Massively multiplayer online role-playing game with open world combat and crafting set in a fictional colonial America landscape, featuring player-driven combat, resource gathering, item crafting, fortress sieges, and character progression.
New World is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed and published by Amazon Games. It takes place in the fictional land of Aeternum, which is inspired by 17th century colonial America. The game features a variety of gameplay including questing, crafting, player vs player combat, player vs environment combat, sieging fortresses, and more.
When players first enter the world of New World, they must choose one of three starting factions: The Marauders, The Covenant, or The Syndicate. Each faction has their own ideology, settlements, goals and missions. As players complete quests and defeat enemies, they gain experience to advance their character, unlock new skills and better gear.
A core part of New World's gameplay loop involves gathering resources and crafting items. Players can chop trees for wood, mine iron ore, skin animals, harvest plants and more. These raw materials can be used to craft weapons, armor, potions, jewelry and even own homes. The crafting system is deep and allows players to gain high end gear without having to battle enemies.
For players interested in combat, there are plenty of opportunities. Quests will send players out to slay beasts, undead, and humanoid enemies. The player vs environment combat utilizes action combat mechanics requiring players to actively dodge attacks, block with shields, aim ranged weapons, and time their own attacks. There is also a faction war system where players can sign up to control territorial forts and settlements via PvP battles and 50 vs 50 war events.
Overall, New World provides a huge open fantasy world teeming with conflict, resources to gather, items to craft and factions to align with. Players can choose their own path through this landscape, be it one of a warrior, crafter or settler.