The spin-off cooperative action game Horizon Hunters Gather is hosting another playtest from May 22-25. Registrations are already open through the PlayStation beta program, with availability on PC and PS5. This follows a first game test carried out at the end of February.
For the uninitiated, Horizon Hunters Gather is a multiplayer game set in the Horizon universe. It is developed by Guerrilla, the same company behind both Horizon Zero Dawn And Horizon Forbidden West. This spinoff has been in the works for at least four years, when we first learned about it.
Gathering is not an open-world adventure game focused on exploration like the originals. It’s an action co-op that tasks players with hunting down killer machines, Monster Hunter style. “Combat is tactical, reactive, and deeply skill-based, building on the tactical precision of the Horizon games while embracing the dynamics of team play,” game director Arjan Bak wrote on the PlayStation Blog.
Guerrilla used feedback from the first playtest to tweak several mechanics and also added a bunch of new features for this go-around. There are two new playable avatars, a multi-stage trial called Cauldron Descent and a brand new region called Breakers’ Bounty.
This could certainly keep people busy while they wait for that third official entry in the Horizon franchise. It hasn’t been officially announced, but reports and rumors indicate that it is in active development. However, we probably won’t be able to play it until around 2028 (maybe as a PS6 launch title?).