After the games finish in less than ten hours, we are taking a new detour towards games that can keep us busy for hundreds of hours. If you need to escape the everyday and get lost in contemplation in fascinating worlds, here are, in our opinion, 10 of the best open-world games!
True prerogative of action-RPGs or action-adventure games, open-world games have a magical side for us. The freedom they offer allows us to immerse ourselves body and soul in their fascinating universe and to live great adventures at our own pace.
We have tried in this selection to offer you games with very different styles, in order to paint a portrait as eclectic as possible. Without further ado, join us for a few moments in the fantastic universe of open-world games!
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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- A huge and incredibly rich universe
- Touching characters and a gripping story
- The delightful soundtrack
It's no surprise that we get the ball rolling with this true masterpiece from CD Projekt RED. The adventures of Geralt de Riv have found here the most masterful conclusion possible. There was clearly a before and after The Witcher 3, which had a lasting influence on the way of designing open-world games in the West.
Beautiful, incredibly coherent and fascinating to navigate, the open world of The Witcher 3 is still an experience to be enjoyed without moderation, even seven years after its release.
To complete the picture, the story of the game is carried by a writing of a rare quality, which constantly makes us want to stay a few more hours in the company of the White Wolf.
Elden Ring
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- A fascinating and coherent universe
- Unforgettable Art Direction
- Deeper than ever gameplay
- The open world, a welcome breath
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- Less frustrating than Dark Souls
- Colossal and non-artificial content
Did you think you could escape it this time? Think again ! Because today it is inconceivable to talk about the best open-world games without mentioning the latest masterpiece from FromSoftware. Certainly less welcoming than that of The Witcher 3 (although), the universe of Elden Ring is no less fascinating. Quite the contrary, even.
Leaving you entirely free to explore the Underworld (and other more or less well-hidden areas that simply left us speechless) as you see fit, the game rewards your perseverance and effort every step of the way like rarely a game did.
Driven by a truly breathtaking artistic direction, Elden Ring has definitely left its mark on open-world games. So much so that it will be as difficult as the game itself to find one that barely comes close to its ankle.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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- An open world teeming with life and activity
- Gameplay that breathes freedom
- A title transcended by thousands of mods, even today
When it comes to freedom in an open-world game, few franchises represent it better than The Elder Scrolls. With Skyrim, Bethesda has outdone itself and offers us a truly epic adventure worthy of the songs of the skalds in the native land of the Nords.
Every corner of the game can be visited and offers its share of little stories to densify that of your character created by you. And let's not talk about the battles against dragons, which have undoubtedly helped to elevate Skyrim to the rank of the franchise's most cult title.
And as if the already gargantuan base adventure wasn't enough, you can count on a passionate and engaged community of modders. Thanks to her and even eleven after its release, Skyrim remains a true timeless monument of open-world games.
Red Dead Redemption 2
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Price- Rockstar's writing, still as engaging
- A real visual slap
- The rhythm, slow, which encourages you to take your time
- An impeccable sound score
- A coherent, lively and very immersive world
- Uh... did we tell you it was sumptuous?
Let's leave the medieval-fantasy for a while to go together to the Wild West. And what better representative of an open-world game with cowboys, gunslinger duels and stagecoach attacks than Red Dead Redemption 2?
Eight years after the release of an excellent first opus, Rockstar has surpassed itself with a masterful sequel. The world that we travel in the company of Arthur Morgan is a constant wonder, carried by a slow rhythm that makes us want to take our time.
To punctuate your walks, you can count on breathtaking action phases and a heartbreaking story which, like the game as a whole, will not leave you unscathed.
Grand Theft Auto V
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- Storyline and three engaging playable characters
- Grand Theft Auto formula perfected
- High-flying soundtrack
- Always on top despite his age
In the court of the greatest open-world games, we can say that Rockstar has no equal. Before Red Dead Redemption 2, the studio had already caused an earthquake in the gaming landscape with Grand Theft Auto V, one of the best-selling games of all time.
