The Next World
| App ID | 427860 |
| App Type | Game |
| Developer | Illuminated Games |
| Publisher | AAD Productions |
| Supported Systems | Windows macOS Linux |
| Technologies | PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine |
| Last Changenumber | 30241322 |
| Last Record Update | 25 July 2025 – 04:47:46 UTC ( |
| Release Date | 7 March 2016 – 23:01:58 UTC ( |
Welcome to The Next World - a strategic visual novel telling the story of a crashed colony ship and its ragged group of survivors, trying to make a new life on the wrong planet. Craft plans, make decisions, and manage your colony's limited resources in a desperate fight to stay alive.
Additional Information
| Developer | Illuminated Games | |
| metacritic_name | The Next World | |
| community_visible_stats | Yes | |
| DLCAvailableOnStore | Yes | |
| ReleaseState | released | |
| Publisher | AAD Productions | |
| Store Release Date | 7 March 2016 – 23:02:15 UTC ( |
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| community_hub_visible | Yes | |
| Primary Genre | Indie (23) | |
| Store Genres | Adventure (25), Casual (4), Indie (23) | |
| Steam Release Date | 7 March 2016 – 23:01:58 UTC ( |
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| Store Asset Modification Time | 8 March 2016 – 05:36:15 UTC ( |
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| review_score | 6 | |
| review_percentage | 72 | |
| Detected Technologies (?) | PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine, Python SDK, SDL SDK | |
| restricted_countries | DE Germany |
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| First seen on SteamDB | 11 December 2015 – 18:51:17 UTC ( |
Supported Languages
| 1 Languages | Interface | Full Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes |
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| Assets |
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| all_ages | true |
| is_highlight | true |
| timestamp | 2 March 2016 – 07:40:37 UTC |
| trailer_name | Gameplay (Strategy) |
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| timestamp | 3 March 2016 – 20:45:52 UTC |
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| all_ages | true |
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| timestamp | 3 March 2016 – 20:46:03 UTC |
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| all_ages | true |
| timestamp | 2 March 2016 – 07:40:25 UTC |
Depots
| ID | Configuration | Size | DL. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 427861 | The Next World Content | 602.83 MiB | 512.78 MiB |
| 461020 | DLC 461020The Next World Soundtrack (461020) Depot | 59.07 MiB | 58.69 MiB |
| 491740 | DLC 491740The Next World: Planetary Exploration (491740) Depot | 862.32 MiB | 769.13 MiB |
| 864080 | DLC 864080The Next World: Rocketship DLC (864080) Depot | 49 B | 96 B |
Total size on disk is 1.49 GiB and total download size is 1.31 GiB.
Total size on disk is 602.83 MiB and total download size is 512.78 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.
Branches
| Name | Description | Build ID | Time Updated |
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| public | 3356458 |
Other
| Name | Value |
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| privatebranches | 1 |