Overview

• The Steam storefront now features new key art and screenshots and omits all references to mechanimal creatures that echoed Horizon’s robotic fauna.
• The game description has been rewritten to focus on survival challenges without mentioning mechanimals, tribal-futurist aesthetics, or an Aloy-like protagonist.
• Light of Motiram’s release window was delayed from late 2025 to the fourth quarter of 2027, indicating more extensive redesign work beyond marketing updates.
• Sony’s lawsuit in California’s Northern District Court seeks $150,000 in statutory damages per infringed work plus destruction of all infringing materials and could block the game’s launch.
• The dispute highlights growing legal scrutiny on originality in game design and follows similar IP battles, underscoring evolving boundaries for creative borrowing in the industry.