Horizon Forbidden West download & install size
Horizon Forbidden West needs roughly ~150 GB SSD free space required; ~122 GB after install, and the exact size varies by platform (see the table below).
| Platform | Download / install size |
|---|---|
| PC | ~150 GB SSD free space required; ~122 GB after install |
| PS5 | ~87 GB (US) / ~97 GB (EU) |
Sources · Last verified: July 12, 2026.
On PC, Sony and Nixxes list 150 GB of SSD space in the requirements, but that figure is the room you need to download and decompress the game rather than its final footprint. The compressed download runs about 96-98 GB, and once installed the game settles to roughly 122 GB on disk, with the extra headroom used as temporary workspace during unpacking. An SSD is mandatory across every settings tier, and because the Complete Edition ships with the Burning Shores expansion baked in, there is no separate DLC download to add on top.
On console the game is smaller. The PS5 version's download is region-dependent because of bundled language packs: it is about 87 GB in the US, closer to 97 GB in Europe, and around 83 GB in Japan, with day-one and later patches nudging those numbers. The PS4 release is in a broadly similar range. Storefront totals shift with each update, so check the current size on Steam, the Epic Games Store, or the PlayStation Store before you download, and make sure you have the full free-space headroom the PC installer asks for even though the game occupies less once it is running.
Sources
- Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition on Steam - official page
- PlayStation.Blog - HFW Complete Edition PC specifications revealed
- Nixxes Support - HFW Complete Edition PC system requirements
- PlayStation (US) - Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition for PC
- HowLongToBeat - Horizon Forbidden West
- Guerrilla Games - HFW Complete Edition announcement
- Last verified: July 12, 2026. Sizes and specs can change with patches — tell us if something is out of date.