Aloy from the Horizon games will be added to Genshin Impact as a playable character later this year.
The protagonist ofHorizon Zero Dawnand the upcomingHorizon Forbidden Westwill be a 5-star character, putting her in the roster’s upper tier.
She will be available for free for all players at Adventure Rank 20 or above, withPlayStationowners getting the opportunity to get her first.
Not much information has been shared about how Aloy will play in the game, with the officialGenshin Impactsitesimply giving her backstoryat this point.
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Aloy’s releasewill be split over two waves. The first will begin when the Version 2.1 update arrives in September and will end when Version 2.2 maintenance begins on October 13.
During this time, any players at Adventure Rank 20 or above who log into the game onPlayStation 4orPlayStation 5will receive Aloy through their in-game mail.
The second wave starts after the Version 2.2 update arrives and will end when Version 2.3 maintenance begins on November 24.
During the second wave, Aloy will be available through in-game mail for players on all other formats (as well as PS4 and PS5 players who haven’t claimed her yet).
Further reading
GuerrillaannouncedHorizon: Forbidden West for PS5in June 2020 beforeconfirming a PS4 version last September.
The studio revealed almost 14 minutes ofHorizon Forbidden West gameplayin May but there was no news about the game’s release date, leading to some speculation that it might not make itsplanned 2021 launch.
“We don’t have an exact release date just yet, but development is on track and we will have an update for you very soon”, Guerrillatweetedfollowing the gameplay presentation.
