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New World Makes 2023 Expansion Free as Season 10 Launches, Driving Biggest Steam Peak in Nearly a Year

Eligible Steam owners receive the expansion automatically, with recent purchases refunded within 72 hours.

Overview

  • Amazon Games folded Rise of the Angry Earth into the base PC game alongside the Season 10: Nighthaven rollout, removing the separate DLC paywall.
  • The free grant applies to PC players who owned the original base game but never bought the expansion, and it does not require a separate download after the season patch.
  • Steam will automatically refund ROTAE purchases made in the past 30 days, with Amazon advising eligible players to allow up to 72 hours for processing.
  • Season 10 adds the Nighthaven zone, the Tear of Gaea storyline, the Isle of Night raid, a vertical OPR map called The Tower, the Catacombs mode, and increases to level and gear score with broad progression changes.
  • Launch-day operations included scheduled downtime and reports of instability and queues, while Steam concurrent players peaked at about 41,000 on October 13, the highest since October 28, 2024.