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The Next World

The Next World is 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…

7 March 2016

The Next World is an adventure developed by AAD Productions, released 7 March 2016 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Next World is

The Next World is an adventure game developed by AAD Productions and released in 2016. It was published by Illuminated Games. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Ren'Py.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Exodus was the pride and joy of Bowman Enterprises, who began the project as a joint charity venture and PR stunt. She was the first ship to ever take human beings beyond the boundaries of the solar system. Now her wreckage lies scattered across a barren orange rock in the middle of nowhere, light-years from Earth with no support or hope of rescue, and — as one of the two members of the command crew still breathing — you are left to pick up the pieces. You have barely half the people you set out with. Limited food and supplies. The world is hostile, the air unbreathable, and the only living creatures anywhere are the unfortunate 758 souls under your command. It’s up to you and your…
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How it plays

Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Next World launched on 7 March 2016, within three weeks of Tom Clancy's The Division, Dark Souls III, Stardew Valley and SuperHot.

Released around the same time: Tom Clancy's The Division, Dark Souls III, Stardew Valley, SuperHot.

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When did The Next World come out?
The Next World was released on 7 March 2016 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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