Amazon Ends New World Aeternum Support in 2027

Amazon Game Studios announced Thursday that its multiplayer online role-playing game, New World Aeternum, will cease operations across all platforms on January 31, 2027, marking the end of support for the title more than five years after its debut.

The studio, a division of Amazon, confirmed the server shutdown in a blog post, providing existing players with one year of continued access from the announcement date. As of January 15, 2026, the game has been removed from digital storefronts including Steam, the PlayStation Store, and Xbox platforms, preventing new purchases. Owners who acquired the game prior to delisting can still download, install, and play it until the servers go offline. The decision follows an October 2025 statement from the studio that development on New World Aeternum would end after the release of its Nighthaven season, citing the project's unsustainability after four years of updates and a major console launch.

In the interim, the Nighthaven season will remain active through the shutdown date, with world bosses and bonus events continuing as scheduled. However, no new content, expansions, or server mergers are planned. The developers committed to...