Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered Guide | Tips for Beginners

Designed by Dutch developer Guerrilla Games, Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered is an original open-world role-playing game set in a post-apocalyptic universe. This Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered guide will go over a pointer that will help you early in the game.

First, we’ll go over the merchants in Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered. This game relies heavily on these NPCs because, rather than finding actual loot in the world, you locate components that merchants can sell for actual loot, such as new weapons, potions, and resources.

Also, whenever you discover a new merchant, you can ask for free sample boxes that are filled with random goodies. Before you dish out those precious shards on fast travel kits or potions make sure to check out the merchant’s free sample box. You might just snag a fast travel kit or potions for free.

If you are just starting out in the game, and you aren’t keen on selling anything that you think might come in handy later for crafting, check out the “used for” section. Double-check that the item you’re selling only mentions “sell for metal shards.” That means you won’t be able to use those resources or items for trading or crafting anything at all. That indicates you’ll never be able these resources or items to trade or craft anything in the game; the items are meant for selling.

You can also get your hands on maps from the merchants; grab them all, and you won’t regret it. These maps will help you find all the collectibles in the game – you can refer to our collectibles guide below to help – that you can trade later in the game for epic treasures.

And whenever you make your way into a new area; even if you aren’t looking to buy anything, it’s a good idea to swing by the merchants to see if they’ve got any new weapons in stock. The weapons switch up based on where you are. The regions that are farther from the starting point tend to have better weapons – so do keep this point in mind.

As is typical with games of this genre, you will quickly become overwhelmed due to the abundance of information shown to you. No matter where you go, there will always be things lying about you for you to pick up. So, it’s a really good idea to start upgrading your carrying capacity as soon as possible.

When it comes to skills early on you can refer to our Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered Early Skills to Get Guide below, we recommend you prioritize Concentration and Silent Strike because they work really well together to take out a group of enemies, and when you add traps into the equation Concentration because even more useful – making your life so much easier at the beginning.

Lastly, I would recommend that you play the game slowly. There are a lot of cool things to do in this beautifully made game world. The fact that there are so many cool things to do may be the most important thing about it; don’t rush to the main quest, or the game will likely end before 10 hours are up. If you want to do it right take your time and get lost in this beautifully made world.

Also, check out our other guides to Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered:

• Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered Guide | All Collectibles Guide
• Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered Guide | How to Fast Travel
• Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered Guide | How to Level Up Fast
• Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered Guide | Early Skills to Get
• Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered Guide | How to Play the Frozen Wilds DLC
• Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered Guide | Tips for Beginners
• Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered | All Side Quests and Errands