Amazon Games has announced that New World is entering maintenance mode, marking the end of major development for the buy-to-play MMORPG.
Season 10, Nighthaven, was the game’s final content update, with no new seasons, expansions, or significant feature updates planned beyond this point.
The servers are set to run only through 2026, with only bug fixes and small quality-of-life patches to follow.
Why is New World not free-to-play? The time is now, more than ever.
The game, which peaked at over 900,000 concurrent players in 2021, has seen a decline in excitement due to technical problems, content droughts, and confusing endgame systems.
Author's summary: New World enters maintenance mode.