Games with a large game world. The best open world games on PC

Most games can be divided into linear and open. The second ones are longer, more varied and more addictive, especially if there are well-developed locations. But the developers need to convince you that the world is alive - only then will you want to study it. We present ten such games.

Red Dead Redemption

This is a more mature Grand Theft Auto. Adult not in the sense that there is more blood, shooting and girls greedy for the sound of coins. It's about the world and the story being told. GTA is pure satire, which sometimes includes drama, albeit quite successfully. Red Dead Redemption is completely different. Cowboy John Marston, who caused trouble in his youth, must help important officials in capturing his former gang comrades, otherwise his family will literally be in trouble.

The hero, who has given up crime, goes against old acquaintances and, in a sense, against himself. At the same time, the world around is changing: progress is progressing, cars are appearing that leave no chance for horses, and Marston realizes that the era of the Wild West will soon end, and he does not know and does not want any other life. The story is skillfully diluted with comical characters (like a completely insane gravedigger) and funny situations.

Red Dead Redemption features large area, which has a lot of activities: non-plot-related mini-stories, side quests, gambling, interesting duels - the Wild West is dangerous, but too good not to explore. The sequel is expected to be released this fall.

Far Cry

The series has experienced a rise, a fall and another rise. After the unexpectedly high-quality first part, fairly passable console versions followed, and then the terrible Far Cry 2 came out. It was a ready-made guide on “How not to make an open world”: the same type of tasks, a minimum of random events, boring roadblocks. It was time to bury the series.

Who would have thought that after this a fantastically cool third part would appear. Tropical island, stunning villain Vaas and spectacular leader of the Citra tribe, hurricane missions with choice, interesting idea with animal hunting, Ubisoft was on a roll. Even Far Cry 4, which only moved the action to the Himalayas without offering anything new, also went off with a bang.

Then came a sharp change in concept: Far Cry Primal is dedicated to primeval time. The step is controversial, but in general it turned out well - albeit not so spectacular, but extremely original. Ubisoft has learned how to fill its worlds interesting events, which was proven again in Watch Dogs 2.

Saints Row

Actions with open world sometimes casually referred to as "GTA clones". To avoid such comparisons, Volition has chosen its own path. Realizing that it would not be possible to surpass Rockstar in the level of production and elaboration of the world, the developers set out to make the most trashy action movie possible. Oddly enough, the idea turned out to be successful.

Saints Row is GTA gone crazy. Seriously, if you suddenly think that the height of madness is to dress up in a funny costume, throw a grenade at cars standing at a traffic light, and shoot the arriving policemen with a machine gun, then just launch the action game from Volition. Take the hero of Saints Row, for example. He has come a long way - from the leader of a street gang to the President of the United States.

In the fourth part of the game, an alien invasion occurs. Who, if not the head of state elected by the people, should be the first to protect his population? Moreover, there is no need to persuade him: the fighter, seasoned by courtyard showdowns, declares war on the aliens. The hero flies over the city, runs at incredible speed, incinerates and freezes enemies. It's trash in a good way, like Robert Rodriguez's Machete. You just need to not take what is happening seriously.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted

In racing, an open world is often not needed: there is practically nothing to do between competitions. One of the few exceptions is NFS: Most Wanted. Freedom of movement was first introduced in Underground 2, but the concept is best presented in the next game.

The project is dedicated to street racing - it was still fashionable back then. The hero needs to be at the top of the list of the best street racers in the sunny city of Rockport. Starting with something like a VW Golf GTI, the character rose higher and higher. At the end of the game, Lamborghinis and other exotics were revealed. At the same time, the BMW M3 GTR was chosen as the car of the best racer; it also appears on the cover of the game. It turned out funny: the hero drives the most powerful supercars, but dreams of defeating an upstart in some kind of BMW.

Most Wanted is packed with events: time trials, establishing maximum speed on the radar, sprints, circuit races, boss battles, long chases with the police - not every open-world action game will offer such variety.

Mafia

Mafia 3, released in the fall of 2016, was a complete failure: weak graphics, dead atmosphere and complete monotony of missions. If publisher 2K Games plans a new part, then the developers will have to try hard to restore trust in the franchise. But once upon a time everything was different.

Mafia: City of the Lost Heaven was released the same year as the PC version of GTA 3. The competition was fierce. The world of Rockstar's action was more alive, passers-by responded better to the player's intervention in their usual way of life. Mafia, from little-known Czechs from Illusion Softworks, offered a special atmosphere and well-developed characters.

