15 Best-Looking Video Games Of The Decade

8. Horizon: Zero Dawn

horizon zero dawn
Sony

From one major exclusive tentpole to another, Horizon: Zero Dawn might be the most important Playstation game of the entire generation. Developer Guerrilla Games proved it was bigger than the Killzone franchise by switching gears and delivering a third-person open world RPG that boasts one of the most detailed stories of the decade.

Its strange post-apocalyptic setting was the real winner though. This was a world where humanity as we know it all but destroyed the planet and itself, with the game picking up hundreds of years in the future after the remaining humans have rebuilt.

The mix of sci-fi and fantasy made for some unique concoctions of creatures and architecture both strange yet familiar, not least in the landscape itself.

Whack HDR on and Zero Dawn pops like little else. It's a shame about the sadly robotic faces, but everything else more than makes up for it with sheer originality.

Advertisement
Contributor

Josh has over 11 years of experience as a published writer, having worked nine of those years as a full-time content producer at WhatCulture. In that period he has created hundreds of articles, videos and podcast episodes for multiple WhatCulture channels, specialising in gaming, horror and film & TV. He now primarily works as a senior content producer and presenter on WhatCulture Gaming where he co-hosts the WhatCulture Gaming Podcast, a top 3 UK most listened to gaming podcast that he co-created in 2018. Over the years he has reviewed several high-profile gaming releases, covered industry events with on-site reporting, opined on breaking news, and even kicked off his interviewing career by chatting to childhood hero, Tommy Wiseau.