What Is Horizon Zero Dawn?
Horizon Zero Dawn is a third-person, action role-playing game that was originally released as a game exclusive to the PS4 in February 2017.
The plot follows a female protagonist - Aloy - a hunter in a post-apocalyptic land overrun by giant robotic creatures/machines, who sets out to uncover her past.
In this world, humans have reverted to tribal societies after the robot dinosaurs went rabid. Okaaaayyyyy. Aloy is a hunter living at the edges of society but quickly becomes the center of intra-tribal politics as each tribe searches for a solution to the aggressive robodinos.
As Aloy, you use ranged weapons, a spear, explosives and stealth to combat these mechanical creatures and other enemy forces.
She can also dodge, sprint, slide, or roll to evade her enemies' advances. Hiding in foliage to ambush nearby enemies can ensure immediate takedowns as well. Parkour and swimming also feature in the game.
A skill tree provides you with new abilities and bonuses.
This is an open-world game so you can explore and discover locations and take on side quests.
The map is composed of forest, jungle, desert, and snowy mountain regions.
Side quests involve Aloy completing tasks, like gathering materials, coming to the aid of individuals in danger of being killed, solving mysteries, assuming control of bandit camps, eliminating criminals and more difficult machines, accomplishing various challenges at any of the five Hunting Grounds, and obtaining an ancient armour that makes Aloy almost impervious to damage.
Were There Any DLCs?
A single DLC called The Frozen Wilds was released for the game in November, 2017.
This expansion brings Aloy to the Cut, a region on the border of Banuk territory accessible via a mountain pass just north of the Grave-Hoard. While the gameplay is accessible any time after leaving the Embrace during the main quest A Seeker at the Gates, the add-on's content is balanced around a player that is level 30 or higher.
The Complete Edition, which contains the base game, The Frozen Wilds, and all additional downloadable content (DLC), was released on 5 December 2017.
And now the game has been ported over to PCs and the Windows operating system.
What is Horizon: Zero Dawn's PC Release Date?
The PC edition also provides ultra-wide support.
Horizon: Zero Dawn on PC System Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit (so it won't run on older Windows 7 systems)
- Processor: Intel Core [email protected] or AMD FX [email protected]
- Memory: 8GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 (3 GB) or AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB)
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 100 GB available space
Recommended:
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core [email protected] or Ryzen 5 [email protected]
- Memory: 16GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 (6 GB) or AMD Radeon RX 580 (8GB)
- DirectX: Version 12
- Storage: 100 GB available space
Game Pricing
The game isn't quite it AAA game pricing territory, costing around $53 / €44.
You can save 10% on the game at CDKeys, at least up until it's released for the PC. The discount may still be in play after that.
Green Man Gaming are offering a 12% discount for pre-purchasing the game, but their base price is €49.99, €5 more expensive than CDKeys base price, so their discounted price is €43.99. Their dollar price will be similarly higher.
Kinguin are selling the game for €42.99, still cheaper than GreenManGaming. Look out for a popup to appear at the bottom left of their page which offers you a 10% discount coupon. This would reduce the price of the game to €38.69.
These game sites will display prices in your local currency. Only CDKeys lets you change the currency you pay in.
So here's who's offering the best pricing, from least to most expensive:
- Kinguin (with the 10% coupon you have to request)
- CDKeys (10% discount applied automatically)
- Green Man Gaming (12% discount applied automatically but game base price is higher)
Please note that prices and discounts may change after the game is released.
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