At today's South Korean game show G-Star 2025, NCSoft announced for the first time the latest MMORPG "Horizon Steel Frontiers" in the "Horizon" series in cooperation with Guerrilla Games, a studio under SIE, and it is available on PC (via Purple) and iOS and Android mobile terminals.

Guerrilla Games stated that the "Horizon" series has many stories, tribal cultures, and amazing animal-shaped machines that dominate the land. Since the creation of the "Horizon" series, the team has hoped that players can experience this game world in different ways."Horizon: Steel Frontier" is an MMORPG developed by NCSOFT. Players can experience the world of "Horizon" on mobile phones and PCs. Players can enter this world anytime and anywhere through the mobile platform.

Guerrilla Games pointed out that players will become mechanical hunters in "Deadlands" and embark on an adventure. Players will explore the pioneer land with thousands of players, sometimes working side by side to hunt machines, and sometimes competing with other tribes for resources. This intertwined relationship of cooperation and competition will create unique moments that cannot be presented in any script.

They said that the core theme of the plot of "Horizon" lies in the delicate balance between humans, nature and technology. Sometimes they coexist harmoniously, and sometimes they conflict, but all of this keeps the world mysterious and beautiful.They hope to make players feel the tenacity and hope of this world. Even when everything is breathless, human beings can still adapt to survive and find their own meaning in this world.

NCSOFT stated that the core concept of the game is the fun of conquering overwhelming giant machines.Capturing giant machines is one of the most charming charms of the original work, and the team will expand this experience to the MMORPG world.What they focus on is to design a new combat experience that is truly in line with MMORPG, and add the unique fun of "Horizon: Steel Frontier" to the process of conquering giant machines. For example, after players destroy specific parts of the mechanical monster, they can then use a grappling hook to climb up instantly. Players can set traps on the destroyed parts and give the enemy abnormal status effects. They can also equip the mount with weapons dropped by the mechanical monster during battle, move it around, and use it in other battles.

The R&D team stated that the key to conquering the giant machines lies in cooperation and strategy. During the conquering process, players need to perform their respective duties, take strategic actions, and work closely together.

After the news was announced, many players on X hope that "Horizon: Steel Frontier" can be launched on the PS5 console:

Some players praised the graphics and combat of "Horizon: Steel Frontier", which are even better than the orthodox series:

Gamer: This UI looks perfect for controller operation. I'm confused as to why they didn't port it to PS5. How can this be mobile first?

The reaction process of "Monster Hunter" players:

Photos from the press conference: