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The Next World: Planetary Exploration

The Next World: Planetary Exploration

Illuminated Games | Aug 5, 2016 | DLC

Released

DLCfor The Next World

AdventureCasualIndieStrategySteam Store

  • Steam app typeDLC
  • Steam App ID491740
  • Price$2.99
  • Release dateAug 5, 2016
  • DeveloperIlluminated Games

The Next World: Planetary Exploration is a Steam DLC entry. SteamPulse displays its Store metadata without treating it as a live playable game.

  • Steam app typeDLC
  • Steam App ID491740
  • Price$2.99
  • Release dateAug 5, 2016
  • DeveloperIlluminated Games
  • PublisherAAD Productions
  • Parent gameThe Next World

Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Illuminated GamesPublisher: AAD Productions

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Game overview

Overview

The Next World: Planetary Exploration is a Steam DLC connected to The Next World. It was prepared by Illuminated Games, published by AAD Productions, and released on Aug 5, 2016. This page focuses on the store listing, screenshots, price, requirements, and its relationship to the main game rather than presenting it as a normal live-player game.

Store reviews and relationship

The Next World: Planetary Exploration is a DLC, so player-count observations and tracked peak are not meaningful in the same way they are for a base game. The useful signals here are reviews, store recommendations, price, platform support, and the link back to The Next World.

Language and system requirements

The Next World: Planetary Exploration is available in 1 languages including:

English

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listed1 Ghz512 MB RAMDirectX or OpenGL compatible card1 GB available space
macOSMinimumMac OS 10.41 Ghz512 MB RAMNot listed1 GB available space
LinuxMinimumNot listed1 Ghz512 MB RAMNot listed1 GB available space

Recommendations and store value

The Next World: Planetary Exploration has recommendation data pending. Twitch streaming and unit-sales estimates usually belong on the parent game page, while this page is better for checking the DLC, price, media, and store details.

Detailed game overview

The Next World: Planetary Exploration overview details

The Next World: Planetary Exploration is tracked as Steam Store content with pricing, reviews, packages, media, requirements, and its relationship to the parent app.

Steam Store description

Explore the harsh wilderness of an unnamed world, uncover its secrets, conquer its unique terrain, and use its resources to bolster your colony through the vastly expanded strategy gameplay. Planetary Exploration offers a completely new way to experience the game with a host of new features, dozens of pieces of never-before-seen artwork, sound and music, and more control over your people's fate than ever. No TNW player can afford to miss it. Features: A completely new exploration system Direct your salvage expeditions in detail Find ore to mine - then mine it! Manage your colony's power needs in detail with the new Power resource Discover dozens of new events and conversations

SteamPulse editorial summary

The Next World: Planetary Exploration is listed as a DLC with $2.99. It supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, belongs to Single-player, Downloadable Content, Steam Trading Cards, and Family Sharing, and is associated with Adventure, Casual, Indie, and Strategy. Because it is a DLC, SteamPulse focuses on its Store listing, relationship to the parent app, media, packages, and metadata rather than treating it like a standalone concurrency page.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameThe Next World: Planetary Exploration
Steam App ID491740
TypeDLC
Release dateAug 5, 2016
DeveloperIlluminated Games
PublisherAAD Productions
Price$2.99
PlatformsWindows, macOS, and Linux
GenresAdventure, Casual, Indie, Strategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Downloadable Content, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed playersNot applicable
SteamPulse tracked peakNot applicable
Positive reviews0
Negative reviews0
Total reviews0
Positive percentNot available
Review typeNot available
RecommendationsNot available
Average playtimeNot available

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateAug 5, 2016
Official Steam feed update (UTC)Not available
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)11 July 2026 - 08:31:47 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)Not applicable
Store metadata updated (UTC)11 July 2026 - 08:31:47 UTC

Support and legal notes

FieldValue
Support emailNot available
Support URLSupport page
Legal noticeNot available

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

ReferenceLink
SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/dlc/491740
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/491740/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/491740
PCGamingWiki search
IGDB searchSearch IGDB for The Next World: Planetary Exploration

Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for The Next World: Planetary Exploration?

The Next World: Planetary Exploration is tracked here as a Steam DLC, so SteamPulse does not treat it like a standalone live-player game. The useful activity signals for this kind of page are price, reviews, metadata, media, and its relationship to the parent app when one exists.

Is The Next World: Planetary Exploration growing or declining recently?

The Next World: Planetary Exploration does not have enough dated player-history points yet to calculate a reliable growth or decline percentage. Once SteamPulse has at least two tracked player-history points, this answer will compare the first available chart point with the latest tracked point.

What country-level audience data is available for The Next World: Planetary Exploration?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (100%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (58.6%), China (7.9%), Russia (3.7%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (70.5%), China (6.4%), Russia (2.8%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (50.1%), China (9.6%), Russia (4.5%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for The Next World: Planetary Exploration?

SteamPulse does not currently have a meaningful Steam review total for The Next World: Planetary Exploration. When review volume appears, this answer will summarize the positive share, raw review counts, and the current Steam review label.

How much follower and Twitch attention does The Next World: Planetary Exploration have?

SteamPulse is not treating the current Twitch number as authoritative because the Twitch category for this app is not resolved yet or the Twitch API credentials are unavailable.

What is the current Steam price for The Next World: Planetary Exploration?

The Next World: Planetary Exploration is currently listed at $2.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Review data unavailable

Review score unavailable, 0 positive, 0 negative

Price and discount

$2.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux

Categories

Single-player, Downloadable Content, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases

No data available

DLC and packages

The Next World: Planetary ExplorationBuy The Next World: Planetary Exploration #111441$2.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: 1 Ghz Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX or OpenGL compatible card DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 1 GB available space

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