New Frontier

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New Frontier is a multiplayer role playing game. It was developed by Free Reign Entertainment and was released on December 27, 2019. It received neutral reviews from players.

New Frontier is a pvp free-to-play online survival game set in an alternate reality wild west world. Work with your friends, Build your base, Fight hellish monsters and forge alliances with other players to conquer the land.

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Audience ScoreBased on 1,811 reviews

story12 positive mentions

stability60 negative mentions

The game has an interesting Wild West setting mixed with survival, crafting, and PvP elements providing varied gameplay.
The graphics and open world environment are praised as appealing and atmospheric for a free-to-play title.
Base building mechanics and horse riding combat add enjoyable multiplayer interactions and fun with friends.

The game suffers from serious technical problems including crashes, black screens, poor optimization, and connectivity issues making it often unplayable.
The player base is very low or servers empty, which harms multiplayer experience, events, and PvP activity.
It is heavily grindy with tedious resource gathering, crafting, and maintenance costs; some gameplay features and quests are buggy or incomplete; also criticized for pay-to-win monetization and persistent hacking exploits.

story
125 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
10%
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The story aspect is widely criticized for being underdeveloped, with minimal lore, lacking a cohesive narrative, and most quests either bugged or unrewarding. Players find the tutorial missions confusing and repetitive, and progression is hindered by grind and technical issues, while additional content and meaningful storyline appear scarce or behind paywalls. Overall, the game’s narrative feels incomplete and fails to engage or provide a satisfying campaign experience.
- “Ashame this happened, really good concept, mechanics and they had started to put some lore/storyline in so you could play it as a campaign also.”
- “There is a series of starter quests to get you oriented with some of the basics so you won't just be dropped in without knowing what to do next.”
- “The story is deep, the world is methodical and beautiful.”
- “Half of the vendors don't have missions (the devs have said that they are coming), and many of the missions that are available can't be completed (the missions themselves are broken or you can't obtain the materials to complete them).”
- “Most of the game is riding a horse for a half hour to kill something, and then going all the way back to the spawn town just to have to wait 17 hours to complete a tutorial mission.”
- “There is no 'story' or 'grand plan' that you can explore.”
gameplay
105 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay of "New Frontier" offers a unique wild west survival experience with a mix of PvP, base-building, and cooperative elements, but it suffers from clunky mechanics, technical issues, repetitive and grind-heavy tasks, and poorly implemented systems such as land ownership and crafting. While some players appreciate the game's concept, shooting mechanics, and the potential for community interaction, the overall experience is frequently criticized for bugs, poor optimization, lack of meaningful content, and an intrusive microtransaction model that hampers progression and enjoyment.
- “New Frontier is a free-to-play online survival game set in an alternate reality wild west world, combining elements of base-building, PvP combat, and cooperative gameplay.”
- “Gameplay variety: it offers a mix of PvP, base-building, and monster-fighting which can appeal to a broad range of players.”
- “The game is actually really fun; I was on a server with 10 people and the gunplay and mechanics were fun and felt like a real western.”
- “The base-building mechanics feel clunky, and fighting off hellish monsters isn’t as fun as it sounds—more like repetitive and frustrating.”
- “New frontier is a blatant cashgrab in an attempt to shove as much microtransaction garbage down peoples throats, with boring repetitive gameplay that has people grinding for materials in an effort to do nothing with them. For a survival game, you'd think it would be about building a base and growing in strength, crafting gear, and raiding others, but you won't be doing those things because building requires a land permit that needs an obscene amount of grinding or real money.”
- “This game is empty, the quests are bad, the gameplay is bad, the NPCs are bad and unfinished. You have items that you can't craft or use, loyalty doesn't work so you can't buy better guns and ammo. The farming is horrible, and the game makes you pay for good materials which should be obtainable through farming XP points and in-game currency. Overall, the game is a bad experience and needs significant fixes.”
graphics
96 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
38%
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The game's graphics receive mixed reviews, with many praising its authentic Wild West atmosphere, detailed landscapes, and smooth performance on capable PCs. However, some users criticize poor optimization, occasional graphical glitches, outdated visuals reminiscent of older console generations, and high system demands. Overall, while the graphics contribute positively to immersion for many players, technical issues and inconsistent quality detract from the experience for others.
