Horizon Zero Dawn - Sony PlayStation 4 (PS4)

The environments are absolutely stunning, and I spent hours just exploring the ruins and forests. Setting traps for the giant machines feels incredibly satisfying, especially the first time I took down a Thunderjaw.

The machine-like dinosaur enemies are so well designed that I actually jumped the first time one spotted me from the tall grass. This action RPG from the Killzone team runs flawlessly on my PS4, and the open-world exploration alone is worth the price.

I’ve sunk over thirty hours into this and the machine designs still catch me off guard—each one moves like it’s actually alive, not just a scripted fight. The open world is gorgeous to just wander through, and the way the story unfolds through old-world ruins kept me hooked past midnight more times