Open-World

Open-World refers to a genre of video games that give players the freedom to explore large and open worlds.

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6 Open-World Indie Games With Sandbox Gameplay

The best open-world indie sandbox games offer incredible player freedom from small indie teams and will keep you entertained for countless hours.

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10 Open-World Games With The Best Mini-Games, Ranked

In big open-world games, minigames serve as a great way to keep things fun and interesting. These titles have some of the best around.

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Best Open-World Games Featuring Reluctant Heroes, Ranked

Some gaming protagonists aren't eager to answer the call, but despite their reluctance become heroes all the same.

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The Best Open-World Franchises That Had Rough Starts

Even the best Open-World franchises had to take time to find their footing. These are the best Open-World franchises that started out rough.

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Best Open-World City Games For Exploration

Video games allow you to explore some of the most amazing cities in the world, and commit numerous felonies within them, without ever leaving.

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Best Open-World Games For Urban Exploration

Open-world games are getting bigger and more ambitious but some of the best focus on simple urban exploration.

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14 Open-World Games That Are Almost Exclusively Optional Content

Half the fun of playing an open-world game is exploring. These open-world games encourage you to leave the main story behind and do just that.

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6 Open-World Games With The Weirdest Stories

Not all open-world games have simple narratives. Here are some notable examples that feature incredibly weird stories.

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The Best Open-World SciFi Games

Players love the unparalleled freedom offered in Open-World games and a SciFi setting only adds to that. These are the best Open-World SciFi games.

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5 Best Fantasy Indie Games With An Open World

Indie open-world games offer unique design constraints that allow for deep creativity. These are the best indie fantasy open-world games out there.

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6 Best Open-World Games Set In London

London works as a great backdrop for an immersive plot, and the following open-world games prove just how much that holds true.

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10 Most Evil Elden Ring Characters, Ranked

There are a lot of characters to be found in The Lands Between, and most of them are up to no good. Here are Elden Ring's worst offenders.

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10 Open-World Games With Amazing Stories

When gamers think about open-world games, they usually think about them in terms of how big their map is and how much they let the player explore.

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8 Open-World Games With The Best Magic Systems, Ranked

Players who like well-designed magic systems will love the following open-world games.

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12 Open-World Games That Explore Interstellar Colonization

These open-world games imagine humanity's expansion into - and conquering of - the stars themselves.

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6 of the Best Open World Games That Didn't Get a Sequel

Typically, when a game is super successful, a sequel tends to follow. However, sometimes even the most lucrative and critically acclaimed games are standalone adventures.

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8 Best Open and Semi-Open World JRPGs, Ranked

Open-world games and JRPGs are two of gaming's most popular genres. Combine them, and you can get something truly special.

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Best Open-World Games With Interconnected Worlds

From Kenshi to Elden Ring, here's what makes these open-world games with interconnected worlds so incredible to explore.

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10 Open-World Games Developed On A Tight Budget

These open-world games defied the odds by creating great experiences despite little funding.

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10 Awesome Open-World Games That Take Too Long

We promise, we like the following games we just..we just need to vent, okay?