- “The game has a graphic style that successfully reflects the wild west atmosphere.”
- “Like I managed to bring my friends to play and every single one of them said pretty much "wow I wasn't expecting the game to run this smoothly and the graphics looking this clean." Also, they all really liked the PvP on horseback, like it is such a nice touch.”
- “Brilliant game played for a while and was immediately drawn in by the beautiful graphics and all of the interesting aspects of the game.”
- “Trash, buggy af little to no actual guides.. clunky and uglier than a mofo.. would have been dated on aesthetics and controls alone 10 years ago”
- “I don't recommend it one bit the graphics and gameplay was from something I'd expect from 15 years ago”
- “The character graphic was terrible, world look terrible, and terrible even in ultra setting.”
stability
60 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is widely criticized due to pervasive bugs, glitches, frequent crashes, and balancing issues that disrupt gameplay and progression, with many players describing it as unfinished and clunky. Despite its potential and occasional enjoyable moments, stability problems—such as tutorial bugs, desync, and performance drops—are significant enough to hinder overall enjoyment and suggest the game is still in early development stages. Regular updates show developer effort, but persistent issues and poor customer support leave many players frustrated.
- “Insanely buggy and the map is way too big to enjoy unless you want to spend 50 hours moving between missions.”
- “The game, while having an excellent concept, just has way too many bugs and glitches where even the tutorial gives you trouble and does not allow you to complete the tasks given.”
- “This game is buggy, and the last couple of updates have wiped out items I paid real money for, so I sent two customer support tickets. No one at customer support has ever responded to my tickets about the errors created by their updates.”
grinding
57 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Grinding in the game is often described as tedious, time-consuming, and overly demanding, requiring hours of resource gathering and crafting with little immediate reward. While some players find it manageable or rewarding after progressing, many criticize inefficient pacing, frequent base maintenance, and a high grind-to-reward ratio that can lead to frustration or disinterest. Additionally, microtransactions and server wipes exacerbate the grind, making sustained progress challenging without investing significant time or money.
- “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
- “You can get flagged for picking up loot in a desecrated town but not farming other people's gold sifters or animal traps.”
- “It's not pay-to-win, and it's not grindy aside from the abysmally low wild animal spawn rates which could use a bump-up.”
- “Getting money is pretty easy as there are a ton of gold sifting devices people have placed in the rivers and streams and you can just collect gold nuggets from those freely and take them to the bank to sell, but there isn't much to buy, and most things require loyalty with the vendor so you will have to spend a ton of money to do that which means more grinding.”
- “Then it dawns on you how much grinding you actually have to put in this game and you become discouraged and quit.”
- “New frontier is a blatant cashgrab in an attempt to shove as much microtransaction garbage down people's throats, the game is a steampunk/sci-fi western themed survival, I think, the game can't stick to one theme for a minute, with boring repetitive gameplay that has people grinding for materials in an effort to do nothing with them. For a survival game, you'd think the game would be about building a base and growing in strength, crafting better gear and venturing out into the world and raiding other players for all their loot, you won't be doing either of those things because firstly if you wish to make a base you are required to have a land permit, an item that requires either an obscene amount of grinding to obtain or a quick payment via your wallet, I wasn't kidding about the micro transactions!”
optimization
52 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game suffers from significant optimization issues, causing poor performance even on high-end PCs, frequent stuttering, and long load times, which detracts from the overall experience. While some users with mid-range systems report smoother gameplay, the consensus is that the game requires substantial improvements in stability and optimization to reach its potential. Developers' commitment to addressing these technical problems will be crucial for the game's success.
- “The game has decent graphics and runs smoothly with an authentic old west feel.”
- “I am playing with a GTX 1060 and a 4th gen Core i5, and have the graphics maxed; performance is butter smooth.”
- “However, its success heavily depends on the developers addressing the technical issues and improving the game's stability and performance.”
- “Game needs serious optimization. Hard to play on my system (Ryzen 5950x with 3070-OC); I can barely reach more than 10 FPS in town. Even as a small YouTube creator looking to show this to my community, I cannot showcase the game in its current state.”
- “The game is poorly optimized and stops working when entering the server. Hoping for improvement.”
