LEGO Horizon Adventures is an all-ages version of the PlayStation franchise

Presentation for Summer Games Festival It started last Friday (7) with an unusual announcement: LEGO Horizon Adventures, a post-apocalyptic adventure-based LEGO game (so, I'll explain that in a couple of later parts) on PlayStation. What's even more surprising is that the game will have versions for PC and Nintendo Switch.

I had to try out Horizon Adventures and understand where Guerilla wanted to take the franchise starring Aloy. Well, LEGO Horizon Adventures is an attempt to expand the audience of the series: the game created in partnership with Studio Gobo features a more fun plot and stop-motion animation and will entertain both veteran fans and new players.

LEGO's version of post-apocalyptic Earth is very faithful to the original, a recreation made from small plastic pieces of a world that players have already visited several times: Zero dawn, Forbidden West Even in virtual reality Mountain Call. It is a world in which civilization was wiped out in a cataclysmic event, and centuries later, nature has reclaimed everything – with the addition of mechanical dinosaurs and other robotic creatures – and humanity is rising again in almost prehistoric fashion.

Seeing these cybernetic monsters recreated using LEGO pieces in the game is really cool, and probably the biggest charm of the game for Horizon fans. The playable characters are also very diverse, but you'd have to be very familiar with the series to know who they all are.

The main character is the warrior Aloy, who uses her bow and arrow and, essentially, the power of Focus, a technological tool that allows her to interact with the world in unique ways. The most obvious use here is to select targets on the screen using the R1 button. Special arrows allow you to set fire to grass and vines to open paths.

An interesting new feature compared to other LEGO games is that you gain experience and can make your character stronger, improve your bow or gain more life points.

Just like in other LEGO games, you can collect pins (the English name for the pieces) to use as scales. They are everywhere and can be snatched from things that Aloy and her friends break along the way. The boxes contain good amounts of them. Buttons are used to build things, such as a dog kennel, in Aloy Village.

This is a really cool addition: Mother's Heart, the village where Aloy grew up in the first game, is the center of the game and there you can improve Aloy and his companions and customize costumes and your house. Expect some quirky establishments like a hot dog cart or even games to interact with.

LEGO Horizon Adventures will also be playable in local co-op, which is great for those looking for something to play with their kids or younger siblings – and will surprise many hardcore PlayStation players with graphics far superior to what they'd imagine in LEGO games.

LEGO Horizon Adventures arrives later this year for PC, PlayStation 5, and Switch.