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Open Worlds just ooze adventure and encourage exploration ... but in these games, you don't have to.

Open-world games have made an undisputable dent in the medium. At their best, they can put players in a world and give them freedom in ways other genres can’t quite compete with. To some, they are the ...

Gerardo is a marketing major and copywriter with over 4 years of experience. He fell in love with gaming as a toddler when his maternal grandmother bought him a Nintendo NES. Ever since then, he ...

People have all kinds of games in their wishlists and backlog, forever sitting in limbo and waiting for the day it's finally played. Of course, open world games are also in many wishlists, enticing ...

As a form of escapism, video games are great, aren't they? Especially those that you can lose track of time in, immersing yourself in the vast open worlds and array of side quests. Yes, I know I'm ...

Mark Sammut serves as the primary list editor for GameRant's video game department and contributes to other sections like anime lists. In a previous life, he also wrote for TheGamer, other Valnet ...

From hidden gems to major releases, 2026 has already been a hotbed of 10/10 open-world games, and we're not even halfway through the year. Despite a seemingly quiet start to 2026 (at least, compared ...