The Next World

Welcome to The Next World - a strategic visual novel by Illuminated Games, telling the story of a crashed colony ship and its ragged group of survivors, trying to make a new life on the wrong planet.TNW is a visual novel/strategy hybrid inspired by The Banner Saga, King of Dragon Pass and Oregon Trail, with an emphasis on planning and decision-making over combat. Keep as many colonists alive as possible by making the tough decisions which will determine how your adventure unfolds. Build colony structures, salvage wreckage, resolve problems with multiple branching outcomes, and manage your colony's dwindling supplies; all while playing through an intense story of political intrigue, sabotage, desperation and survival, by writer Ryan A. Span (FRONTIERS, Mount&Blade, Euclidean).Robust strategy system - manage your colony on a hostile world & keep your people aliveFully hand-drawn art in retro-industrial sci-fi styleTwo different protagonists to choose from, each with their own quirks and methodsColourful and memorable cast of NPCsDozens of events to help you or challenge youHundreds of decisions to make, each with its own consequences