Some of these games use NPC dialogue to direct you to the desired locations. Others will provide you with a low-resolution ...

From Skyrim’s tabletop vistas to Elden Ring’s golden parchment, these open-world games turn map reading into immersive art.

while the friendly characters you encounter gradually make way to sprawling quest lines that will send you all over the open world. While you will need assistance to discover much of the game’s ...

Dynamic World: Day-night cycles and weather that influence monster behavior and visibility, making exploration richer. Final Thoughts Fantasy open-world games thrive when gameplay drives the ...

There's a year before Grand Theft Auto VI debuts, but fortunately there are some great open-world games to get us in the mood for GTA VI.

FromSoftware didn’t just create another soulslike game with Elden Ring—they changed the way we think about open-world design.

The wasteland is full of things for you to explore and quest lines to pick up ... If you want a deep open-world game that's as enjoyable as it is unpredictable, you want Baldur's Gate 3.

Breath of the Wild's shift to open world shook up the industry – making it one of the Nintendo Switch's definitive moments ...

What are the best open-world games? From the early days of gaming, open-world games have always been right at home on PC. The leap into full 3D with Grand Theft Auto 3 and The Elder Scrolls III ...