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10 seriously great open-world games
The joy of roaming a vast world however you like, with no set path, is what makes open-world games special. From fantasy kingdoms to future cities and alien oceans, we picked only the seriously great ones. Fair warning: once you're in, dozens of hours vanish in a flash. · Updated 2026-10-20
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1 · Open-world action-adventure
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Explore a Hyrule that stretches across the sky, the surface and the depths with an ingenious ability to stick objects together. Here, your imagination is the strategy.
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2 · Open-world action
Grand Theft Auto V
A landmark open world, loved for years for its crime story told across three protagonists and the living, breathing city of Los Santos.
3 · Open-world action RPG
Cyberpunk 2077
An RPG where you write your own mercenary's story through cybernetic upgrades and choices in the neon-drenched future city of Night City.
4 · Open-world action-adventure
Ghost of Tsushima
On the beautiful island of Tsushima, where the wind guides your way, you get to truly savor samurai swordplay.
5 · Open-world action RPG
Horizon Forbidden West
Its unique world stands out: you hunt robotic dinosaurs roaming a post-collapse American West with a bow and spear.
6 · Open-world action RPG
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
A medieval RPG that takes realism to the max, portraying 15th-century Bohemia with no magic and no dragons.
7 · Open-world action-adventure
Marvel's Spider-Man
The game that set the standard for superhero games, where simply web-slinging between New York's skyscrapers is a joy.
8 · Open-world survival exploration
Subnautica
Crash-landed alone in an alien ocean, you'll find the mystery and dread growing the deeper you go. The exploration is breathtaking.
9 · Space exploration survival
No Man's Sky
A game that captures the romance of space travel, endlessly landing on and taking off from countless planets as you drift through the universe.
10 · Open-world action-adventure
Assassin's Creed Shadows
The long-awaited Japan-set entry in the series, where you switch between a shinobi and a samurai to roam feudal Japan.