The creators of Horizon Forbidden West are working on a ‘separate online project’

Guerrilla Games, creators of the Horizon series of open-world post-apocalyptic adventures for PlayStation, is working on a “separate Online Project” set in that series’ universe, the studio said. in a tweet on Friday morning.

Guerrilla shared the news in an open call for designers to apply for the studio’s “Single Player (SP), Online Project (OP) and External Project (EP) teams.” The studio needs three dozen developers for those three teams, including lead combat, systems, and mission designers, plus a narrative designer and lead writer for the online Horizon project.

Polygon has reached out to a Sony Interactive Entertainment representative for additional clarification on Guerrilla’s plans for the franchise.

In November, a Korean financial news site reported that NCSoft and Sony (owner of Amsterdam-based Guerrilla Games) had reached an agreement to develop an MMO game within the Horizon canon, which could be the “external project” to which referenced in the Friday morning tweet.

Although nothing has been confirmed by SIE, PlayStation fans have been following recent multiplayer developments for first-party titles like ghost of tsushima and a 2020 standalone multiplayer version the last of us part 2hoping that the same deal would come to Horizon.

The online project Guerrilla is pursuing will feature “a new cast of characters and a unique stylized look,” the studio said in its tweet. “Friends will be able to explore the majestic wilderness of Horizon together.”

Forbidden Horizon Westthe 2017 sequel horizon zero dawn, released for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 in February. an expansion, burning shores, was announced at The Game Awards last week and will be released on April 19, only for PS5. The only other confirmed game in the Horizon franchise is Mountain horizon calling, a launch title for PlayStation VR2, which goes on sale on February 22.