Summary
A new job listing fromHorizonseries developerGuerrilla Gamesmay hint at the studio having several live-service projects in the works. The first-party PlayStation team last releasedHorizon Forbidden West’sBurning Shoresexpansion in 2023, but has been quietly working on multiple games behind-the-scenes.
Most notably, Guerrilla has been working on aHorizonmultiplayer spin-off game, which is assumed to be a live-service title but is yet to be announced. Rumors of aHorizonMMORPG being developed in collaboration with Korean game developer NCsoft have also been circulating for a while. The expansion of theHorizonfranchise doesn’t come as a surprise, as Guerrilla announced in 2023 that it has “16 plans” for futureHorizonprojects, with only six of them being somewhat known so far.
While the Amsterdam-based studio hasHorizon 3and theupcomingLEGO Horizon Adventuresin the works, it appears Guerrilla may also have multiple live-service titles in development. A recent job opening for a Lead Producer role at Guerrilla mentions one of the responsibilities as “ensuring the smooth and efficient delivery of ourlive service games.” This could hint at the studio potentially working on more live-service titles than just the initially anticipatedHorizonmultiplayer spin-off game.
Guerrilla May Be Working on More Live-Service Games than Anticipated
Given that there are at least 10 moreHorizonprojects under the wraps currently, it can reasonably be surmised that one or more of them could be planned as live-service games.Sony has been bullish on first-party live-service titlesin recent years, and theHorizonfranchise seems to be one of the gaming giant’s biggest bets right now, so the chances of the series spawning multiple live-service games in the future aren’t out of the realm of possibility. The listing could also be referring to the heavily-rumoredHorizonMMORPG.
On the flip side, it’ll be interesting to see if Guerrilla Games may be considering resurrecting itspast franchises likeKillzonevia the live-service route. PlayStation released the lastKillzonegame,Shadow Fall, as a launch title for the PlayStation 4 in 2013, after which the first-person shooter franchise was unfortunately retired. Over a decade later, though, the company is clearly looking to diversify its first-party portfolio.
