Summary
- Guerrilla Games' upcoming Horizon multiplayer game may be poised for immense popularity, judging by recent hiring practices.
- A job listing reveals the studio is building live-service systems capable of supporting over one million players.
- This could reflect high player expectations, or a proactive approach to avoid launch-day server issues like those experienced by Helldivers 2.
A recent Guerrilla Games job posting suggests the studio anticipates significant player interest in its unannounced Horizon multiplayer game. While the title remains officially unrevealed, the scale of the planned infrastructure points to ambitious player count projections for this live-service title.
Following the 2022 release of Horizon Forbidden West and its Burning Shores DLC in 2023, Guerrilla has remained relatively quiet, focusing on collaborations like Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered and LEGO Horizon Adventures. However, evidence suggesting a Horizon multiplayer game has been accumulating for years. Job listings dating back to 2018 hinted at such a project, and its existence in 2025 is practically confirmed.
While the official announcement remains pending, a new job posting for a Senior Platform Engineer offers a strong clue about Guerrilla's player expectations. The listing requires "proven experience building and operating multi-service, 1M+ user globally distributed systems across multiple public cloud providers." This strongly suggests the studio is building a robust live-service infrastructure designed to handle over one million concurrent players.
Guerrilla's Focus on a Smooth Launch for the Horizon Multiplayer Game
Alternatively, this significant infrastructure investment could be a precautionary measure to prevent the server issues that plagued Helldivers 2 at launch. The game's unexpected popularity overwhelmed its servers for weeks, hindering both new and existing players. Guerrilla may be aiming to avoid similar problems with their Horizon multiplayer title. While Helldivers 2's success isn't guaranteed for the Horizon project, proactive planning is a prudent strategy.
The Horizon multiplayer game has been in development for several years. Assuming development is progressing smoothly, a 2025 release seems plausible. A previous Guerrilla job listing hinted at a new Horizon game launch within 2025. Given that a third mainline Horizon title is still some time away, this strongly suggests the 2025 release could be the anticipated multiplayer project.
