NCSoft Teases “Project Horizon” MMO at G-Star 2025
NCSoft has provided a tantalizing look at its next major MMORPG during the G-Star 2025 event, where it described the upcoming title as “the new frontier of MMORPG experience.” Although the publisher offered no full details, the large booth, immersive dome theatre and hints of large-scale live-service gameplay suggest this could be one of the studio’s most ambitious projects yet. The teaser used sweeping terms like realm, raid, and frontier as visitors were invited to a demonstration that emphasized spectacle, exploration and evolving worlds. For players in Southeast Asia this reveal matters because NCSoft is signaling a shift towards high-production, global scale online games rather than regional or mobile only services. Since the company has been known for its expertise in persistent online worlds, this move may mark its next decade strategy.
While the code-name Project Horizon has appeared in rumours, leaks indicate that it may have been under development for several years with ambitions for PC and mobile platforms built on Unreal Engine 5. The scale of the tease suggests live-service systems, cross-platform play and persistent worlds where content evolves over time. NCSoft’s strategic positioning at its booth underscores that the company views this title as vital to its global growth, and the Southeast Asia market is likely to be part of that plan. As is often the case with teaser announcements, the risk is that hype builds ahead of actual gameplay details, but the direction is clear: the studio is targeting a major online multiplayer experience.
Of course, questions remain. How large will the world be? Will the game maintain its subscription or free-to-play model? Will it launch simultaneously in SEA regions or focus first on Korea and Japan? And how will it differentiate itself from crowded live-service competition? But NCSoft’s presentation at G-Star 2025 makes one thing clear: it is betting big on the next-gen MMORPG wave. For SEA gamers and global fans alike, Project Horizon represents a bold step for NCSoft and the genre.
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