Glossary
What is an open-world game?
An open-world game lets you roam a large map freely and choose where to go, instead of moving through fixed levels in order.
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How it works
The map is one connected space, and most of it is open early on. Story missions, side activities and secrets are spread across it, and you pick the order.
In the games we track
- Genshin Impact and Wuthering Waves: free open-world RPGs with pulls.
- Crimson Desert: Pearl Abyss's single-player open world, released in March 2026.
- Black Desert and The Elder Scrolls Online: open-world MMORPGs.
- Grand Theft Auto VI: Rockstar Games' next open-world game.
Games and guides
Sources
- Wikipedia – Open world, published by en.wikipedia.org
- Wikidata – Open world (Q867123), published by wikidata.org
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