Taxi driver Tommy Angelo accidentally received a ticket to the world of the mafia: he helped serious people escape and they offered to help him in the future. The hero enters a new world for himself and carries out tasks for major authorities. It's the 30s of the 20th century, men in hats drive huge cars and talk about loyalty to a mafia family. The second part took us to the middle of the last century. The atmosphere had changed, but the game was still addictive, although it was too short.

The Witcher

RPG is a genre for which an open world is almost mandatory. Complete freedom of action sometimes turns into total boredom: nothing happens in the game, the quests are already boring. The Polish Witcher series was spared the troubles of role-playing projects. A routine walk from one village to another can lead to a new investigation involving an ancient curse, star-crossed lovers, local drunks, ghosts, witches and the village elder - sometimes all at once.

The Witcher Geralt is a medieval freelancer and a complete parasite. Constant source has no income, is not a fool to drink, party and spend time playing dice, works from time to time, as orders appear. True, it would be difficult for tax collectors to obtain compensation from him to the royal treasury, and even more difficult to send him to forced labor. The hero wields a sword better than any person, fights well with his fists, and knows how to approach magical creatures.

The world of the third game turned out to be especially large and alive. Adventures happen at every turn. Having climbed into the thick of the forest, you will find a hermit's hut, wander into a gateway - you will have to save an inept guard from bandits, and so on all the time. The Witcher is constantly calling you somewhere, and you just need to turn off the path.

Fallout

The game was not the first RPG in a post-apocalyptic setting. Nine years before the release of the debut part, Wasteland was released, which has now been revived. But it was Fallout that gained the greatest fame and popularity.

Freedom of action is elevated to absolute: no one cares what you do. More and more new quests appear, characters entice you with intriguing stories, but you can simply walk off into the sunset towards your destiny. Fallout is imbued with the spirit of adventurism - you want to explore this world in detail, and it’s nice that there are many secrets hidden in it.

Despite the consequences nuclear war, the world of Fallout lives on. With complete freedom, you won’t be bored - events, like in The Witcher, will appear on their own.

The Elder Scrolls

The action changes from part to part: the central region of the world of Tamriel - Cyrodiil - is shown in TES IV: Oblivion, we find ourselves in northern Skyrim in TES V, we walk around the province of Morrowind in the third numbered game, and so on. All locations are terribly interesting to explore.

In The Elder Scrolls a lot of shortcomings: tasks of the same type, strange role-playing system. Let's say, nothing prevents a warrior character from undergoing training at the Mages Guild - it's about the same as a humanities student receiving a physics and mathematics diploma. And so much can be said about balance: about the automatic increase in enemy levels relative to your hero (see Oblivion), and about killing a dragon with one arrow (see Skyrim).

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 in your spare time, do the right thing - play games.

An important point: this is not the top of the 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 lies 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 truly 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 main endings 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 recent 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 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 for interacting with the outside world, and two sticks for controlling the brothers.

There is nothing here other than 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 superfluous. 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

The 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. for many 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 races for Speed- 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 creates magic with 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 goes by. 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.

A cool open world with frighteningly realistic graphics and a plot that you won't want to tear yourself away from.. 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, and that's all. 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.

Over the past few decades virtual reality has gained immense popularity among all age groups. Games become more interesting, more realistic, graphics and plot improve. The best games are those with an open world and freedom of action, which allows the user not to follow a linear plot, but to play according to his own scenario within the limits allowed by the game. It develops imagination and gives free rein creativity. Next we will find out what they are, Top 10 Open World Games on PC.

1. GTA V

Tops the top open world games GTA V. On at the moment This last game from those released in the Grand Theft Auto line. Unlike previous versions, GTA V allows you to play with three characters to choose from. Each character has its own unique skills and missions. For those who like a linear plot, the game provides more than 60 missions, many of which have multiple development options. For fans of a large gaming space there is also good news: The entire map of Los Santos (the game's copy of Los Angeles) is open immediately. Now you don’t need to go through most of the missions to be able to move freely throughout the city.

GTA V has many options for interacting with characters, however, be careful, NPCs can now call the police. Animals and the ability to interact with them appeared in the game. Also in the game you can rob banks, flirt with girls, access the Internet via your smartphone and watch TV. This is a game with complete freedom of action!

