Game of the month – Horizon Zero Dawn (PC)

Horizon Zero Dawn is about a post-apocalyptic world where humanity has been reduced to a remnant of its former greatness on earth. The cities of the world have long been abandoned and dinosaur-like machines have taken over.

You take the role as the character Aloy, an outcast who lives outside the small community that humanity has managed to maintain. The game begins with you trying to get rid of the status of being rejected to become part of society. Soon you are drawn into a web of mystery and danger as you try to find out who you really are.

The story of Aloy and the large, open world in Horizon Zero Dawn is largely characterised by battles against both machines and humans. The machines are aggressive and the big ones especially quickly make Aloy's life very difficult. To meet them on your terms, you must master your bow and baton, vary your tactics and choose your goals carefully.

Horizon Zero Dawn was initially launched for the Playstation 4 series in 2017 and in November of the same year a major add-on package called The Frozen Wilds was released. On 7 August, 2020, the game with the accompanying add-on package for PC was released.

• Don't forget to light campfires located around the world. They save your progress and you can travel quickly between them during the game. You will often need to go back to places you have visited before, so light any campfires you see.
• Try and get to the game's so called 'cauldrons' as quickly as you can. They are extra tricky areas that reward you with skill points and new properties. There are a total of four of these areas to visit and you will find them on the map as small, blue triangles. You can visit them in any order you like, but the difficulty level is in the order Sigma, Rho, Xi and finally Zeta.
• In Meridian, you encounter characters that give you hunting-related side quests. They have some of the game's more interesting battles, and reward Aloy in a way that helps her during the latter part of the game. As a bonus, you'll also learn more about the Horizon Zero Dawn world.