New World: Aeternum

New World: Aeternum

Steam Deck Playable

Amazon Game Studios · Open World · Sep 28, 2021

It depends on what you're after.

You can't buy it on Steam right now.

67%
Mixed
297k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Audio: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Servers and matchmaking: 47 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 297k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
9% of themes are praise46% are divided45% are caveats
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The world of Aeternum itself is also visually stunning, with top-tier sound design and an atmospheric, supernatural island aesthetic that makes initial exploration genuinely captivating.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love1 theme
Audio13 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat47 reviews
38%
Story and characters42 reviews
33%
Multiplayer40 reviews
43%
Gameplay19 reviews
37%
Graphics16 reviews
44%
Players complain% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking47 reviews
9%
Monetization24 reviews
13%
Bugs13 reviews
31%
Performance6 reviews
33%
Crashes6 reviews
17%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
67%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
133
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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