Guerrilla Games' Horizon Multiplayer: Ambitious Player Count or Preemptive Measures?
A recent Guerrilla Games job posting suggests the studio anticipates significant player interest in its upcoming, unannounced Horizon multiplayer game. The listing's requirements, specifically mentioning experience with "1M+ user globally distributed systems," hints at a potential player base exceeding one million. This could reflect high confidence in the game's appeal or a proactive approach to avoid launch-day server issues.
Since Horizon Forbidden West's release in 2022 and its Burning Shores DLC, Guerrilla has remained relatively quiet, focusing on collaborations like Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered and LEGO Horizon Adventures. However, evidence of a Horizon multiplayer game has surfaced in job listings dating back to 2018, strongly suggesting its existence.
While the official announcement remains pending, the job posting's focus on scalable infrastructure strongly suggests a large-scale online experience is planned. The need for systems capable of handling over one million concurrent users could be driven by ambitious player projections or a desire to prevent server overload similar to that experienced by Helldivers 2 at launch. The latter scenario is a prudent strategy, regardless of the game's ultimate popularity.
With years of development behind it, and previous job postings hinting at a 2025 release, the Horizon multiplayer game could be unveiled later this year. Given the time elapsed and the lack of news regarding a third mainline Horizon title, this multiplayer project is a strong contender for the speculated 2025 release.
