Metascore
89

Generally favorable reviews - based on 36 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 36
  2. Negative: 0 out of 36
  1. Apr 1, 2024
    100
    Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition is an incredibly polished PC port with all the bells and whistles you could possibly ask for. It looks and runs incredibly, with the ability to tweak visuals and performance to suit your device. Nixxes continues their perfect streak of ports, and this is a fantastic way to experience Aloy’s second adventure.
  2. Apr 1, 2024
    100
    There’s simply no question that Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition is a must-play game.
  3. Apr 4, 2024
    96
    Horizon Forbidden West on PC looks absolutely beautiful, with surprisingly modest requirements considering the scale of the project. At its highest specifications, it is undoubtedly one of the most visually stunning games on the market.
  4. Jun 7, 2024
    95
    Horizon: Forbidden West is excellently ported to PC by Nixxes, providing a larger audience the opportunity to experience Aloy's much improved new adventures.
  5. Mar 31, 2024
    95
    A Fantastic port, that continues the line of incredible PlayStation games coming over to the PC. This is one of Nixxes' finest works, with an incredible set of features and graphical options, as well as being the prettiest version of the prettiest game on PS5.
  6. Mar 26, 2024
    95
    With its previous visual and gameplay quality vastly improved, Horizon Forbidden West's PC port not only is the ultimate Horizon experience but is also an accomplishment in porting and video game development.
  7. May 17, 2024
    94
    Horizon Forbidden West is the complete package across all aspects any player will care about. Stunningly beautiful, audibly beatific, challenging yet accessible, and frequently cinematic, I adored my time with Forbidden West the way I rarely do in any other game. Often, a game will excel in one area in particular and falter in others—and that’s okay. Here, I struggled to find criticisms to make, and the ones I did, while real, did not meaningfully impact the whole. If more AAA titles conducted themselves as such, I could see myself one day converting.
  8. Apr 10, 2024
    94
    This PC release is the definitive version of Horizon Forbidden West. It looks fantastic, runs brilliantly, and tells one of the more compelling action RPG stories I’ve yet played. Aloy and friends are great characters, and the Horizon world is enticing by design. It’s not smashing through genre barriers by any means, but the systems are expertly balanced and exciting to engage with. It stands toe to toe with the best open world games of all time, and Guerrilla’s trajectory suggests their next effort will be even better.
  9. Mar 26, 2024
    94
    Nixxes has done a fantastic job adapting Horizon Forbidden West to PC, offering exceptional performance and optimization, with stunning graphics at 4K and FPS ranging from 85 to 108 on high-end systems, while even lower-end systems like the ROG Ally can handle the game at 720p with FSR 2.2, showcasing excellent adaptation across various setups.
  10. Mar 25, 2024
    92
    Visually impressive, playfully entertaining open world adventure, in which the PC port also impresses right from the start. You will hardly find a prettier gaming world in 2024.
  11. Mar 25, 2024
    92
    Nixxes once again signs an impeccable job. An exceptional port of a great adventure, with all the content included, which also has great optimization to work very well in different configurations. Without a doubt, PlayStation should make them the only studio in charge of porting their games to PC.
  12. Mar 25, 2024
    92
    Horizon Forbidden West for PC is the best adventure starring Aloy, even on not the most powerful configurations. All the magic of Guerrilla Games' game has been delivered uncompromisingly and will engage you for several hours as you explore, fight and experience a beautifully narrated and wonderfully portrayed story, accompanied by a soundtrack worthy of a top-notch film production. By forgoing some detail, which is moreover compensated by the smaller screen size, even Steam Deck – or similar consoles – owners will enjoy this excellent production.
  13. Apr 25, 2024
    90
    Not many games in recent years have come up with something as thrilling as taking on massive robot monsters like you find here, and it’s a mark of how well it’s done in Forbidden West that every time you see one of those familiar flashes, you’ll feel your adrenaline start pumping as you draw your bow and arrow and take aim. Obviously, it’ll be even more fun if you have a PC that runs the game without any compromises. But even if you just want something for your Steam Deck, Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition delivers.
  14. Apr 15, 2024
    90
    Horizon Forbidden West on the PC is another example of a game done right in its conversion from console. It brings the same great gameplay, performance, and gaming experience that was established on the PlayStation 5 two years ago.
  15. Apr 14, 2024
    90
    Vast in duration, with a pretty good narrative and a very entertaining combat system, Horizon Forbidden West is another excellent Sony game making its way to the PC market.
  16. Apr 12, 2024
    90
    The game is overall an excellent conversion of the PlayStation game. The main story is super cool and the graphics are gorgeous. There are a few niggles here and there, but Horizon Forbidden West is an excellent game that should be experienced by as many people as possible.
  17. Apr 8, 2024
    90
    Horizon: Forbidden West Complete Edition is a very good game, and the PC is the best version of that game thus far. The adventure is engaging overall, even if there are some things that could've been improved. The flexibility of the PC means that there's no longer a compromise between choosing resolution over frame rate. It is an excellent open-world game overall, and we can't wait to see another sequel.
