Editing Machines (Horizon) (section)

=== Cultural impact and merchandise ===
The machines' intricate designs have inspired elaborate real-world creations and marketing installations. For [[E3 2016]] to promote ''Zero Dawn'', [[Sony Interactive Entertainment|Sony]] collaborated with special effects company Spectral Motion to construct a 13-foot-long, cable-driven [[animatronic]] Watcher suit that was actively piloted by an operator.<ref name="E32016Watcher" /><ref name="E3WatcherCreation" /> To promote the global launch of ''Forbidden West'' in 2022, PlayStation commissioned massive, life-sized Clawstrider statues and placed them as temporary public installations in cities across five continents, including [[Dubai]], [[London]], [[New York City]], [[Seoul]], and [[Sydney]].<ref name="Clawstriders" />

The machines' narrative was expanded in an official ''Zero Dawn'' comic book series published by [[Titan Comics]], which featured a new breed of killer machines.<ref name="ComicAnnounced" /> In 2020, Steamforged Games released ''Horizon Zero Dawn: The Board Game'', a semi-cooperative miniatures [[tabletop game]].<ref name="TabletopGame" /> It was subsequently supported by multiple expansion sets adding miniatures of various machines including the Thunderjaw, Stormbird, and Fireclaw.<ref name="TabletopAnnounced" /><ref name="TabletopExpansions" /> The machines have also made multiple cameo appearances in other major video games. Machine-themed armour was featured in a crossover event for ''[[Monster Hunter: World]]'' (2018), and holographic versions of the Watcher and Tallneck appeared in ''[[Death Stranding]]'' (2019).<ref name="WatcherPalico" /><ref name="DeathStrandingHolos" /> The Thunderjaw appears in ''[[Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart]]'' (2021) via a weapon that can summon it from another dimension, while other machines make an appearance in the ''Horizon''-themed level of ''[[Astro Bot]]'' (2024).<ref name="ThunderjawRiftApart" /><ref name="AstroBotMachines" />

Following the release of ''Zero Dawn'' in 2017, the franchise's machines expanded into various merchandise items and collectibles. To coincide with the game's launch, a special "''Horizon Zero Dawn'' Thunderjaw Collection " was produced, featuring a highly detailed statue of the Thunderjaw.<ref name="ThunderjawEdition" /> That same year, two Watcher [[Funko Pop]] variants were released and in 2020, a Thunderjaw Pop was released.<ref name="WatcherPops" /><ref name="ThunderjawPop" /> Also in 2020, a 26-inch premium statue of the Stalker was announced by Prime 1 Studio.<ref name="StalkerStatue" /> Merchandising expanded further alongside the launch of ''Forbidden West'' in 2022. The game's premium Collector's and Regalla editions included statues of the Tremortusk.<ref name="TremortuskStatues" /> That same year, The Lego Group released a 1,222-piece set of the Tallneck.<ref name="LegoTallneck" /> This was followed by high-end collectibles, including a 15-inch Moderoid model kit of the Thunderjaw by [[Good Smile Company]] in 2023.<ref name="ThunderjawModeroid" /> In 2025, a Lego set based on ''Lego Horizon Adventures'' was released, featuring buildable versions of the Shell-Walker and Sawtooth.<ref name="LHALego" /> Later that year, [[Wizards of the Coast]] announced a ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' Secret Lair Drop featuring alternate-art reskins of cards depicting the Thunderjaw, Horus, Tallneck, and Plowhorn.<ref name="MTGCards" /><ref name="MTGBonusCard" />