Horizon Zero Dawn Trophy Guide: How to Get All Trophies & the Platinum

How to Get All Trophies and the Platinum – Horizon Zero Dawn Trophy Guide

As you make your way through Horizon Zero Dawn, uncovering the truth of this world and Aloy’s past, you’ll find yourself unlocking a number of trophies along the way. Just like most major titles on PlayStation platforms, Horizon Zero Dawn has an elusive platinum trophy for players to obtain. Of course, in order to get it, you’ll need to do and find just about everything that Guerrilla Games has tossed into the game

To help you out on your quest to platinum glory, we’ve provided the full trophy list for Horizon Zero Dawn below. It’s worth noting that a majority of Horizon Zero Dawn’s trophy list is hidden, and while some do not give away story spoilers at all, others make direct reference to these. As such, we’ve split all of the game’s hidden trophies onto a second page to avoid any of you stumbling upon spoilers that you didn’t want to see. If you want to stay completely spoiler-free, we advise you turn back now.

• All Trophies Obtained (Platinum) – Obtained all Horizon Zero Dawn trophies.
• Stealth killed 10 machines (Bronze) – Performed a stealth kill on 10 machines. Simply creep up behind a machine and press R1 when the prompt appears on-screen to silently attack. Do this 10 times.
• 3 Strikes From Above (Bronze) – Killed 3 enemies using the Strike from Above skill. Once you’ve unlocked the Strike from Above skill from the skill tree, do this three times by pressing R1 when the button prompt appears on-screen.
• Tore off 10 components (Bronze) – Detached 10 components from machines during combat. Focus your aim on the different weapons and components of a machine. Knock 10 of these off to get this trophy.
• 10 Vulnerable machine kills (Bronze) – Killed 10 machines weak to Fire while burning, or weak to Freeze while frozen. You’ll unlock this naturally through the game by taking down Glinthawks, Fire Bellowbacks, and Sawtooths.
• Tore off 5 heavy weapons (Bronze) – Detached 5 heavy weapons from machines during combat. Use Tearblast arrows and aim for the weapons on the shoulders of Thunderjaws, or the Dart Cannon on the top of Ravagers. Do this five times to unlock this trophy.
• Headshot 30 human enemies (Bronze) – Killed 30 human enemies by landing headshots on them. Aim for the head with your bow when fighting human enemies and this will eventually pop.
• Downed 23 Grazer dummies (Bronze) – Found and knocked over all of the Grazer training dummies in the Nora region. There are 23 Grazer dummies dotted around Horizon Zero Dawn’s world like the ones at Rost’s house at the start of the game. Knock all of these over by attacking them with R2 to get this trophy.
• First Modification (Bronze) – Used a Weapon Coil or Outfit Weave on a modifiable weapon or outfit. Head to the crafting menu and select modify weapons. Select a weapon and press X and then choose a weapon coil to attach to it. Confirm your selection to get this trophy.
• Reached level 10 (Bronze) – Reached player level 10.
• Reached level 25 (Bronze) – Reached player level 25.
• Reach level 40 (Bronze) – Reached player level 40.
• Reach level 50 (Bronze) – Reached played level 50. This can be a little tricky to reach, but simply complete every main quest, side mission, Corrupted Zone, Cauldron, and Tallneck, and defeat as many enemies as you can on the way and you’ll reach this at about 40-50 hours in.
• All Skills Learned (Bronze) – Learned all available skills. Unlock skills by using skill points you get from leveling up. Unlock them all to get this trophy.

For all of Horizon Zero Dawn’s hidden trophies, please click the next page. Remember, this page will have a number of story spoilers for the game, so turn back now before it’s too late. This is your final warning.

Hidden Trophies – Horizon Zero Dawn Trophy Guide

The following trophies are normally hidden when you check the trophy list for Horizon Zero Dawn, and some of these contain story-related spoilers. If you want to avoid any story spoilers for Horizon Zero Dawn, turn back now.

