The Horizon Franchise Has Now Sold Over 40 Million Copies
Shahmeer Sarfaraz
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- The Horizon franchise has now officially sold over 40 million copies worldwide, as NCSoft officially announced.
- The NCSoft general manager revealed the tidbit during the G-Star 2025 event, alongside the new MMO Horizon: Steel Frontiers.
- The figure has increased by 2 million since July 2025 alone, suggesting the series is in high demand.
Despite facing controversies over the years, the Horizon franchise has proven to be one of Sony’s best recent money-making IPs. All the mainline titles and side projects have been an astounding success in terms of sales and the overall player reception.
The Horizon franchise has now sold over 40 million copies worldwide, up 2 million since July 2025. To put things into perspective, the series had sold over 32.7 million by April 2023, showing that sales have continued to grow over the years.
Why it matters: The Horizon franchise’s sales like hotcakes show it has strong legs in Sony’s portfolio, making the publisher’s decision to pursue more projects all the more understandable.
As reported by the Korean site Nate, NCSoft’s general manager announced the sales milestone at the G-Star 2025 event in Boston. These Horizon titles have continued to sell well across multiple platforms despite there being no new releases since late last year.
However, that is changing soon since NCSoft revealed Horizon: Steel Frontiers, a new MMORPG developed in partnership with Sony specifically for mobile, but also playable on PC. The team is considering launching on consoles, as per the details revealed in the event.
Sony initially did not see a need to bring the MMO to PS5, but a majority of Western Horizon fans have disagreed with this decision. Horizon: Steel Frontiers has also fallen into controversy for NCSoft’s use of AI during development.
Additionally, the MMO will be PvE-only, featuring large-scale raids where players will face the series’ iconic mechanical beasts.
Guerrilla Games is reportedly working on another multiplayer Horizon project, and a film is also in production.
Do you think the new projects from the Horizon series will continue to do well in the future, or did the first few games sell like hotcakes due to their unique worldbuilding? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below, or join the discussion on the Tech4Gamers forum.
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