Best Open World Game

Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood transports players to Renaissance Italy, specifically Rome, during 1492. This open-world action game allows players to operate as an Assassin, engaging in stealth and combat while navigating political intrigue and restoring the Order's power following a period of decline...

GTA: Chinatown Wars on Nintendo DS (2009) was Rockstar's first DS release, using the handheld's touch screen for minigames while retaining the franchise's open-world criminal sandbox.

Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (2009) by Rockstar Leeds launched on Nintendo DS with a top-down perspective and drug-dealing mechanic, earning widespread critical acclaim.

Planet Crafter by Miju Games is a solo sci-fi survival game in which players terraform a barren alien planet by managing atmospheric pressure, heat, and oxygen levels over time.

Assassin's Creed Shadows (2025, Ubisoft) is set in feudal Japan and features two playable protagonists: the historical African samurai Yasuke and the shinobi Naoe.

X4: Foundations (2018) by German developer Egosoft is a space trading and combat simulation offering a large single-player sandbox with player-owned fleets and constructible stations.

Everspace 2 (2023) by German studio Rockfish Games is a story-driven open-world space shooter RPG, a genre-shifted follow-up to the roguelike original Everspace.

Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2 (2007) by Ubisoft is a tactical military shooter set along the US–Mexico border, continuing the fictional cross-border crisis from the first GRAW.

Dysmantle is a post-apocalyptic open-world RPG notable for its core mechanic of allowing players to break down nearly any object in the environment to craft gear and progress.

Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005) by Rockstar Leeds was originally a PSP exclusive set three years before GTA III, following mob enforcer Toni Cipriani in Liberty City.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012) by Criterion Games is an open-world racer set in Fairhaven that reimagined the 2005 NFS title, adding seamless drop-in online multiplayer.

The Surge 2 (2019) by Deck13 Interactive is a sci-fi souls-like action RPG set in the quarantined Jericho City, overrun by a deadly nanite plague and rogue mechanized enemies.

Outward (2019) by Nine Dots Studio is an open-world survival RPG notable for punishing realism mechanics including no fast travel, meaningful defeat consequences, and co-op support.

inFAMOUS: First Light (2014) is a standalone PS4 spin-off by Sucker Punch Productions starring Abigail "Fetch" Walker, a neon-powered conduit introduced in inFAMOUS Second Son.

RAGE (2011) by id Software is a post-apocalyptic first-person shooter set in a wasteland following an asteroid impact, blending gunplay with vehicular combat in semi-open environments.

Breathedge (2021) by RedRuins Softworks is a darkly comedic space survival game in which a player salvages an orbital debris field while uncovering a far-reaching corporate conspiracy.

True Crime: Streets of L.A. (2003) by Luxoflux is an open-world action game in which players control LAPD detective Nick Kang dismantling a criminal organization across Los Angeles.

Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown (2024) by KT Racing is an open-world racing game set on Hong Kong Island, reviving the TDU franchise after more than a decade of dormancy.

Elex II (2022) by German studio Piranha Bytes is an open-world action RPG set on the post-apocalyptic planet Magalan, where the player unites rival factions against an alien invasion.

Fuel (2009) by Asobo Studio is a post-climate-disaster open-world racing game notable for its approximately 14,400 km² explorable terrain, one of the largest in any game at the time.

Mist Survival is a single-player survival game notable for periodic mist events that trigger infected hordes, forcing players to fortify and defend their shelter until conditions clear.

Generation Zero (2019) by Avalanche Studios is a co-op open-world shooter set in 1980s rural Sweden where players battle hostile robots that have mysteriously overrun the countryside.

Planet Nomads by Czech studio Craneballs is a sci-fi survival and vehicle-building game set across procedurally generated alien planets with varied biomes and terrain.

Osiris: New Dawn (2016) by Fenix Fire is a sci-fi survival game set on an alien planet where players construct bases and defend against hostile extraterrestrial creatures.

The Infected is a solo survival game set in a post-apocalyptic forested world, combining base-building and resource management with combat against zombie-like infected enemies.

Saints Row (2022) is a series reboot by Volition set in the fictional Southwestern US city of Santo Ileso, featuring a customizable protagonist founding a new criminal empire.