• 7 types of machine overridden (Bronze) – Unlocked and used the overrides for 7 different types of machine. Get close behind a machine undetected and hold Triangle to override the machine (as long as you cleared its Cauldron). Do this to seven different machine types to get this trophy.
• All Acquisition machines killed (Bronze) – Killed at least one of every type of Acquisition machine. See All Transport machines killed.
• All Recon machines killed (Bronze) – Killed at least one of every type of Reconnaissance machine. See All Transport machines killed.
• All Combat machines killed (Bronze) – Killed at least one of every type of Combat machine. See All Transport machines killed.
• All Transport machines killed (Bronze) – Killed at least one of every type of Transport machine. For all of these trophies, simply kill one of every machine you see in the game. Some of the toughest will be Stormbirds, and Thunderjaws, but you’ll have to head into the snowy mountains to find and kill the Freeze Bellowbacks.
• First Tallneck Overridden (Bronze) – Scaled a Tallneck and accessed its information. See All Tallnecks Overriden.
• First Bandit Camp Cleared (Bronze) – Took back a settlement from a bandit clan. See Cleared all the Bandit Camps.
• First Core Overridden (Bronze) – Reached the Core of a Cauldron and accessed its information. See All Cores Overriden.
• All Suns at one Ground (Bronze) – Earned at least a Half Sun mark in all three trials at one Hunting Ground. See Blazing Suns at All Grounds.
• Blazing Suns at one Ground (Bronze) – Earned a Blazing Sun mark in all three trials at one Hunting Ground. See Blazing Suns at All Grounds.
• First Corrupted Zone Cleared (Bronze) – Killed all the corrupted machines in a Corrupted Zone. See All Corrupted Zones Cleared.
• All Tallnecks Overridden (Silver) – Scaled all of the Tallnecks and accessed their information. There are five Tallnecks across the map, marked with a blue Tallneck logo. Head to these and use your surroundings to reach the top of them. Press. Triangle to override them and access the information to get this trophy.
• Cleared all the Bandit Camps (Silver) – Took back all settlements from the bandit clans. There are six Bandit Camps to clear in Horizon Zero Dawn, marked by blue skull symbols on your map. Kill all enemies in each of these to get this silver.
• All Cores Overridden (Silver) – Reached the Core of every Cauldron and accessed the information within. There are four Cauldrons to access in Horizon Zero Dawn. Override each of their cores to get this trophy. 
• All Suns at all Grounds (Silver) – Earned at least a Half Sun mark in all trials at all of the Hunting Grounds. See Blazing Suns at All Grounds.
• Blazing Sun at all Grounds (Gold) – Earned a Blazing Sun mark in all trials at all of the Hunting Grounds. There are three trials at each of Horizon Zero Dawn’s five Hunting Grounds. Complete each of them within the set Gold time limit to get a Blazing Sun. Do this for all 15 trials to get this trophy.
• All Corrupted Zones Cleared (Silver) – Killed all the corrupted machines in every Corrupted Zone. Corrupted Zones are filled with the stronger, Corrupted versions of the machines. Defeat all of the Corrupted machines in each of the 11 Corrupted Zones to get this trophy.
• All Machines Cataloged (Bronze) – Encountered and Focus scanned every type of machine. Simply scan every machine in Horizon Zero Dawn with your Focus.
• First Vantage Found (Bronze) – Found and accessed a Vantage datapoint. See All Vantages Found.
• First Metal Flower Found (Bronze) – Discovered a strange metal flower. See All Metal Flowers Found.
• First Banuk Figure Found (Bronze) – Found a wooden effigy left by a Banuk traveler. See All Banuk Figures Found.
• First Ancient Vessel Found (Bronze) – Found an ancient vessel once used by the Old Ones. See All Ancient Vessels Found.
• All Vantages Found (Bronze) – Found and accessed all of the Vantage datapoints. Check out our guide on every Vantage Point Cache location in Horizon Zero Dawn.
• All Metal Flowers Found (Bronze) – Found all of the Metal Flowers. Check out our guide on where to find all of the Metal Flowers in Horizon Zero Dawn. When you find the last one, the trophy will pop.
• All Banuk Figures Found (Bronze) – Found all of Arnak’s figures. Check out our guide on where to find all of the Banuk Figures. Once you’ve obtained the last one, the trophy will automatically pop.
• All Ancient Vessels Found (Bronze) – Found all of the Ancient Vessels. Read our guide for where to find all of the Ancient Vessels in Horizon Zero Dawn. The trophy will pop once you’ve picked up the last one.
• Got the Shield-Weaver outfit (Bronze) – Recovered an ancient technology and put it to use. The Shield-Weaver outfit requires a bit of searching and collecting to unlock. Check out our guide to walk you through the process.
• Followed Rost’s teachings (Bronze) – Learned to hunt and fight alongside Rost. Story related. Cannot be missed.
• Defeated the Sawtooth (Bronze) – Defeated the Sawtooth that threatened the Nora. Story related. Cannot be missed.
• Triumphed in the Proving (Bronze) – Overcame adversity and placed first in the Proving. Story related. Cannot be missed.
• Fought back the corruption (Bronze) – Destroyed the corruption inside the Nora valley. Story related. Cannot be missed.
• Learned of the ancient past (Bronze) – Learned of the ancient past at Maker’s End. Story related. Cannot be missed.
• Crashed the Eclipse network (Bronze) – Infiltrate the Eclipse battle camp and crashed their network. Story related. Cannot be missed.
• Discovered the truth (Bronze) – Discovered the truth of Zero Dawn. Story related. Cannot be missed.
• Broke the siege of All-Mother (Bronze) – Defeated the invaders and went inside the sacred mountain. Story related. Cannot be missed.
• Recovered a powerful weapon (Bronze) – Explored the Mountain That Fell and recovered a powerful weapon. Story related. Cannot be missed.
• All allies joined (Bronze) – Given Aloy’s actions, all possible optional allies joined the defense. For this, you’ll need to complete a number of side missions to ensure that all possible sidekicks are by Aloy’s side for the final battle. We advise clearing all other missions before playing through Horizon Zero Dawn’s final boss so that you don’t have to do it again for this trophy.
• Ended the war machine threat (Gold) – Ended the threat of the ancient war machines. Complete the game and watch the credits roll to get this trophy.
• Victorious with the War-Chief (Bronze) – Found the Nora War-Chief and defeated the killers in the Ring of Metal. Complete the Revenge of the Nora quest.
• Saved Meridian from its foe (Bronze) – Helped Erend investigate Ersa’s fate, and foiled a plot against Meridian. Complete the The Sun Shall Fall quest.
• Aided the defectors (Bronze) – Aided the escape of Uthid and the child king Itamen from the Shadow Carja. Complete the Queen’s Gambit quest.
• Hunted Redmaw with Talanah (Bronze) – Rose through the ranks of the Hunters Lodge and helped Talanah defeat Redmaw. Complete the Redmaw quest.

And there you have the complete trophy list for Horizon Zero Dawn. For more tips, tricks, and help for Horizon Zero Dawn, be sure to check out our ever-expanding wiki guide.