New World: Aeternum is shutting down

It's the end of an era New World: Aeternumas Amazon's MMORPG will be taken offline on all platforms in January 2027. At the time of writing this article New World: Aeternum has also been removed and is no longer available for purchase, although players who have already purchased the game can fully experience all that the mystical island of Aeternum has to offer.

Originally launched in September 2021, New world was the first MMORPG developed by Amazon Games. Set on the mysterious island of Aeternum, New world mixed colonial and exploration themes with other worlds and biblical references. Gameplay New world it allowed players to collect resources, try different weapons, and participate in faction-based PVP battles. Ahead of its 2024 console ports New world was rebranded as New World: Aeternum. Despite its interesting dark fantasy setting and open world content, New World: Aeternum received mixed to negative reviews on Steam throughout its lifetime.

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Say Goodbye to New World: Aeternum in 2027

Although New World: Aeternum had the highest number of players on Steam at over 913,634 during its early days, Amazon Games' MMORPG will see that number drop to zero next year. Amazon confirmed it New World: Aeternum It will shut down its global servers on January 31, 2027more than five years after its launch in 2021. With the announcement that New World: Aeternum Amazon also removed the game from all stores if it stopped working after the fifth year of operation. Therefore, New World: Aeternum can no longer be purchased. However, players who have purchased the game can download, install and play it while the servers are live. Amazon has confirmed that there will be no server merges and no new seasons will be added New World: Aeternumthough it would still provide bug fixes and maintenance as needed. in addition New World: Aeternum Players can no longer purchase Marks of Fortune for any in-game goods and no refunds will be issued for Marks of Fortune. However, World Bosses and Bonus Weeks will continue New World: Aeternum until January 31, 2027.

Notification of New World: Aeternum'The upcoming demise comes nearly three months after Amazon Games painted a grim picture for the troubled MMORPG. In October 2025, Amazon stated that both season 10 and its Nighthaven content update would be the final releases for New World: Aeternumand that players would be notified at least six months in advance if the studio decided to shut down the game's servers for good. Suffice to say, Amazon Games has doubled down on this notification window New World: Aeternum it only has a little over a year to live before its servers are shut down permanently. Amazon said that customers who want a refund New World: Aeternum you should contact customer support for the platform on which the game was purchased.

New World: Aeternum's Fate could have been sealed months ago

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The reason for Amazon Games' decision is to cease operations New World: Aeternum was part of a larger problem affecting the gaming and technology industries. In late October 2025, Amazon announced mass layoffs as more than 14,000 jobs were cut at the company. Amazon Games bore the brunt as the company cut staff significantly at its game studios in San Diego and Irvine. While the exact number of layoffs at Amazon Games, Twitch, and other gaming-focused divisions has never been disclosed, job cuts across Amazon's game development and publishing teams have not gone unnoticed.

Although others like MMORPGs World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy 14 will remain open for the foreseeable future, New World: AeternumThe closing of 2027 will mark a sad day for the genre. Although Amazon Games is still responsible for overseas publishing The lost ark and Throne and Freedomtime will tell what the long term consequences will be New World: Aeternum'will be extinct.