The Witcher 3 is on the list of the best RPGs. The game is the final part of a trilogy based on the Witcher novel series. The only game of this line that has a large open world.

The Witcher 3 takes us into the fantasy world created by Andrzej Sapkowski in his novels. The player has two large game worlds at his disposal, similar to Europe during the Middle Ages, several castles and small principalities. They are inhabited by ordinary people, fairy-tale creatures and malevolent chimeras. The latter will have to be killed, so you won’t be able to play calmly, even without following the plot.

The plot of the game is quite detailed and consists of many missions, which are based on the war between two kingdoms. Realistic graphics and excellent audio of the game allow you to completely immerse yourself in the fabulous Middle Ages with complete freedom of action.

3. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Skyrim invites us to plunge into a magical world full of secrets and mysteries. At the very beginning, the player can choose the race, appearance and gender of the character. The game's storyline has many branches; missions put the main character before a choice that affects further development plot. The player himself scouts the map and finds tasks, but it is not necessary to complete them.

Created as an alternative to the main plot of the game huge world with freedom of action. The character can move between cities, fight enemies, and join one of eight guilds. Also in the game you can prepare potions and food, work as a woodcutter and blacksmith, study magic, ride a horse, choose clothes and equipment, get married. The life and landscapes of the game are reminiscent of ancient Scandinavia. This RPG is a product of the kingdom of cold and magic.

This is one of the most interesting superhero games at the moment. The plot of the game is linear, it is based on the confrontation between Batman and the Joker. The player will have to act in a psychiatric hospital, where he can move freely, interact with objects, fight villains and solve logical puzzles using gadgets. The hospital map is quite large, but there are not many interaction options. In any case, you will have to follow the plot. The game was released in 2009, so the graphics can hardly be called realistic, but fans of DC Comics will definitely like the game.

Another part of Far Cry, released in 2014. This game differs from previous ones in its hyper-realistic graphics, clear detail of objects and a new level of the game world. Now animals and NPCs not only exist, they actively interfere with the gameplay, often against the will of the player.

The game's storyline develops around one character, but the plot is branched and has five possible endings. During the game you need to complete various missions and tasks, but only goals are provided for by the plot; complete freedom of action is given to achieve them. The player can drive a car or ride an elephant, fly, climb mountains using special equipment. The character can be attacked by predators, but they can also help in completing missions. In general, the NPC world has become much smarter, all that remains is to learn how to interact with it.

The best open-world third-person shooter of 2010. The game is very similar to GTA, but the action takes place in America at the beginning of the twentieth century. This gives Red Dead Redemption its special charm. Weapons of the last century, riding horses, hunting animals - everything in best traditions those distant times.

The game's storyline has branches and, as usual, consists of many missions that will have to be completed by one character. You play as a former gangster who helps law enforcement officers take down his former gang. Now you can choose which side to take. The game with complete freedom of action allows you to follow the path of an honest agent or a merciless gangster, which is displayed on the “honor” panel. The interesting and unusual plot of the game is complemented by fairly good graphics.

The seventh place in the ranking was taken by the survival RPG Fallout 4. The game appeared at the end of 2015 and quickly became popular. The prologue to the main action takes place in the house of the main character, where we choose his gender and appearance. Here the first secret of the “smart” game awaits us: if you have chosen a man to play, there will be a wife in his bedroom, if a woman, there will be a husband.

The beginning of the storyline has no branches, whether you like it or not, you will have to play in a post-apocalyptic world 200 years after the first events of the game. At first, the game itself leads you from one mission to another and there is no freedom of action at all. However, at some point you seem to be set free, now you yourself have the right to choose your own path in the big world. In the game you can choose one of four factions, or try to support good relationship with each, choose a weapon or upgrade your favorite gun to the maximum and go through the entire game with it, develop one skill or all, create or destroy. One more interesting feature game: there is no sensor of good and evil in it, now only you decide what is good and what is evil.

The top open-world PC games include the shooter Just cause 2. This game is a semantic continuation of the first part of Just cause. We play Rico Rodriguez, a CIA agent sent to the island of Panau to overthrow the current government. The beginning of the game's plot is linear, but soon the player gets complete freedom of action.

The map consists of several large islands, so it will be difficult to move around on foot. There are about a hundred types of transport in the game that drive, fly and swim; you can steal or buy them, and then modify them at your discretion. The main enemy is the army of the current government; you can create any relationship with the rest of the NPCs. Help the factions by completing their small missions and they will come to your side. The game's plot has two checkpoints: arriving on the island and achieving the main goal - the rest is up to you.

