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Is The Next World worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Players who prefer narrative decisions and resource management over combat
- Fans of colony-survival stories who want branching consequences
- Visual-novel readers interested in strategic planning and multiple protagonists
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking combat-focused strategy may lose interest because planning and decisions take priority over fighting
- Players wanting a short, linear story may find the many events and hundreds of consequential choices demanding
- Players looking for direct action gameplay may not fit a visual-novel and colony-management format
Our take on The Next World
Players who need combat to drive a strategy game may bounce off when the central systems ask for colony planning, supply management, and difficult narrative choices instead of frequent battles.
What is The Next World?
The Next World combines visual-novel storytelling with colony strategy.
Players guide survivors of a crashed colony ship who are trying to establish a life on an unsuitable planet. The game centers on planning and choices rather than combat: construct colony buildings, recover useful materials from wreckage, handle problems with branching results, and control dwindling supplies. Decisions shape the unfolding adventure, including a story involving political intrigue, sabotage, desperation, and survival. Two protagonists offer different personalities and approaches. The game includes hand-drawn retro-industrial science-fiction artwork, a cast of non-player characters, dozens of events, and hundreds of consequential decisions.
How The Next World plays
- 01Colony management
- Players construct buildings, recover wreckage, and allocate limited supplies while trying to keep survivors alive.
- 02Branching decisions
- Problems can produce different outcomes, with hundreds of choices affecting how the story develops.
- 03Two protagonists
- The available protagonists have distinct personalities and approaches to the colony's situation.
- 04Event-driven story
- Dozens of events present challenges and opportunities during a narrative about political conflict, sabotage, and survival.
- 05Hand-drawn artwork
- The visual presentation uses a retro-industrial science-fiction style.
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The Next World: platforms & release
Is The Next World worth it?
It is worth it if: players who prefer narrative decisions and resource management over combat. Skip it if: players seeking combat-focused strategy may lose interest because planning and decisions take priority over fighting.
Where can I download The Next World?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens The Next World's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is The Next World on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
