Exploring an open world in a game is half the fun of this format, and these games did the best job of making that exploration ...

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Diablo 4 is the first game in the franchise to feature an open world, which is one of its better qualities. Areas were vast ...

Vantage is an open-world exploration game that is first person! You see what your character sees while navigating a foreign ...

Adam Robinson-Yu, creator of A Short Hike, prompted consideration about a fundamental distinction often overlooked in game design in the open-world genre. Specifically, he gave his thoughts about the ...

Have you ever thought about the difference between traveling across an open world and exploring one? I'll admit that I hadn't deeply, at least not until A Short Hike creator Adam Robinson-Yu pointed ...

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Not every open world game is like this, but quite a few will punish you if you spend too much time off the beaten path and ...

In this list, I'll be going over and discussing my top picks for open world games that quietly outclassed Starfield with ...

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Assassin’s Creed is one of the most popular franchises in the gaming world. Be it the crowded streets of Renaissance Italy, ...