Games with a huge game world. The best open world games on PC
Nowadays, new technologies give game developers more possibilities to create huge, detailed worlds where you can escape from the main storyline and start exploring its surroundings. The advantage of such games is that they, like no other, allow you to feel the reality of what is happening in them.
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The same TOP contains ten of the best games with open world(OPEN-WORLD GAMES), which you can explore for days on end, which is sometimes more entertaining than the game itself.
10. Assassin's Creed
In 2007, players for the first time were able to feel themselves in the role of Altair - one of the main characters in a series of games from French developers Ubisoft Montreal.
The game is remembered for its unforgettable landscapes, interesting plot and fascinating gameplay based on parkour and murder. The game turned out to be very successful, and the sequel was not long in coming. Now every year players can try out new part assassins.
However, in the entire Assassin’s Creed series, the open world plays a very mediocre role, and therefore only tenth place in our TOP.
9. Shenmue
A game that became a real breakthrough of its time. For the first time, the well-known changes in weather and time of day appeared in it. The game is filled with a large number of mini-games, such as darts, bowling and many others.
The plot of the game is about a simple guy trying to find his father. Then the second part came out, continuing the plot of the first. The game had a faster pace and some details were improved.
A third part was also planned, but development was canceled due to budget problems.
8. Batman: Arkham Asylum
Superhero action with an amazing combat system. The genre of the game can be defined as stealth. The main task of the character is to remain hidden and kill quietly.
The characters in the game are clearly created by people who really love the original comics. They took great care in every detail. However, the embodiment of the classics does not interfere with the feeling of novelty and originality of the project, because it was made at a very high technical level.
All this, combined with an open world filled with hundreds of mysteries and side quests that are every bit as good as the main company, and sometimes even better, gives us the best superhero game at the moment.
7. Dragon Age
This game was announced at E3 in 2004. By that time, Dragon Age had been in development for 18 months.
The developer studio positioned Dragon Age as an ideological continuation Baldur's Gate- a legendary project by a Canadian developer and one of the most popular role-playing games in the gaming industry. However, Dragon Age is in no way connected with the universe of this game. The first part boasted a non-linear plot, a flexible role-playing system, long dialogues and interesting side quests.
By the second part the game had lost some of its advantages. However, in the third part - Inquisition- the developers promised to fix their mistakes.
6. Fallout
In 1997, people from Black Isle Studios marked the beginning of a wonderful series of RPG games in a post-apocalyptic setting called Fallout.
The game was a real breakthrough of its time. The main feature of the gameplay is that in the game world the player has complete freedom of action. Critics received the game very warmly, and a sequel was not long in coming. Came out a year later Fallout 2, in which many aspects of the first part were improved. There are a hundred quests in the game and only one is mandatory.
Well, then the well-known Fallout 3- a radically different game that changed the approach to gameplay. Series fallout gave players hundreds of wonderfully spent hours.
5. The Witcher
A series of RPG games developed by a Polish company CD Projekt RED based on the novel by all famous writer Andrzej Sapkowski.
The release of the first series of the game took place in 2007. The Witcher was planned as an experiment, but it turned out to be a very successful game. Both game series released so far are simply excellent and are considered one of the best in their genre.
A beautiful world, an interesting combat system, many colorful characters, a detailed leveling system, a fascinating plot, a wonderful medieval setting, interesting quests and much more. This combination produced an excellent series of games.
4. Red Dead Redemption
Nowadays, there are very few worthy works about the wild west in both the gaming and film industries. And when they appear it’s not easy good projects, and are one of the best of their kind, then their coolness increases several times at once. And such a project is the brainchild Rockstar a game Red Dead Redemption- the best game of 2010 in many categories.
The developers created their own GTA in the wild west with a bunch of cool mini-games, entertaining additional missions and the sad story of the main character John.
We are sent to the beginning of the 20th century, when cowboys are no longer fashionable, the first cars appear, cities are built, and John, in an unusual environment for him, is forced to find and kill his former friends.
The game surprises with its sophistication and attention to detail.
3. Far Cry 3
According to many players, this is the best open-world first-person shooter. In terms of graphics, there is practically nothing to complain about.
Everything in the game is balanced and makes sense. Hunting, gathering herbs, additional tasks - all this is interconnected, and the gameplay is simply amazing. Everything is done very realistically. The game characters are similar to ordinary people, which allows you to think about what you would do if you got into a bloody mess.
In the storyline, almost every task is unique. The developers surprised almost everyone. Nobody expected such a strong game after the controversial second part.
2. The Elder Scrolls
A series of games in which you will spend not even a hundred, but thousands of hours, completing an indecently large number of tasks, exploring dozens of dungeons, listening to a huge number of interesting conversations.
The games in this saga are simply huge, beautiful and completely immerse the player in a fantasy world. Everything here is done in order to entertain the player as best as possible. There are simply tons of content in the scrolls. Here, while you are going to complete what seems to be the most ordinary and simple quest, about 20 hours will pass, since on your way you will meet a whole bunch of additional adventures.
Without a doubt Elder Scrolls- one of the most important pages in the history of the gaming industry.
1.GTA
No one here doubted it anymore. It is in this series of games from RockStar that the potential of the open world is fully realized.
Lots of mini-games, items to collect, complete freedom of action, creative story missions, memorable characters and a plot filled with realistic situations. GTA is a truly unique series of games that everyone has probably heard of.
By the fifth part, the developers had gone their separate ways, and the openness of the game world had reached its apogee. All in all, GTA- is still the unsurpassed leader in the field of open world games.
