Open-world games like Cyberpunk 2077 are addictive because they give players near-endless freedom.

CD Projekt Red has just upgrade The Witcher 3 experience, but there is an open-world RPG that deserves it more.

Jack Black, Kevin Hart and Karen Gillan also reprise their roles for Jake Kasdan's final installment in the Sony trilogy that ...

GTA 6 has a chance to make open-world exploration exciting again in an era full of random map marker check-lists.

Broken launches, unfinished repairs, lost online worlds, and brutal learning curves make these open-world RPGs almost ...

Nintendo Switch Sports Resort's excellent open-world modes continues an emerging Switch 2 trend started with Mario Kart World.

In November 2026, 3 open-world games shut down their servers for good, making them unplayable to hundreds, if not thousands ...

Going long.

Skyrim popularized the open-world RPG, but since its 2011 debut, masterful video games like Elden Ring and Cyberpunk 2077 ...

Open World has led to excitement and sadness among fans. Its tagline hints that the upcoming adventure could be the last ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Stubbs covers esports, competitive games and the creator economy. There’s nothing quite like open world games. The freedom to ...

Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap I’m about 18 hours into Sucker Punch Productions’ latest samurai adventure Ghost of Yōtei, but I’ve barely made any headway on the ...