Horizon Zero Dawn-style open-world survival game previously blasted as "shameless" seemingly gets a thumbs up from Sony as it confirms a PS5 release
Dec. 3, 2024You’ll be able to tame Mechanimals on Aloy’s home console
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The new Horizon Zero Dawn-esque survival game Light of Motiram seems to have been given a thumbs up fromSony, despite rampant comparisons of it and Guerrilla Games' action RPG series, as it’ll also be launching on PS5.
Light of Motiram was revealed last weekand promptly gave everyone déjà vu with its concept and visuals. Set in a lush, open world “overrun by colossal machines” called Mechanimals, you’d be forgiven for thinking you were looking at another of Aloy’s adventures at first glance. While it’ll feel different to play, with it boasting what sounds more like a Palworld-style combination of survival, crafting, and creature collecting elements (you can tame and befriend the Mechanimals), that’s not stopped people from calling it “shameless,” and evenformer Blizzard president Mike Ybarra has spoken upabout it.
Given how similar Light of Motiram looks to the Horizon games, you might have expected that its existence could have raised a few eyebrows over at Sony, but as it stands, that doesn’t seem to be the case. AsGematsu reports, a new trailer for the game confirming its release on PS5 has been shared across Chinese PlayStation social media accountson BilibiliandWeibo, suggesting that the company doesn’t mind that Polaris Quest’s upcoming release looks like a close relative of one of its main, iconic franchises.
You can check out our roundup of thebest survival gamesto play now for some new recommendations in the meantime.
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