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Horizon Zero Dawn for PlayStation 4
Horizon Zero Dawn has hunter Aloy investigate a world where tribes live among animal-like machines. You scan components, place traps, use different arrow types and gather resources to disable larger machines deliberately. The PlayStation Hits release contains the same base game as the regular PS4 disc; The Frozen Wilds belongs only to an explicit Complete Edition. Controls, player setup and edition details were therefore checked specifically for this PlayStation 4 version.
The campaign builds each situation around clear objectives, enemies or obstacles and controls that you gradually learn to master. Difficulty comes from timing, positioning and intelligent use of available resources. Exploring, trying again and choosing another approach often achieve more than haste. The fixed content on the disc therefore matters most. Any network features are mentioned only as historical options, not as services guaranteed to work today.
Horizon Zero Dawn divides progression between main objectives, free exploration and missions that develop its characteristic systems. New equipment or abilities provide more choices, but positioning, preparation and reading the environment remain decisive. The content described is that of the PlayStation 4 disc edition; network features, codes and downloadable packs are mentioned only where relevant to this release.
Region and language
Our PlayStation 4 games are PAL editions and come with a Dutch or English box, unless stated otherwise. By default, you receive the version for the European market. We note it in the product details if the region is different or the box is in another language. In almost all cases, the game is playable at least in English, and often in the other five common European languages too.
Manual
Horizon Zero Dawn for PlayStation 4 was originally released without a printed manual. This edition therefore does not come with a separate instruction booklet. Its absence does not mean that an item from the original packaging is missing.
Instructions for the controls and rules are provided in the game. Any additional leaflets or advertising inserts are not manuals and are only included if stated in the product details. We use the label “No Manual” for copies missing a manual that was originally supplied. You should therefore not expect a printed booklet with this game unless a special edition explicitly states otherwise.
The history of Horizon Zero Dawn
Guerrilla Games developed Horizon Zero Dawn; Sony Interactive Entertainment released the PlayStation 4 edition on 1 maart 2017. Its systems and presentation gave the game a distinct place in its series. This physical copy is assessed as the original PS4 release. Later updates, downloadable packs, remasters and sequels are not silently attributed to this disc. This keeps disc content, edition names and later services clearly separated.
This physical release preserves a defined version from its original console generation. Later expansions, patches, servers and reissues may have added or changed features, but are not attributed to this disc. Its original design choices and technical limits belong to this edition. Developer, release period and platform were therefore checked separately. Differences in controls, presentation and accessories between consoles are also stated where they affect what can actually be played.
On PlayStation 4, Horizon Zero Dawn belongs to a generation in which large worlds, narrative campaigns and systems-driven action often converged. The release shows how Guerrilla Games used those possibilities, while comparisons with contemporaries clarify which choices belong to this title. The physical disc remains the baseline; later patches, digital extras and services do not silently expand what this used copy includes.
Similar games for PlayStation 4
Horizon Forbidden West is a concrete comparison on PlayStation 4. Both games share recognisable genre elements, but Horizon Zero Dawn has its own emphasis on controls, pace, goals and progression. Horizon Forbidden West uses different systems or structure, so a play session does not unfold in the same way. The comparison positions the specific qualities of Horizon Zero Dawn without assigning features from Horizon Forbidden West to this release.
Days Gone is a concrete comparison on PlayStation 4. Both games share recognisable genre elements, but Horizon Zero Dawn has its own emphasis on controls, pace, goals and progression. Days Gone uses different systems or structure, so a play session does not unfold in the same way. The comparison positions the specific qualities of Horizon Zero Dawn without assigning features from Days Gone to this release.
Monster Hunter: World is a concrete comparison on PlayStation 4. Both games share recognisable genre elements, but Horizon Zero Dawn has its own emphasis on controls, pace, goals and progression. Monster Hunter: World uses different systems or structure, so a play session does not unfold in the same way. The comparison positions the specific qualities of Horizon Zero Dawn without assigning features from Monster Hunter: World to this release.
Assassin's Creed Odyssey is a concrete comparison on PlayStation 4. Both games share recognisable genre elements, but Horizon Zero Dawn has its own emphasis on controls, pace, goals and progression. Assassin's Creed Odyssey uses different systems or structure, so a play session does not unfold in the same way. The comparison positions the specific qualities of Horizon Zero Dawn without assigning features from Assassin's Creed Odyssey to this release.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a concrete comparison on PlayStation 4. Both games share recognisable genre elements, but Horizon Zero Dawn has its own emphasis on controls, pace, goals and progression. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt uses different systems or structure, so a play session does not unfold in the same way. The comparison positions the specific qualities of Horizon Zero Dawn without assigning features from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt to this release.
