As players work their way throughHorizon Forbidden West, they will accept and complete a variety of unique quests. While some of these missions are entirely optional, others are used to advance the game’s main story and cannot be skipped. ThisHorizon Forbidden Westmission list will showcase the extent of both of these types of quests, and it will give fans a sense of what they can expect as they progress.
To note, while this mission list will not go into the specifics of the quests, their titles may serve as minor spoilers. Additionally, the starting locations for the optional missions are noted, and those may reveal some unknown information aboutHorizon Forbidden West’s map. As such, players that are attempting to avoid all story and location spoilers may want to stop reading now.

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Horizon Forbidden West: Mission List
Main Story Missions
Horizon Forbidden West’smain storyunfolds over the course of 17 missions, and players should expect to get through it in around 25 hours. Here is a list of those main story missions, and the recommended level for each of them has been indicated:
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Reach for the Stars
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Seeds of the Past
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Level 35
Side Quests & Errands
Side quests and their simpler-counterparts, errands, are all marked on the map with green exclamation points. This means that players will not be able to distinguish between these two types of optional content simply by looking at the in-game map, and they have thus been grouped together for the purposes of this guide. Here is a list of all the errands andside quests inHorizon Forbidden West, and they can easily double the length of a playthrough:
Thirst for the Hunt
Shadow from the Past
Shadow in the West
Signals of the Sun
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Call and Response
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Tide’s Reach
Other Activities
While not technically quests, players will encounter many other types of activities as they explore the map. These activities include timed challenges, combat-focused trials, and outposts to be cleared. There are also dungeons called Cauldrons andRelic Ruins puzzles inHorizon Forbidden West, which will extend a fan’s playtime even further.
Horizon Forbidden Westis available now on PS4 and PS5.