United Kingdom, Aug. 2 -- Sony has filed a lawsuit against Tencent and accused the Chinese company of creating a "slavish clone" of its Horizon franchise with the upcoming game Light of Motiram.

The legal action was submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on 25 July and alleges that Tencent, alongside its subsidiaries Polaris Quest and Aurora Studios, directly copied key elements from Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West.

According to Sony's complaint, Light of Motiram mirrors Horizon's distinctive gameplay and design features, including the portrayal of a red-haired protagonist battling mechanical creatures in post-apocalyptic landscapes.

The lawsuit claims that Tencent initially approached...