows, forests, and mountains of Earth from a man called Helis, who leads a gang of sunworshippers that follow an Ancient Evil shrouded in mystery.Dive into a thrilling adventure alone, or with friends with couch co-op or online play, customize your home in true LEGO style, and uncover stunning secrets from Aloy’s mysterious past along the way.
