If it's not exciting and immersive, what's the point in exploring? Here are the games that know this the best.

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Permafrost is an upcoming open world survival game that challenges players to endure a frozen post-apocalyptic Earth.

`Without a doubt, 2025 has been a great year for gaming, with tons of highly anticipated games and unexpected surprises that delivered everything players expected, and then some. While it'll be ...

Crimson Desert is finally here. After years of development and multiple delays, Pearl Abyss’ ambitious open-world action ...

It’s almost time for when we can sink our teeth into another Resident Evil masterstroke from Capcom, and the fact that Leon is back for one more round is only building the hype. While we’ve seen some ...

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 ...

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 ...

The next freebie on the Epic Games Store is not just worth your time — it’ll also respect your time. Sable, an open-world exploration game developed by Shedworks and released in 2021, is free now ...

During a random dictionary delve last week I learned that "explore" once meant to cry out. It comes from an old Latin word ...

C.M. Edwards is a writer currently employed by Valnet as a GameRant lists writer. He has been working professionally as a writer and editor for the past seven years in multiple fields, including comic ...

With its high-stakes action and strategy, military espionage or full-blown warfare seems tailor-made for open-world games, but we don't actually have all that many projects that fit the bill. However, ...