While the open-world games listed below can obviously offer much more than just chaotic mayhem full of destruction and silly deaths, often including dedicated storylines with cutscenes, NPCs with ...

That’s the same issue you run into with sandbox games: fun to play around in, but those loading screens will quickly break ...

Metal Gear Solid 5 has some of the best stealth-action gameplay out there, but other developers have failed to capitalize on ...

Sandbox games thrive on creativity, experimentation, and player-driven goals, but not all sandbox experiences fully embrace open-world design. Some keep their boundaries tight, focusing on discrete ...

Grand Theft Auto 3 set the foundation for the modern open-world genre, followed to this day. The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind established Bethesda's open-world formula. Assassin's Creed 2 popularized ...

Fall 2025 just got busier for PS5 players as a popular 2024 open world game has just been announced for consoles. Coffee Stain has announced that its unique sandbox / factory simulation game ...

The first time I played developer Overhype Studio's first game, the ruthless Battle Brothers, my plucky crew of medieval ...