More than ten minutes of footage claiming to show early development gameplay of PlayStation [6,838 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/platforms/playstation/”>PlayStation’s Horizon multiplayer game has appeared online.
The footage, which was first shared on Reddit, shows stylised characters exploring and battling machine enemies. In addition to the footage, supposed artwork from the project was also posted on Reddit by the same user who shared the footage.
According to the anonymous poster, the footage is from a “very old alpha” build from summer 2020. This is said to be the same Horizon Forbidden West [169 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/games/horizon-forbidden-west/”>Horizon Forbidden West alpha which allegedly began circulating online last month.
One person with knowledge of the project told VGC they believed the footage and art were authentic.
Guerrilla Games [169 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/sony/guerrilla-games/”>Guerrilla confirmed in December that it was planning to “expand the world of Horizon” with an online co-op project “featuring a new cast of characters and a unique stylized look”.
This followed reporting from VGC that the Dutch studio was planning an online spin-off, in addition to a planned trilogy of Horizon games.
In December’s announcement, Guerrilla confirmed it would continue to make “epic solo adventures” starring series protagonist Aloy.
Another game, Horizon Call of the Mountain, will be a PlayStation VR2 launch title in February 2023, and Horizon Forbidden West‘s first expansion, Burning Shores, will be released in April.
A Horizon Zero Dawn remaster for PS5 is also reportedly in development, while it’s been claimed that Lineage and Guild Wars studio NCSoft [8 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/ncsoft/”>NCSoft has struck a deal with Sony to make a Horizon MMORPG.
Sony Interactive Entertainment [2,794 articles]” href=”https://www.videogameschronicle.com/companies/sony/”>Sony is also working with Netflix on a TV adaptation of Horizon.
The Horizon franchise launched in 2017 with Horizon Zero Dawn and its sequel Horizon Forbidden West followed in 2022.