Top 20 Open World Video Games of All TimePosted by Akhtar Martens on June 2nd, 2021 Just when you thought you were finally going to be productive, these masterpieces were released, hey everyone, I'm Ricky with WatchMojo, and today we are counting down our picks for the top 20 best open-world games of all time. Before that happens, I want mr. house knocked out of the game. A quick one-two punch with you doing the punching for this list, we're looking at the best and brightest games that let players explore a sprawling landscape with plenty of Secrets to discover also to keep things fair. We are limiting it to one entry per franchise, all right. Let'S get to number 20 another trophy for the monster. Number 20. Far cry 3: it is brave to swim, a stone but to sunbathe on a beach with pirates insanity. It says a lot that Ubisoft have been trying to one-up themselves for seven years. Fps titles can be rather linear, while the story here arguably is, there is plenty of things to do on the rock Islands and it's all beneficial and unpredictable. You can take hunting, side-quests, eliminate enemy bases and craft anything. You need the variety in how you tackle situations with different weapons and vehicles make exploring the chaotic setting totally worth it number. Nineteen subnautica space is daunting, so is exploring the deepest depths of the ocean. Put those two together and you've got the utter brilliance that is subnautica after crashing onto a faraway planet, you're tasked with compiling resources in order to escape. Only if you thought our planet sea creatures were intimidating, just wait until you get a load of these subnautica knows how to keep you on your toes. While you explore it's a dark, dangerous world number 18 just cause to now. This is how you create a bigger, bolder sequel. Just Cause 2 takes what its predecessor did and cranks the volume all the way up on a grander island with the amount of vehicles and weapons severely, increased players have way more fun, causing mayhem. It'S a bombastic explosive high-octane action movie of a game and the freedom to bring this explosiveness to an expansive world is all the more satisfying number 17 stalker shadow of Chernobyl. It'S far from the most well-known title on this list, but it demands the attention of any horror. Fan said after a second disaster at Chernobyl. Think official website 'd learn this FPS survival, horror, game tasks, players with hunting down their assassination target as an amnesiac hero, but exploring the area means coming into direct conflict with horribly mutated creatures and humans. It'S an incredibly bleak game and an equally dreary landscape to discover number 16 middle-earth shadow of Mordor. I had a family, wife and a son, and I buried them along with everyone. I hear from the most ambitious game set in JRR Tolkien's universe. At the time. Shadow of Mordor needed a giant perilous land to wander. Luckily, it did not disappoint set between the hobbit and fellowship players: Rome, as a vengeful Archer of Gondor. There are legions of Orcs and Oryx to rip through satisfying your need for revenge for your slain family and it's all given more weight thanks to the game's, inventive and nemesis system, trying to cause a distraction, nothing will distract my blade from your neck number. 15. The Simpsons hit and run duper dick you take the longest-running cartoon family and mash them with Grand Theft. Auto and you've got something way more fun than it sounds. There'S an alien invasion in Springfield and wacky antics are bound to ensue. You'Re, given objectives, but driving around town as recklessly as you want, is a genuine treat if you've ever wanted to play your way through the cartoon city. This is the closest you can get give me a green pill, help with the screaming number 14 Marvel's spider-man. Ok, rhino, let's wrap this up exploration is a key factor for open-world games and there are a few games that feel as great as Marvel spider-man swinging around New York City, with a surprising amount of abilities, is incredibly fluid and there's a variety of tasks you can Accomplish while doing this, and though we understand that some of them can grow a little stale venturing into the world's different corners, never does you can also fast travel, but you don't really need to. Let'S hear it from the caller number 13 horizon: zero dawn, [, Music, ], a far-off future where humans have reverted back to tribes and massive mechanical animals roll with freely tell me you wouldn't want to explore that world secrets. Players are given an absolute arsenal to use against these mechanized beasts, of which there is high variety. Taking the behemoths down feels immeasurably satisfying and each new area of the world brings new tribes and pieces of the puzzle, leading you to discover what led to humanity's downfall number twelve Dark Souls a game so influential. It became the benchmark for every grueling tough game. Dark Souls is unique to open-world titles, with its labyrinth in design, but exploration is still significant, as is learning from the many many mistakes you'll make when facing the game's difficult enemies, though it may turn some gamers away. This learning process encourages others to keep exploring. How deep can you go? How long before another enemy rips you to shreds not very long? I promise you [ Music ] number eleven near automata, you, okay, good thing, oh, and did that direct? Yes, off, you are going to die. Most post-apocalyptic worlds are gloomy and filled with dread, but near proves that they don't have to be. The overgrowth of nature is serene, as you glide around as the Android to be composure. Teg, okay base core lends itself well to the peaceful landscape, as well as the pulse-pounding action sequences, which can have gameplay switch from hack and slash to shoot them up, and that's not even getting into it's challenging and thought-provoking story. What path will you take it's up to you to decide number 10 Fallout New Vegas, that's