The game was made with a budget of over 110 million Euros, making it the most expensive media ever produced in the Netherlands.
To coincide with the game's release, Vanity Fair Italy published their first digital issue with Aloy gracing the front cover. She became the first digital character in the history of the magazine to do so.
This game became the first PlayStation title to be adapted into a LEGO set. On February 15, 2022, LEGO announced a set based on the Tallneck, which also includes a Watcher machine and a minifigure of Aloy.
The game is set in post-apocalyptic California, Nevada and Utah.
It is the final Horizon game to feature Lance Reddick as Sylens before his death in March 2023.