New World: Aeternum
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ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerRPGOpen WorldMMORPGPvPPvEMultiplayer

273 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 470

Peak in the last 7 days: 570

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Game description

Experience a thrilling action RPG set on the supernatural island of Aeternum. Forge your destiny on an adventure filled with danger and opportunity.

Basic info

DeveloperAmazon Game Studios
PublisherAmazon Game Studios
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateSep 28, 2021
Price

Minimum specs

OSWindows 10/11 64-bit
ProcessorIntel® Core i5-10500 @ 3.10GHz / AMD Ryzen 3 3300X
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 1060 3 GB / AMD Radeon RX 590
Storage100 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 256 reviews from the past 1 year

42.2/ 100
Bottom 5%

Steam rating: Mixed (67%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 23, 2026)

Farewell letters fill the reviews of New World: Aeternum, an MMO whose players mourn its announced shutdown, and it scores 42.2.

👍 Strengths

59 reviews loved playing it, and some call it highly addictive and much improved after later updates. 23 remember friendships made, guilds that felt like real communities and late nights in dungeons with their team, and a few praise its PvP. 14 describe a world full of soul and atmosphere, and some miss how alive it felt at launch. Visuals & Sound ranks 395th of 1249, and Story & World ranks 474th of 1096.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support appears in 79% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1399th of 1399. 148 reviews protest that the developer ended support and announced a shutdown while the game is still on sale, and some say they spent money on cosmetics only to be left with nothing. 19 object to the price of a game with an end date, and some say early buyers paid for content now bundled at a higher price. 10 report server trouble, such as long login queues and few servers left in their region. Pricing & Fairness ranks 1277th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“selling a game already announced to shut down soon” · 148 reviews
“amazing friendships and social connections with players” · 23 reviews
“Early adopters pay more for same content unfairly” · 19 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +3.50 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “organic physics-backed combat with directional aiming and weight” · 10 reviews

Progression 12% · Difficulty 2% · Onboarding 1% · Freedom 7% · Strategy 6%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 15% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

World +3.17 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “the world felt alive with soul and promise at launch” · 14 reviews

Story 6% · Characters 1%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 17% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.54 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “repetitive content with same missions and locations” · 4 reviews
Positive “game improved significantly with expanded PvE and PvP content” · 1 review

Volume 18% · Replayability 0%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 16% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.29 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “looks and plays great, best gathering systems, super fun fighting” · 14 reviews

Audio 9%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 31% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +3.16 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “amazing friendships and social connections with players” · 23 reviews

Community 15% · Servers & Connection 5%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 29% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -1.00 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “Early adopters pay more for same content unfairly” · 19 reviews

Anti-cheat 1% · Balance 4% · Matchmaking 2%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 79% of reviews · Bottom 1% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -3.38 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “selling a game already announced to shut down soon” · 148 reviews

Stability 6% · Performance 3%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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