Game

Horizon Call of the Mountain

2023

0Score

Low Cash-Grab Risk

The sourced concerns are substantially offset by delivered value.

What counts as a cash grab?

Commercial extraction prioritized over meaningful consumer or creative value. Profit, popularity, adaptations, sequels, remakes, high budgets, and normal marketing do not count by themselves.

Why?

Horizon Call of the Mountain is a PlayStation VR2 launch title released February 22, 2023, developed by Firesprite in collaboration with Guerrilla and designed specifically for PS VR2. Official materials and storefront listings show it sold as a full priced standalone title and was included as a voucher in PS VR2 bundles. Professional reviews and outlets praised its visuals and bespoke VR mechanics while repeatedly noting a roughly six to seven hour campaign and attendant value complaints, and there is no sourced evidence of predatory microtransactions.

No sourced evidence of in-game microtransactions or predatory shop systems.
Sony bundled the game as a PS VR2 voucher and sold it at full retail, which positioned it as a hardware showcase.
Multiple professional reviews reported a campaign length around six to seven hours and criticized value for price.

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Credible mitigating evidence exists, the game was built from the ground up for PS VR2 and received technical praise and awards.

Score factors

Direction	Factor	Evidence	Impact
For	Bundled with PS VR2 hardware	Sony included a PlayStation Store voucher for Horizon Call of the Mountain with PS VR2 launch bundles and promotion for the headset.[3][4]	+15
For	Reported short campaign length	Multiple professional reviews and coverage reported a campaign length of roughly six to seven hours and flagged that length as a value concern relative to full-price expectations.[1][8]	+14
Against	Built specifically for PS VR2	The game was developed by Firesprite in collaboration with Guerrilla and was created from the ground up for PS VR2, using Unreal Engine 4 according to reporting and official posts.[6][7]	-14
For	Standalone retail price	Storefront and pre-order listings showed the game offered as a full-price standalone product, commonly listed at $59.99 in major regions at launch.[9][5]	+10
Against	Bespoke VR mechanics and content	Official coverage and reviews emphasize bespoke VR mechanics such as climbing, 360 interaction, and combat adaptations that were designed specifically for an immersive PS VR2 experience.[2][1]	-10
Against	Critical praise and awards	Critics and Sony promotional material highlighted the title as a technical showcase for PS VR2 with strong visuals, and third party coverage notes it won Best VR Game at awards.[2][10]	-6
Against	No reported predatory monetization	Searches of official product pages and reviews found no evidence of in-game microtransactions or store-based predatory monetization tied to the title.[5][11]	-5

Confidence: High · Assessment is based on official Sony/PlayStation materials, storefront listings and multiple professional reviews; internal studio intent and proprietary sales or margin data are not publicly available. · Researched 2026-09-03

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