Overview

• Sony filed suit on July 25 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging Tencent’s Light of Motiram infringes its Horizon copyrights and trademarks.
• The complaint labels Motiram a “slavish clone” of Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West, pointing to near-identical gameplay mechanics, art style and character design.
• Sony is seeking statutory damages of up to $150,000 per infringed Horizon title, an injunction to block Motiram’s release and orders to destroy infringing materials.
• Developed by Tencent’s Polaris Quest, Light of Motiram remains available to wishlist on Steam despite having no confirmed release date.
• The case follows rejected March 2024 licensing talks and could set a precedent for cross-border IP enforcement and originality standards in the gaming industry.