This game with a large world is designed to introduce us to the very origins of the cybernetic revolution, it is a prequel to the already existing parts of Deus Ex. You play Adam Jensen, a man whose body parts are cybernetic implants. At the beginning of the game, the main character cannot yet use his implants to their full potential, but as the game progresses, you gain new opportunities and various modifications to the hero’s body.

The game's plot consists of many missions, each of which can be completed in at least two ways. You can shoot at everyone in a row, achieving your goal, or you can look for peaceful paths, complete missions as a spy or intelligence officer, negotiate with heroes, convince and deceive. The open world of the game allows you to walk around the Detroit of the future, picking locks and getting into various buildings. Deus Ex: Human Revolution will please both fans of brute force and those who like to act carefully, relying on logic.

The last one on our list of the best open world games is the RPG Dead Island: Riptide. The main plot of the game is this: the ship you are on has been subjected to terrible epidemic and everyone except the main character and a couple of lucky ones turned into zombies, now the survivors are trying to overcome the mutated ones, and they are doing it with your own hands.

In general, the idea of ​​the game is interesting and in addition to the main line there are many additional missions. Freedom of action in the game allows you to explore the island and kill zombies by any means, literally everything that you can think of. There is also no limit to the possibilities of weapon modification, for example, you can hammer nails into a club and it will do more damage. The concept of the game is quite simple: you are and there are zombies, everything else is limited only by your imagination.

We live in a golden age where there are no shortage of great open world games on the market. Here is a list of our favorites.

It's a great time for games with an open world and many virtual sandboxes, in which everything depends solely on the player's choice. Of course, they have their own stories, story missions, quests and goals, but players are free to complete them in the order in which they enter them.

From fantasy worlds to entire gaming galaxies, from modern cities to post-apocalyptic wastelands, the best open world games give gamers absolute decision-making freedom to do whatever they want, whenever they want, while enjoying a compelling story along the way. your own adventure. So, Here are the most outstanding open world games for PC.

Assassin's Creed Odyssey

Assassin's Creed Odyssey was a significant milestone for the franchise, changing much of what the Assassin's Creed series was known for. Odyssey has transformed itself into a full-fledged RPG. At the same time, it follows the tradition of having an incredibly large open world filled with small details, colorful landscapes and a variety of quests.

“They say that size doesn’t matter, but The Odyssey benefits from the sheer scale of Ancient Greece, especially since each location is different from the next,” our review says.

It's a vast world to explore and explore, and every part of it has its own unique atmosphere, from the arid wastelands of Crete to the lush green plains of Arcadia. This is not only the biggest, but also the most beautiful game from Ubisoft."

Wide underwater world Subnautica games and the variety of underwater life as a whole make up the magnificent and amazingly huge open world in the industry computer games. Games literally are rarely this flawless.

I admire how the light rendering and rendering make each biome distinct underwater creation, so alien and at the same time so familiar. I like to swim after different creatures, even aggressive ones. At such moments, I happily explore the underwater cave system, forgetting to leave glowing signs that would help me get back.

Honestly, the imitation of life here is at the most basic level. However, Subnautica receives rave reviews for its incredible creation of the illusion of an ecosystem. Big fish eat small fish, and their respective characteristics and physical features matter. And it doesn’t matter that most of them look pretty good against the backdrop of the deep sea abyss. And between these studies, at the call of natural curiosity, you can follow the plot. Say no more so as not to spoil the sci-fi mystery.

The game is definitely worth the money: the developers managed to transfer real locations into the virtual world with such precision and attention to detail, as well as such a wonderful atmosphere, that they turned out to be even more attractive than their real prototypes.

Los Santos looks much larger than GTA 4's Liberty City, and even than the entire state of San Andreas we first saw in 2004 - as a result, Rockstar have given us a game made to such a high standard that they have clearly outdone themselves myself.

In addition to the excellent storyline and the real madness happening in the vastness of GTA Online, everyone will enjoy about 100 hours of chases and shootouts on land, on water and in the air, which will appeal to all connoisseurs of the genre.

Assassin's Creed: Origins

The world of Origins is by far the best in the entire game series and one of the best open ones that has ever existed. Our reviewer Chris liked the way Ubisoft designed the Ancient Egypt locations and made them feel alive despite the huge area.

