The Next World overview

Overview

The Next World comes from Illuminated Games and is published by AAD Productions. It arrived on Steam on Mar 7, 2016, and it sits naturally among Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, Linux, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

The Next World's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 17:07:07 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 73% positive across 115 reviews.

Language and system requirements

The Next World is available in 1 languages including:

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Sales, recommendations, and streams

The Next World has sold up to 5,326 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $45,163. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

The Next World overview details

The Next World combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Welcome to The Next World - a strategic visual novel by Illuminated Games, telling the story of a crashed colony ship and its ragged group of survivors, trying to make a new life on the wrong planet. TNW is a visual novel/strategy hybrid inspired by The Banner Saga, King of Dragon Pass and Oregon Trail, with an emphasis on planning and decision-making over combat. Keep as many colonists alive as possible by making the tough decisions which will determine how your adventure unfolds. Build colony structures, salvage wreckage, resolve problems with multiple branching outcomes, and manage your colony's dwindling supplies; all while playing through an intense story of political intrigue, sabotage, desperation and survival, by writer Ryan A. Span (FRONTIERS, Mount&Blade, Euclidean). Robust strategy system - manage your colony on a hostile world & keep your people alive Fully hand-drawn art in retro-industrial sci-fi style Two different protagonists to choose from, each with their own quirks and methods Colourful and memorable cast of NPCs Dozens of events to help you or challenge you Hundreds of decisions to make, each with its own consequences

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Next World is listed as a game with $12.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Casual, and Indie. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 22 September 2026 - 17:07:07 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 73% positive reviews.

Overview tags

AdventureCasualIndieSci-fiVisual NovelStrategy

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Support and legal notes

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