Horizon Forbidden West All Side Quests & Errands

Horizon Forbidden West contains 28 Side Quests and 20 Errands. They are marked by green exclamation points “(!)” on the map. This page has guides and locations for all Side Quests and Errands in the game with their unlock requirements and rewards. Errands are shorter versions of Side Quests. The game divides normal Side Quests and shorter Errands into different categories in the quest log. Both Side Quests and Errands reward you with Skill Points, XP, and sometimes weapons, outfits, or cosmetic items.

You can still do them after the story in free-roam. Several quests have multiple starting points, their location can change throughout the story which is listed below. Some also require certain story progress or having done other Side Quests if they are part of a questline. The unlock requirements are pointed out on their individual quest pages.

For Main Quests, see: Horizon Forbidden West Main Quest Walkthrough.

Missable Warning: to get Errand “Broken Locks” you must do the optional objective to recover Porguf’s Lockbox in Side Quest “Breaking Even“.

In this guide:

• Side Quests & Errands – ordered by region
• Side Quests – ordered alphabetically
• Errands – ordered alphabetically

By Region

Below are links to all Horizon Forbidden West Side Quests & Errands ordered by starting location, in the order you visit the regions during the story:

Crimson Narrows:

1. Deep Trouble (SIDE QUEST)

Chainscrape:

1. The Twilight Path (SIDE QUEST) – required for Trophy: Saved the Daunt
2. The Bristlebacks (SIDE QUEST) – required for Trophy: Saved the Daunt
3. Learning Machine Strike (ERRAND) – required for Trophy: Defeated Machine Strike Challengers
4. The Enduring (ERRAND) – spreads over different regions – required for Trophy: Defeated the Enduring
5. A Dash of Courage (ERRAND)
6. A Bigger Boom (ERRAND)

Barren Light:

1. Shadow from the Past (SIDE QUEST) – required for Trophy: Saved the Daunt
2. Shadow in the West (SIDE QUEST) – required for Trophy: Saved the Daunt
3. Signals of the Sun (ERRAND)

Stone’s Echo:

1. The Burning Blooms (SIDE QUEST)
2. A Tribe Apart (SIDE QUEST)

Carja Camp:

1. Drowned Hopes (SIDE QUEST) – can also start at Camp Nowhere

Plainsong:

1. The Promontory (SIDE QUEST)
2. The Roots that Bind (SIDE QUEST) – can also start when approaching Riverhymn
3. The Oldgrowth (ERRAND)
4. The Music in Metal (ERRAND)
5. The Second Verse (SIDE QUEST) – only here after Story, spawns at The Base during Story – Trophy: Healed the Land-gods

The Base:

1. The Second Verse (SIDE QUEST) – can also spawn in Plainsong after story – Trophy: Healed the Land-gods
2. What Was Lost (SIDE QUEST) – can also spawn in Memorial Grove after story – Trophy: Aided Kotalla
3. Forbidden Legacy (SIDE QUEST) – can also spawn at Legacy’s Landfall after story – Trophy: Recovered Alva’s Data

Arrowhand:

1. Shining Example (ERRAND) – Flying Mount Quest
2. Thirst for the Hunt (SIDE QUEST) – Trophy: Chose a Desert Commander
3. The Wound in The Sand (SIDE QUEST) – Trophy: Chose a Desert Commander
4. The Gate of the Vanquished (SIDE QUEST) – Trophy: Chose a Desert Commander

Scalding Spear:

1. Burden of Command (ERRAND) – after Gate of the Vanquished side quest
2. In Bloom (ERRAND) – south of Scalding Spear

Camp Nowhere:

1. Need to Know (SIDE QUEST) – Follow-up to Burning Blooms
2. Drowned Hopes (SIDE QUEST) – can also start at Carja Camp
3. Signal Spike (SIDE QUEST)
4. Breaking Even (SIDE QUEST)
5. Broken Locks (ERRAND)