Ordinary people tell stories about how they go to work, sit with friends in cafes and sleep during breaks. To live brighter and have more cool stories in your arsenal about how you rescued princesses from the clutches of dragons, saved the world from the Forces of Evil and stole the cars of civilians at your leisure, take up the right thing- play games.
Important point: these are not the top generally recognized best games, these are toys recent years, in which we, 2x2 employees, spent more than one night and which we would recommend to everyone. Trust us, we will not give bad advice.
The Witcher 3. Wild Hunt
Platforms: PC, PS4, XBOX ONE
Geralt, a specialist in the destruction of monsters, travels through a fantasy world in search of the girl Ciri, who can stop the coming of the Wild Hunt (just accept the fact that it is bad and scary). Walks through fields and forests, kills griffons, sleeps with beauties and jokes during breaks. Both the reaper and the trumpet player.Every part of The Witcher is obscenely good, and with each subsequent toy in the series everything only gets better. This is even unfair to competitors, who a priori should be very ashamed of how they are compared to The Witcher. "Wild Hunt" is super-elaborate quests, many of which have an unreal cool story behind them. All completed quests and decisions affect the ending of the game, which is cool and motivating. The combat system here has received many advantages since the time of the second part. Signs have gained in usefulness, the world is detailed and open as much as possible.
Even those who just love cool novels will like it. And oh my, how many Localization gave rise to the most epic coubs!
Journey
Platforms: PS3, PS4
You are a mysterious someone, your goal is to get to a very distant mountain. The plot synopsis is more than fully described by this, but you can’t even imagine what a magical and unusual gaming experience is hidden behind it. This is very meditative and beautiful game - music, graphics, landscapes - in which you will need to go through very picturesque locations.
Everything here is really unusual and unusual. No map, no tips, no multiplayer as such, but! During your journey, you can meet another player and move with him to that same mountain. You know absolutely nothing about your companion - except that he is a living person. You have no means of communication other than some sort of screaming, and only at the end, after completing the Journey, do you see your companion's name in the credits. A very unusual and cool gaming experience.
Grand Theft Auto V
There's no point in advertising GTA. Every Pokemon has known about the delights of this world since the days of Vice City. But the fifth part (aka the 15th game in the series) is something. Oh my God, Rockstar killed 266! millions! dollars! into game development! There are 3 main characters here with well-developed characters, whose stories are intertwined. The final goal is to rob the US Federal Storage, taking out more than 200 million dollars in bags and pockets. Oh my!
GTA V has maximum freedom: an open dynamic world, the ability to switch between heroes at any time and as many as 3 endings to the main storyline. Steal, go to strip clubs, steal cars, love, watch TV, do yoga, play Tamagotchi, take selfies, smuggle contraband! Everything is possible here.
And breaking news for those who slept in a hole last years: GTA V finally has multiplayer. Now you can do the same thing online with your gang, and having friends is not at all necessary. But be prepared for a Game of Thrones style death - very, very sudden.
Deponia The Complete Journey
Platforms: PC
Deponia is a cool humorous quest that improves logic and erudition. An ideal option for those who can’t stand shooting games and consider ordinary quests primitive and boring. The plot of the quest is that Rufus, tired of life on a small planet littered with garbage, makes ridiculous escape plans one after another.
You don’t need a Friend level IQ to pass, don’t be alarmed, but The puzzles and plot are really cool, and the solutions are not always obvious. Deponia The Complete Journey is one of the best representatives in its genre. The only thing is to be prepared for the fact that localization killed a good half of the jokes, so if English allows, go in the original.
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Platforms: PC, PS3, XBOX 360, PS4, XBOX ONE
A fabulous cooperative puzzle adventure with not the most intricate plot, but a very powerful moral underpinning. There are two brothers whose mother died a long time ago, and then suddenly their father became very ill. The only thing that can save him is the sap of a huge tree that grows behind mountains, forests, fields and generally very far away. A strong and dramatic story that the creators managed to tell without using words (at least humanly understandable) at all.
There is no cooperative as such here: you will play as both brothers at the same time(get your joysticks ready, it will be hard without them). At first, the brain will refuse to understand how this is even possible, but over time it will get involved and even begin to enjoy such a process. The gameplay is original and intuitive: only two buttons to interact with the outside world, and two sticks to control the brothers.
There is nothing here besides the main storyline, and it goes through quite quickly - in about 4 hours. All scenes and tasks are very original and atmospheric, there are no repeating mechanics, but there are magnificent colorful landscapes. The story itself is cruel and bloody in places, but most importantly, very magical and emotionally powerful.
Platforms: PC, PS4, XBOX ONE
Team-based online shooter from Blizzard with fantasy art. In the future, the machines have risen after all, as the Terminator promised. But the Overwatch organization was able to overcome the rebel robots. Everything calmed down, the guys from the organization ceased to be needed by humanity, which is why they were forced to go home. But a few years later, crime gained momentum, and Overwatch members had to reunite as a team and take up arms in order to save civilians.
Multiplayer ideal, raised to absolute. Based on the experience of Team Fortress 2, which is played even almost 10 years after its release, it is basically obvious: team shooters live outside of time, like Tsoi, once they conquer their audience. Blizzard did not impose its game - the noise around it arose and did not subside from the first days of the beta release. And after the release, the servers, which were designed for something inhuman, crashed. The flow of people wanting to play turned out to be greater than this very “inhuman” thing.
Overwatch is very different characters, each with its own history and skills, a bunch of arenas and modes(3 cards each). Persians do not need leveling or customization, everything is decided only by your personal skills- nothing extra. The gameplay is intuitive and clear, and even your girlfriend will like it due to the drawing: she will stick to the monitor while you create destruction.