Cities and towns are teeming with locals, farmers, workers and soldiers. Here huge amount wild life (which can eventually be tamed): from the vicious crocodiles and hippos that live in the waters of the Nile, to the lions and hymens that wander along the sand dunes of the mountains and flamingos and egrets that fly into the sky as you rush by horse near them.

Gold can be found in the Thar Desert. After playing for 35 hours trying to complete the main quest, Chris was still unable to visit every location on the map. This means that there are some quests, characters, and societies left in the game that you can still take a look at. Assassin's Creed: Origins proves that Ubisoft can reinvigorate the tired franchise through sheer skill.

At the same time, the company does not have to add dubious and low-quality content. Nevertheless, it is wonderful to be in the areas of Ancient Egypt. Now you can explore every centimeter of it without killing people, thanks to this educational mod.

Decently bugged, Kingdom Come: Deliverance is an open-world RPG whose ambitions largely outstrip its problems. This is not only part of the bohemian Middle Ages, but also a complex of imitation of (conditionally historical) life and death.

If you are caught stealing, you will have to spend some time behind bars. If you draw your sword during a fist fight, your opponent will likely back down or even apologize. Nobles will be more willing to communicate with you after you take a shower. If your reputation in the city is high enough, local residents, seeing you on the street, will exclaim your name and praise you.

He continues and barely touches on everything else. The detail in the life simulation here is pretty absurd, but Kingdom Come manages to tie it all together to a pretty good standard. From start to finish, you play as a naive, vulnerable and unremarkable young man. The shadows of small dangers hang over the lovable fool Henry, filling the world with mysteries and dangers that we are looking for in a huge open world.

Forza Horizon 3 is a racing simulator, but the game is not limited to just racing. Players are presented with a huge and beautiful sandbox full of city streets, picturesque beaches, green forests and giant deserts, recreating a large part of Australia.

Here we always have something to do: races, special tasks, special tricks, collecting bonuses, not to mention a decent fleet of vehicles, where each car is worked out to the smallest detail. Forza Horizon 3 is a series title for its size, variety, and fun.

In the game Stalker, the main enemy of the gamer can be called the open world. Gamma radiation, many anomalies and radioactive storms can shorten the life of newcomers to a few moments. In every building there is a high probability of stumbling upon looters or terrible mutated creatures. Ammo and armor are a rarity in this world, and a feeling of alienation reigns here in almost every location.

But many experienced stalkers will confirm that the Zone inexplicably attracts them. Explore abandoned Ukrainian factories and try to come to terms with the lifeless silence. After some time, you will understand that the destroyed world of Stalker is beautiful in its own way.

A remarkable technical achievement, The Witcher 3 is a true milestone in the history of open world gaming, taking full advantage of the capabilities of modern gaming systems to create a compelling experience. environment, where every little detail is worked out and looks natural. The gloomy swamps of Velen are just an aperitif, after which the main course awaits you in the form of the huge Novigrad and the northern region of Skellige - one of the most beautiful locations in the entire history of gaming.

You can spend hundreds of hours here, moving between islands, completing various quests, encountering witches, slaying monsters and playing Gwent with the rowdy locals. Yes, the cities in The Witcher 3 are bustling with life, unlike other free world games which can seem rather dull in comparison.

Here you can simply direct the hero in any direction at any time and still find something - and this speaks of the quality of detail in the open world.

Not every game has an open world as expansive as Elite: Dangerous. You have to take the helm spaceship and fly across the entire Milky Way galaxy, simultaneously fighting pirates (or becoming one of them), blowing up asteroids, transporting and selling goods, or simply discovering uncharted stars of the planet, as well as entire systems.

Whether you're playing solo or online, you'll find adventure among the 400 billion solar systems featured in Elite. Of course, it won't happen without aliens.

Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag

One of the most exciting Assassin's Creed titles since the second game, Black Flag masterfully combines the familiar elements of parkour and sailing through a lush Caribbean archipelago. Small islands, whales, various forts and colonial fortifications - all this awaits you in the vast ocean, and on the largest islands events standard for the Assassin’s Creed series will unfold. Against the backdrop of the frankly weak third part, Black Flag looked like a breath of fresh sea air.

