Whereas NCSoft has unveiled its MMO venture primarily based on Guerrilla Video games’ Horizon franchise, it seems to be like one other multiplayer venture primarily based on the collection can be within the works. In line with Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, the opposite multiplayer venture is at the moment within the works at Guerrilla Video games itself, and is slated to be the studio’s subsequent main venture.
“Simply to clear up some confusion I’ve seen, the newly introduced NCSoft Horizon MMO is completely different from the multiplayer Horizon recreation that’s in improvement at Guerrilla Video games,” wrote Schreier on social media. “That one is Guerrilla’s subsequent huge venture.”
Whether or not this multiplayer recreation in improvement at Guerrilla Video games shall be a full-fledged sequel or a smaller venture just like Ghost of Tsushima’s Legends mode is at the moment unknown. Nonetheless, with Schreier noting that the size of the venture is “huge”, it’s seemingly going to be a way more in-depth multiplayer expertise moderately than simply being a spin-off.
Whereas Guerrilla Video games has been recognized for its work on the single-player-only Horizon Zero Daybreak and Horizon Forbidden West, the studio is way from a stranger to multiplayer titles. Guerrilla Video games first began coming to prominence within the PS3 period because of its work on the Killzone franchise, which featured single-player campaigns in addition to elaborate multiplayer aggressive modes that showcased their FPS gameplay.
Nonetheless, Killzone: Shadow Fall was the final title the studio had labored on within the franchise earlier than ultimately shifting on to the Horizon collection.
Horizon Metal Frontiers was formally unveiled earlier this month by NCSoft. The title doesn’t but have a launch date. Nonetheless, the corporate has confirmed that it is going to be coming to PC, iOS and Android. NCSoft has described the multiplayer title as tapping into fairly a couple of of the issues which are iconic to the Horizon franchise whereas additionally that includes distinctive gameplay parts of its personal.
“We’ve added distinctive, authentic gameplay parts to the method of taking down large machines,” mentioned government producer Sung-Gu Lee in the course of the announcement. “For instance, after destroying a particular a part of a machine, you possibly can rapidly method and climb onto it utilizing a Pullcaster, set traps on the broken half, and inflict standing results.”
The title can even have fairly a little bit of emphasis on giving gamers loads of customisation choices, starting from physique kind to hair and make-up and even the selection of tribe from between the Nora, the Tenakth, the Utaru and the Oseram.
“In Horizon Metal Frontiers, each participant is a hero,” mentioned Lee. “We’ve put nice care into customization, permitting you to completely specific your individuality—even all the way down to the smallest particulars. Throughout character creation, we’ve integrated the tribes from the unique Horizon world.”
Apparently, NCSoft has additionally famous that it’s making intensive use of AI for the event of Horizon Metal Frontiers. Among the many issues for which AI is getting used embrace coding in addition to artwork. The corporate additionally famous that different recreation improvement corporations are additionally utilizing related instruments, and that we’ll see it turning into much more widespread within the coming years.
Simply to clear up some confusion I’ve seen, the newly introduced NCSoft Horizon MMO is completely different from the multiplayer Horizon recreation that is in improvement at Guerrilla Video games. That one is Guerrilla’s subsequent huge venture
— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier.bsky.social) 2025-11-13T13:59:15.100Z
