Open world game recommendations
A huge map, freedom to ignore the main quest and that "just one more thing before bed" feeling: open-world games swallow entire weekends. Here are the highest rated open worlds for your next obsession.
The 25 best open-world games
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1
97The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)
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2
96The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023)
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3
95Divinity: Original Sin 2 (2017)
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4
95Red Dead Redemption (2010)
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5
95Grand Theft Auto IV (2008)
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6
95Elden Ring (2022)
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7
94Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002)
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8
94The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition (2009)
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9
94Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition (2015)
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10
94Jet Set Radio (2000)
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11
93Grand Theft Auto III (2001)
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12
93Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004)
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13
93Smushi Come Home (2023)
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14
92Grand Theft Auto V (2013)
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15
92The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015)
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16
92FINAL FANTASY VI (1994)
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17
92A Monster's Expedition (2020)
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18
92Minishoot' Adventures (2024)
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19
92I Am Your Beast (2024)
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20
92Satisfactory (2024)
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21
92Dyson Sphere Program (2021)
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22
92BeamNG.drive (2015)
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23
92Loddlenaut (2023)
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24
92The Looker (2022)
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25
92Crime Scene Cleaner (2024)
How this list was built: we start from a catalog of 20,827 PlayStation, Nintendo and PC games, then filter and sort by score — the critic score (Metacritic or IGDB) where it exists, the player score in the exceptions (hover a score to see its source). It is updated along with the catalog.