Horizon Zero Dawn (2017)
This is one of those titles that implicitly understands what it means to be a video game, and all the potential that comes with it. The very premise sounds like an unbeatable elevator pitch “post-apocalyptic action-adventure game where you hunt robot dinosaurs.”
It’s so much more than silly sci-fi, though. The way it plays with our notions of fate and faith, exposes the fuzzy line between myth and history, and asks us to contemplate who we really are and what our purpose is on this planet. Aloy became an overnight mascot for the Sony brand, even though she couldn’t topple Link at The Game Awards.