Platforms: PC, PS4, XBOX ONE
The nuclear boom has given rise to a post-apocalypse. Only those who managed to reach the bunker survived. Everything is either half-destroyed or half-mutated. After 200 years, the hero crawls out of the bunker and goes for a walk through the destroyed world in search of his son, Sean.
Generally recognized as one of the most anticipated projects of 2015 more likely to succeed than not. The locations are well-developed, the enemies are very terrifying, the quests are interesting(although, to be fair, there is also wild boredom like “bring me that thing that’s quietly lying across the road”), the overall plot is gaining momentum, and in the end it turns out that the hero is involved in some wild story. For fans of the original duology it will cause pain and a burning sensation below the back, but for everyone else it will be very playable.
Platforms: PC, PS3, PS4, XBOX 360, XBOX ONE
Hipster adventure movie quest, Very cool interactive everyday life, in which you live the life of a girl student, Max. At a critical moment, the gentle creature discovers the ability to rewind time and correct mistakes. At first, the skill is used mainly for everyday student trifles, but as the action progresses, it turns out that the city of Max is facing an apocalypse, and it would be good to prevent it.
The game was released as a series, episode by episode, and if the first parts are similar to a girl's series with a teenage drama, then somewhere in the middle the suffering fades into the background, and the main thing becomes The hellish mystery of the disappearance of a girl in the style of "Twin Peaks". Every decision and action has its fruits and sooner or later it will definitely come back to haunt you. Included - cool soundtrack, well-developed detective plot, realism with a pleasant dose of mysticism. The disappointing thing, however, is that the final choice is the same for everyone and does not depend on your previously made decisions.
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Platforms: PS4
Main character Nathan and his wife bought a house, chose curtains to match the color of the sofas and happily live a quiet life until Nathan's older brother shows up. long years considered dead. Oh, yes: in the previous parts of the game, Nathan was a treasure hunter. Little has changed here: suddenly the living brother says that there is a treasure waiting in Madagascar, and the guys go in search of the mythical Libertalia.
Impossible beautiful exclusive for Sonya, which forced many stubborn PC people to get a console. "A Thief's End" is elaborate third-person action with puzzles, shootouts(there are more weapons in the arsenal, and shootouts are approaching the title of ideal), action scenes at the level of Hollywood action films and the ability to choose answers in dialogues. But be prepared for a very poor Russian localization.
Need for Speed (2015)
Platforms: PC, PS3, PS4, XBOX 360, XBOX ONE
There is no point in talking about the legendary Need for Speed racing - they earned their name back in the distant 2000s. This is not just a game, this is a real era. The 2015 restart has everything that the mutated series managed to lose in the last parts: advanced car tuning, a brave new open world, and police racing.
At first it seems that restarting the series is not the idea of the creators, but of PR people who wanted more gold from an already obsolete product. But in reality it turns out that the game is from the 15th year absorbed all the best from the previous parts, and the output was the very essence of Need for Speed. A must for anyone who has ever felt the rush of adrenaline behind a keyboard, joystick or a real steering wheel.
The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim
Platforms: PC, PS3, XBOX ONE
Welcome to the interactive Game of Thrones. You are the Dragonborn who conveniently arrives in the province of Skyrim just when he is needed most. The world is threatened with death from dragons, and you need to overcome a lot of difficulties to stop the fire breathers and their lord Alduin.
The world here is also infinitely open, the player can do whatever he wants. The graphics are wildly beautiful and cause multiple aesthetic orgasms. Plus complete creative freedom: you can start a family, you can become a thief, a murderer, a noble knight - or even a princess. Eat spectacular battles, the ability to upgrade certain attacks and skills. The good thing about the plot is that certain RPG mechanisms generate their own stories, which is original and addictive.
The most honest Skyrim trailer ever.
Platforms: PC, PS3, XBOX 360
Everything here is as gloomy as in the horror stories about “a black, black street in a black, black city.” People have been decimated by a disease that turns everyone into the undead, and the main character goes on a long trip to restore white balance and stop the approaching Age of Darkness. And so you walk around the world, completing quests and fighting enemy creatures.
It won't be fun or easy - only difficulty level 180 and fear, only hardcore. Remember "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" on Dandy, in which, when you died, you found yourself at the very beginning? It's about the same here, but lighter. Every creature taller than half a meter kills you in two spits, and each death throws you back strongly, taking away the accumulated experience. But at least not to the beginning.
builds character and works magic on the nervous system, and against the backdrop of a clear trend towards simplifying games, it is delightful and especially valuable. A must for those who really like to overcome difficulties.
Tomb Raider (2013)
Platforms: PC, MAC, PS3, XBOX 360
Tomb Raider (2013) is a prequel to the very first game in the series. Here Lara famously transforms from an archaeological university graduate into a fierce sex symbol for all gamers. In the story, Lara and her expedition are looking for a lost civilization, but a terrible storm destroys the ship, and then throws all the survivors onto the shore of a seemingly uninhabited island.
When Crystal Dynamics announced that it was planning to... bring gaming's most famous woman up to date, the world held its breath: it’s clear that restarts are a terrible thing. But in the end it turned out very well: a perfectly executed third-person combat system, enjoyable gameplay and a realistic system for acquiring survival skills. Is it true, brain-racking puzzles have gone into oblivion, for which old Lara was so famous. But this is compensated by a large number of advantages - take at least a good competitive multiplayer system and Lara’s breasts, which retained their firmness.
