Horizon Forbidden West system requirements: Can your PC run it?

Horizen Forbiffen West is the title PS5 players have been raving about for the last two years. Now, PC players can also explore the game’s picturesque open world. But can your PC run it? 

Horizon Forbidden West is an extraordinary action-adventure game that takes players to a breathtaking post-apocalyptic world full of mysteries, futuristic machines, and weapons. This sequel, which builds upon its predecessor, Horizon Zero Dawn, offers even more stunning visuals, immersive gameplay, and an expanded open world to explore.

Set in a lush landscape ravaged by devastating storms, players assume the role of Aloy, a skilled hunter and outcast seeking to uncover the secrets of her past. While Horizon Forbidden West is cut-throat, the true appeal lies in its visually pleasant sceneries. For this reason, when Horizon Forbidden West was announced for PC, players had expected that it would only run on burly computers with optimal specs. Fortunately, the game is for all.  

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Of course, you can push the system settings to the max to experience the visuals to the fullest, but an average gaming rig should run the game just fine if you tweak the settings to low. 

Horizon Forbidden West System Requirements 

Here are the requirements to run Horizon Forbidden West on both low and high-end computers. 

Minimum

• CPU: Intel Core i3-8100 or AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
• RAM: 16 GB
• Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB or AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 4GB
• Dedicated Video RAM: 4096 MB
• Pixel shader: 6.0
• OS: Windows 10 64-bit (version 1909 or higher)
• Free disk space: 150 GB

Recommended requirements

• CPU: Intel Core i5-8600 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600
• RAM: 16 GB
• Video card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 or AMD Radeon RX 5700
• Dedicated video RAM: 8192 MB
• Pixel shader: 6.0
• OS: Windows 10 64-bit (version 1909 or higher)
• Disk space: 150 GB

At 150 GB, Horizen Forbidden West is a big game, but it’s worth noting here that it includes the Burning Shores expansion pack as well. So, as long as your PC meets minimum requirements, you should be able to navigate through the picturesque open world smoothly. If not, try tweaking your settings. 

Horizon Forbidden West PC settings

• Texture Quality: Medium
• Texture Filtering: 2x Anisotropic
• Shadow Quality: Low
• Screen Space Shadows: On
• Ambient Occlusion: SSAO
• Screen Space Reflections: Low
• Level of Detail: Medium
• Hair Quality: Low
• Terrain Quality: Very High
• Water Quality: Very High
• Clouds Quality: Low
• Translucency Quality: Default
• Parallax Occlusion Mapping: On
• Depth of Field: High
• Bloom: Off
• Motion Blur Strength: 0
• Sharpness: 5
• Lens Flares: On
• Vignette: On
• Radial Blur: On
• Chromatic Aberration: On
• Anti-Aliasing: TAA or upscaling

This Horizon Forbidden West system requirements guide should help you comfortably run the game on your computer. Of course, you can crank up the settings mentioned above if you have a beefier system that can handle some action.