Horizon Zero Dawn was one of the best looking games on the PS4, and it runs fairly flawlessly at 60fps on the PS5 in backwards compatibility. Many felt developer Nixxes was wasting its time remastering the game natively for Sony’s new-gen console, then.

The truth, however, is that it’s done an extraordinary job – as these comparisons illustrate. While this is predominantly a visual overhaul, the differences are staggering, especially when you consider just how good the original game looks.

In collaboration with original creator Guerrilla, the team at Nixxes has upgraded all the textures, completely redone the foliage, reworked the lighting, and incorporated various tech improvements from sequel Horizon Forbidden West, such as the Anubis Cloud System.

You end up with a game that’s comfortably among the best-looking on the PS5, and an obvious upgrade for the $10 fee Sony is charging to existing owners.

You can read more about our thoughts on the remaster in our Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered PS5 review, but do let us know if you’re impressed with these improvements in the comments section below.

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