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The Next World

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App ID 427860
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher AAD Productions
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies PyGame Engine, RenPy Engine
Last Changenumber 27209232
Last Record Update 28 January 2025 – 23:55:52 UTC ()
Release Date 7 March 2016 – 23:01:58 UTC ()
❓ 67.62%
112 reviews
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In-Game

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 ()
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 ()
Store Asset Modification Time 8 March 2016 – 05:36:15 UTC () (1457415375)
review_score 6
review_percentage 73
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 (), in changelist #1603762

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes

Tags

🗺️ Adventure 😌 Casual 🌱 Indie 🚀 Sci-fi 📚 Visual Novel 💡 Strategy

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Family Sharing

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Bundles

ID Name % Set Created
304 The Next World: Deluxe Bundle -25% Yes 14 March 2018 – 05:04:11 UTC
650 The Next World: Exploration Bundle -20% Yes 6 July 2017 – 05:02:05 UTC
2228 AAD Productions Pack -20% No 12 December 2016 – 00:02:16 UTC
7876 The Next World: Complete Bundle -20% No 8 June 2022 – 13:09:54 UTC

Store Packages

SubID Name Billing Type Last Update
88351 The Next World Store or CD Key 26 June 2025 – 17:37:12 UTC

Packages

SubID Name Billing Type Last Update
88349 Steam Sub 88349 CD Key 19 November 2024 – 01:57:05 UTC
88350 The Next World for Beta Testing CD Key 19 November 2024 – 01:57:05 UTC
233482 Complimentary reviewer package CD Key 19 November 2024 – 01:51:12 UTC

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