Platforms: PC, PS4, XBOX ONE, ANDROID, IOS
Dandy's dead joysticks and childhood will never let go, but time is running. In recent years, “Mortal” has been gaining momentum and evolving, and in the “top ten” this is felt especially powerfully: the bones crunch here as loudly as ever. For example, Sonya and Johnny Cage had children who inherited their parents' love for blood and also rip out the insides of everyone they come across. For example, in the 10th part, you can destroy, ugh, a father’s manhood with the hands of his own daughter.
New heroes like Predator, and also those who returned from vacation (for example, Tanya from part 4). In general, ideal k-k-combo pairs for fights. And there’s more variety: Now you can choose priorities in battle for each hero. From controversial points, an opportunity arose... buy Fatality. The archaic keystroke system still works, but now you can get away with it simply by paying.
Platforms: PC, PS3, XBOX 360, NINTENDO WII U, PS4, XBOX ONE
It’s also known as “Watch the Dog”, “Watch the Dog” and how else this name has not been joked about. A guy in a fashionable cap is engaged in magical hacking - he hacks the phones of rich and respected people using Bluetooth. At one party he is fired upon and a chase begins, during which the hero’s niece dies in an accident. And he decides to become an avenger.
Basic the plot is not that wow, not particularly memorable or stands out in any way. But there are funny dialogues and jokes that smooth out the situation. There is complete beauty and detail all around, Although There are problems with physics and textures. There will be many plot Easter eggs, games of hide and seek, action, shootouts, racing and good tasks outside the main storyline.
True, we still didn’t understand What do dogs have to do with all this?.
Platforms: PC, PS3, XBOX 360
Mix of adventure-shooter-RPG first-person, in which you play as a guy whose vacation hasn't gone according to plan. Jason Brody (this is you, meet me) comes with friends to an exotic island, where they hang out, have fun, take selfies, jump with parachutes, until one day they are captured by sadistic pirates. Jason manages to escape, and he is fired up with a desire to take terrible revenge.
Cool open world with scary realistic graphics and a plot from which you don’t want to tear yourself away. Players will need to storm pirate territory, hunt all kinds of creatures and evolve from a weakling into a tough guy who saved his friends and matured during the time you spent with him. A special treat for fans of "Lost".
Platforms: PC, PS3, XBOX 360
A shooter that captures the imagination and amazes it to the deepest depths. Private detective Booker receives an order: to get to a flying city, whose location is not really known, and rescue a girl from there. Then it turns out that some kind of absolute horror is happening in the world and a destructive war is about to break out.
The plot setups are quite classic- a princess in a tower, a hero with a dark past, the world is on the verge of disaster. But all this is summed up in such a way that the result is something completely new.. And although the game world is fictional, you still immerse yourself in it and believe: atmosphere and detail take their toll. Here's what's cool Every little detail is important to the plot, but only. Spectacular fights, a truly intricate story told in a movie-like shooter form.
Platforms: PC, PS4, XBOX 360, IOS
Something very terrible happened in the world: everything fell apart into small pieces, and the only place that survived was the Bastion. The blond guy, whom you have to play for, wakes up in an incomprehensible place and is going to go towards this very Bastion, where he finds out that the fortress has been destroyed, and in order to restore it (and the world) and destroy the universal Evil, you will have to make a lot of effort than you and get busy.
A very nice and detailed adventure game, in which it is not immediately clear what WTF is going on here . You travel to different locations, fight local bosses and difficulties, then move back to Bastion, where you choose what weapons you will take and what potions you will throw in before your trip. Towards the middle you are already getting ready strategically choose the right equipment, which adds a decent amount of advantages to the game’s interestingness.
Platforms: PC, PS3, XBOX 460, PS4
Fantasy adventure, which at first glance is very similar to Bastion (the same developer, after all), but in fact it is something completely different. You will have to play as the red-haired singer Red, whose life was recently attempted and who is determined to fiercely take revenge for this. On her side is a huge talking sword, Transistor, in which the consciousness of the unknown person who saved Red’s life is placed.
Outwardly, everything is similar to Bastion: a third-person action RPG in which you need to travel through a beautiful fantasy world, fight and do all sorts of little things. But the gameplay has become deeper since the studio's first game, the story is more personal, and the atmosphere is atmospheric. If you give free rein to whining, you can say about Monotonous battles and fairly short game duration.
Platforms: PC, PS3, XBOX 360
A high-quality puzzle experiment with fairly complex puzzles- for logically thinking masochists who like to test their wits and cannot imagine life without difficulties. The plot is simple: the main character, Chell, wakes up in one of the cells of the highly scientific laboratory Aperture and attempts to escape. She has a portal gun at her disposal, with which she can move herself and other objects.
It won't be too difficult at first, but that's just the beginning.: further even primitive things will become confusing, and an empty room will turn into a quest. Extremely good localization and a lot of high-quality humor. It is bound to appeal to those who love brainstorming games and want to get the maximum profit from games.
Passing missions in modern games- an exciting activity, but not everyone likes it. Many gamers prefer to simply wander around the city without completing any tasks, and decide for themselves what to do. Open world games are suitable for them. More generally speaking, the open world allows the player to choose the direction of his movement. In some games, the user can even predetermine the outcome of the game. In other words, the outcome can be completely different depending on the player's actions.
Below is a list of the most famous games with an open world. In certain developments, it is even possible to select campaign and mission modes.
No. 15. Sleeping Dogs
In 2012, the gaming world actually saw one of the most high-profile new products of that time. In order to successfully cope with all the difficulties, here the main character will have to learn martial arts. This is not surprising, considering that Sleeping Dogs is a purely Chinese action film.
Particular attention is paid in the game hand-to-hand combat. Gun lovers are unlikely to appreciate this development from United Front Game. But those who like various techniques of pure combat should enjoy well-designed missions in the appropriate mode. However, the game is not completely without weapons.
