Horizon Forbidden West All Machine Locations

Horizon Forbidden West has 43 Machine Locations. This guide shows where to find every machine. Scanning and killing all Machines unlocks the following 5 trophies:

• All Machine Types Scanned 
• All Acquisition Machines Killed 
• All Recon Machines Killed 
• All Combat Machines Killed 
• All Transport Machines Killed 

Missables Warning: Specter & Specter Prime are missable. They are quest-related. They have no open world spawns and quests cannot be replayed. You can scan both of them during the final story quest, Main Quest 17: Singularity. If you die during the final boss fight you must rescan the last boss. Check your machine catalogue after the story to make sure it registered correctly. If not, reload the autosave before final mission and replay to rescan them. *As of Patch 1.08 “Specter Prime” now gets added to database automatically after story if missed, “Specter” is still missable but after Patch 1.16 can be scanned in New Game+.

All other machines can still be found after the story in free-roam. Only Specter and Specter Prime are missable. For the “all scans” trophy you need only one variant of each machine. Most machines have multiple sub-variants, e.g. Burrower has “Tracker Burrower” or “Apex Burrower” sub-variants. You only need one single variant scanned per machine, it doesn’t matter if you scan the normal variant or Apex variant or whatever other variants. It is mostly random what variant spawns, exceptApex variants which spawn mostly at night. Each variant adds 0.13% progress towards overall game completion. You can fast travel between campfires to farm the same machines over and over again if you need specific crafting materials from them.

You can keep track of which machines you scanned under Notebook > Machine Catalogue. To see which ones you defeated, check under Notebook > Statistics > Machines Killed.

This guide lists them in the same order as the in-game Machine Catalogue, see numbering below to quickly reference the one you’re missing:

Machines Overview:

1. Grazer
2. Burrower
3. Scrounger
4. Leaplasher
5. Scrapper
6. Spikesnout
7. Skydrifter
8. Plowhorn
9. Charger
10. Lancehorn
11. Longleg
12. Bristleback
13. Fanghorn
14. Redeye Watcher
15. Widemaw
16. Clawstrider
17. Corruptor
18. Bellowback
19. Glinthawk
20. Shell-Walker
21. Stalker
22. Grimhorn
23. Ravager
24. Snapmaw
25. Sunwing
26. Clamberjaw
27. Rollerback
28. Rockbreaker
29. Behemoth
30. Dreadwing
31. Tideripper
32. Shellsnapper
33. Stormbird
34. Thunderjaw
35. Frostclaw
36. Scorcher
37. Slitherfang
38. Tremortusk
39. Fireclaw
40. Slaughterspine
41. Tallneck
42. Specter
43. Specter Prime

Machine #1: Grazer

Machine #2: Burrower

Machine #3: Scrounger

Machine #4: Leaplasher

Machine #5: Scrapper

Machine #6: Spikesnout

Machine #7: Skydrifter

Machine #8: Plowhorn

Machine #9: Charger

Machine #10: Lancehorn

Machine #11: Longleg

Machine #12: Bristleback

Machine #13: Fanghorn

Machine #14: Redeye Watcher

Machine #15: Widemaw

Machine #16: Clawstrider

Machine #17: Corruptor

The Corruptor is part of the Arena Challenges, in the 2nd Set of the “Legendary” Tier Challenges. This is repeatable and therefore not missable. It doesn’t have a location in the open world. They also spawn during Main Quest 13: Faro’s Tomb.

Machine #18: Bellowback

Machine #19: Glinthawk

Machine #20: Shell-Walker

Machine #21: Stalker

Machine #22: Grimhorn

You find Grimhorns at the Arena in the “Intermediate” set, 2nd challenge called “Cage Fight”. This is repeatable as often as you wish, can scan them there. They have no map icon in the open world. Grimhorns are also encountered during Main Quest 6: The Dying Lands & Main Quest 14: Gemini.

Machine #23: Ravager

Machine #24: Snapmaw

Machine #25: Sunwing

Machine #26: Clamberjaw

Machine #27: Rollerback

Machine #28: Rockbreaker

Machine #29: Behemoth

Machine #30: Dreadwing

Machine #31: Tideripper

Machine #32: Shellsnapper

Machine #33: Stormbird

Machine #34: Thunderjaw

Machine #35: Frostclaw

Machine #36: Scorcher

Machine #37: Slitherfang

Machine #38: Tremortusk

Machine #39: Fireclaw

Machine #40: Slaughterspine

 

Machine #41: Tallneck

 

 

 

Machine #42: Specter

[MISSABLE SCAN] Specters are only found during Main Quest 5: Death’s Door, Main Quest 10: Cradle of Echoes, Main Quest 17: Singularity. Alternatively, you get another chance in Side Quests “Valley of the Fallen” and “What Was Lost” for more Specters. Scanning this Machine is MISSABLE! It doesn’t spawn anywhere else outside of these quests (also doesn’t appear in the Arena or Hunting Grounds). It has no spawn location in the open world. If you just finished the story and forgot to scan it, see if you still have an autosave from the last story mission, to reload and potentially still scan the machine.

Machine #43: Specter Prime

[MISSABLE SCAN] Specter Prime is the endboss of the story, it only appears in Main Quest 17: Singularity. Scanning this Machine is MISSABLE! It doesn’t spawn anywhere else outside of the final story quest (also doesn’t appear in the Arena or Hunting Grounds). If you don’t scan it in the final story quest it won’t get added to your machine catalogue and you will miss the trophy “All Machine Types Scanned”. If you die during the final boss fight after scanning it, you will have to scan it again! If you just finished the story and forgot to scan it, see if you still have an autosave from the last story mission, to potentially still scan the machine. (*As of Patch 1.08 this gets added to your database automatically after the story so it’s not longer missable. Also works retroactively if you download the patch after finishing the story)

That’s all of the machines and their locations in Horizon Forbidden West (HZFW).

For everything else needed for 100% completion, check out the full Horizon Forbidden West – 100% Completion Wiki & Strategy Guide.