Indie games with smaller, denser maps offer a faster pace & unique experiences. Kenshi, a slow-burning RPG, rewards player agency with an expansive and dangerous map. Outer Wilds presents diverse, ...

Who doesn’t love a good open-world video game? After all, getting to explore massive maps in fantastical locations while controlling a character with special skills, abilities, and weapons is always ...

Not every open world game is like this, but quite a few will punish you if you spend too much time off the beaten path and ...

Aaron is lifelong gamer of all genres, and has most likely put some serious hours into playing your favorite game. When not playing video games, or writing about them, he can be found doing any and ...

GTA 5's map is impressive, but when it comes to density, these open-world games are on a whole different level.

Look, we’ll be the first to admit that open world games are EVERYWHERE, and that’s not always a good thing. The genre has become saturated, and you NEED to be willing to push through all the side ...

Megan (She/They) is a freelance journalist from the United Kingdom for the digital publication, Game Rant. She has been professionally writing gaming content for roughly four years now, since starting ...

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach's gorgeous open world can be easy to take for granted. After all, where once the prospect of free roaming through a large space was a novelty – like in GTA 3 – open ...

Vlad Mazanko is a list writer from Ukraine, and a passionate gaming enthusiast. One who enjoys not-so-great games like Anthem, Mafia 3, Mass Effect Andromeda, Marvel's Avengers, The Callisto Protocol, ...