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ACTION RPG·MMO·REL 2021.09.28

New World: Aeternum’21

The Verdict MEH 2 of 3 said it
Aggregate · creator panel
3 scored reviewers
Vote distribution
Positive0 Mixed2 Negative1
Source
// facts checked 2026-05-31 · steam, wikipedia, igdb

The Consensus: Is It Worth Playing?

New World: Aeternum is a massively multiplayer online action RPG developed by Amazon Game Studios, set on the supernatural island of Aeternum where players explore, craft, and engage in large-scale PvP and PvE combat. Originally released for PC in September 2021, the game was rebranded and expanded to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in October 2024.

Streamer verdicts

One bucket per creator — explicit picks plus inferred reads from their quotes

Review notes ·8

Verbatim quotes from indexed creators

TheLazyPeon

MEH
24:32 mixed

I think New World is a great MMO to play casually... I think it is heading in the right direction, even though I personally wish they took a more sandboxy approach.

3 earlier reviews from this creator
28:38 positive

So far, I've had a really good time revisiting New World, and I'm definitely going to play more over the coming weeks.

23:52 mixed

would I recommend New World? I'd recommend it to people who are able to play MMOs in a way where they set their own goals

34:13 mixed

overall new world is a visually beautiful mmorpg with decent foundations to build upon in the future in its current state though it needs a lot of work and direction to become an mmo that people will play for longer than two weeks

SHIT
1 earlier review from this creator
MEH
20:34 mixed

i'm gonna play this game i think it has a good foundation here but i also think there is a lot of work to do still

1 earlier review from this creator
23:00 mixed

I do like the game I like the the combat of the game but at the same time there are a lot of flaws on a fundamental level that they need to address