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Open-World Games

Games featuring large, freely explorable environments where you can tackle objectives in any order and at your own pace.

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252 games
FUEL (2009)
Gameplay
racing exploration
67
Metacritic Score: 67
Mixed or Average

FUEL (2009)

intense thrilling
Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities
Gameplay
exploration-heavy combat-focused
67
Metacritic Score: 67
Mixed or Average

Assassin's Creed II: Bonfire of the Vanities

atmospheric intense
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade
Gameplay
exploration-heavy combat-focused
67
Metacritic Score: 67
Mixed or Average

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – Legacy of the First Blade

epic intense
Viking: Battle for Asgard
Gameplay
combat-focused exploration-heavy
66
Metacritic Score: 66
Mixed or Average

Viking: Battle for Asgard

intense epic
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD
Gameplay
trick-combo-based open-world
66
Metacritic Score: 66
Mixed or Average

Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater HD

fun energetic
I Am Alive
Gameplay
exploration-heavy survival
66
Metacritic Score: 66
Mixed or Average

I Am Alive

atmospheric intense
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record
Gameplay
open-world zombie-survival
66
Metacritic Score: 66
Mixed or Average

Dead Rising 2: Off the Record

intense chaotic
LEGO Worlds
Gameplay
exploration-heavy creative-building
66
Metacritic Score: 66
Mixed or Average

LEGO Worlds

relaxing playful
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Gameplay
combat-focused story-driven
66
Metacritic Score: 66
Mixed or Average

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

intense atmospheric
Need for Speed
Gameplay
racing open-world
66
Metacritic Score: 66
Mixed or Average

Need for Speed

intense thrilling
Risen 3: Titan Lords
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
65
Metacritic Score: 65
Mixed or Average

Risen 3: Titan Lords

atmospheric intense
Need For Speed Undercover
Gameplay
driving story-driven
65
Metacritic Score: 65
Mixed or Average

Need For Speed Undercover

intense thrilling
Two Worlds Epic Edition
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
65
Metacritic Score: 65
Mixed or Average

Two Worlds Epic Edition

epic atmospheric
Forspoken
Gameplay
exploration-heavy combat-focused
64
Metacritic Score: 64
Mixed or Average

Forspoken

atmospheric intense
Microsoft Flight
Gameplay
flight simulation exploration-heavy
64
Metacritic Score: 64
Mixed or Average

Microsoft Flight

relaxing atmospheric
The Amazing Spider-Man
Gameplay
combat-focused exploration-heavy
64
Metacritic Score: 64
Mixed or Average

The Amazing Spider-Man

intense empowering
Zeno Clash 2
Gameplay
combat-focused exploration-heavy
63
Metacritic Score: 63
Mixed or Average

Zeno Clash 2

chaotic fun
Gothic 3
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
63
Metacritic Score: 63
Mixed or Average

Gothic 3

atmospheric intense
Street Racing Syndicate
Gameplay
arcade-racing open-world
62
Metacritic Score: 62
Mixed or Average

Street Racing Syndicate

intense thrilling
Mafia III
Gameplay
story-driven exploration-heavy
62
Metacritic Score: 62
Mixed or Average

Mafia III

intense atmospheric
Goat Simulator
Gameplay
open-world third-person
62
Metacritic Score: 62
Mixed or Average

Goat Simulator

chaotic funny
Little Racers STREET
Gameplay
racing open-world
62
Metacritic Score: 62
Mixed or Average

Little Racers STREET

fun playful
Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army
Gameplay
combat-focused co-op
62
Metacritic Score: 62
Mixed or Average

Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army

intense fun
Spider-Man 3
Gameplay
combat-focused exploration-heavy
62
Metacritic Score: 62
Mixed or Average

Spider-Man 3

intense epic
Need for Speed Payback
Gameplay
racing open-world
61
Metacritic Score: 61
Mixed or Average

Need for Speed Payback

intense atmospheric
G-Force: The Video Game
Gameplay
third-person-shooter open-world
61
Metacritic Score: 61
Mixed or Average

G-Force: The Video Game

fun lighthearted
Driver: Parallel Lines
Gameplay
driving story-driven
61
Metacritic Score: 61
Mixed or Average

Driver: Parallel Lines

intense atmospheric
Gangstar Vegas
Gameplay
combat-focused story-driven
61
Metacritic Score: 61
Mixed or Average

Gangstar Vegas

intense fun
Dead Island Riptide
Gameplay
combat-focused exploration-heavy
60
Metacritic Score: 60
Mixed or Average

Dead Island Riptide

intense atmospheric
AKIBA'S TRIP: Undead ＆ Undressed
Gameplay
open-world action-adventure
59
Metacritic Score: 59
Mixed or Average

AKIBA'S TRIP: Undead ＆ Undressed

funny energetic
ELEX
Gameplay
exploration-heavy combat-focused
59
Metacritic Score: 59
Mixed or Average

ELEX

atmospheric intense
POSTAL 2
Gameplay
first-person open-world
59
Metacritic Score: 59
Mixed or Average

POSTAL 2

chaotic absurd
ONE PIECE World Seeker
Gameplay
exploration-heavy combat-focused
58
Metacritic Score: 58
Mixed or Average

ONE PIECE World Seeker

epic fun
Driver '76
Gameplay
racing shooting
57
Metacritic Score: 57
Mixed or Average

Driver '76

intense atmospheric
Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3
Gameplay
stealth-focused sniper-based
57
Metacritic Score: 57
Mixed or Average

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3

intense atmospheric
Way of the Samurai 3
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
56
Metacritic Score: 56
Mixed or Average

Way of the Samurai 3

atmospheric relaxing
POSTAL
Gameplay
open-world combat-focused
56
Metacritic Score: 56
Mixed or Average

POSTAL

chaotic dark-humored
Shattered Skies: Prologue
Gameplay
exploration-heavy story-driven
56
Metacritic Score: 56
Mixed or Average

Shattered Skies: Prologue

atmospheric intense
Tony Hawk: Shred
Gameplay
trick-based open-world
54
Metacritic Score: 54
Mixed or Average

Tony Hawk: Shred

energetic fun
Clutch
Gameplay
racing combat
51
Metacritic Score: 51
Mixed or Average

Clutch

intense chaotic
Saints Row 2: Ultor Exposed
Gameplay
combat-focused open-world
51
Metacritic Score: 51
Mixed or Average

Saints Row 2: Ultor Exposed

chaotic funny
Taxi Chaos
Gameplay
driving action
51
Metacritic Score: 51
Mixed or Average

Taxi Chaos

funny chaotic
Generation Zero (2019)
Gameplay
exploration-heavy combat-focused
49
Metacritic Score: 49
Generally Unfavorable

Generation Zero (2019)

atmospheric intense
Gangstar New Orleans
Gameplay
open-world story-driven
48
Metacritic Score: 48
Generally Unfavorable

Gangstar New Orleans

intense fun
Driver: Renegade
Gameplay
driving-focused combat
48
Metacritic Score: 48
Generally Unfavorable

Driver: Renegade

intense thrilling
50 Cent: Bulletproof
Gameplay
combat-focused exploration-heavy
47
Metacritic Score: 47
Generally Unfavorable

50 Cent: Bulletproof

intense atmospheric
Tactical Intervention
Gameplay
real-time combat-focused
47
Metacritic Score: 47
Generally Unfavorable

Tactical Intervention

intense thrilling
Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend
Gameplay
combat-focused exploration-heavy
45
Metacritic Score: 45
Generally Unfavorable

Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend

chaotic absurd
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