Horizon multiplayer spin-off discovered in early Horizon Forbidden West build

We've known for some time now that Guerilla Games originally envisioned its Horizon series as having a multiplayer component. Plans for this were scrapped early on in development of Horizon Zero Dawn, but recently, early footage of multiplayer gameplay has leaked online. 

It would seem that after scrapping multiplayer plans with Zero Dawn, Guerilla Games had a small team also working on multiplayer tech during development of Horizon Forbidden West. As shown on Reddit in a now-deleted video, roughly ten minutes of multiplayer gameplay were shown, revealing co-op elements as players group up together to fight the machines.

As we know from the final game, multiplayer did not end up making its way into Horizon Forbidden West and it is unlikely to be a factor in upcoming VR title, Horizon: Call of the Mountain. However, Guerilla Games job listings suggest that the company is now working on a dedicated multiplayer spin-off game set in the Horizon world.

It has also previously been claimed that Sony is teaming up with NCSoft to deliver an MMORPG based on Horizon.

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KitGuru Says: Judging from concept art and what we've seen so far, Horizon multiplayer would have been a Monster Hunter style co-op mode, with players grouping up to take on the robots. This idea could spin off into its own game, but it likely has little to do with the NCSoft rumours, which would likely result in a more traditional MMO. 

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