The area in which the action takes place is based on the legendary city of Hong Kong. The main character is an undercover agent. His main task is to destroy the local mafia. To do this, he will have to infiltrate the ranks of the bandits.
Thanks to the open world, you can play without missions. You have the opportunity to simply walk around Hong Kong, exploring the area.
No. 14. Assassin's Creed
The acclaimed Assassin's Creed game has become so popular that it was recently made into a movie. This action movie contains a large variety of adventure-type missions. In total, exactly six parts were released with unique and fascinating storylines.
Each part of Assassin's Creed takes place in different centuries and in different countries. Moreover, the plot itself is the same in all parts. It is based on the long-standing confrontation between the Templar and Assassin clans.
From the first part, the popularity of the Assassin's Creed game began to grow very rapidly. In it, the action takes us either to the age of the Crusades or to our time. Since 2012, the hero has been transported several centuries ago in order to change the fate of his ancestor. But in the fifth part, gamers will be asked to find themselves in India, when pirates were raging in this country.
Completing missions is optional. The main character is not limited in his movements: go where you want and when you want.
An interesting feature of Assassin's Creed is the capture of ships. After such a boarding on the ship, you can set sail across the seas. But you cannot choose the final outcome yourself. The game, first of all, was loved by users for its unusual twists in storylines that are close to the real history of the world.
No. 13. Prototype 2
Prototype 2 is an Action game. She deservedly found herself in this ranking, being, according to gamers, one of best options for those who want to play in the open world. Prototype 2 takes place in New York. According to legend, there is an epidemic in this American metropolis, killing thousands of people every day.
The main character was named James Heller. He was also struck down by a terrible viral infection, but he survived. At the same time, the virus, on the contrary, gave him supernatural abilities. But he could not save his family from death.
The drama that happened could not just go away. James set himself a goal - by any means necessary to find and destroy the people who artificially launched this virus.
Parts of the main character's body can be turned into weapons, making it possible to fight enemies more effectively. Another ability of Heller is the ability to obtain the appearance of other people and heroes, as well as see their memories.
No. 12. Shenmue
Japanese developers are working on the third part of Shenmue, as well as on the first two. It is very difficult to determine the genre of the game. In Shenmue the user has complete freedom actions. The main character walks around the metropolis, where he will have to face gangster groups.You can resist bandits with various types of weapons, as well as combat skills. Certain skills are inherent to specific characters.
Unlooked scenes are a unique feature of this Shenmue game. This feature represents scenes that appear only under certain conditions. You've probably encountered Unlooked scenes in other games, but Shenmue has more of them than anywhere else. Thanks to such moments, Japanese development becomes even more exciting and interesting.
Shenmue has several different mini-games. Darts, gallows, racing - you can play it all here.
In its classic form, Shenmue consists of two discs. The additional disk contains a large amount of useful material. The texture and music located on this disc can be used in the game at your discretion. Shenmue also has a training mode consisting of short videos. Thanks to them, you will go deeper into the features of the game and learn the main features.
It is expected that the Japanese will release the full version of the third part at the end of 2017.
No. 11. Dragon Age
The three parts of this game have become a truly legendary franchise today. Do you like the fantasy genre? If yes, then you can't help but like this game. The Canadian company BioWare worked on it.Dragon Age takes us back to the Middle Ages with fantastic surroundings. The main area where the events take place is the mainland of Tedes and the kingdom of Ferelden.
The player can choose a race before starting the game. In Dragon Age you can play as orcs, dwarves, humans, demons and kunars
Living beings live in a separate world. And characters such as demons are in the spirit world. A distinctive feature of gnomes is the lack of magical skills. Dwarves are representatives of a lower race.
Dragon Age was included in this rating for the ability to choose a free mode. In it, the user can independently determine how the plot will unfold. It is also allowed to play according to the gameplay defined by the developers. Time Dragon walkthroughs Age takes up more than eighty hours of free time.
The task set before the gamer is to obtain the title of the most powerful race. To do this, you will have to defeat all your opponents, for which you will need to actually use magic spells and participate in battles with enemies.
No. 10. Batman: Arkham Asylum
A lot of films have been made about the Marvel comic book hero. Also, more than one or two developers showed the world their creations for gamers. However, Batman: Arkham Asylum is objectively the best Batman game. Even longtime fans of fantasy and adventure will be pleasantly surprised by this game.The storyline revolves around the confrontation between Batman and the Joker. Man-Bat caught his enemy and brought him to Arkham - a psychiatric hospital.
The superhero is surprised that the Joker surrendered with virtually no resistance. He suspects something is wrong and monitors the enemy every minute, even while in the clinic. As it turned out, the Joker's suspicions were not groundless - the Joker escapes from the hospital. During his escape, this madman also frees other patients. psychiatric hospital. He hopes that they will help him capture the island.
The Joker's plan also includes the theft of a drug that the most advanced scientists have been working on for many years. This tool gives people incredible skills. The Clown is not far from realizing his plan, but there is always hope for Batman. Controlling a superhero, it will be up to you to prevent the Joker and the psychopaths under his command from creating chaos in the city.
No. 9. Fallout 4
Among post-apocalyptic games, the Fallout series rightfully occupies one of the first positions in the opinion of gamers. Already the first part brought diversity to the gaming world, giving it something new and unprecedented before. And it came out 20 years ago - in 1997. It was the first part that predetermined the success of the entire series.
With all the advantages of each part, the game Fallout 4 has become the most iconic. It is in it that the so-called free mode is available. The choice of skills and abilities of the main character rests entirely with the user.
