| Atomix |
Aldo López |
90 / 100 |
10-30-2024 |
It was a pleasure to return to this game after years without touching it, and it became clear to me that there are certain products in the industry that will take a long time to feel outdated, this is one of them. It was a gem in 2017 and continues to be in 2024, a must play for those who just bought a PS5. |
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| CGMagazine |
David Walters |
9 / 10 |
10-30-2024 |
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered is a gorgeous update to a powerhouse title that brings it visually on par with its successor |
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| Checkpoint Gaming |
Tom Quirk |
8 / 10 |
10-30-2024 |
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered is a welcome tune-up of a modern classic. If you have never played Guerrilla Games’ 2017 original, this is the definitive way to experience it. While many of the visual enhancements may be rather subtle, they are widespread, and do a lot to bring the game up to the standards of its sequel, Horizon Forbidden West. The new DualSense controller features and accessibility options are also excellent additions that serve to make Horizon Zero Dawn far more immersive and approachable. That said, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered doesn’t deliver much more than that, and players wanting more improvements on the gameplay side of things may be left wanting. |
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| ComingSoon.net |
Tyler Treese |
9 / 10 |
10-30-2024 |
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered is a remaster done right. Aloy’s original adventure looks gorgeous and matches all of the features of its sequel. |
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| Daily Star |
Tom Hutchison |
4 / 5 stars |
10-30-2024 |
If you’re new to the Horizon franchise, or if you’re so into it that you’re dying to play the first game again at its very very best, then it is worth a revisit. |
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| Echo Boomer |
David Fialho |
Recommended |
10-30-2024 |
Before venturing with Aloy in LEGO, we revisited her first journey in “Ultra HD” in a remaster that, while seemingly unnecessary, surprises with the quality of its upgrade. |
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| Enternity.gr |
Giannis Archontidis |
9 / 10 |
10-30-2024 |
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered constantly made us wonder why it’s not called “Remake” |
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| Evilgamerz |
Jeroen Janssen |
9.3 / 10 |
10-30-2024 |
A remaster can elevate a game over a game that was released later. That is certainly the case here because Horizon Zero Dawn looks like a freshly launched, new PlayStation 5 game that was fully developed on the newer console. Everything looks so great and sometimes you even find yourself standing on a mountain enjoying the view that awaits you again. The beautiful weather effects in the game’s large map are all a feast for the eyes but also make the game more varied in terms of experience. The addition of more liveliness in the cities, the better NPC motion capture and the improved textures make the game razor sharp. Add to that the already great gameplay and the evolutionary mission structure that manages to offer constant variation and you simply have a perfect game. There are a few small details here and there that could have been polished up a bit more, but all in all this is a must-buy if you have never played the game before, whether or not you want to play it again, but then on the next-gen console or PC via an upgrade. |
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| Game Rant |
Dalton Cooper |
4 / 5 stars |
10-30-2024 |
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered is an undeniable upgrade over the original game with even-better graphics than before. |
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| GameBlast |
Alexandre Galvão |
9 / 10 |
10-30-2024 |
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered brings a visually enhanced and technically refined version of a game that marked the PlayStation 4 generation, now adapted to make the most of the capabilities of the PlayStation 5 and PC. With detailed graphics, an even more realistic environment and performance improvements, the remaster caters to both new players and fans who want to relive Aloy’s journey with the best of current technologies. The remastered version stands out as a tribute to the work of Guerrilla Games, while reinforcing the potential of its legacy for future generations of players. |
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| Gameblog |
Geralt de Reeves |
8 / 10 |
10-30-2024 |
In itself, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered fulfills its mission: fully exploit the power of the PS5 and PC to make the original game more beautiful than ever and on the same level as the magnificent Forbidden West. However, with the exception of the full support of the DualSense controller, we can regret the absence of new features and improvements to the gameplay. The upgrade from PS4 to PS5 with three convincing graphic modes at 10 euros may be worth the cost, but the same cannot really be said about buying the Remaster full price or on a PC version graphically extremely solid, even to this day. |
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| GAMES.CH |
Benjamin Braun |
90 / 100 |
10-30-2024 |
Zero Dawn Remastered looks better and, thanks to the Dual Sense controls, plays and feels even better than the PS4 original. But you need to decide by yourself, if the ten bucks is worth it to play the game again. If you do not have the game yet, Zero Dawn, the Remastered version is just the best opportunity to play it. Not least because here you get the main game as well as worthline story extension The Frozen Wilds. |
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| GamingTrend |
Henry Viola |
90 / 100 |
10-30-2024 |
Nixxes and Guerilla Games have made an already beautiful game even better. If you haven’t yet experienced the origin of Aloy’s story, then do yourself a favor and play Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered! |
