Players are truly free to explore and do as they wish in these open-world games that feature no overarching main quest line.

Open-world games challenge players with dangerous environments for rewarding exploration. Games like Ark, Tribes of Midgard, Valheim, and Subnautica immerse players in survival gameplay. Titles like ...

Some open-world games make the world itself the puzzle. The Looker, Sensorium, and The Witness offer mind-bending puzzles in immersive environments. Islands of Insight, Quern, and Outer Wilds ...

Open-world co-op is even harder to come by. While Battle Royale games like Fortnite, Apex Legends, and Warzone are designed ...

I love me a good open-world game. Besides just generally getting a lot of bang for your buck, open-world games give you multiple, for lack of a better word, states of gaming. There are plenty of ...