No. 8. Dead Island: Riptide
Gamers are especially fond of games about zombies. A striking example of an action game of this genre is the game Dead Island: Riptide. In the story on which the game is based, zombies attacked a tropical resort. On summer vacation there are a large number of people here who are being destroyed one by one by these fictional killers. Only one person can resist the zombies - the main character. The lives of other people are in his hands.
Dead Island: Riptide pleased gamers who pay attention to physics. For example, the weather may change depending on what the character does. This is especially true for the third part, developed on a new engine. This engine ensures that the performance parameter will be at its best.
No. 7. Far Cry 3
In the third part of Far Cry, you can make your own decisions about which direction to move. Finding enemies is the main task for the main character. However, no one forces him to carry out the proposed missions. In the same way, you can simply move around the area, studying its features.
Complete freedom of action makes it possible to use the entire terrain. In addition to bandits, you can also find wild animals on the island. These unpleasant creatures can attack the main character at the most unexpected moments. However, at night they are especially aggressive. For safety reasons, to survive, the gamer will need to build a shelter for himself.
No. 6. Gothic 2
The fantastic strategy Gothic stopped in this rating one step short of the TOP 5. The second series of the legendary game turned out to be even more interesting than the first. Here you will find various campaigns and missions.
The main character has the opportunity to choose who to play for: humans, orcs or barbarians. The main character must develop his settlement as much as possible. However, the gamer can choose free gameplay and enjoy the usual movement around the area map.
No. 5. The Elder Scrolls
The first parts of this game did not foreshadow the world fame of The Elder Scrolls. However, the part that appeared in 2011 made the entire series popular. It retained the free mode.Explore objects, look for tasks, and if necessary, use hints. And you can find a lot of interesting things in the area.
It is interesting that between the events of the penultimate and last part the period of time is about two hundred years.
No. 4. GTA: Vice City
It's hard to find a gamer who hasn't played GTA: Vice City. At one time, this part seemed to have the ideal graphics. However, more important was the gameplay. No less interesting than the various missions was the free mode. It has the ability to waste time different ways: drive modern and new cars, earn money, rob passers-by and fight with them, use weapons.
In GTA: Vice City you can even travel outside the city. At the same time, you can travel in and around the Miami prototype not only by car, but also by boat or helicopter.
No. 3. Red Dead Redemption
While there are plenty of action films with superheroes and zombies, there are not so many westerns in the gaming world. Representative of this ancient genre is Red Dead Redemption. Open and enough vast world allows you to explore all its objects. The gamer can find tasks for himself.
The year this game appeared was 2010. And the actions described in it date back to 1911. As befits a Western, everything takes place in the Wild West in the USA.
No. 2. The Witcher
In addition to the possibility of free movement, Russian localization is available in this game. You can enable it using the settings. After switching on, the names and names of objects will be Russian. The same will apply to the voice acting of the gameplay.
The plot tells about a certain Geralt, who knows several magical secrets. The Witcher is actively hunting for monsters, and the outcome of the game may differ in accordance with the specific actions of the gamer.
No. 1. GTA V
The open world of Grand Theft Auto has been available since 1997. GTA V, being the latest part to date, is no exception to this list. However, this part added fantastic physics. The combination of graphics and completely free movement was the reason that this game got its rightful first place.
Previously unavailable features have been added to GTA V. For example, you can slow down time when shooting or driving, making these skills more advanced.
If you don't like going through missions and following directions in a game, take a look at the best open world games on PC.
An open world is the ability of the user to choose their own path, and sometimes the outcome.
Some of them can change their ending depending on the user's decision.
Let's take a look at the list of the best and most popular open world games. In some of them you can also choose the mode of completing missions and campaigns.
No. 15. Sleeping Dogs
15 Sleeping Dogs was released in 20102.
The theme of the gameplay is a Chinese action movie, in which the main character must first of all have knowledge of martial arts in order to succeed in his business.
If you choose mission mode rather than open mode, keep in mind that there are virtually no weapons in the game.
The game emphasizes military equipment, so you only need to fight your opponents hand-to-hand.
Closer to the middle of the missions, the hero has the opportunity to purchase several types of weapons.
The game's terrain map is based on the example of the Chinese city of Hong Kong.
The main character is an undercover agent tasked with destroying the local mafia by infiltrating it.
You can also ignore completing missions and independently explore the boundless expanses of the metropolis and its environs.
Review of the game Sleeping Dogs
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No. 14. Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed is a popular action game with a huge number of adventure missions. There are six parts.
Each of them has a unique plot and interesting missions.
In each part popular game actions take place in different centuries and in different places on Earth. The plot is no different.
The plot centers on two warring clans - the Assassins and the Templars.
The plot of the very first part takes place during the Crusades and at the same time in modern times, 2012.
The main character decides to go back in time to change the fate of his long-time ancestor.
The fifth part, for example, describes the events of India at a time when it was almost completely owned by pirates.
The game also features an open world in which the main character can move as he pleases.
You can capture ships and set off on a free voyage. However, it is impossible to independently select the bed outcome.
The main feature of the game: an unusual plot based on real historical events.
Review of the game Assassin's Creed: Rogue
No. 13. Prototype 2
The second part of the popular action game is one of the best open world games. All actions take place in the USA, New York.
There is a terrible epidemic in the city that kills a huge number of people every day.
The name of the main character is James Heller. After contracting the deadly virus, he did not die. He managed not only to survive, but also to gain superpowers.
The main character's entire family died from the virus.
This is what prompted the hero to find those who are to blame for the beginning of the epidemic and destroy them.
In the second part, just like in the first, it is possible to transform different parts of the main character’s body into powerful weapon.
