Horizon Zero Dawn features a huge map that players can explore and discover hunting grounds for machines, side activities to earn XP, and new settlements to liberate from enemies. However, all these activities are hidden on the map, and to uncover them all, players will need to locate Tallnecks.
Despite their size, these gigantic machines aren't harmful, unless you let them stomp on you.
After locating one, you'll need to climb it through a series of traversal puzzles, and after overriding it, you'll mark all the activities, machines, and corrupted zones in an area. Here's where to find every Tallneck in Horizon Zero Dawn and The Frozen Wilds DLC.
There are a total of 6 Tallnecks in Horizon Zero Dawn, with 5 beings on the main map and the last one being located on the Frozen Wilds DLC map.
After completing a few opening missions, you can locate all the Tallnecks in the game and override them to uncover all the essential activities surrounding them. They also disable all the dangerous machines around and act as a fast travel point.
Here's where each Tallneck in Horizon Zero Dawn can be found:
It's recommended that gamers find and override the Tallnecks in Horizon Zero Dawn as soon as possible; doing so will open up the map's visibility and highlight great activities for players to earn XP and skills from.