Horizon Zero Dawn was released for PlayStation 4 in 2017 and PC in late 2020. With each release, players were floored by the sheer size of the map and the various biomes that accompanied them in Horizon Zero Dawn. But when a map is that large, the problem of quickly navigating it can hamper any game, no matter how great the rest of it is.
Fortunately, like many titles of its ilk, Horizon Zero Dawn and its DLC make use of a fast travel system. So, for players that eventually grow weary of traveling the vast landscape with its haunting beauty, they can take a break from the sights and quickly zip from one objective to the next.
How to Fast Travel
Fast travel around Aloy's post-apocalyptic wonderland is done via campfires. After finding the location of a campfire, its marker on the map (depicted as two crossed sticks with a flame above) will turn from white to green. So long as Aloy is close enough to the campfire, they can open the map to fast travel to any other discovered campfires. There aren't any restrictions on fast traveling, and there are no components needed to use it. So long as a player has found the campfire they want to travel to, they will be able to.
In addition to allowing Aloy to traverse the map quickly, campfires also serve as a point to save the game through either quick or manual saves. Merchants can also be typically found by campfires, and medicinal plants can often be found growing in abundance near campfires in the wilderness. While save spots or rooms will typically protect the player in other games, this is not the case in Horizon Zero Dawn. Dangerous machines can and will spawn near campfires and even wander toward them. However, players can exploit campfires as saving at one and reloading the came will completely restore Aloy's health.
As mentioned before, Horizon Zero Dawn is a gigantic game densely packed with all sorts of secrets, collectibles, harvestable items, and dangerous machines. Fully exploring it will take dozens of hours to complete, and using the campfires to fast-travel will save a lot of time.
Horizon Zero Dawn is available now for PC, PS4, and PS5.