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Horizon Forbidden West (HFW)

100% Completion Guide and What to Do in the Post-Game

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┣ Complete Quests → Quest Walkthroughs
┣ Learn the Best Skills → Best Skills
┣ Collect Gear → List of Weapons / Outfits
┣ Collect All Legendaries → All Legendary Weapons/Outfits
┗ Take Down Machines → List of Enemy Machines
★The Ver. 1.08 Patch is now Available!

This guide lists all the content in Horizon Forbidden West that counts towards completion, and any other side activities that you can do in the game. Read on for details on game progression and how to achieve 100% completion!

List of Contents

How to Get 100% Completion

Clear Quests

Quests to Complete
Check iconClear 17 Main Quests
Check icon Clear 28 Side Quests
Check iconClear 20 Errands

Clear Activities

Activities to Clear
Check icon.pngOverride 5 Tallnecks
Check icon.pngComplete all challenges at the 4 Hunting Grounds
Check icon.pngClear all 6 Cauldrons
Check icon.pngClear the 4 Melee Pits
Check icon.pngFinish all 17 Salvage Contracts
Check icon.pngSolve 9 Relic Ruins including the Nights of Lights Errand
Check icon.pngClear all 6 Rebel Camps
Check icon.pngClear all 17 Rebel Outposts
Check icon.pngClear all 4 Gauntlet Runs
Check icon.pngClear all 20 Arena Challenges

Collect All Legendary Items

Legendary Items to Collect
Check icon.pngCollect all 9 Legendary Weapons
Check icon.pngCollect all 6 Legendary Outfits

Scan All Machines

Machines to Scan
Check icon.pngScan all 43 Machines including variants

Get All Collectibles

Types of Collectibles
Check icon.pngCollect 12 Black Boxes
Check icon.png Collect 10 Survey Drones
Check icon.pngCollect 3 War Totems
Check icon.pngCollect 6 Signal Lenses
Check icon.pngCollect 9 Vista Points
Check icon.pngCollect 9 Ornaments

What to Do in the Post-Game

Fully Upgrade Weapons and Outfits

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Although it doesn't count towards 100% completion, fully upgrading your gear to the highest level is one of the most satisfiying parts of the end game of Horizon Forbidden West. This will require you to track down specific upgrade materials, some of which can be quite challenging to find.

List of Weapons

Reach Max Level

After beating the main story, you will likely still be around 25-30. If you want to see just how powerful you can get, push for the max level with the XP farming methods below.

XP Farming Guide

Get Every Skill

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Experiment with all the skills that you didn't get a chance to use in the main story. Maxing out all skill trees can open your eyes to different play styles and might deepen your enjoyment of Horizon Forbidden West's combat.

List of Skills

Play Machine Strike

Horizon Forbidden West - You Only Need the Beginner
Machine Strike is a strategy based mini-game that can easily be overlooked if you are focusing on getting 100% completion, but if you're looking to experience everything in the game, Machine Strike might be worth your time.

Learning Machine Strike Guide

Horizon Forbidden West Related Guides

Tips and Tricks

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Tips and Tricks

Game Info and Settings

Game Info and Settings
Forbidden West Setting and Location Difficulty Modes Best Settings
Language Settings List of Controls Explorer Mode vs. Guided Mode
Easy Loot Setting: What Does Easy Loot Do? List of Bugs and Glitches -

Gameplay Features

Gameplay Features
Beginner's Guide Weapon Stamina and Weapon Technique Explanation Flashpoint Choices
Can You Lure Call? Photo Mode Can You Respec Skill Points?
What Does Acid Damage Do? What Does Purgewater Damage Do? What Does Plasma Damage Do?
What Does Explosive Damage Do? What Does Adhesive Damage Do? What Does Fire Damage Do?
What Does Shock Damage Do? What Does Frost Damage Do? Restoring GAIA: Which Subprogram Should you Get First?
What To Do in Scalding Spear All Shop and Merchant Locations -

How-To Guides

How-To Guides
How to Fast Travel How to Override Machines How to Set Up Jobs
Can You Skip Cutscenes? How to Change Face Paints How to Use the Pullcaster
How to Get Boar Hides How to Save How to Get Wild Meat
How to Climb Up the Launch Tower How to Get Flying Mounts List of All Mounts and How to Call Them
How to Change Weapon Techniques Fast Money Farming How to Level Up Fast
How to Get the Diving Mask How to Use the Shieldwing How to Use The Tripcaster
How to Unlock the Chest in Hidden Embers How to Clear Blocked Paths: Firegleam and Metal Flower Guide How to Get Luminous Brainstem

Recommended Builds Guides

Recommended Builds
Best Builds Guide Best Weapons Best Skills
Best Outfits and Armor Valor Surge Tier List: What is the Best Valor Surge? -

Collectibles and Completion Guides

Collectibles and Completion
Greenshine Interactive Map Trophy List 100% Completion Guide
List of All Machine Strike Player Locations List of Machine Strike Pieces Missables and Unrepeatable Events
All Datapoint Locations - -

Comment

2 Anonymous Anonymous over 3 years

Yeah I've done all this & still have 96.68%. Also I've seen videos of players at level 51. Only thing I havent done is play Strike. What am I missing?

1 Anonymous Anonymous almost 4 years

I have completed 20 Errands (1 more than you state 19)... And I am still at 97.71% complete! Sons of Prometheus Data: (Kill the Sons of Prometheus, Loot the Supply Cache, Go to Supply Drop Coordinates, Listen to the recorded message. Go to the Base)

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