Sequels are a funny business, especially if the original turned out to be a massive success. You're suddenly locked in, and you can't change too much without the risk of alienating your staunchest fans. That's the unenviable position Horizon Forbidden West, an overly safe follow-up to the smash-hit Horizon Zero Dawn, finds itself in.
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By most accounts, the PC port of Horizon Forbidden West is one of the stronger ones in recent memory, but given the vast array of potential PC setups, it was inevitable that a few glitches popped up. Developer Nixxes has now released a patch that corrects a few of these issues and improves the game's overall stability on PC.
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What are the best Horizon Forbidden West settings? It may have already spent some time in the spotlight on PS5, but this latest journey for Aloy is a marvel on PC, and getting the best settings out of it should be a breeze for any gaming rig.
While Horizon Forbidden West demands one of the best graphics cards if you want 4K gameplay, running a smooth 60fps at 1080p or 1440p is much easier. Nixxes is once again behind this wonderful port, and while it may be tricky to get good performance for Horizon Forbidden West on Steam Deck, for PC it's nothing short of simple.
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