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| Hobby Consolas |
Alberto Lloret |
95 / 100 |
10-30-2024 |
Nixxes has once again completed a quality work, making a game from 2017, very beastly yes, look like a current PS5 and PC release. Not everyone will appreciate it because it doesn’t change the gameplay at all and focuses on visual details, but you only have to put on the original to see that there is much more to it than meets the eye. |
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| Nexus Hub |
Ryan Pretorius |
8.5 / 10 |
10-30-2024 |
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered goes well beyond expectations for a simple remaster, providing a technically marvelous and now quintessential way to experience Aloy’s first adventure on PS5. |
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| Press Start |
Shannon Grixti |
9 / 10 |
10-30-2024 |
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered is the best way to play one of PlayStation’s defining games. It’s improved visually in every way, with a great amount of love and care put into every detail and will be a joy for newcomers and fans alike. |
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| PSX Brasil |
Ivan Nikolai Barkow Castilho |
80 / 100 |
10-30-2024 |
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered features fantastic graphics, is technically flawless, and offers some quality-of-life improvements. However, the original game hasn’t aged so badly to already receive a remaster and revisiting it without having certain improvements to its sequel is something strange. However, it is still a must-have title if you haven’t played it yet. |
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| Push Square |
Sammy Barker |
8 / 10 |
10-30-2024 |
Horizon Zero Dawn is very much one of Sony’s standout projects of the past ten years, and this superb remaster by Nixxes puts it among the best looking games on the PS5. While the side-quests and supporting content don’t quite match up to sequel Forbidden West, the more focused story is arguably better than its successor, and it’s presented almost flawlessly in this remastered format. |
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| Saving Content |
Scott Ellison II |
5 / 5 stars |
10-30-2024 |
If you already own the game on PlayStation 4, it’s a no-brainer to upgrade to the remaster for $10. If you’ve never played, it’s absolutely worth the asking price.Horizon Zero Dawn is a great story with good gameplay, and Horizon Forbidden West is a good story with great gameplay, though they compliment one another so well. Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered is still a masterpiece of its own, has a captivating story, a rich and vibrant world teeming with secrets, and thrilling combat that will keep you hooked for dozens of hours. Thanks to Nixxes, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered provides consistency in its environmental design and enhanced detail that are now present in both Horizon games, making this more than a remaster – it’s a remaster plus plus. |
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| SpazioGames |
Stefania Sperandio |
7.8 / 10 |
10-30-2024 |
There is no doubt that Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered is the edition that those who are approaching the saga for the first time must aim for, to fully experience Aloy’s debut journey. In the same way, this work of rejuvenation – as much as a 2017 game may really need rejuvenation – is purely technical, in line with the obsessions of today’s video game industry, which puts lighting effects and photorealism even before playful depth. |
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| The Beta Network |
Anthony Culinas |
7 / 10 |
10-31-2024 |
While the graphical enhancements, quicker load times and bundled Frozen Wilds DLC make for a strong package, they don’t exactly justify the Horizon Zero Dawn Remaster, given how polished the original 2017 release already was. However, through all the repetitiveness of its open-world structure and exposition-heavy dialogue, this game certainly has its moments of magnificence. |
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| The Games Machine |
Emanuele Feronato |
9 / 10 |
10-30-2024 |
As good to play as the first Horizon Zero Dawn, as beautiful to look at as the last Horizon Forbidden West. This is how this Remastered can be summarized, which keeps the gamplay of the original intact by increasing the graphic rendering thanks to the greater hardware resources available. In particular, Aloy and the other characters are now much more expressive and move in a world in which nature is lush and anthropic structures stand solemnly in the midst of volumetric effects with a realistic day / night cycle. Those who have recently played the original may not want to spend another forty hours on the Remastered, for new recruits it is one of the best ARPGs around. |
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| TheSixthAxis |
Stefan L |
8 / 10 |
10-30-2024 |
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered might not have been a wholly necessary overhaul, but there’s plenty to like about it, from greater visual depths and details, to the majorly improved dialogues. |
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| Video Chums |
Mary Billington |
9 / 10 |
10-30-2024 |
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered offers a fresh coat of paint to a game that was already boasting beautiful graphics, bringing it on par with its sequel. If you’ve never played it before, it’s a great excuse to get into the series and if you have already completed it then the low cost of the upgrade is a good excuse to relearn the lore and dig into a New Game+. 🏹 |
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| WellPlayed |
Kieron Verbrugge |
8 / 10 |
10-30-2024 |
Whether or not you think it needed to happen, Nixxes and Guerrilla Games’ effort to refresh Horizon Zero Dawn in its sequel’s image is an incredibly successful one. It makes the original version look like a first draft by comparison, and while it won’t convince anyone who disliked Zero Dawn on a fundamental level, $15 for the upgrade should be an easy sell for diehards. |
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