  18. Apr 5, 2024
    90
    Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition is a fantastic PC port. The optimization is great, and it works well on a variety of PC configurations. With multiple graphical enhancements and AI upscaling, this game plays best on PC. DualSense is also fully integrated and will use all the features the PS5 has to offer, just a bit better. Oh, yeah, and the game is amazing as well!
  19. Apr 3, 2024
    90
    Guerrilla and Nixxes surprise us with a port that is not only very solid, but also offers options to give and give away. Undoubtedly, this is the best way to enjoy Horizon Forbidden West if you have a high-performance PC.
  20. Apr 2, 2024
    90
    Technically excellent port that shows the beauty of games we can experience today and makes you wish more studios would make use of the Decima engine.
  21. Apr 1, 2024
    90
    The PC version of the PlayStation megahit Horizon Forbidden West represents the ultimate rendition of this ambitious open-world game. A sequel worthy of every praise, enhancing every aspect of the original and paving the way for the entire franchise towards a bright future.
  22. Apr 1, 2024
    90
    Let's be clear, Horizon Forbidden West is one of the most beautiful PC games currently available and a real graphical marvel.
  23. Mar 27, 2024
    90
    Horizon Forbidden West on PC is another incredible port from Nixxes. It successfully brings the Horizon Forbidden West experience to PC with a ton of content and tremendous performance. It's a must-buy for anyone that enjoyed the original, and it should leave fans excited to see what the studio is able to pull off with its upcoming Ghost of Tsushima PC port.
  24. Mar 25, 2024
    90
    Horizon Forbidden West comes to PC with one of the best conversions in recent years: an extremely polished and careful work, which does not miss anything on the front of adjustments and support for the various upscaling technologies. All these elements combine to offer an extraordinary visual experience, substantially superior to its PS5 counterpart in terms of resolution at the same frame rate: a show of strength that cannot go unnoticed and will make you fall in love with PC gaming all over again.
  25. Mar 25, 2024
    90
    Horizon Forbidden West’s PC release is a joy to play to get a refresher on the latest game in this series of breathtaking games so far. It's a blast to run around and experience the world the game offers with maximum detail. The work put into the game to make it run smoothly on PC is amazing. Players will be happy with this PC port and can look forward to experiencing the game once again without any restrictions or graphical limitations on it.
  26. Mar 25, 2024
    90
    The PC version of Horizon Forbidden West might just be the new benchmark to compare other PC ports against.
  27. Mar 24, 2024
    90
    Forbidden West takes a lot of good decisions and is even better than its predecessor - with the exception being the story.
  28. Apr 16, 2024
    86
    Horizon Forbidden West is a great sequel. It improves upon the very gameplay mechanics that made the first game so unique while addressing some of its shortcomings such as the lackluster melee combat.
  29. Apr 15, 2024
    85
    Horizon Forbidden West is a fantastic sequel, and despite some issues, is absolutely worth the play.
  30. Apr 4, 2024
    85
    Nixxes has come up with a quality, smooth flowing port that will make you forget the stumbles of Rift Apart.
  31. Mar 28, 2024
    85
    If you liked the first Horizon game and want to re-enter the ruined world dominated by mechanical dinosaurs, the second game and expansion has already arrived on PC. And it is of good quality, but the price could have been lower.
  32. Apr 22, 2024
    83
    The best way to play Aloy’s most recent adventures... if you have the PC that can do it justice that is.
  33. Apr 8, 2024
    80
    Forbidden West is enjoyable, although it fails to impress with anything innovative. In terms of gameplay it’s simply a slightly improved Horizon Zero Dawn. As for the PC port, there’s pretty much nothing to criticize – on a sufficiently powerful setup the game looks truly beautiful, rarely drops frames and doesn’t cause any major technical problems.
  34. Mar 27, 2024
    80
    This is quite easily one of the most gorgeous open worlds you’ll explore in a modern video game. With a stellar set of graphical customisation options and admirable performance on rigs that meet the recommended requirements, there’s currently no better place to experience Aloy’s journey.
  35. Mar 31, 2024
    70
    Horizon Forbidden West is utterly gorgeous and builds on the original's intense combat, but a lack of ambition and a flat narrative hold it back as a sequel. It provides more of the first game but bigger, with a few new inclusions struggling against the tidal wave of familiarity.
  36. Mar 26, 2024
    70
    Technically impressive but just not as fun or innovative as its predecessor.
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  1. Apr 24, 2024
    What Nixxes achieves is, once again, a tremendous success, and it was not easy with a Decima Engine that is demanding even for the best PC. The port of Horizon Forbidden West to computer is as good as it is beautiful. [Recommended]
  2. So if I'm honest, and despite my allegiance here, I do think Horizon Forbidden West is probably better on PlayStation, but only marginally. If you don't have one, but you want to play a rip-roaring, morally uncomplicated post-apocalyptic hero's journey, where you get to clear a huge map and ride around on a giant boar that spits fire - and why wouldn't you, frankly? - then you should get this game. [RPS Bestest Bests]