Dive into a new multiplayer era in the Horizon universe! Horizon Steel Frontiers is the brand new open-world MMORPG announced at G-Star 2025 by NCSoft in partnership with Guerrilla Games and Sony Interactive Entertainment, based on the famous Horizon license. Developed for mobile devices (iOS, Android) and available on PC via the Purple platform, this massively multiplayer online action game will not be released on PS5, despite its direct link to the Sony franchise.
Presented as a next-generation multiplayer role-playing game, Horizon Steel Frontiers allows thousands of players to cooperate in a futuristic universe where humans face off against imposing mechanical monsters. Free-to-play, cross-platform, and rich in cooperative content, this title aims to renew the MMO experience on mobile and PC while retaining the series' strong visual identity.
Designed for cooperation, Horizon Steel Frontiers offers tactical combat in which players must target the weak points of enemy machines, set traps, exploit elements of the environment, and recover components during battles. Executive producer Sung-gu Lee explains, as reported by our colleagues at JeuxOnLine, that when a machine's weak point is destroyed, players will be able to climb on it, set a trap, or recover elements for later reuse.
The gameplay is inspired by the large-scale raids typical of MMORPGs, with each player playing a decisive role within the group. Hunting, taming, customization, and resource management mechanics between tribes enrich this promising formula.
The game is set in the Deadlands, a unique region inspired byArizona and New Mexico, where nature, humanity, and technology clash. This hostile territory welcomes thousands of players into an open world populated by mechanical creatures and dominated by survival. Each player takes on the role of a hero from one of four available tribes (Nora, Teak, Utaru, or Oseram) and progresses through a personal quest while taking part in collective adventures.
Horizon Steel Frontiers is aimed at fans of MMORPGs, online cooperation, and open-world games, but also at those who want to experience the Horizon universe in a community-based and strategic dimension. Mobile gamers looking for visually ambitious titles will find an experience tailored to their platform. Fans of monster hunting à la Monster Hunter or tactical management should also find something to enjoy.
Console-only players, especially PS5 owners, will be disappointed that they won't be able to access this title for the time being. Similarly, those looking for a single-player adventure faithful to the previous narrative installments in the series may be confused by the massively multiplayer aspect and the emphasis on cooperation and collective strategy. Finally, the need to play online and in a group may not suit all player profiles.
Although linked to the Horizon license, this MMORPG is not being developed internally by Guerrilla Games, unlike the future Horizon Online, which is set to be released on PS5. It is a separate project, approved by the creative team at the Dutch studio, as Guerrilla points out on X (formerly Twitter). The differences in tone, artistic direction, and platform contribute to this clear separation.
NCSoft aims to offer an international experience, with a global launch planned for PC and mobile. According to Kim Taek-Jin, president of NCSoft, players are no longer "mere consumers of content"; they interact, exchange, create, and share. The goal now is to develop games that "tell stories, evoke emotions, and in which players create memories together," as reported by our colleagues at JeuxOnLine. At this stage, no official release date has been announced, but development is reportedly well underway, with updates planned in the coming weeks via the official website.
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