The cities have become smaller, and the plot is more pointless, but not every game allows you to destroy the port with your own hands. Imagine your ship's guns tearing apart seemingly solid walls as you run across the battlefield, hunting down enemy commanders with pistols at the ready. It is in moments like these that you realize how good the local open world is. In addition, storms are perfectly recreated here.

Walking through the world of Morrowind is very similar to walking through the streets of the Victorian era - it is clear that technology was not used to recreate the image, but everything looks surprisingly realistic. A kind of look at the world, frozen in time, which is both frightening and attractive. Morrowind became a real bridge between the spectacular but soulless 3D blockbusters of today and the enchanting role-playing games of the last century.

Thanks to well-known mods like OpenMW and Skywind, it is quite possible that Morrowind's popularity will continue to coming years. The game world continues to surprise and delight just as it did 15 years ago.

The full potential of the open world in Metal Gear Solid 5 opens up only when the player stops using a helicopter for each mission and begins to move on foot through two huge locations (Afghanistan and the border between Angola and Zaire), acting in RPG style. The stealth action game from Kojima Productions encourages freedom of action, and the progression system generously rewards the player for making the most decisions.

It all starts modestly: with a weak pistol in the hand and futile attempts to get into the heads of enemies, but by the end of the game, gamers can already attract opponents with a mechanical arm, lift tanks with the help of balloons and call in an artillery strike on bears. Perhaps all the components of a great game are in place.

The stylish and pixelated 2D universe presented in Starbound is richer than it seems. You will find quests, battles with regular enemies and bosses, exploration, and interplanetary travel. Carrying out excavations on the next planet, studying new ones solar systems or building your own town with friendly NPCs, you will understand that the world (or rather, worlds) of Starbound is so pleasant that you want to spend as much time as possible in it.

It's certainly not the deepest game on the list, but it's engaging because of its wildness and level of fun. It's not always possible to see such a huge open world, which is a real playground for experiments, and the famous grappling hook and endless parachutes help you easily move around all corners of this tropical paradise.

I'm sure you'll barely touch the ground, quickly moving through the air from one point to another, causing chaos and destruction along the way. IN Just Cause 3 we saw more impressive scales, but in this game the open world is much more interesting.

There is something attractive in a destroyed world, and the wasteland of Mad Max pleases the eye with its stunning views. From industrial locations to lifeless deserts and lakes filled with toxic waste, the local world is fraught with danger, but the whole world is built on this. In addition, you can explore the local expanses in a homemade car, whose body is covered with spikes, which will be very useful when colliding with all the madmen that inhabit the local expanses.

The gameplay in Mad Max may seem monotonous and quickly boring to some, especially when the game forces us to get out of the car and move on foot, but, nevertheless, the adventures of Mad Max are a real high-octane pleasure.

The entire Saints Row series is an inventive satire of the entire gaming industry, but don't rush to conclusions after seeing the slightly empty city from Saints Row 4. Superpowers like Hulk-style long-distance jumping, running at high speeds, as well as a set of unique weapons and With moves straight from wrestling, the game is the closest thing in spirit to Crackdown that can be found on PC, but there is also a ton of humor.

The game is favored by a cannon that allows you to inflate enemies until they explode, and a dubstep gun, the firing speed of which depends on the costume the character is wearing. These facts alone are enough to at least try the game.

Looks can be deceiving: Westerado is a stunning open world game that gives the player an incredible level of freedom. The plot here does not shine with originality - we are looking for a certain madman who killed our entire family, but the identity of the criminal changes with each new playthrough.

As you explore a dusty, Wild West-style world and search for the killer, you're free to do whatever you want—you can accuse anyone you meet of the aforementioned crime at any time. If you wish, you can even shoot any NPC right during the dialogue. Be a hero, a bandit or anything else. The choice is entirely yours.

A harsh post-apocalyptic wasteland is supposed to be boring by definition, but Bethesda has spent decades honing its own formula to make Fallout 4 as rich a place as possible. Yes, the game ended up not being as revolutionary as its predecessors, but participating in military operations in Boston, densely populated by people and mutants, is still interesting. On the outskirts of Diamond City, endless battles rage, while in the wasteland, survivors fight brutal mutants who are trying to devour everything that moves.

With the exception of Minecraft, this is the only game where gamers can change the world around us. Villages are liberated to use the property of local residents to build cities with amenities such as running water and turrets designed to ward off intruders. And since the game was based on an advanced version of the Creation engine, which underlay Skyrim and Oblivion, it became a real paradise for modders.

