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Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition

In an era where machines roam the land and mankind is no longer the dominant species, a young hunter named Aloy embarks on a journey to discover her destiny. Explore a vibrant and lush world inhabited by…

93 6 December 2017

Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition is an adventure developed by Guerrilla Games, released 6 December 2017 on PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition is

Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition is an adventure game developed by Guerrilla Games and released in 2017. It was published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Decima.

The premise, in the publisher's words

THE LAND NO LONGER BELONGS TO US Experience the legendary mission of Aloy de los Nora to unlock the secrets of a world dominated by deadly machines. The young huntress, an outcast to her tribe, struggles to reveal her past, discover her fate ... and stop a catastrophic threat to the future. Unleash devastating tactical attacks against unique machines and rival tribes as you explore an open world teeming with wildlife and dangers.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, open world and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 79 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Horizon series

Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition is the fifth of 18 entries we hold in the Horizon series. The next entry was Horizon Forbidden West in 2022. Its critic score of 93 is 8 points above the series average of 85. That makes it the highest-rated entry in the series.

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How it was received

Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition holds a critic score of 93 out of 100. That places it above 98% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 22 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 90, across 217 votes.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-2500K@3.3GHz or AMD FX 6300@3.5GHz, 8 GB RAM and Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 (3 GB) or AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB). An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. It also needs around 100GB of free storage, which is a real consideration on a 512GB drive. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition launched on 6 December 2017, within three weeks of Star Wars Battlefront II, Hello Neighbor, Yakuza Kiwami 2 and OKAMI HD. It reviewed better than all of them. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Star Wars Battlefront II, Hello Neighbor, Yakuza Kiwami 2, OKAMI HD.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition — frequently asked questions

When did Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition come out?
Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition was released on 6 December 2017 for PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition?
At minimum, Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition needs Intel Core i5-2500K@3.3GHz or AMD FX 6300@3.5GHz, 8 GB RAM, Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 (3 GB) or AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB) graphics, 100 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition?
The PC version needs about 100 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("100 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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