A new Horizon game is likely years away following the 2022 release ofHorizon Forbidden Westand its 2023 DLC, Burning Shores. However, that doesn’t meanHorizonfans are left without any new content and lore to enjoy till the inevitable release ofHorizon 3. On top of the upcomingLEGO Horizon Adventuresvideo game releasing this holiday season, a new tabletop experience set aroundHorizon Forbidden Westthat fans won’t want to miss out on will be released in May 2025, calledHorizon Forbidden West: Seeds of Rebellion.
Horizon Forbidden West: Seeds of Rebellion Explained
Designed by the United Kingdom-based tabletop game studio and publisher Steamforged Games,Seeds of Rebellionis an upcoming co-op, narrative-driven,tabletop game set in the world ofHorizon. This is Steamforged’s second tabletop experience set inHorizon, with the company previously producingHorizon Zero Dawn: The Board Gamein 2020. In that game, players would embody members of the Hunting Lodge to track and take down machines. Unlike theHorizonvideo games, players in bothHorizon Zero Dawn: The Board GameandSeeds of Rebellionuse tiles, cards, tokens, dice, and mini figures to play.
Horizon Zero Dawn: The Board Gamewas designed more as a game to just hunt and take down machines across its nine expansions, butSeeds of Rebellionintroduces a whole new canon story to the world ofHorizon. Set roughly six months before the beginning ofForbidden West,Seed of Rebellionhas players embody a group of Tenakth Marshals who are sent to investigate a missing patrol squad and fight machines along the way. On their journey, the Marshals discovera rising rebellion against Chief Hekarrowhich may plunge the Forbidden West into chaos once more. Essentially,Seeds of Rebellionacts as a sort of prequel and later a concurrent side story to Aloy’s journey inForbidden West.
BothHorizon Zero Dawn: The Board GameandHorizon Forbidden West: Seeds of Rebellionwere funded by theHorizoncommunity on Kickstarter.
The Allure of Seeds of Rebellion
SinceHorizon Zero Dawnwas first released back in 2017, many fans have long wanted to play in the world ofHorizonwith friends. Whilea multiplayerHorizongame is confirmedto be in development, this project is possibly years away from release. In the meantime, fans can gather a group of friends to play through a whole newHorizoncampaign together for the first time withSeeds of Rebellion. The tabletop game can additionally serve as a way for people not typically interested in video games to be introduced toHorizonfor the first time, possibly creating more fans of this post-apocalyptic world.
There’s more to offer fromSeeds of Rebellionbeyond fighting Tenakth rebels and machines. Players will journey to nearby tribes and towns and be able to interact with people and learn cultures and people living in the Forbidden West. Further, Marshals will be able to solve mysteries at various settlements. Players can also tackle each machine or rebel encounter in multiple ways, such as setting elemental traps or pulling off stealth checks to avoid conflict altogether. Each choice made will impact the players’ narrative down the line, so Marshals will have to work together to make the best of their time in the Forbidden West.
Seeds of Rebellion’s Miniature Machines
Possibly the most compelling aspect ofSeeds of Rebellionis the set of miniature figures that come bundled with the game. In the core box, players will get four Marshal minis, nine Tenakth rebel minis, 17 machine minis, andhuge Tremortusk and Slitherfang minis. Beyond just having fun playing with these miniatures, players could use them as simple display pieces or custom paint them similar toWarhammer 40Kminiature sets. Each ofSeeds of Rebellion’s five current expansions will include new gigantic miniatures as well, such as the Tide Expansion’s Tideripper miniature and the Sky Expansion’s Dreadwing miniature. AnyHorizon Forbidden Westfan will want to have these miniatures, let alone theSeeds of Rebelliongame, in theirHorizoncollection.
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Join Aloy as she braves a majestic but dangerous new frontier that holds mysterious new threats. This Complete Edition allows you to enjoy the critically acclaimed Horizon Forbidden West on PC in its entirety with bonus content, including the Burning Shores story expansion that picks up after the main 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. Vicious storms and an unstoppable blight ravage the scattered remnants of humanity while fearsome new machines prowl their borders, and life on Earth is hurtling toward another extinction.It’s up to Aloy to uncover the secrets behind these threats and restore order and balance to the world. Along the way, she must reunite with old friends, forge alliances with warring new factions and unravel the legacy of the ancient past.
