Indie open-world games offer focused experiences with rewarding replay value. A Short Hike and White Lavender provide refreshing gameplay loops. Battle Brothers and Terraria offer rich gameplay in ...

Some open-world games suffer from bloated filler content, but others, like Dredge and A Short Hike, offer a small scale that enhances exploration. Dredge, A Short Hike, and Disco Elysium excel in ...

There’s a significant push to expand open-world gameplay to Pokémon games. While this has given the illusion of a bigger game world, these expansive maps are meaningless without enough content to fill ...