Horizon-like survival sport Gentle of Motiram disappears from Steam and Epic after Tencent reaches a 'confidential settlement' with Sony
The authorized dispute between Tencent and Sony over Tencent’s Horizon-like survival sport Gentle of Motiram seems to be over, as a brand new court docket submitting (through The Verge) reveals the businesses have reached a “confidential settlement.”
The phrases of the settlement weren’t revealed (that is the entire “confidential” half) however the motion has been dismissed with prejudice, which means the dismissal is closing and the case can’t be resumed at any level sooner or later. Gentle of Motiram retailer pages have been taken down, and Sony and Tencent have every agreed to cowl their very own authorized charges.
“SIE and Tencent are happy to have reached a confidential decision and may have no additional public touch upon this matter,” Tencent Americas head of communication Sean Durkin confirmed in a press release offered to PC Gamer. “SIE and Tencent look ahead to working collectively sooner or later.”
Gentle of Motiram’s more-than-passing similarity to Sony’s Horizon video games, Zero Daybreak and Forbidden West, have been instantly obvious when the sport was revealed in 2024. I puzzled on the time whether or not Sony would roll out the attorneys in response, and finally it did, submitting swimsuit in July 2025. Tencent pushed again, calling Sony’s lawsuit “an improper try and fence off a well-trodden nook of standard tradition and declare it Sony’s unique area,” however it additionally unexpectedly modified the Gentle of Motiram pages on Steam and the Epic Video games Retailer, stripping them of their most overt Horizon-like photos and references.