Horizon Zero Dawn remaster continues the series' curse as Dragon Age and Monster Hunter Wilds' beta soak up all the chatter
Nov. 1, 2024As if Elden Ring and Breath of the Wild weren’t enough
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The Horizon curse began life as an unfunny joke, then it became an entire internet meme, then it seemed like incredibly bad luck, and evidence of its actual existence now seems irrefutable as it’s now going up against Dragon Age and a last-minuteMonster Hunter Wilds beta. The Horizon series is haunted.
Fast forward to now, and the curse seemed to have been all but confirmed whenHorizon: Zero Dawn Remasteredgrabbed an October 31 release date - the same day as Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s launch. Fans were quick to point out that all three mainline Horizon games had a knack for releasing alongside a massive RPG series, but things got slightly worse this time.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is admittedly not quite as omnipresent as those other two mammoths, sure, and that’s whereCapcomcame in. A mere week before Halloween, the publisher announced that the Monster Hunter Wilds beta would kick off on the very same day, meaning Horizon is now dealing with a double whammy.
SteamDBnumbers for Horizon: Zero Dawn Remastered don’t paint the brightest picture as the open-world refresh pulled in just over 2,000 concurrent players. Meanwhile,Dragon Age: The Veilguard broke a record for developer BioWarewith a 70,000 peak and theMonster Hunter Wilds beta is so monstrously popular that it’s turning some players' games into a cursed PS1 vision. But there’s not much need to worry if you’re a fan of the robo-dinosaur series since Horizon’s always been immune to the curse, sales-wise, and a remastered game from seven years ago probably isn’t high-priority for many gamers up against a limited time beta and a sequel 10 years in the making.
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Kaan freelances for various websites including Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and this one, Gamesradar. He particularly enjoys writing about spooky indies, throwback RPGs, and anything that’s vaguely silly. Also has an English Literature and Film Studies degree that he’ll soon forget.
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