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New World: Aeternum

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First release
Sep 28, 2021
Publisher
Amazon Games
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · Sandbox, Action
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S

Explore a thrilling, open-world MMO filled with danger and opportunity where you'll forge a new destiny for yourself as an adventurer shipwrecked on the supernatural island of Aeternum. Endless opportunities to fight, forage, and forge await you among the island's wilderness and ruins. Channel supernatural forces or wield deadly weapons in a classless, real-time combat system, and fight alone, with a small team, or in massed armies for PvE and PvP battles—the choices are all yours.

Also known as New World, NewWorldLauncher.exe

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Storyline
For thousands of years, Aeternum has been the source of fantastical legends—and now you’ve found it. Shipwrecked and without supplies or allies, you’ll need to make your way in a dangerous world where supernatural power has changed all the rules. In such a land, your destiny is whatever you make of it. Aeternum's mysteries run as deep and dark as its history. Delve into the world and uncover the secret truth of the island and its millennia of strange inhabitants. As you explore Aeternum, you’ll discover beauty, danger, and opportunity at every turn. You'll need to use all your skills to take advantage of the island's bounty—and survive its horrors.Read more

For thousands of years, Aeternum has been the source of fantastical legends—and now you’ve found it. Shipwrecked and without supplies or allies, you’ll need to make your way in a dangerous world where supernatural power has changed all the rules. In such a land, your destiny is whatever you make of it. Aeternum's mysteries run as deep and dark as its history. Delve into the world and uncover the secret truth of the island and its millennia of strange inhabitants. As you explore Aeternum, you’ll discover beauty, danger, and opportunity at every turn. You'll need to use all your skills to take advantage of the island's bounty—and survive its horrors.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 28, 2021
PlayStation 5
Oct 15, 2024
Xbox Series X|S
Oct 15, 2024
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
1387h
Game modes
Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Co-operative, Multiplayer
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
digital distribution, seasons, streamer game, twitch integration

At a Glance

Critic Score
76
Main + Extras (IGDB)
1387h
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Overview

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Steam users rate this Mixed, 254,540 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerSteam · 16 Oct
  • Massively multiplayer (MMO)Steam · 16 Oct
  • Online co-opSteam · 16 Oct

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