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New World: Aeternum
Experience a thrilling action RPG set on the supernatural island of Aeternum. Forge your destiny on an adventure filled with danger and opportunity.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
68 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“farewell to the apple of my eye that i gave 3k hours… i’m really going to miss you. nothing good lasts forever, and you’re probably the best proof of that. you gave me some amazing friendships. i’ve met so many people…”
“A Great Game at Risk of Being Forgotten — Unless Amazon Lets the Community Preserve It New World had a strong foundation and a loyal fan base. The world, the combat, and the atmosphere were unique, and many of us…”
“One of the biggest wastes of potential i have ever seen. This game was great.”
10 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“farewell to the apple of my eye that i gave 3k hours… i’m really going to miss you. nothing good lasts forever, and you’re probably the best proof of that. you gave me some amazing friendships. i’ve met so many people…”
“please bring this game back it was so fun to play with friends and randoms”
“I loved this game, despite all of it's flaws it showed me how great MMO's can be and was probably in my top 5 for most fun I've had in PVP. The fact Amazon decided to just kill it was heart breaking to me as the only…”
6 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“farewell to the apple of my eye that i gave 3k hours… i’m really going to miss you. nothing good lasts forever, and you’re probably the best proof of that. you gave me some amazing friendships. i’ve met so many people…”
“A Great Game at Risk of Being Forgotten — Unless Amazon Lets the Community Preserve It New World had a strong foundation and a loyal fan base. The world, the combat, and the atmosphere were unique, and many of us…”
“Why Amazon? Why cut the game that has so many active players? Why not make it serverless, p2p, or using dedicated servers run by the players? Going to put Amazon Game Studios / Amazon on my ignore lists. Everyone angry…”
6 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“A Great Game at Risk of Being Forgotten — Unless Amazon Lets the Community Preserve It New World had a strong foundation and a loyal fan base. The world, the combat, and the atmosphere were unique, and many of us…”
“graphics are fantastic, game play is smooth, on Nvidia 2070 gpu. love the game”
“Shameful. Time to demand refunds on all our purchases? Including my founders edition purchase which was never worth buying since amazon wrecked the game as soon as it came out. Too bad since this game was gorgeous and a…”
4 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“I was part of the beta testing so I got the game for free after it released. For what it was, this was a good game. I don't know if they were lacking income from in-game purchases, or just decided to stop maintaining…”
“When New World debuted, I had assumed ignorantly that the teams previous efforts on a PvP version of the game would destroy its longevity and potential. I was (fortunately) proven wrong, in such a demonstrable way that…”
71 of the 105 reviews raise this · 42 of them still recommend the game.
“farewell to the apple of my eye that i gave 3k hours… i’m really going to miss you. nothing good lasts forever, and you’re probably the best proof of that. you gave me some amazing friendships. i’ve met so many people…”
“A Great Game at Risk of Being Forgotten — Unless Amazon Lets the Community Preserve It New World had a strong foundation and a loyal fan base. The world, the combat, and the atmosphere were unique, and many of us…”
27 of the 105 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Stop killing games. If I stole around $700 million, I would go to jail. But of course, companies have more rights than people.”
“We all paid a lot of money for this game and now they are shutting it down? This should be illegal, this is theft”
“STOP KILLING GAMES!!! STOP KILLING GAMES !!! STOP KILLING GAMES!!! WELCOME TO AMAZON! WORSE ANTI CONSUMER PRACTICES ON THE MARKET! I WANT A FULL REFOUND FOR THIS GAME SINCE IS CLOSING IN 2027! DON'T TRY TO TRICK ME…”
10 of the 105 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Why Amazon? Why cut the game that has so many active players? Why not make it serverless, p2p, or using dedicated servers run by the players? Going to put Amazon Game Studios / Amazon on my ignore lists. Everyone angry…”
“So basically what im getting is this. they will stop hosting the game by 2027. which then leaves a product i purchased in a digital format that i can no longer access. would one call that fair? No would i rather have…”
“I think any game that you spend almost $100 for if they decide to shut it down they should hand it over a copy so people can run their own servers. This is what they're pushing for in the EU this is what we should be…”
7 of the 105 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“STOP KILLING GAMES!!! STOP KILLING GAMES !!! STOP KILLING GAMES!!! WELCOME TO AMAZON! WORSE ANTI CONSUMER PRACTICES ON THE MARKET! I WANT A FULL REFOUND FOR THIS GAME SINCE IS CLOSING IN 2027! DON'T TRY TO TRICK ME…”
“I think any game that you spend almost $100 for if they decide to shut it down they should hand it over a copy so people can run their own servers. This is what they're pushing for in the EU this is what we should be…”
“I absolutely HATE MMORPG games, It really isn't my cup of tea in any type, shape or form but New World? Ever since a great friend of mine got it for me in it's full form (Base game and DLC which became free later on...…”
7 of the 105 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I'm so sad they are shutting this game down. It's so freaking fun, yes a bit buggy but I've had so much fun playing this game over the years. RIP”
“It literally doesn't work anymore. Textures no longer load and my character keeps falling through the floor. What on earth happened to this game?”
“When New World debuted, I had assumed ignorantly that the teams previous efforts on a PvP version of the game would destroy its longevity and potential. I was (fortunately) proven wrong, in such a demonstrable way that…”
Counted across 105 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 68.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Hands down the BEST MMORPG with the biggest potential, is truly a mortal wound to see this game get shut down after how far its come and far it could of potentially went. No MMO has ever felt as good and I will forever be chasing the itch this game gave me until I die. The fact…”
— a player, Steam review · 3,130 hrs played“Bring me back to launch day. Amazing game but wasted potential. RIP New World 2021-2026.”
— a player, Steam review · 1,296 hrs played“Stop Killing Games! I bought a game Not a subscription. ♥♥♥♥ the publisher! Money hungry ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.”
— a player, Steam review · 211 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:50 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
The Future of New World: What to Expect
A few months ago we shared with you , our valued community, that no additional content would come to New World: Aeternum after the Nighthaven seasonal update. We also said more details on what’s happe
Daggers Release Notes
Cut through Corruption with the new Daggers weapon, featuring S tier Dexterity scaling and E Tier Strength scaling. We wanted to give you a chance to play this new weapon class despite its unfinished
Season 10 Minor - Release Notes
New World: Aeternum - Season 10: Minor downtime will begin at 11:00 p.m. PT (6:00 UTC) on November 3rd and last approximately 2 hours. Reekwater Territory Enhancements There are major content updates
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, RPG |
| Player tags | Open World · Massively Multiplayer · MMORPG · RPG · Adventure · Action · PvP · PvE · Multiplayer · Fantasy · Character Customization · Walking Simulator (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Multi-player · MMO · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · In-App Purchases |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian, German * , Spanish - Spain * , Polish, Portuguese - Brazil * , Spanish - Latin America * |
| Achievements | 133 |
| Estimated owners | 50,000,000 – 100,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.newworld.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit Processor: Intel® Core i5-10500 @ 3.10GHz / AMD Ryzen 3 3300X Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1060 3 GB / AMD Radeon RX 590 DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 100 GB available space Additional Notes: Additional Notes: Internet connection required to play, offers in-game purchases. PC specifications for New World: Aeternum may continue to evolve over time.