Sony settles with Tencent over 'slavish' Horizon clone

Earlier this 12 months Sony sued Tencent for copyright infringement over its Mild of Motiram recreation, calling it a “slavish clone” of Horizon Zero Daybreak. Then, earlier this month, Tencent agreed to cease selling and publicly testing the sport. Now, the 2 firms have reached a “confidential settlement” and the case has been dismissed, in keeping with courtroom paperwork seen by The Verge. Mild of Motiram has additionally disappeared from Steam and Epic’s recreation shops.

“SIE and Tencent are happy to have reached a confidential decision and could have no additional public touch upon this matter,” Tencent’s spokesperson instructed The Verge.

When Sony first filed its lawsuit in July 2025, it mentioned that Tencent’s recreation appeared to repeat elements of not simply Horizon Zero Daybreak, however different franchise video games together with Horizon Forbidden West and Lego Horizon Adventures. That included the post-apocalyptic setting with people and machines coexisting, the visible look of characters and even the advertising and marketing supplies — one thing Engadget actually seen when Tencent first introduced the sport.