James can also take on the appearance of any other character and all his memories.
Review of the game Prototype 2
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No. 12. Shenmue
Shenmue 3 was released by a Japanese development team. The game genre is completely free. The player himself determines the boundaries of his actions.
The hero travels around the metropolis. On his way, he may encounter bandit groups that he needs to fight off.
Not only pistols and machine guns will help you fight off the enemy, but also martial arts, which every hero has by default.
The presence of a large number of Unlooked scenes is another important feature of the game. These are scenes that can only be seen under certain conditions.
This element is found in most games, however, in this game there are a lot of such scenes.
This adds a more interesting plot and allows you to not lose interest in the game for a long time.
There are also additional built-in mini-games. For example, you can play darts, racing, gallows and more.
In addition to the main drive, you will receive an additional drive that contains additional material(music, textures) that can be used in the game.
Also, with the help of ready-made short videos, you can learn how to play Shenmue.
Currently the developers are working on the third part.
Review of the great game Shenmue
Best games with an open world on PC - TOP 15
No. 11. Dragon Age
Dragon Age consists of three iconic parts. The gameplay is designed in the fantasy genre. The game was developed by the Canadian company BioWare.
The action takes place in a fictional Middle Ages. The main continent is called Tedes. The main kingdom is Ferelden.
You can independently choose the race you will play for. These can be the following characters:
- orcs;
- demons;
- gnomes;
- People;
- Qunari.
In addition to the world of living beings, the game also features a world of spirits, which is home to a race of demons.
It is worth noting that gnomes, unlike other heroes, do not have magical abilities and are an inferior race.
In the game you can choose a free mode and determine the plot yourself. There is also an option for predefined gameplay, total time which takes more than 80 hours.
The main goal is to become the main and most powerful race, defeat opponents using spells and arranging fights with them.
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No. 10. Batman: Arkham Asylum
Batman: Arkham Asylum is developed in today's popular adventure genre with fantasy elements. The plot of the game is as follows: Batman managed to catch the Joker.
He brings him to a psychiatric hospital called Arkham.
Batman is surprised that his opponent gave up so easily. That is why he does not leave it even after coming to the clinic.
However, the Joker still manages to escape and hide. He frees all the clinic's patients, hoping to use them to take over the island.
The Joker steals a drug previously developed by scientists that gives a person superpowers and gives it to his subordinates.
In the process, Batman must cope with all the difficulties and save the island from uncontrollable psychopaths and from the Joker.
Batman: Arkham Asylum review
Best open world games on PC - TOP 15
No. 9. Fallout 4
Fallout is a whole series of the best games about life on Earth after the apocalypse. The first part was released back in 1997. She gave the start to the success of all subsequent parts.
The most successful was the fourth part, in which it is possible to play in open mode.
You yourself can decide what kind of main character you will have, determine his skills, abilities and abilities.
Fallout 4 - Big review
Best open world games on PC - TOP 15
No. 8. Dead Island: Riptide
This game is developed in the popular zombie action style.
The plot here is as follows: one of the tropical resorts has been invaded by zombie killers who begin to destroy vacationers and only one hero is able to resist them and save the surviving people.
The graphics of this game are unique: the weather here can change depending on the actions of your character.
The third part was developed on a completely new engine. This ensures its performance.
No. 7. Far Cry 3
The third part of the cult game allows gamers to decide for themselves what to do and where to go.
The main character is still looking for enemies, however, you don’t have to follow the usual missions, but simply explore the area and use various items.
In this game main character gets freedom of action. You can move around the game world as you please.
Remember that not only bandits inhabit the island. You also have to fight wild animals that can attack at any moment.
They are especially active at night, so the main character must build himself a shelter in order to survive.
Review of the game Far Cry 3
Best open world games on PC - TOP 15
No. 6. Gothic 2
This game is a continuation of the popular tactical strategy and horror game "Gothic". Compared to the previous version, many new missions and campaigns have appeared.
Also, the main character can independently choose his own development path. You can play as tribes of orcs, barbarians or humans.
The second part provides the user with the opportunity to choose free gameplay.
Games with an open world are interesting, first of all, for their almost limitless possibilities - do what you want, go wherever your eyes look, communicate, conquer, take what you like... The main thing is, then think about the consequences!
We offer you the TOP 10 open world games, among which you will definitely find a couple of products that you will like.
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This game has been popular since back in 2007. It was then that the title of a game about an assassin appeared on PC screens for the first time. Different platforms were used for it, but Assassin’s Creed always kept up with the times - at different periods of time they were PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Windows and others. The genre of the game - action-adventure with an open world - has captivated users so much that the developers French company Ubisoft decided that it couldn't do without a sequel.
And now, in the last report from Ubisoft in 2016, it was said that the entire Assassin’s Creed series games have been sold over 100 million times.
The plot is always very interesting and has a historical basis. For example, in the first parts there is a war going on for many centuries between the Templars and the Assassins. Desmond Miles, who was the main character of the first three parts, had to travel back in time to obtain the “Piece of Eden”. And all in order to prevent the apocalypse from occurring.
Assassin's Creed has beautiful graphics(the scenery in the game is amazing), excellent gameplay that combines parkour and stealth killings.
In the TOP of open-world games, we placed it as high as 10th position only because the open world does not play an important role in the gameplay of the series itself.
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This game was released 16 years ago, and was the first of those where there was a change in weather conditions, day and night. It has many mini-games that everyone loves: darts, bowling, etc.
Shenmue was made only for the Dreamcast. It has many elements that at that time seemed like an unprecedented achievement: “Unlooked Scene”, which occurs for certain reasons, as well as Quick Time Events (in order for the action to be performed correctly, you need to press the buttons shown on the screen).
