Horizon: Zero Dawn Side Quests – Complete List Of All Side Quests

If you’re looking for a complete list of all Horizon: Zero Dawn side quests, you’ve come to the right place. Horizon is one of Sony PlayStation’s most popular games, set in a post-apocalyptic United States overrun with collectables, dangerous machines, and a startling number of side quests to complete.

These side quests can be found marked on your map as green exclamation points, but some side quests required you to have completed other missions or story beats before they become available.

While not necessary, the Horizon: Zero Dawn side quests offer special rewards like XP, skill points, and reward boxes. What’s more, completing certain side quests in the game will help you unlock optional allies for the game’s final mission, obtaining the ‘All Allies Joined’ trophy or achievement, but more on that later.

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Horizon: Zero Dawn All Side Quests

Take a look at our Horizon: Zero Dawn all side quests list which includes information on all available side quests, recommended levels for each mission, a list of rewards for completing said missions, where you can find them, and when they’re available in the game.

In Her Mother’s Footsteps

Thok, an injured Nora, asks Aloy to find his daughter Arana who has set out to find her deceased mother’s spear which is stuck in a Scrapper after Thok failed to destroy it.

Level	Location	Available After	Reward
4	The Embrace	Lessons Of The Wild	1,000 XP Spear damage boost

The Forgotten

Olara, a Nora, has asked Aloy to help find her brother Brom who failed to return after his 10-year exile, leaving behind only a blood-soaked camp.

Level	Location	Available After	Reward
4	The Embrace	Lessons Of The Wild	1,000 XP 1 Remarkable Reward Box

Ancient Armory

An ancient bunker from the Old Ones which contains the Shield-Weaver outfit. To unlock it, Aloy will need to collect five Power Cells found throughout the game, they are:

• Cell One: In the first underground faculty Aloy fell into as a child at the beginning of the game and found her Focus. The Power Cell can be found on a table behind a locked door and some stalactites.
• Cell Two: Available during the Womb Of The Mountain side quest behind a locked red door and through a tunnel you’ll have to crawl through. If you don’t obtain the Power Cell during this quest, you’ll have to wait until after completing the Heart Of The Nora quest.
• Cell Three: Climb to the top of the Maker’s End ruin past Ted Faro’s office as part of the Maker’s End quest.
• Cell Four: Found in the Grave-Hoard as part of the Grave-Hoard quest. Found after restoring power to the Ancient Door.
• Cell Five: Obtainable after the Mountain That Fell quest. Visit GAIA Prime, navigate across a tight ledge, and claim up to a purple-lit hallway where the Power Cell can be found on a shelf.

Level	Location	Available After	Reward
25	The Bunker, The Embrace	Lessons Of The Wild	Shield-Weaver Armour

Insult To Injury

After speaking with either Enara or Fia in Mother’s Heart or Mother’s Rise, Aloy will be tasked with finding Dreamwillow to help a dying Brave after the Proving Massacre.

Level	Location	Available After	Reward
7	The Sacred Land	The Womb Of The Mountain	2,330 XP 1 Remarkable Reward Box

Underequipped

Aloy offers to help caravan operator Lubavad after one of his caravans embarks on a dangerous route without ammunition.

Level	Location	Available After	Reward
10	Hunter’s Gathering, The Sacred Land	The Womb Of The Mountain	2,500 XP 1 Remarkable Reward Box

A Moment’s Peace

Aloy sets out towards a remote Banuk camp where machines are docile and where two of Oseram Vilgund’s men have disappeared.

Level	Location	Available After	Reward
12	Bunak Encampment, The Sacred Land	The Womb Of The Mountain	3,000 XP 1 Extraordinary Reward Box

A Daughter’s Vengence

A young Nora named Yan informs Aloy that his sister Nakoa has set out on a mission of revenge against brutal Carja captain Zaid who murdered their fathers during the Red Rids.

Level	Location	Available After	Reward
15	Mother’s Rise, The Sacred Land	The Womb Of The Mountain	5,000 XP

Fatal Inheritance

Aloy is tasked with helping Carja man Ranaman after a group of machines attacked his father’s estate.

Level	Location	Available After	Reward
15	The Estate, The Sundom	A Seeker At The Gates	3,750 XP 1 Remarkable Reward Box

Heap Of Trouble

Aloy decides to help an Oseram settlement at Free Heap after they’re attacked by a group of bandits.

Level	Location	Available After	Reward
17	Free Heap, The Sundom	A Seeker At The Gates	4,250 XP

Acquired Taste

After meeting an exiled Banuk shaman called Brin, Aloy decides to help him by bringing him blood from machines Sawtooth, Corruptor, Stalker, Thunderjaw, and Stormbird.

Level	Location	Available After	Reward
20	Brin’s House, The Sundom	A Seeker At The Gates	5,000 XP 1 Skill Point

Cause For Concern – Farewell

After meeting a Carja named Nil who aids Aloy in clearing several Bandit camps. After clearing the game’s six Bandit camps, Nil will invite Aloy to a location just south of Meridian where he challenges Aloy to a duel to the death.

Level	Location	Available After	Reward
20	Spearshafts, The Sundom	A Seeker At The Gates	5,000 XP

Sun And Shadow

After meeting a nobleman named Lahavis in Brightmarket, Aloy decides to help him in finding his daughter, Elida, who disappeared after last being seen in their family’s garden.

