Tencent has announced a new open world, crafting-based survival game called Light of Motiram, and if comparisons to Sony's own Horizon series aren't immediately obvious, then you may need to book a Specsavers appointment. Clearly copying the overall theming, colourway, enemy design, and post-apocalyptic setting, this is a very blatant imitator of the PlayStation IP. The main character even has red hair!

Catch some footage in the announcement trailer above, but where Light of Motiram tries to differentiate itself is with a gameplay loop focused on crafting and survival ala ARK: Survival Evolved rather than story-focused quests. You'll need to start up your own base, capture and train what the game is calling "Mechanimals", and scavenge for scraps from the colourful wilderness. Facing off against the mechanical machines appears to be structured like a Monster Hunter fight, where up to 10 players can team up in co-op and all take it down together. Funnily enough, the long-rumoured Horizon Online project is aiming for a similar vibe.

Here are some comparison shots to show the resemblance between the machines and character outfit designs:

Light of Motiram has only been confirmed for PC and lacks a release date, so as of right now, we won't have the chance to see just how much of a copycat it is in action. On the face of it, though, the comparisons to Horizon are just as blatant as the ones between Pokémon and Palworld. What do you make of this? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

[source gematsu.com]