The Light of Motiram website remains online, but its Steam and Epic Games Store listings are no longer available.
Sony’s legal fight with Tencent over Light of Motiram has wrapped up far faster than expected, with the game now being pulled from major PC storefronts Steam and Epic, and the case formally closed in the United States.
Back in July, Sony filed a lawsuit aimed at stopping the release of Light of Motiram, a title that it argued was a “slavish clone” of the Horizon series.
Court documents filed in the Northern District of California state that “All pending motions are withdrawn”. The case is now dismissed with prejudice following what court filings describe as a “confidential settlement” between the two companies, with each party covering its own costs. That means the dispute is done, and it is not coming back to court.
Light of Motiram vanishes from Steam and Epic Games Store as the lawsuit quietly closed
The timing lines up neatly with the game’s sudden disappearance from Steam and the Epic Games Store. While Light of Motiram’s official website still shows links to both platforms, the listings themselves are gone. Players spotted the change quickly, with one user on the game’s subreddit pointing to a SteamDB page that reads: “this app has been retired and is no longer available on the Steam store.”
Light of Motiram was first announced last year, and its reveal trailer immediately drew comparisons to Horizon. From lush wilderness settings to towering animal-like machines and sleek sci-fi gear, the visual overlap was hard to miss. Sony’s lawsuit went further, alleging that Tencent had built its marketing around a character that closely resembled Horizon's protagonist Aloy.
In its filing, Sony stated: “Tencent’s unlawful copying of the protected audiovisual elements of the Horizon games, as well as its deliberate adoption of a confusingly similar character mark, constitutes both copyright and trademark infringement that should be enjoined immediately to prevent irreparable harm to [Sony Interactive Entertainment] and the consuming public.”
Since the lawsuit, Light of Motiram has removed assets that contained similarities with Sony's Horizon series. Then in early December, Tecent agreed to pause all marketing activities for Light of Motiram.
Tencent has since confirmed the settlement. In a report by The Verge, Tencent's Americas head of communications Sean Durkin said: “SIE and Tencent are pleased to have reached a confidential resolution and will have no further public comment on this matter. SIE and Tencent look forward to working together in the future.” Sony did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