Level	Location	Available After	Reward
20	Brightmarket, The Sundom	A Seeker At The Gates	5,000 XP

Sunstone Rock

Aloy is tasked with finding and capturing three fugitives who escaped from a prison in Sunstone Rock after the settlement was attacked by two Behemoths. The prisoners are Tenakth warrior Ullia, Oseram tinkerer Rasgrund, and Carja Gavan.

Level	Location	Available After	Reward
20	Sunstone Rock, The Sundom	A Seeker At The Gates	6,670 XP 1 Extraordinary Reward Box

Blood On Stone

Aloy is tasked with investigating the mysterious deaths of five night guards in a quarry at Cut-Cliffs.

Level	Location	Available After	Reward
24	Cut-Cliffs, The Sundom	A Seeker At The Gates	6,000 XP 1 Remarkable Reward Box

Death From The Skies

Aloy must help a settlement in Pitchcliff which has come under attack by a group of Glinthawks.

Level	Location	Available After	Reward
25	Pitchcliff, The Sundom	A Seeker At The Gates	6,250 XP 1 Extraordinary Reward Box

Hunter’s Blind

Aloy decides to help Carja Talanah after she takes up a Hunters Lodge contract to help a village under attack by a group of machines.

Level	Location	Available During	Reward
12	Lone Light, Meridian	The City Of The Sun	3,000 XP Tearblaster Weapon

Robbin The Rich

A Carja nobleman named Ravan asks Aloy to help him investigate a theft that occurred at his home, resulting in him losing a precious family heirloom.

Level	Location	Available During	Reward
12	Meridian	The City Of The Sun	3,000 XP 1 Remarkable Reward Box

Weapons Of The Lodge

Aloy is tasked with completing all trials across the game’s world and obtaining Half Sun, Full Sun, and Blazing Sun marks for unique weapons.

Level	Location	Available During	Reward
15	Hunter’s Lodge, Meridian	The City Of The Sun	Lodge Blast Sling Lodge War Box Lodge Ropecaster

Honour The Fallen

Aloy sets out to help three pilgrims looking to mourn loved ones who died during the Red Raids.

Level	Location	Available During	Reward
16	Hunters Lodge, Meridian	The City Of The Sun	5,330 XP 1 Remarkable Reward Box

Redmaw

Aloy decides to help Carja Sunhawk Ahsis and Talanah after discovering that they’re in pursuit of the legendary and deadly Thunderjaw, Redmaw.

Level	Location	Available During	Reward
19	Spearshafts, Meridian	The City Of The Sun	6,330 XP, 1 Skill Point 1 Extraordinary Reward Box

Traitor’s Bounty

When a Shadow Carja traitor named Uthid has a bounty placed on him by High Priest Bahavas, Aloy decides to investigate and find out what really happened.

Level	Location	Available During	Reward
21	Shadowside, Sunfall	Deep Secrets Of The Earth	7,000 XP

Queen’s Gambit

Following the Traitor’s Bounty side quest, Aloy must assist Queen Nasadi and her son Prince Itamen to defect from Sunfall and escape the Shadow Carja.

Level	Location	Available During	Reward
28	The Branded Shore, Sunfall	Deep Secrets Of The Earth	9,330 XP 1 Skill Point

Horizon: Zero Dawn – The Frozen Wilds All Side Quests

Waterlogged

Aloy must investigate and find out why a rush of water has flooded a basic at Deep Din at the Greycatch ruin.

Level	Location	Reward
30	Deep Din, The Frozen Wilds	7,500 XP 3 Bluegleam

The Survivor

Two hunters from an ancient werak from Ban-Ur go missing during their initiation test and, although Banuk law forbids aid, Aloy decides to help them.

Level	Location	Reward
35	Keener’s Rock, The Frozen Wilds	8,750 XP 1 Extraordinary Reward Box 3 Bluegleam

The Hunters Three

Aloy is tasked with helping a group of three Hunters who have disappeared after failing to bring Burgrend, an Oseram trader, three machine parts.

Level	Location	Reward
40	The Cut, The Frozen Wilds	10,000 XP 1 Extraordinary Reward Box 3 Bluegleam

Frontier Justice

After a Banuk brawler named Aratak is wrongly accused of murdering an outlander, Aloy decides to find out what really happened.

Level	Location	Reward
35	The Cloud-Shear, The Frozen Wilds	8,750 XP 1 Extraordinary Reward Box 3 Bluegleam

All Allies Joined Trophy – Which Side Quests Do You Need To Complete?

As already mentioned, you will need to complete some of the side quests mentioned in this article as well as some errands in order to obtain all allies and unlock the All Allies Joined trophy or achievement. The required side quests and errands you need to complete for all allies include:

• Traitor’s Bounty
• Queen’s Gambit
• Sun And Shadow
• Honour The Fallen
• A Moment’s Peace
• Sunstone Rock
• A Daughter’s Vengeance
• Hunting For The Lodge (Errand)
• Hunters’ Blind, must complete Hunting For The Lodge
• Deadliest Game (Errand), must complete Hunter’s Blind
• Redmaw

A complete list of all allies to join you at the end of the game are:

• Aluki
• Elida
• Erend
• Janeva
• Nakoa
• Namman
• Petra
• Sona
• Talanah
• Teb
• Uthid
• Vanasha
• Vari

That’s it! We hope our Horizon: Zero Dawn side quest guide has helped you out, and if you need more assistance why not check out our Days Gone and Spider-Man: Miles Morales mission lists or our guide Cities Skylines beginners guide?