Release Date
November 25, 2024
Dev Time
4 months
Client
Meta, Well Played Studio
Tech
Virtual Reality (VR)
Platform
Meta Quest 2 & 3, HWXS
Industry
Gaming
Horizon Skilling
1
Challenge
Creating a game with depth and variety in Horizon Worlds required robust systems for progression, resource management, and player customization.
Solution
We designed a comprehensive leveling system allowing players to grind stats up to level 99 in athletics, social, smithing, chopping, mining, combat, and health. Players can equip strategic gear across eight slots, manage a 28-item inventory, and gather six types of wood and minerals, ensuring long-term engagement through diverse activities and rewards.
2
Challenge
Designing Unique Enemies with Varied Difficulty Levels
Solution
We introduced four unique enemies: goblins with sword attacks, mushrooms that charge and shoot fire, tigers, and dragons with aggressive charges. After mastering these foes, players can face the ultimate challenge—defeating the giant Troll boss atop Wizard Mountain. For added variety, players can also battle friends in the PvP Arena, blending competitive and cooperative gameplay.
3
Challenge
Designing a massive, engaging world in Horizon Worlds that encourages exploration and keeps players immersed required diverse, interactive environments and meaningful progression opportunities.
Solution
We created Skilling Island, a richly detailed environment featuring unique areas like the Forest, multiple mines, and Dragon Valley, each offering distinct enemies, resources, and challenges. Advanced zones like the Haunted Swamp, Floating Island, and Wizard Mountain provide endgame content, while the PvP Arena offers social competition, ensuring players remain engaged at every stage of their journey.
Horizon Skilling is a laid-back social game in Horizon Worlds that transforms grinding into a fun, rewarding experience, encouraging long-term progression, frequent play, and social connection through simple, engaging tasks and progression-based rewards.
Horizon Skilling, developed in Horizon Worlds, is a relaxed, social experience with progression rewards and simple, easy-to-learn gameplay. Players are rewarded for spending time in the game, and completing small tasks to get frequent accomplishments. This is a game with a hard focus on long term progression and getting players to return often and play for long periods of time. Taking grinding and turning it into a fun social activity.
Results
Since its debut in late November 2024, Horizon Skilling has been a major success on the Horizon Worlds platform. Thousands of players engage daily to enhance their stats. In just the first week, we’ve achieved an average playtime of 15 minutes per user—an impressive figure for the platform.
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