Sony has asked a federal judge to bar Tencent from using multiple elements of Light of Motiram, a game that it claims infringes on its Horizon series copyright. The company wants its preliminary injunction request against the alleged Horizon knockoff to be heard before the end of 2025.
Social media users have been accusing Light of Motiram of copying Horizon since the former's November 2024 announcement. Sony appears to agree with the sentiment, having eventually sued Tencent for both trademark and copyright infringement. The complaint was filed with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California in late July 2025. Tencent filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit two months later, arguing that Light of Motiram merely follows "time-honored tropes," much like Horizon does.
The Japanese gaming giant responded to its Chinese rival's motion with a preliminary injunction request, submitted on October 15. Sony is asking Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley to force Tencent to redesign Light of Motiram's protagonist, a flame-haired tribal huntress that it argues can be mistaken for Horizon's Alloy. The preliminary injunction request is also targeting a trailer melody alleged to be too similar to two tracks from the Horizon Zero Dawn OST: a...