And, of course, it only gets better with mods. Follow the link to find a selection.

Thanks to PlayStation Now and backwards compatibility Xbox One this masterpiece from Bethesda managed to make it onto our list. Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion has stood the test of time. It's filled with enough quests and memorable characters (yes, I'm talking about you, Glarthir) that you'll immediately want to shut yourself out from the rest of the world and spend hours trying to achieve the highest rank in the Thieves Guild or return giant potatoes to their rightful owner.

Once you get out of prison in the prologue, you can do whatever your heart desires, even postponing the mission to save the world indefinitely. It would be the same in real life.

This is the best game in existence, if, of course, you get the hang of it. Like Minecraft, Dwarf Fortress generates entire planets in a matter of seconds. And everything is not limited to just creating realistic rivers and continents. The local system generates real civilizations with their own stories, wars, heroes and even religious beliefs. Sometimes civilizations do not even survive the world generation process.

In these cases, we stumble upon the ruins of their buildings, restoring them for our fortress, or find hidden treasures in the role-playing game mode. Many will be put off by the ASCII interface, and before starting the game it is worth watching a couple of training videos, but it is worth recognizing that at the moment this is one of the most advanced open worlds, which, moreover, is regularly updated with fresh updates and patches.

The open world is usually equated with complete freedom and carefree fun, but Sunless Sea smashes this concept to smithereens. An intriguing plot and complex (and sometimes cruel) gameplay build your character so much that you involuntarily step into the role of the character. The ominous atmosphere will not appeal to everyone - and certainly not to those who do not like to read, but the game maintains the set pace from the very first seconds, and the recently released DLC is another reason to return to adventures full of dark humor in the sea.

Starting with Far Cry 2, the series each time offered the player shootouts in new exotic locations - from Africa and tropical islands to the Himalayas. Far Cry 2's setting, unique approach to action sequences, and partnership system quickly made the game a source of critical admiration. It still looks decent today, but since then Far Cry has introduced excellent stealth and added a cooperative mode, and the mesmerizing snowy peaks from Far Cry 4 simply cannot be ignored.

With each new part the game became more and more intense, so in parts 3 and 4, great attention was paid to capturing and holding various checkpoints. You can approach this task in an open world in different ways - combining an extensive arsenal and stealth kills in close combat. Like its predecessors, Far Cry 4 boasts excellent fire physics. It is especially noticeable in moments when everything is not going completely according to plan.

What if we imagined the open world not as a hostile environment where you need to focus on survival, but as a foundation for building your own world? Many games have tried to replicate the success of Minecraft over the years. Some of them, like Terraria and Starbound, have notably succeeded, but the original, which has become a symbol of an entire generation, continues to grow before our eyes with each new patch.

It's quite simple for the survival genre, but great as an interactive construction set - people build worlds of incredible detail in it. Minecraft is not just a great open world game, but a true cultural phenomenon.

This game may not have the most beautiful of worlds, but the complete freedom of action that is given to the player in Mount & Blade: Warband more than compensates for any shortcomings. You will travel through gigantic locations with medieval villages, cities and castles, where you can gather your own army to fight your enemies (you can, of course, do this alone, but it’s not as fun).

The combat system here is one of the best on PC, and the list of advantages of the game includes the ability to choose your own style of play. Complete quests, join any faction and become its leader... or just explore the world for fun. And if you pay attention to the many mods, you can transfer your adventures to the worlds of “ Star Wars", " " and other iconic universes.

The world of Skyrim doesn't revolve around you. Somewhere in the wilderness, a necromancer is trying to revive a skeleton. At the same time, during the day you meet a gang of bandits trying to defeat a giant (rest in peace to them) or wander into a nearby village, which is attacked by a dragon at the very moment when you, well-fed and satisfied, leave the tavern. Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim consists of many such stories that surround you everywhere: even if you avoid any major settlements, you will still complete at least 30% of the quests along the way.

The game world is replete with various interesting activities: There are so many amazing things to see here, so many strange creatures to hack to pieces, so many goods to steal from so many merchants and so many creepy Dwemer ruins to explore... oh yeah, and fight dragons. Having played Skyrim even for 100 hours (this is a beginner level), you will not complete all the quests and not kill all the bosses. It is difficult to overestimate the influence of this game on the gaming industry around the world. To understand the bar he's set for the next Elder Scrolls 6, we encourage you to dive into the world of Skyrim right now.