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Horizon Forbidden West review
Guerrilla's post-apocalyptic adventure in which Aloy explores the Forbidden West and fights giant machines, sold on PC as the Complete Edition.
By the DBotMaker research desk · Updated November 10, 2026
- Capabilities (40%)
- 8.8
- Ease of setup (30%)
- 8.4
- Value (30%)
- 8.6
Horizon Forbidden West is the most complete package among the newer worlds. The Steam page for the Complete Edition includes the full game, bonus content and the Burning Shores expansion, which adds new storylines, characters and a new area after the main story. You play as Aloy, crossing a far-future, post-apocalyptic West where a blight and storms threaten what is left of humanity and huge machines patrol the land. On PC it supports ultrawide and triple monitor setups, NVIDIA DLSS 3, AMD FSR and Intel XeSS, and full DualSense features over a wired connection. Steam lists adjustable difficulty and several accessibility options. It costs $59.99 with nothing else to buy. It ranks ninth because it is single-player only and its story assumes some knowledge of the first game. For machine hunting across varied terrain, it is a strong pick.
Who it is for
Players who want a colorful frontier full of machine hunts and a complete package with the expansion included.
Price
$59.99 one-time purchase on Steam (US store).
in a stunning yet hazardous new area. $59.99 Buy on Steam
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 10, 2026.
Key features
- Complete Edition includes the Burning Shores story expansion and bonus content
- Fight large machines across a far-future world
- Ultrawide, super ultrawide and triple monitor support
- NVIDIA DLSS 3, AMD FSR and Intel XeSS
- Full DualSense support with haptic feedback over a wired connection
Strengths and weaknesses
- Strength: The expansion is included at no extra cost
- Strength: Adjustable difficulty and accessibility options
- Strength: Full controller support
- Weakness: Single-player only
- Weakness: Windows only on Steam
- Weakness: Story builds on the earlier Horizon Zero Dawn
Key facts
- Developers: Guerrilla, Nixxes Software
- Publisher: PlayStation Publishing
- Released on Steam: March 21, 2024
- Expansion: Burning Shores included
- Steam achievements: 80
Where it ranks
Horizon Forbidden West is No. 9 in our Best Open-World Games verdict.
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