Village north of Scalding Spear:

1. The Deluge (SIDE QUEST)

Salt Bite:

1. The Taste of Victory (ERRAND)

Breached Rock Rebel Camp:

1. Sons of Prometheus Data (ERRAND)

Hidden Ember:

1. Lofty Ambitions (SIDE QUEST)
2. Nights of Lights (ERRAND)
3. Boom or Bust (SIDE QUEST)

Memorial Grove:

1. Blood for Blood (SIDE QUEST)
2. The Valley of the Fallen (SIDE QUEST)
3. What Was Lost (SIDE QUEST – can also spawn at The Base) – Trophy: Aided Kotalla
4. Supply Drop (ERRAND – found on road north of Memorial Grove)

The Bulwark:

1. Call and Response (ERRAND)
2. First to Fly (ERRAND) – Flying Mount Quest
3. A Soldier’s March (SIDE QUEST)

Cliffwatch:

1. A Hunt to Remember (ERRAND)

Tide’s Reach:

1. Tides of Justice (ERRAND) – Flying Mount Quest
2. In the Fog (SIDE QUEST)

Thornmarsh:

1. The Blood Choke (SIDE QUEST)

Legacy’s Landfall:

1. The Way Home (SIDE QUEST) – Flying Mount Quest
2. The Souvenir (ERRAND)
3. Forbidden Legacy (SIDE QUEST – can also spawn at The Base) – Trophy: Recovered Alva’s Data

Side Quests (Alphabetically)

1. A Soldier’s March
2. A Tribe Apart
3. Blood for Blood
4. Boom or Bust
5. Breaking Even
6. Deep Trouble
7. Drowned Hopes
8. Forbidden Legacy
9. In the Fog
10. Lofty Ambitions
11. Need to Know
12. Shadow from the Past
13. Shadow in the West
14. Signal Spike
15. The Blood Choke
16. The Bristlebacks
17. The Burning Blooms
18. The Deluge
19. The Gate of the Vanquished
20. The Promontory
21. The Roots that Bind
22. The Second Verse
23. The Twilight Path
24. The Valley of the Fallen
25. The Way Home
26. Thirst for the Hunt
27. The Wound in The Sand
28. What Was Lost

Errands (Alphabetically)

1. A Bigger Boom
2. A Dash of Courage
3. A Hunt to Remember
4. Broken Locks
5. Burden of Command
6. Call and Response
7. First to Fly
8. In Bloom
9. Learning Machine Strike
10. Nights of Lights
11. Shining Example
12. Signals of the Sun
13. Sons of Prometheus Data
14. Supply Drop
15. The Enduring
16. The Music in Metal
17. The Oldgrowth
18. The Souvenir
19. The Taste of Victory
20. Tides of Justice

More Guides:

• Horizon Forbidden West Wiki & Strategy Guide
• Horizon Forbidden West – 100% Completion Checklist
• Horizon Forbidden West – All Machine Locations & Database
• Horizon Forbidden West – Hunting Ground Trials Guide
• Horizon Forbidden West – Melee Pit Challenges Guide
• Horizon Forbidden West – All Tallnecks
• Horizon Forbidden West – All Cauldrons (Cauldron Cores)
• Horizon Forbidden West – All Rebel Camps
• Horizon Forbidden West – All Rebel Outposts
• Horizon Forbidden West – All Gauntlet Runs (Races)
• Horizon Forbidden West – All Relic Ruins
• Horizon Forbidden West – All Signal Towers
• Horizon Forbidden West – All Black Boxes
• Horizon Forbidden West – All Vista Points
• Horizon Forbidden West – All Survey Drones
• Horizon Forbidden West – How to Get Flying Mount
• Horizon Forbidden West –  How to Get Diving Mask (Infinite Underwater Breath)
• Horizon Forbidden West – All Door Codes
• Horizon Forbidden West – Trophy Guide