Summary
A new job listing from Guerrilla Games implies that the nextHorizongame will be released during the first half of 2025. TheHorizonseries has found continued success since its start in 2017, and its protagonist, Aloy, has often appeared as a symbol of the PlayStation brand.
Selling over 32 million units as of May 2023, theHorizonseries has become one of Sony’s most beloved franchises.Horizon Zero Dawnis one of the best-selling PlayStation 4 games to date, while its sequel,Horizon Forbidden West, was one of the most expensive games to create in history, costing over $200 million to develop. The series has spawned comic adaptations and a board game, witha potentialHorizontelevision seriespotentially still in the works. The developers of the series seem eager to strike while the iron is still hot, as it seems that a new game in the franchise may be coming sooner than many fans anticipated.
A newjob listing from Guerrilla Games, spotted by JorRaptor on Twitter, seeks a Release AQ Intern who will be able to help with an online project during the first half of 2025, implying that a newHorizontitle could drop during this window. According to the post, interns will “acquire both theoretical knowledge and practical experience to ensure the game is prepared for launch.” Details regarding the title in question are scarce, buta live-service multiplayerHorizongamehas seemingly been in the works for years. Guerrilla Games may also be planning to drop a beta of this mystery game during this perceived release window.
Guerrilla Games May Launch New Horizon Title During First Half of 2025
Guerrilla has made it clear that it will be sometime beforeHorizon 3is released, with a potential reveal rumored to be coming later in 2025. Ahead of the next mainline installment in Aloy’s adventure,Horizoncontinues to expand and reinvent itself, with the PlayStation VR2 titleHorizon Call of the Mountainappearing as a launch title for the virtual reality headset in 2023 andLEGO Horizon Adventureslaunching for PC, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch on November 14. Aloy herself also continues to appear in other games, popping up in everything fromMonster Hunter: WorldtoGenshin Impact.
While fans of the franchise are pleased with the number of projects in the pipeline, some gamers are frustrated, as it feels likeSony is prioritizingHorizonover its other popular IPs. Fans have been asking for a newKillzonegame for over a decade, while even more are eager for the return of classics likeSly Cooperfor modern consoles. Regardless of these concerns,Horizoncontinues to permeate the gaming sphere, and the community is eager to find out if a new game is close at hand.
Horizon
The Horizon franchise follows Aloy as she is forced to contend with a series of powerful, towering robotic creatures in a post-apocalyptic landscape. The third-person action-RPG has already seen a sequel with Horizon: Forbidden West and gives players the freedom to explore the open world as they see fit.
