Top 5 Best Open World Games of All Time
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Best Open World Games
The open-world is a game mechanic of using a virtual world that the player can explore and approach objectives freely, as opposed to a world with more linear and structured gameplay. This concept is in the gaming community since the 1980s but the implementation in Grand Theft Auto III (2001) set a standard that has been used since.
Best Open World Games of All Time
Open World games are widely popular nowadays. In this article, we will judge and rate the games on a few basic standards, Good mechanics, Good storyline, Impact on the gaming industry are the few factors that make an open-world game stand out from others, and good graphics puts the cherry on the cake.
Here is a list of Top 5 Best Open World Games of All Time:
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Platform
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia, Microsoft Windows.
Developer
Ubisoft Quebec
Description
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is an action role-playing video game developed by Ubisoft Quebec and published by Ubisoft. It is the eleventh major installment, and 21st overall, in the Assassin’s Creed series and the successor to 2017’s Assassin’s Creed Origins. Principally set in the years 431–422 BC, the plot tells a mythological history of the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. Players control a male or female mercenary (Ancient Greek: μίσθιος misthios) who fights on both sides of the conflict as they attempt to find their family.
Like the previous installments of the game, this one also comes with an amazing storyline and mechanics making it one of the Best Open World Games of All Time.
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Horizon Zero Dawn
Platform
PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows.
Developer
Guerrilla Games
Description
Horizon Zero Dawn is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by Guerrilla Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The plot follows Aloy, a young hunter in a world overrun by machines, who sets out to uncover her past. The player uses ranged weapons, a spear, and stealth to combat mechanical creatures and other enemy forces. A skill tree provides the player with new abilities and bonuses. The player can explore the open world to discover locations and take on side quests. It was released for the PlayStation 4 in 2017 and Microsoft Windows in 2020.
This is one of the prettiest games out there right now and the fluent mechanics of the game make it even better.
Grand Theft Auto V
Platform
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5.
Developer
Rockstar North
Description
Grand Theft Auto V is a 2013 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the first main entry in the Grand Theft Auto series since 2008’s Grand Theft Auto IV. Set within the fictional state of San Andreas, based on Southern California, the single-player story follows three protagonists—retired bank robber Michael De Santa, street gangster Franklin Clinton, and drug dealer and arms smuggler Trevor Philips—and their efforts to commit heists while under pressure from a corrupt government agency and powerful criminals. The open world design lets players freely roam San Andreas’ open countryside and the fictional city of Los Santos, based on Los Angeles.
This game also has an amazing online mode alongside the story mode. Even after 8 years of initial release this game still holds one of the biggest and strongest gamer-base till now.
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Platform
PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Microsoft Windows.
Developer
CD Projekt RED
Description
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is an action role-playing game developed and published by Polish developer CD Projekt Red and is based on The Witcher series of fantasy novels written by Andrzej Sapkowski. It is the sequel to the 2011 game The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and the third main installment in The Witcher video game series, played in an open world with a third-person perspective. The game takes place in a fictional fantasy world based on Slavonic mythology. Players control Geralt of Rivia, a monster slayer for hire known as a Witcher, and search for his adopted daughter, who is on the run from the otherworldly Wild Hunt. Players battle the game’s many dangers with weapons and magic, interact with non-player characters, and complete quests to acquire experience points and gold, which are used to increase Geralt’s abilities and purchase equipment. The game’s story has three possible endings, determined by the player’s choices at key points in the narrative.
This game arguably has the best storyline ever. The Witcher franchise also has a Netflix show based the story. This game is one of the Best Open World Games of All Time.
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Red Dead Redemption 2
Platform
PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Google Stadia, Microsoft Windows
Developer
Description
Red Dead Redemption 2 is a 2018 action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games. The game is the third entry in the Red Dead series and is a prequel to the 2010 game Red Dead Redemption. The story is set in 1899 in a fictionalized representation of the Western, Midwestern, and Southern United States and follows outlaw Arthur Morgan, a member of the Van der Linde gang. Arthur must deal with the decline of the Wild West whilst attempting to survive against government forces, rival gangs, and other adversaries. The story also follows fellow gang member John Marston, the protagonist of Red Dead Redemption.
The fluent mechanics and ultra-realistic graphics make this game one of the Best Open World Games of All Time.
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