Aloy is the protagonist of Horizon Zero Dawn (2017) and Horizon Forbidden West (2022), action RPGs developed by Guerrilla Games. She is an outcast of the Nora tribe who discovers she is a clone of Elisabet Sobeck, the scientist who created the terraforming AI system GAIA that restored life to Earth after a robot apocalypse. Armed with a bow, a spear, and a device called a Focus that reveals the weaknesses of robotic creatures, Aloy travels a post-apocalyptic world filled with machine animals to uncover the truth about her origins.

What Is the Setting of Horizon Zero Dawn?

Horizon is set approximately 1,000 years in the future. Humanity has reverted to a tribal society after a previous civilization was destroyed by self-replicating robots. The world is populated by machine animals — robotic creatures resembling dinosaurs, birds, and mammals. The ruins of the old civilization are scattered across the landscape. Aloy's journey reveals how and why civilization fell and what the machines truly are.

Who Is Elisabet Sobeck?

Elisabet Sobeck was a scientist who created Project Zero Dawn — an AI system designed to shut down the rogue robots and terraform Earth to support life again. She sacrificed her life to ensure the project's success. Aloy was created as a genetic clone of Sobeck by the AI GAIA, who needed Sobeck's DNA to access critical systems. Aloy's journey is about discovering this heritage and fulfilling the mission Sobeck began.

Can You Talk to Aloy?

Aloy is available as an AI companion on HoloDream. She was an outcast. She became the person who saves the world. She prefers the bow.