New World Horizon

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New World Horizon is a single player survival role playing game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by Newworldhorizon and was released on December 8, 2018. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

New World Horizon is a 16th century role playing stand alone adventure for the PC. It features a massive open world to explore by land and sea for hunting, fishing, mining, lumbering, house construction and farming.

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Single-Player

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Audience ScoreBased on 20 reviews

story2 positive mentions

The game has a lot of features and a big map, providing plenty of hours of entertainment.
The developer is active and responsive to feedback, showing enthusiasm for improving the game.
There have been great improvements since its release, with a more polished look and feel with each update.

Graphics are terrible and super blurry, which detracts from the overall experience.
The game has significant issues, such as a clumsy combat system and a restrictive save system that only allows saving in taverns.
There are technical problems, including error messages preventing the game from running, and the developer team has been largely unresponsive since May 2021.

story
8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's story is primarily revealed through player interactions rather than traditional quest markers, which some players appreciate. However, there are criticisms regarding the quest design, particularly the lack of rewards and the difficulty in completing tasks, such as finding animals for quests. Overall, while the narrative approach has potential, it is hindered by gameplay issues that detract from the experience.
- “The game is like a couple others I have played, as there are no quest bubbles...the story unfolds via interaction, which I like.”
- “The game is like a couple others I have played, as in there are no quest bubbles... the story unfolds via interaction, which I like.”
graphics
6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The graphics have received overwhelmingly negative feedback, with users describing them as terrible and super blurry. Many express concern about the lack of updates from the development team since May 2021, emphasizing the need for significant improvements before the final launch.
- “Graphics are terrible, and the dev team has been AWOL since May of 2021.”
- “When getting closer to a final launch, the graphics will have to be better.”
gameplay
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The gameplay is generally considered good, but it suffers from significant issues such as a restrictive save system limited to taverns, a sparse animal population, and a lack of monetary rewards from quests. Players have expressed frustration with the time-consuming nature of certain tasks, like hunting for animals, which detracts from the overall experience.