We have known for quite some time now that the Guerrilla Games’ action-adventure Horizon Zero Dawn will be debuting on PC this August 7. The adventures of Aloy in a post-apocalyptic world filled with robot dinosaurs is one fo the PS4’s best exclusives, and the jump to PC will expose a brand new audience to the stellar game. With less than 10 days to go, many might be wondering just how beefy does your setup need to be in order to run one of the best-looking games on the console. The answer, as it turns out, is not that demanding.
Horizon Zero Dawn Minimum Specs
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- 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
Horizon Zero Dawn Recommended Specs
- 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
Unknown waters
That said, neither Steam nor the Epic Games Store has indicated what can players expect while running off such specs. Nobody wants chunky looking dinosaurs to fight and harvest resources off of. We do know that a number of enhancements will come with Horizon Zero Dawn for the PC. Support for resolutions reaching up to 4K, unlocked frame rates to let you push your machine to the limits, adjustable field-of-view, mouse and keyboard control, and more will be part of this port. Once Horizon Zero Dawn is released, we will be sure to learn of more enhancements. Sadly, ray tracing has been confirmed to not be supported.
The PC version of Horizon Zero Dawn will also be the Complete Edition. This means that in addition to the base game, it will include the Frozen Wilds expansion, the Carja Storm Ranger Outfit, Carja Mighty Bow, and Carja Trader Pack, the Banuk Trailblazer Outfit, Banuk Culling Bow, and Banuk Traveler Pack, a Nora Keeper Pack, and a digital artbook.