Metal Flowers are one of the more unusual collectibles you can find in Horizon Zero Dawn remasteredwith the explanation for their existence only at the end of the game. There are quite a few, and each one has a poem of some sort attached to it, making it seem like someone is putting them where they are on purpose.
If you know where to look, you can spot them as they are all surrounded by a triangle of pink flowers as well. In total you need to find 30, and they come in sets of three. Although the maps you buy from merchants indicate where you can find them, some are actually hidden – so you'll have to do some searching.
There are some minor story spoilers in this guide!
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Most of the Metal Flowers in the first set Horizon Zero Dawn remastered can be found when exploring the Nora Lands at the beginning of the game. In total you need to find 10.
Metal Flower Mark 1 (A) Location
You can find this metal flower in the bunker you explored as a child in the prologue. When you take control of Aloy as an adult, go back to the bunker and go through it until you reach the first area where you found a holographic lock (when she was a child). Nearby is a doorway obscured by a stalagmite. Destroy it with your spear, and you'll see the flower inside.
Metal Flower Mark 1 (B) Location
The second flower is next to the mountain behind Aloy and Rost's house. To get there, travel to the fast travel point near the house. Then look for a gate right next to the house and go through it. Follow the path and you will see a series of ziplines and ropes that you can walk on to the right – along the side of the mountain. Follow these ropes and ziplines, and you will eventually reach the flower.
Metal Flower Mark 1 (C) Location
You can find this flower right outside the gates of Embrace (outside it). It is next to a small ruined house.
Metal Flower Mark 1 (D) Location
This flower is located east of the Devil's Thirst Ruins. You have to travel a bit away from the ruins, and you will find it nestled in the mountains.
Metal Flower Mark 1 (E) Location
While doing the Revenge of the Nora questline, you can look for this flower among the ruins of Devil's Grief.
Metal Flower Mark 1 (F) Location
When you find the bunker with the Shield Weaver armor, you'll see this flower on the left side of the bunker as you enter it. It will be while you're swimming in the water – but it's pretty easy to miss.
Metal Flower Mark 1 (G) Location
This flower is also found in the ruins of Devil's Grief. Thankfully, it's one of the easier ones to find, as it's one of the few that's directly below the marker on the map.
Metal Flower Mark 1 (H) Location
You can get this flower either before heading to Meridian, or when you get and complete The Grave Hoard main quest. It's pretty far north on the map, and there are some dangerous machines around, but the flower itself is directly in the way.
Metal Flower Mark 1 (I) Location
Just south of a small settlement called Hunter's Gathering, and nestled among some trees, you can find this flower. There are a lot of machines in this area though, so watch out for random attacks.
Metal Flower Mark 1 (J) Location
The last flower in Set 1 can be found along the path to the Daytower, which you find when you first make your way to Meridian. It is on the right hand side as you travel along the path, nestled among some rocks along the side of the mountain.
The second set of Metal Flowers are scattered across the map where Meridian is. Some of them can be hard to spot, but just remember that you can use your Focus to find them if you ever get lost. There are a total of 10 flowers in set 2.
Metal Flower Mark 2 (A) Location
You can find this flower north of Dawn's Sentinel Gate, and it is guarded by a pack of scrappers.
Metal Flower Mark 2 (B) Location
This flower is located northeast of the Daytower, right next to a large metal ruin and guarded by a swarm of Snapmaws. If you see the river, it's on a small island right in the middle.
Metal Flower Mark 2 (C) Location
If you follow the path north from the Lone Light, you will see this flower when the path branches off to the left.
Metal Flower Mark 2 (D) Location
To get to this flower you have to climb the rocks just north of Sunfall. There is a path on the side of the cliff that you can follow that will take you directly to it, but be careful of the Glinthawks guarding it.
Metal Flower Mark 2 (E) Location
This flower is near the Thunderjaw location west of Freeheap. It's right in the middle of the area, so you'll either have to sneak past the two monster machines to get it, or fight them before you do.
Metal Flower Mark 2 (F) Location
You can find this flower south of Pitchcliff and near the damage zone that has two Rockbreakers. It sits on top of a slab.
Metal Flower Mark 2 (G) Location
This flower is in the northern part of the map. To get there you can follow the path you would take to get to Pitchcliff, but go further up. It's on a small outcrop to the right of the path, and there's a Stormbird circling it.
Metal Flower Mark 2 (H) Location
You can find this flower near Sunfall, west of where the Banuk figure is. It can be a challenge to get there, but if you follow the rocks towards it, you'll find it in the canyon.
Metal Flower Mark 2 (I) Location
While completing The Field of the Fallen, look for this flower at the top of the mesa you explore with Erend. It's on the south side, and there's a Glinthawk site nearby.
Metal Flower Mark 2 (J) Location
At the far end of the country on the western side of the map is this flower. It's near a large body of water that's also inhabited by quite a few Snapmaws, but if you approach from the land side, you can slip past them if you want.
The final set of Metal Flowers can also be found around Meridian, with most of them in the jungle area of the map. Like the other sets, there are a total of 10 flowers to find.
Metal Flower Mark 3 (A) Location
Southeast of Meridian, this flower is along the road where you can find a sawtooth spot. It's right by the path, so just follow the map marker for the flower.
Metal Flower Mark 3 (B) Location
You can find this flower near the area where you save Olin's family in Collateral. It's in the middle of a Glinthawk location here, so you may have to sneak past them or fight them to get it.
Metal Flower Mark 3 (C) Location
If you go by set, you may have to backtrack a bit to find this flower. When traveling to the Daytower from the Hunter's Gathering, instead of following the path straight, take a right (when it splits) to go up the mountain instead. It is located on a small hill above a sawtooth spot on this mountain.
Metal Flower Mark 3 (D) Location
Cauldron XI is in the jungle, and it's also the one Eclipse has taken over when you get there. This flower can be found near this cauldron, right next to one of its entrances and near a Bellowback location.
Metal Flower Mark 3 (E) Location
You can find this flower on a mesa south of Meridian. Follow the path and you will also find a merchant on the way.
Metal Flower Mark 3 (F) Location
This flower is near Tallneck in the jungle, quite far south of Meridian. It's right next to one of the campfires you'll find here.
Metal Flower Mark 3 (G) Location
If you follow the path to the right to the map marker that shows where this flower is, you will find it in the field to the right.
Metal Flower Mark 3 (H) Location
The other Tallneck you find in the game is also where you can find this flower. It can be tough to get to if you approach from the Daytower, but if you bypass Tallneck and rappel down, you'll basically be right next to the flower on the other side of the water.
Metal Flower Mark 3 (I) Location
While completing the Honor the Fallen quest, you will be asked to help a Banuk get rid of some Glinthawks. This metal flower is on top of the mesa you need to clear out for him.
Metal Flower Mark 3 (J) Location
Outside the Lone Light you can see a bridge and the flower is nestled right under it.
With that you have collected all the metal flowers in Horizon Zero Dawn remastered. There is a special merchant in Meridian who will exchange each set for a unique reward, so make sure you find him in town when you can.
- Released
- 31 October 2024
- Publisher
- Sony Interactive Entertainment
