Embark on captivating journeys through the most immersive, detailed, and beautifully crafted small-town open-world games.

Joshua started at GameRant in 2017 where he fell in love with a company that supports creativity, treats video games with the respect they deserve, and is complete with people whose passions match his ...

From Elden Ring to Marvel's Spider-Man 2, these open-world games are the pillars of modern open-world gaming.

There’s something special about open world games, with their endless exploration and content to discover. Plus, when some of these open world games introduced stealth as a central mechanic, things ...

Ben Veress is a Contributing Features Writer at DualShockers based in Melbourne, Australia. He has been covering games professionally since 2021, with experience writing features, lists, reviews, and ...

Xbox Game Pass adds a day-one title with a vast open world, super cozy vibes, and optional co-op for up to 4 players.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Stubbs covers esports, competitive games and the creator economy. There’s nothing quite like open world games. The freedom to ...

Open-world video games have become somewhat of the norm. Nowadays, there are so few truly limited game experiences. This is partly because technology has evolved to make it so much easier to develop ...

If you really want to have fun in a game, you need to be fully immersed in its world. Both the macro and micro details in open worlds matter. In the macro, a cyberpunk world needs flying cars, and a ...

As with both of its predecessors, Spider-Man 2 returns to an alternate version of New York City (one that takes some laughable liberties, like truncating Manhattan at 135th Street or packing the ...

So, you want to play the best open-world games? The basis of this genre is freedom and immersion, allowing you to lose yourself in a virtual world that is non-linear and interactive in more ways than ...

I’m about 18 hours into Sucker Punch Productions’ latest samurai adventure Ghost of Yōtei, but I’ve barely made any headway on the main story. It follows orphaned Atsu as she seeks revenge against the ...