Summary
- Horizon Zero Dawn is no longer sold individually on Steam.
- Steam users can now only purchase it in a bundle with the upcoming HZD remaster.
- The bundle is priced at $49.99, matching the standard price of Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition.
The Steam version of Horizon Zero Dawn has been bundled with the game's upcoming remaster. Steam users can hence no longer purchase the original PC port of Horizon Zero Dawn individually.
This turn of events arrives shortly after Horizon Zero Dawn was delisted from the Epic Games Store in early October 2024. The move itself was seemingly made in preparation for the upcoming release of HZD Remastered, which is scheduled for October 31.
Original Horizon Zero Dawn PC Port Is No Longer Sold Separately
Shortly afterward, Sony opted to bundle the original version of the game with its upcoming remaster on Valve's storefront. The Horizon Zero Dawn Steam page now only offers an option to purchase this newly created bundle. The two-pack retails for $49.99, matching the standard price of Horizon Zero Dawn's 2020 PC port. The change happened without much fanfare, with neither Sony nor Guerrilla Games saying anything about it as of October 4.
The mandatory bundle appears to be a Steam-only thing for the time being. Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition still hasn't returned to the Epic Games Store following its recent delisting, but remains available for purchase individually on the PlayStation Store. The latter has recently been the subject of some controversy, as Sony decided to double Horizon Zero Dawn's PlayStation price after announcing its remaster. So, after spending years selling it for $19.99, the company is now asking $39.99 for the content-complete edition of the original game.
The decision, which proved to be deeply unpopular among fans, was seemingly rooted in a desire to have the original match the remaster's $49.99 price once the $9.99 upgrade for its existing owners is taken into account. Newcomers would otherwise have been able to purchase the remaster at a $20 discount by simply buying the 2017 game and the DLC upgrade. An alternative solution would have been to offer the upgrade for $30, but that would have plausibly been a more difficult sell relative to what the new version of the game brings to the table.
Speaking of which, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered's list of selling points includes the promise of improved textures, lighting, and animations. Guerrilla previously revealed that it re-recorded roughly ten hours' worth of dialogue motion capture for the project. Based on the promotional materials that have been shared to date, it would appear that the game's overall color palette has also been adjusted to better match the aesthetic of Horizon Forbidden West. Aside from the upcoming remaster, Sony's hit franchise will soon also welcome another new entry in the form of LEGO Horizon Adventures, which is scheduled to hit the market on November 14.
Horizon Zero Dawn
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 89 /100 Critics Rec: 94%
- Released
- February 28, 2017
- ESRB
- T for Teen: Blood, Drug Reference, Language, Mild Sexual Themes, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Guerrilla Games
- Publisher(s)
- Sony
- Engine
- Decima
- Franchise
- Horizon
WHERE TO PLAY
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