6 Philosophical Ideas That Make Horizon Zero Dawn Even Better

Just like determinism, this was also covered earlier.

German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche believed not so much in the death of God as a being that gave birth to the World, but God no longer serving as the moral compass, hence the source of knowledge of all the things right or wrong.

This posed Nietzsche to believe in the death of actual values of the Western World, which in turn should motivate people to look for new ones as now, without God, the possibilities were numerous.

Aloy learns about the death of God - the All-Mother - first hand, by seeing that she was a machine, just like those that aim to kill all humanity. When she leaves Eulethia, Aloy is worshiped by her tribespeople, even though they previously shunned her throughout her life.

She declares: "I'm not to be anointed, I do not belong to you," which is a clear breakup with religion, as well as the class system organized around it. She encourages others to form a better society, which is a very Nietzschean thing to do.