- “Game has terrible performance, running at 70 FPS max on i7-7700k and 1080ti. Servers are also terrible; even disconnecting from an event session takes about 10 minutes before loading starts.”
monetization
35 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The monetization of this game is widely criticized as a blatant cash grab, heavily reliant on aggressive microtransactions that push pay-to-win mechanics and hinder genuine enjoyment. Players report it as poorly supported with frequent nerfs devaluing purchases, buggy gameplay, and an abandoned development approach, leading to widespread distrust of the developers' intentions. Overall, the monetization strategy is seen as exploitative, prioritizing profit over player experience.
- “Please play and buy in-game purchases, it's worth every penny.”
- “In-game purchases, and I am still thoroughly enjoying it and I'm excited to see where this game leads in the coming weeks and months.”
- “There is a model for monetization, and loot boxes, hiding behind a cool idea.”
- “These games are pointless cash grabs that rely on people spending money on microtransactions to get ahead of others rather than from effort of getting players to actually enjoy their game.”
- “Another cash grab attempt after they failed on Wild West Online... game had potential, but the devs are extremely unprofessional and do not care for the player base. Love stealing your money and running... 0/10 will never back another one of their projects again...”
- “The game had such potential... don't waste your money on any in-game purchases, the devs sell stuff then nerf and otherwise make your purchase non-viable so that they can sell new stuff that they will nerf in 2 weeks over and over.”
humor
16 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is often described as unintentionally funny due to its awkward mechanics and design flaws, such as the paradox of safe zones allowing raids and rapid weapon durability loss. While some players find the game genuinely entertaining and amusing to play with friends, others feel the humor is overshadowed by early release issues and poor developer decisions. Overall, the humor arises more from the game's quirks and mishaps than from intentional comedic elements.
- “This game has so much potential, but is lacking in many ways. First, you can build in a safe zone, which is cool, but with your base setup in a safe zone it can still get raided. The funny part is, you can be at your base and someone can raid you right in front of you, and since you're in a safe zone, you can't do anything to stop them because you can't kill players there. LMAO.”
- “The rifles lose their durability so fast, and that is hilarious!”
- “Add some sort of note-taking or something on the maps. It's hilarious to buy a mining map and after a while not see the place anymore!”
- “It's played out this way with every survival game where the developers don't seem to understand the need for a solid system to stop hackers, such as in-game admins who can enforce rules and stop cheaters. But like Rust, many admins fail at doing their job, and it's not funny.”
atmosphere
9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's wild west atmosphere is well-captured through its graphic style, diverse locations, and immersive elements like survival mechanics and community building. Despite some technical issues, players appreciate the relaxing and engaging ambiance enhanced by fitting music and creative features. Overall, the atmosphere is praised as a strong and appealing aspect with great potential.
- “The game has a graphic style that successfully reflects the Wild West atmosphere.”
- “Various locations such as forests, deserts, and towns add a rich atmosphere to the game.”
- “The Wild West atmosphere, survival mechanics, and community building features provide players with the opportunity to immerse themselves in a vast game world.”
- “The wild west atmosphere is there, but it’s overshadowed by poor optimization and bugs that make even the simplest tasks a chore.”
- “I could see where some people might get bored after a while but for me it's a very relaxing game, I can hunt and build and I guess maybe the atmosphere makes it relaxing for me.”
- “It is a really good game which is being developed properly by the team, its background is a cowboy style atmosphere but it has a Minecraft element of building and creativity.”
music
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The music creates a good atmosphere and fits the game’s scenes well, though it leans toward generic western styles. While some users praise the loading screen track, in-game music is minimal or absent for others. Overall, the soundtrack is appreciated but somewhat limited in variety and presence.
- “The soundtrack is good and fits the game and situations well, even though it is a bit on the generic western side.”
- “Great atmosphere with cool music.”
- “The music playing during loading is good; haven't heard anything else so far while actually playing.”
emotional
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
Users express emotional disappointment due to frustrating physics and collision issues, particularly when riding horses, which detracts from immersion and enjoyment despite their initial fondness for the game.
replayability
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game offers enjoyable short-term replayability, particularly for fans of Red Dead Redemption Online, but currently lacks lasting long-term engagement.
- “It's a fun diversion for people looking for a Red Dead Redemption online experience but lacks any long-lasting replay value in its current state.”