Behold, peasants! At the illustrious G-Star 2025, NCSOFT, in their infinite wisdom 🧠, has bestowed upon us a new global MMORPG, Horizon Steel Frontiers! Yes, you heard it right, it’s a MOBILE multiplayer title set in the Horizon universe! Because who needs a console when you have a tiny screen to squint at? 📱
This groundbreaking masterpiece is crafted in collaboration with Guerrilla Games, those geniuses behind the *mainline* Horizon titles and, uh, Killzone (remember that? No? Exactly.). Horizon Steel Frontiers is an MMORPG – because apparently, the world needed another one – exclusively for mobile. This announcement crushes the hopes and dreams of those deluded enough to think it might actually be good, quelling rumors that it was cancelled. Nope, it’s real, and it’s coming to a phone near you! Prepare your wallets! 💸
The game is “a bit removed” from the main series because it’s set in the Deadlands, the land of… machine hunters. Wow, so original! Horizon Steel Frontiers supposedly builds on Horizon’s “hunting-action gameplay” (read: repetitive button mashing) while introducing MMORPG systems (read: endless grinding and microtransactions). It’s got deeply customizable combat (read: spend hours tweaking stats no one cares about) and extensive player freedom (read: the freedom to spend all your money!). NCSOFT, in their infinite generosity, has released a trailer. Watch it below if you dare! 🤡
The Horizon series has been a “longstanding pillar” in the PlayStation catalog since Horizon Zero Dawn launched in 2017. Yes, we remember. It sold millions (because Sony marketing), was ported to Steam (for those who couldn’t handle PlayStation exclusives), and even got a LEGO version (because everything needs a LEGO version!). And let’s not forget Aloy’s groundbreaking appearance in Genshin Impact as a fully playable character! It’s safe to say Horizon is a big deal… if you like that sort of thing. 🙄
NCSOFT Chief Corporate Officer, Taekjim Kim, gushed, “When I first experienced Horizon Zero Dawn in 2017, I was instantly drawn into its vibrant and captivating world.” He then went on to say he felt “wistful” that he had to experience it alone. Yeah, because that’s *totally* what everyone thinks when playing a single-player game: “Gee, I wish I was paying money to play this with a bunch of random strangers!” 🙄 He added, “I imagined how thrilling it would be to meet others, to team up and face these massive machines together.” Because nothing says “thrilling” like coordinating attacks with people who are probably AFK. Horizon Steel Frontiers is, apparently, a dream come true for the team at NCSOFT. A nightmare come true for everyone else. 😨
Prepare yourselves, more mind-numbing details regarding Horizon Steel Frontiers will be unleashed in due time through the NCSOFT website. Stay tuned… if you hate yourself. 👋
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