New World: Aeternum

Moderate overall intensity

Highest flag: Substances — depicted

FantasyMMORPG

What's in it

Violence realistic

Moderate

Real-time melee and ranged combat with swords, axes, hammers, muskets and staves against human foes, undead, and monsters, with blood effects but no dismemberment or lingering gore.

Substances depicted

Moderate

Alcoholic drinks such as ale are craftable through the cooking trade skill and consumed for temporary buffs in a colonial fantasy setting.

Dark themes mild

Low

The island's lore centers on a corrupting supernatural force, undead, and a curse of forced immortality, with grim but stylized fantasy framing.

Horror & psychological spooky

Low

Grotesque undead, plagued creatures, and eerie ruined locations create tense, spooky moments during exploration and combat.

Spending cosmetic purchases

Low

An optional in-game store sells cosmetic skins and some housing and utility items for real money on top of the base purchase.

Animal combat combat mechanic

Low

Players hunt and skin wildlife such as boars, wolves, and bears at resource nodes to gather crafting materials, a routine gathering mechanic.

Language mild

Low

Mild profanity appears in quest text and NPC dialogue across the game's lore-driven story.

Spending pressure optional

Low

Store purchases are cosmetic and optional with no loot boxes or energy gating.

Who can reach your kid

Voice chatChat with strangersDirect messagesStranger friend requestsGifting / tradingReal-money spending

What it is

New World: Aeternum is a large online role-playing game set on a fictional supernatural island modeled on the 17th-century Americas, where every settler is cursed with immortality. Players gather resources, craft gear, build settlements, complete quests, and fight monsters and other players using melee weapons, muskets, and magic. Combat is the core activity and shows blood, though without dismemberment or heavy gore. The world's tone leans into corruption, undead, and eerie dungeon settings. Because it is a persistent online game, most social risk comes from live text and voice chat and open-world player-versus-player combat with strangers. It is buy-to-play with an optional real-money store focused on cosmetic skins.

How it's framed

The game frames its violence as heroic exploration and survival against a supernatural corruption threatening the island, with players choosing among three rival factions. Killing beasts and enemies is treated as standard adventuring and progression rather than glorified cruelty, and its darker lore of immortality and corruption is presented through fantasy storytelling.

Details

Developer: Amazon Game Studios
Publisher: Amazon Game Studios
Released: Sep 28, 2021

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