Horizon Forbidden West developer Guerrilla Video games has revealed that it is engaged on a brand new sport within the sequence, however this one’s geared toward those that wish to play collectively quite than solo. Whereas each Horizon video games (and the upcoming VR title) are single-player experiences, this new one can be “a separate on-line venture”.
Based on an announcement on Twitter, a “new inner group” on the Amsterdam-based studio is growing a multiplayer sport set within the Horizon universe. It will function a model new forged of characters and what Guerrilla is looking a “distinctive stylized look”, so it’s going to be fairly completely different to the Horizon video games we have seen up to now.
Guerrilla’s announcement guarantees that you simply and your folks will “be capable to discover the majestic wilds of Horizon collectively”. We do not have many extra particulars in regards to the new venture than that, however given its stylized aesthetic and multiplayer focus, it could possibly be one thing like a survival sport or a extra streamlined, centered expertise than Horizon‘s typical large open-world route.
As a part of the announcement, Guerrilla says it is on the lookout for staffers to assist it notice its imaginative and prescient. Open positions embrace cinematics and gameplay animation managers, artwork administrators, and participant engagement designers. The roles are all unfold throughout Guerrilla’s numerous tasks, with “SP” marking its single-player efforts, “OP” referring to this new sport, and “EP” pointing to exterior tasks.
For those who’re nervous that this implies a break from what Horizon often does, you should not be. Guerrilla is fast to reassure followers that it’s “persevering with to create epic solo adventures for Aloy”, as certainly the upcoming Burning Shores DLC, which was introduced at this yr’s Sport Awards, demonstrates. There’s additionally the upcoming Horizon: Name of the Mountain, a VR sport making its debut alongside PSVR 2 in February subsequent yr. Suffice it to say you have bought heaps to look ahead to for those who’re a fan of Aloy’s adventures within the post-apocalyptic United States.