The Horizon saga confirms itself as one of the most successful intellectual properties for Sony Interactive Entertainment, exceeding 40 million copies sold globally since the debut of Zero Dawn in 2017.
A significant achievement that positions the franchise created by Guerrilla Games among the pillars of the PlayStation ecosystem, at a time when the Japanese company is diversifying its single-player experiences towards new territories, including the controversial mobile MMORPG sector. 
The sales figures represent constant growth for the brand: just a few months ago, in July 2024, Sony declared 38 million units sold as part of a lawsuit against Tencent, accused of plagiarizing the franchise with its Light of Motiram.
This means the series has seen around 2 million additional copies in a relatively short timeframe, likely driven by continued sales of Horizon Forbidden West and the Burning Shores expansion on PlayStation 5.

To put these results into context within Sony’s first-party portfolio, it’s worth comparing them to other exclusive properties. God of War Ragnarök had surpassed 15 million units in November 2023, starting from 5.1 million in its first week of launch in 2022, making it the fastest launching PlayStation Studios title ever.
The 2018 God of War reboot hit 23 million in 2022. More recently, Ghost of Yōtei sold 3.3 million copies by November 2, 2025, about a month after release.
The data on 40 million units emerges specifically from a translated Korean article on ResetEra, which discusses the development of Horizon Steel Frontiers, the mobile MMORPG entrusted to NCSoft. Co-CEO Park Byung-moo described the project as something that \