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16 minutes of Light of Motiram gameplay has been published as the game that fans have labeled as a “Horizon clone” is also confirmed for PS5.

Earlier this week developer Polaris Quests announced Light of Motiram, and fans were quick to point out similarities between it, and Sony’s Horizon franchise.

Now, the developer has confirmed that the game will come to PS5 and iOS in addition to Steam. Alongside this, 16 minutes of gameplay has also been published.

“Facing primal civilisations, unpredictable weather and lurking Mechanimals, you must make the most of every resource to maintain your survival,” the game’s description reads.

While the gameplay appears to have some elements not found in the Horizon series, such as co-op multiplayer and the ability to craft shelters, the game has nevertheless been criticised on social media with many accusing it of taking more than a little inspiration from Guerrila’s games.

Players can also tame and train the Mechanimals, leading some to suggest the game may also borrow heavily from Palworld, which itself was criticised for taking apparent inspiration from Pokemon.

‘Horizon clone’ Light of Motiram is coming to PS5 and iOS as extended gameplay trailer is revealed | VGC

16 minutes of Light of Motiram gameplay has been published…

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[Tiago Rodrigues]

"hey chatgpt, what would Palmon and Horizon look like if they were one game?"

 

[Mayar]

Oh my god, not only is this a clone, it's also a mobile game with donations or something... oh my god Tencent, you guys just never cease to amaze

 

[lh032]

ngl, this looks more fun compared to horizon LOL!!!

 

[Kerotan]

I welcome more competition in this genre. Sony don't own this style of game. We don't want a situation like Nintendo.

 

[Mayar]

ngl, this looks more fun compared to horizon LOL!!!

But Horizen won't ask you to pay money at the store if you've run out of energy.

 

[captainpat]

They got balls putting it on ps5.

 

[Herbspiceguy]

Expecting this to do at least half of Palworld's numbers and give Horizon Online a run for it's money.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

"hey chatgpt, what would Palmon and Horizon look like if they were one game?"

yep. this is what A.I. "art" looks like

 

[od-chan]

too bad it's just another crafting/survival copycat. I was actually kinda stoked they'd be copying Horizon, but I guess that wouldn't be as profitable sadly. Well they had my interest for almost a full day

 

[GrayDock]

Dev: What game do you want to copy this time?
Director: Yes

 

[Magic Carpet]

Well I was dismissive of this but now that I can play on my new 13" ipad pro M4. I'll give it a chance.

Edit-Also I keep reading this as Light of Motrin. The headache medicine.

 

[MayauMiao]

Looks interesting with farming and building. Also has a better looking Aloy.

I assume its free to play?

 

[ozz ex machina]

A clone of one of the most generic and uninspired games of the past 10 years? No thanks.

 

[Fake]

People don't even like a Lego Horizon, let alone a Clone Horizon.

 

[deriks]

People don't even like a Lego Horizon, let alone a Clone Horizon.

Say this to chinese guys

They could even never sell Horizon anymore, so there's also that

 

[Kacho]

Junk

 

[Dacvak]

Hahaha, I like the top YouTube comment. Horizon Zero Shame

 

[shenmue mugen]

Is it just me or the combat feels like Dark Souls?

Well, it looks more fun to me than Horizon since I could never enjoy that game's combat since it relied too much on projectiles instead of melee.

I'm actually interested in this.

 

[LectureMaster]

Of all games out there, they selected Horizon to make a knockoff, Tencent doesn't even have a taste for plagiarism.

 

[noob smokes]

Gg let them have that bring killzone back

 

[Mr Hyde]

Developers went buckwild with the tracing paper. Saw a trailer for it and not one original idea presented here. Horizon plagiarism is pretty obvious (they even copied the music smh) but the devs have stolen the gravity attack of the Fallingstar beast from Elden Ring and put it on one of their own enemies. It does the same fucking animation, right down to a t. I hope they get sued to oblivion.

 

[Humdinger]

It has a big focus on crafting and building stuff, which (apart from armor/weapons) wasn't a focus in Horizon. I didn't see any of the cinematic character/story focus of Horizon, so it may be different in that regard, too. The machine fight didn't remind me much of Horizon, either, although the machines and the environment certainly do.

 

[BennyBlanco]

 

[Kurimao]

Horizon + Palword + Zelda + console&mobile + zero woke = WIN(?)

GuerillaGames at the moment.

 

[saintjules]

 

[diffusionx]

It has a big focus on crafting and building stuff, which (apart from armor/weapons) wasn't a focus in Horizon. I didn't see any of the cinematic character/story focus of Horizon, so it may be different in that regard, too. The machine fight didn't remind me much of Horizon, either, although the machines and the environment certainly do.

We are going to see a lot of this going forward where Tencent and other Chinese devs just rip off whatever is popular + crafting, because crafting is super popular with an entire generation (thanks to Minecraft and shit).

That's basically Palworld, just Pokemon + crafting. It's just the start.

 

[Schmendrick]

well, the reveal trailer made this look like a Horizon-MH hybrid.....needless to say that impression has scattered in the wind after this gameplay video, just like every ounce of interest I had in that game.

 

[RagnarokIV]

But Horizen won't ask you to pay money at the store if you've run out of energy.

Would probably help me at least. I run out of energy just getting through the weird ugly child intro section of Horizon.

 

[mayham2199]

well, the reveal trailer made this look like a Horizon-MH hybrid.....needless to say that impression has scattered in the wind after this gameplay video, just like every ounce of interest I had in that game.

Very similar to Genshin impact. It was considered a BOTW rip off but they play very differently.

 

[yogaflame]

I like this better.

 

[Crystal Winters]

The protagonist does not look like a woman who swallowed a dozen whoppers unlike Aloy. I will be paying attention to this.

 

[Danjin44]

The protagonist does not look like a woman who swallowed a dozen whoppers unlike Aloy. I will be paying attention to this.

 

[Dorfdad]

I don’t see any horizon in this. It looks like a Chinese knock-off of Vahheim with the BOTW flying mechanic. I’ll pass, especially since it’s designed with iOS in mind!

 

[mrcroket]

Maybe unlike horizon it's fun to play

 

[reinking]

I am amazed at how many different games they are able to "knock off" in a single game.

 

[Crystal Winters]

But being romantically involved while in a forest is fun! Try it sometime!