Those main quests can wait! Players can take their time and enjoy the sights and sounds of these excellent open-world games ...

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Open-world games often hand players a vast digital playground, but only a few truly empower them to reshape, rebuild, and reimagine the world itself. From survival crafting sandboxes to systems-driven ...

Sometimes a game needs to keep players on rails to move the narrative forward at a steady pace, but this approach can contradict the core purpose of a video game: to immerse players and let them enjoy ...

So, you want to play the best open-world games? The basis of this genre is freedom and immersion, allowing you to lose yourself in a virtual world that is non-linear and interactive in more ways than ...

Who doesn’t love a good open-world video game? After all, getting to explore massive maps in fantastical locations while controlling a character with special skills, abilities, and weapons is always ...

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StarRupture launched into early access on January 6, and has already reached a respectable start with a peak concurrent ...

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Slipgate Ironworks surprised us in 2025 with Tempest Rising, an excellent sci-fi real-time strategy game. At first glance, it ...

With its high-stakes action and strategy, military espionage or full-blown warfare seems tailor-made for open-world games, but we don't actually have all that many projects that fit the bill. However, ...