The Best Open-world Games - Page 5

Update : Schedule I added at rank #50.
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Grand Theft Auto V (2013)

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Playstation 4 IOS iPhone Android Xbox One Xbox 360 Playstation 3 PC Windows

Grand Theft Auto V for PC offers players the option to explore the award-winning world of Los Santos and Blaine County in resolutions of up to 4k and beyond, as well as the chance to experience the game running at 60 frames per second.


  • open-world
  • crime
  • driving
  • first-person
  • shooter
  • heist
  • vehicle
  • sandbox
  • third-person
  • online
  • cover
  • satire
  • narrative
  • action
  • golf

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Fallout 4 (2017)

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Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows

Welcome to the world of Fallout 4 - a post-apocalyptic wasteland where every second is a fight for survival. As the sole survivor of Vault 111, you have the freedom to rebuild and determine the fate of the Wasteland. Explore a massive open world, join factions, develop your character with unique abilities, experience stunning graphics, engage in intense combat, and craft an entire settlement. Your choices, your adventure. Welcome home to Fallout 4!


What we like:
  • Beautiful and immersive open world
  • Intense gameplay with unique abilities
  • Eargasmic audio
  • Suitable for all audiences
What could be improved:
  • Vanilla version has some buggy moments
  • Graphics could be better
  • Story could be deeper
  • Mods needed for flawless experience

  • post-apocalyptic
  • rpg
  • open-world
  • shooter
  • crafting
  • first-person
  • combat
  • war
  • fps
  • exploration
  • inventory
  • survival
  • robots
  • adventure
  • action

43

Gotham Knights (2022)

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Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 PC Windows

Gotham Knights follows Batman's allies as they come together to investigate The Court of Owls, a secret society of Gotham's rich and famous. You can explore the open-world, play as any of the four characters - Nightwing, Batgirl, Robin and Red Hood - and battle against Gotham's deadliest villains.


What we like:
  • Fast and responsive combat
  • Multiple playable characters
  • Engaging narrative
  • Gorgeous open world
  • Variety of patrol objectives
What could be improved:
  • Early game travel is time consuming
  • Gear system lacks depth
  • Limited co-op options

  • open-world
  • cooperative
  • stealth
  • crime
  • superhero
  • fight
  • crafting
  • rpg
  • combat
  • action
  • brawler
  • villain
  • narrative
  • detective

44

Dread Delusion (2024)

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PC Windows

Step into a mesmerizing, post-apocalyptic world of Dread Delusion, a visually striking RPG that features an engrossing narrative and immersive gameplay. With a fascinating retro theme and 3D aesthetics, the game lets you explore a broken world with undead curses and flying continents, and your choices shape the story. Upgrade your weapons, expand your spells and potions, and make crucial choices to decide the fate of the land. Whether following the central quest-line or discovering optional stories and challenges, you get endless possibilities to experience this beautiful and enthralling game.

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What we like:
  • Unique and original world
  • Fantastic atmosphere and art direction
  • Rich and interactive narrative
  • Fun quests with entertaining gameplay
  • Stylized RPG with a hidden crafting system
What could be improved:
  • Lack of combat depth
  • Repetitive gameplay
  • Unfinished in Early Access
  • Limited variety of weapons and equipment
  • Unfair to compare to Morrowind

  • rpg
  • open-world
  • medieval
  • magic
  • exploration
  • dark
  • fantasy
  • character
  • metroidvania
  • customization
  • souls
  • story
  • ps2
  • first-person
  • 1990s

45

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015)

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Playstation 4 PC Windows Xbox One

You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.


  • rpg
  • open-world
  • fantasy
  • card
  • combat
  • story
  • fight
  • adventure
  • mature

46

Sonic Frontiers (2022)

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Nintendo Switch PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox One Playstation 5 Xbox Series X

Sonic Frontiers is a 3D platformer that changes the classic Sonic formula with large-scale, open-ended islands for Sonic to explore. Players are tasked with collecting collectibles, solving puzzles and playing minigames to move the story forward. The game also includes a dedicated skill tree full of new moves, bombastic boss sequences and an exceptional soundtrack.


What we like:
  • Open world exploration
  • Fun traversal mechanics
  • Solid combat
  • Intuitive level design
  • Great soundtrack
  • Darker narrative ambitions than traditional Sonic games
What could be improved:
  • Rough textures
  • Popping in visuals
  • No colorblind modes or remappable controls

  • platform
  • open-world
  • boss
  • boss-fight
  • classic
  • exploration
  • open-zone

47

TerraTech (2018)

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90
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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox One Mac OS Linux

TerraTech is the perfect game for creative kids who love to build their own vehicles and explore a randomly generated world. Construct powerful machines, bases, and weapons to defend against rival miners, gather resources, and improve your standing with the Mining Corporations. Explore treacherous mountain ranges, luscious grasslands, and huge deserts while building and creating your own unique style. The gameplay is fun and intuitive, and the simplistic graphics don't require high-end hardware.


What we like:
  • Fun and intuitive gameplay
  • Creative freedom with lots of room for your own style
  • Enticing game with interesting mechanics
  • Simplistic graphics don't require high-end hardware
  • Provides a unique and addictive experience
What could be improved:
  • Feels empty with repetitive fetch quests
  • Lack of big updates
  • Multiplayer needs a lot of work

  • sandbox
  • building
  • crafting
  • open-world
  • construction
  • vehicle
  • survival
  • robots
  • physics
  • early-access
  • exploration
  • funny-looking
  • online
  • vehicles

48

9th Dawn III (2020)

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PC Windows Xbox One IOS iPhone Android

"description": "Embark on an epic adventure in 9th Dawn III: Shadow of Erthil, a thrilling 2D open world RPG filled with dungeons, monsters, and secrets. Explore vast landscapes, discover hidden crypts and villages, and fight over 270 unique monsters to become the ultimate warrior. With over 1,400 items to collect, customize your gear, recruit monsters, and play the original card game Fyued. With an original orchestral soundtrack, side quests, and more, can you uncover the mysterious evil force threatening the lands?"


What we like:
  • Massive open-world
  • Unique space to flip movement mechanics
  • Deep nostalgic pull to older games
  • Simple and familiar RPG flavor
  • Impressive take on 2D Hack and Slash gameplay
What could be improved:
  • Repetitive gameplay
  • Weak gearing system
  • Difficulty understanding attributes, skills, and abilities impact on player stats
  • No modding tools and no way to split stacks or divide items in inventory

  • open-world
  • rpg
  • dungeon-crawler
  • crafting
  • card
  • fishing
  • hunting
  • mining
  • dungeon
  • collectathon
  • twin-stick
  • campaign
  • hack-and-slash
  • old-school
  • 2d

49

Wuthering Waves (2024)

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Mac OS Android PC Windows Playstation 5 IOS iPhone

Wuthering Waves is a story-rich open-world action RPG with a high degree of freedom. You wake from your slumber as Rover, joined by a vibrant cast of Resonators on a journey to reclaim your lost memories and change the world.


  • open-world
  • gacha
  • rpg
  • souls
  • post-apocalyptic
  • anime
  • story
  • action
  • quick-time-event
  • combat
  • developed
  • third-person
  • flight
  • 3d

50

Schedule I (2025)

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early access PC Windows

From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.

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  • crime
  • simulation
  • management
  • open-world
  • automation
  • empire
  • cooperative
  • first-person
  • base-building
  • business
  • building
  • crafting
  • stealth
  • comedy
  • character

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