right! Obsidians fallout spin-off made it while the Fez does main entries didn't, but it more than deserves its spot. Most games in the series are showered with praise for open-world gameplay New Vegas made improvements on that of Fallout 3 while including dastardly characters and tantalizing storylines that do the real Sin City proud. Is it any wonder my legion has so little loved for you. So tell me this because I really want to know I am feared with good reason, but you of all people dare to come here and stand before me. The mighty Kai's are. There are degenerates and factions hidden around every corner of this wasteland, making it endlessly fun to explore number 9 Assassin's Creed Odyssey after 10 games. It'S remarkable that Ubisoft only recently released the best in the series ancient Greece has never seen so lively in a game with each Island lush with wildlife and packed with content yet set against the Peloponnesian War. They also bring treacherous villains. Black Flag is another extraordinary entry, but with Odyssey similar sea warfare, deep luring characters and quests that pull you in every direction. It'S clear which reign supreme. Did you actually need something? Or did you just want to educate me on the finer points of democracy? Number 8. Batman Arkham City Arkham Asylum already gave us bat, tastic gameplay, so setting the sequel in a criminal infested city was a gift from the heavens. Do you want to know something funny, even after everything you've done, I would have saved you. Batman has one of the best robes galleries and comics with each of his baddies, receiving different types of quests and thugs crowding the streets. There'S plenty, the Caped Crusader can do take it easy, as we soared from building to building with Batman's belt of goodies. We knew it as the next evolution in superhero gaming, [, Music, ] number, seven Red Dead Redemption Red Dead Redemption is an excellent Western experience, but it's prequel is a masterclass in capturing life in the Old West. There'S something to do everywhere. You go whether it be hunting, stealing bringing in a bounty solving murders or just riding around on your trusty steed. It'S the type of game. You never want to end a near-perfect adventure world who just want to keep living in. Unless you bring me John Marston right now, also it's jaw-droppingly gorgeous [ Music, ], number, six Metal Gear, Solid 5, the phantom pain. Well, I'm sure you'll see the bigger picture. Eventually, if you get out of here alive today, Okajima birth, one of gaming's, most treasured franchises and his final entry contains one of the most dynamic open worlds. Yet a dynamic weather system, a real-time day/night cycle and different types of terrain. Immerse you deep in the world. Blended with the series signature, stealth, gameplay and the choice of your objective order, the world and enemies adapt to how you play this positively forces the player to change up how they approach every situation. Number 5. Minecraft. If you want a game to give you objectives, minecraft may not be for you, but if you want a game that lets your imagination run wild where you can build your own extensive, open world. Well then, let's face it. You'Ve been playing this game for years. What players have been able to create with a bunch of pixelated blocks is genuinely astounding in Minecraft. Variety truly has no end number for grand theft. Auto 5 grand theft, auto has seen numerous memorable entries just look at San Andreas, but when it comes to rampaging through a gigantic City, Rockstar have always managed to get better and better. Their latest was released way back in 2013 and they honestly haven't needed to release a new one since with so much to do a robust online community and how addictive it all feels. It'S like several games wrapped into one beautiful, notorious package. Number three, the Elder Scrolls 3 morrowind skyrim may get all the love, but it's morrowind. We have to thank for it. It'S a precursor for everything we think of when it comes to open world fantasy, rpgs and its exceedingly impressive for the time it was released. It is a 100 % free form, experience, letting you venture into the unknown and carve your own path. Morrowind improved upon its predecessors astronomically and influence the path Bethesda is still going down, make it quick Outlander number two, The Legend of Zelda breath of the wild, the sentence Nintendo reinvented the franchise is said so often when referring to breath of the wild that it's almost Lost in significance, but it should never be understated. Hyrule has never seemed so grand so real or so lived-in there's something tucked into every nook and cranny, whether it be a new weapon, a lovely village or magical on spiring moment. It beckons with a powerful sense of discovery unmatched by most games before we continue be sure to subscribe to our Channel and ring the bell to get notified about our latest videos. You have the option to be notified for occasional videos or all of them. If you're on your phone, make sure to go into your settings and switch on notifications number one, The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt. We'Ve said it before and we will say it a thousand times. The Witcher 3 is an immense success when it comes to crafting a video game world. The dark fantasy setting lends itself incredibly well to the damaged characters and horrific monsters. There'S a drive-in garel to find his loved ones. But it's weighed down by thankless duty and a war ravaged landscape through him. The player wants to explore this massive continent piecing back together, a broken Kingdom. I love the freedom and detail that open-world games offer and between breath of the wild and The Witcher 3. I have spent easily over 500 hours, exploring every nook and cranny of their worlds, all right friends, as always thank you for stopping by please. Let me know how much time you've spent in one of these open worlds and I'll see you guys next time,Like it? Share it! |