The storyline is about a guy who lost his father. Now he must take revenge on the killer and take away from him expensive thing. In the process, the main character will encounter situations where either friends or combat skills will be needed.
After some time, the second sequel game was released, which became even more dynamic and perfect.
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On the eighth line in our TOP open-world games we placed Action-adventure about the famous superhero Batman.
Here, each character is depicted as if they had just stepped out of the pages of the original comics. Every element of the characters was carefully crafted and beautifully drawn.
Here the user will meet all his favorite characters: Batman, Joker, Harley Quinn, James Gordon, Croc, Bane and others. All their destinies are united by a plot. The storyline will tell about the Joker's escape from Arkham and his conquest of the island. The player will also be able to take part in a global mission to save Gotham from the influence of “Titan” - the medicine with which the Joker decided to create an army of monsters.
The presence of an open world makes this game about Batman is one of the best existing today.
Since 2004, since the announcement, this role-playing game was to become one of the most successful representatives of this genre. Dragon Age is an ideological continuation of the legendary game Baldur's Gate, and at the same time, it in no way repeats either the plot or the setting of Baldur's Gate.
The first parts of the series featured a non-linear plot component, a flexible role system, lengthy dialogue parts and additional missions.
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In 1997, an open-world series called Fallout launched.
The first part of the series became mega-popular thanks to its characteristic features firstly, the user was not limited by anything or anyone, he could act as he pleased. Thanks to this, critics reacted positively to the product, and players spent hours playing the game in admiration. It is not surprising that the second part of the game was released soon.
Fallout 2 has received many improvements compared to its predecessor. They also added many quests that made the gameplay more varied.
Fallout 3 changes the series altogether. You can play from first or third person. On the Survivor side, you will have to communicate with other heroes, fight with or without weapons, perform various tasks, etc. The open world of Fallout includes a huge territory, which consists of separate smaller segments.
Fallout 4 is the newest game in the series, which has become an undoubted bestseller. The game has a huge open world and the widest possibilities for customizing the character, his weapons, items, and home arrangement. Also, many modifications have been released for the game, expanding the already huge and diverse post-nuclear world of Fallout.
The Fallout series is a vivid example of the embodiment of predictions for the future from Americans of the 1950s, so the “calling card of the game” is a huge amount of retrofuturistic details. Even the idea itself - action in a world where a nuclear war took place - came from a time when many feared just such an outcome.
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Who hasn't heard of Geralt of Rivia - the immortal hero of Andrzej Sapkowski's books? In Poland, he is already almost a national pride and the most popular literary character, so it is not surprising that such an expressive character is embodied in a series of games. Plus, his talented performance in the game product added to the popularity of Geralt and his story.
The Witcher games are created in the genre, and the Polish company CD Projekt RED worked on the creation of the product.
The first part was released back in 2007, and the developers did not place any special bets on it. It was more of an experimental product. However, the game exceeded all expectations, and at the moment the series has become one of the best in its genre.
A beautiful game world, an exciting battle system, the presence of interesting heroes besides Geralt, an excellent character leveling system, story line, built on your favorite books, assignments, etc. - all this made the game so wonderful and loved by many.
It is for all its advantages that the game receives fifth place in our top “Best Open World Games”.
4. Red Dead Redemption
This game is a kind of GTA that takes place in the Wild West. It’s not for nothing that the developers of both series of games are RockStar. The genre of the game is an action-western, in which there are many fragments of RPG, adventures, which, together with the open world, create a unique combination.
The main differences between this game and GTA 4 are, for example, the presence of a circular selector for selecting weapons. Afterwards, this system was already used in further products, since it allows you to select the desired weapon many times faster.
The plot tells the story of John Marston, who has to do a lot amid the corruption and lawlessness that reigns in the Wild West at the beginning of the twentieth century.
Graphic arts, interesting story, realistic heroes... All this makes the Far Cry shooter one of the best among open world games. There is a balance between game elements, while everything in the game has its purpose. Here you can hunt, collect potions, perform extra-plot tasks, at the same time, the gameplay is also at the highest level and makes the game very enjoyable to play.
The storyline tells about the bloody deeds that take place on tropical island Rook Island. The main character is Jason Brody, who got into trouble with local pirates. During the passage, the player makes decisions on which the ending will depend. And after completing the game, the island remains available for free exploration.
Another interesting thing is that each mission of the game is unique in its own way and is not repeated. This and many other things make the game stand out from its peers.
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A list of the best open world games would be incomplete without this game. It has a huge number of locations, underground tunnels, quests, and riddles. You will be able to explore all the vast territories in a fantasy world with great pleasure, where the graphics are simply amazing.
You won't get bored with a lot of different features, of which there are simply an incredible amount in the series of games. And even a simple mission can take a huge amount of time, since in the process of completing it there will certainly be many additional branches that will also require your attention. In the process, you will come across other characters with whom it will always be interesting to chat.
1. GTA
GTA What TOP 10 open world games would be complete without the products of this legendary series with millions of fans around the globe? These games from developer RockStar embody all the delights of an open gaming world.
GTA has everything that players love so much: mini-games, things that are collected in the process of completing tasks, interesting missions that open up new aspects of the plot, high level realism, colorful characters, etc. Also, a huge place belongs to the freedom of action of the main character - if you want, drive around the city in a stolen car, if you want, walk along the beaches, if you want, go somewhere in nature, in general - do whatever you want, wander anywhere - everything is in your power .
In the last part of GTA, RockStar did their best, and the open world became something completely different, reaching new level development.
In our opinion, best open world game- this is definitely the GTA series!