Even nine years after its release, the open world of GTA V remains a true reference of the genre thanks to a city of Los Santos giving pride of place to great freedom. Fun as hell, the game is also carried by three iconic characters in a very well-crafted scenario.
And if you've already made it through the base game, GTA Online is here to keep you busy for hundreds, if not thousands, of hours. For all these reasons, GTA V represents the most successful simulation of organized crime to date.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
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- A rich and beautiful open world
- An amazing lifespan
- A real lesson in level design
At the center of our selection, it was unthinkable not to mention this true masterpiece from Nintendo. Not content with revolutionizing the formula of a properly legendary franchise, Breath of the Wild also revolutionized the way of designing an open-world game.
Here, no untimely quest marker, no clear path. Breath of the Wild was simply the breath of fresh air that open-world games needed in its day. Even today, we find its influence in illustrious titles like Elden Ring.
While waiting with hardly contained impatience for its sequel, it is with undisguised pleasure that we return from time to time to this magnificent title in all respects.
Horizon forbidden west
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- A truly sumptuous universe
- Interesting storyline and characters
- Well-crafted side quests
- The fights against the machines still as exhilarating
- A masterful soundtrack
- PS4 versions up to snuff
Keep your arrow nocked, as we go hunting machines with Aloy in her masterful new adventure: Forbidden West! More classic in its structure than a Breath of the Wild, its open-world compensates with a magnificently exotic universe.
The contrast between a wild world and futuristic machinery is clearly what sets the Horizon franchise apart from the rest. His breathless fights come to put the final blow to grab us into this fascinating universe for hours.
The latest PlayStation exclusive with Aloy is clearly a fantastic experience to live, on which we always come back with pleasure.
Ghost of Tsushima
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- Tsushima, a superb island with varied scenery
- Interesting side quests
- Almost perfect optimization
- Some great gameplay ideas
- Good use of Dualshock 4 features
- The very complete photo mode
If you're fascinated by feudal Japan, you'll hardly find a better open-world representation than another PlayStation exclusive: Ghost of Tsushima! The American studio Sucker Punch has clearly surpassed itself to offer us a unique journey.
Carried by a sumptuous artistic direction, this game brilliantly conveys all the love of its developers for a fascinating period in the history of Japan. Ghost of Tsushima transports us through the poetry of its world, written with the edge of the sword.
His fights are not to be outdone and pay a vibrant tribute to traditional Japanese cinema. The whole thing thus creates an exquisite atmosphere that suddenly gives us a strange desire to speak in haiku.
Death Stranding
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- An unforgettable experience
- Complex scenario but generous in explanations
- The countless degrees of reading
- All the community aspect
- Visually flawless
Open-world games are a constant call to travel, and no title has understood this better than the legendary Hideo Kojima's latest baby: Death Stranding.
Making hiking an intrinsic mechanism to this true video game UFO, Kojima Production transports us. Literally. This desolate universe that we have to rebuild in the company of Sam (Norman Reedus) has indeed grabbed us as a game has rarely done.
True to form, Kojima offers us, in addition to a video game experience that we can without blushing qualify as revolutionary, a scenario worthy of the great auteur films. A truly unique adventure, which we go through step by step with the simple pleasure of strolling, escaping and marveling.
Days Gone
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- A quality PC port
- Adjustable FOV
- Graphically beautiful
- A survival side well put forward
- The motorcycle and its management, a good idea
- The interpretation of the characters
- A very generous photo mode
To end on a happy note, we suggest that you end our journey in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. An overused theme in video games, but which with Days Gone finds an open-world formula that works devilishly well.
In the company of Deacon, we will live like rarely in the heart of a zombie apocalypse. We will have to fight for every resource, every minute in this unforgiving world, and sometimes make terrible sacrifices to survive.
Despite its sometimes suffocating atmosphere, Days Gone never forgets to amaze us in its world where civilization as we know it has died out. And it is with constant fascination that we travel through it, perched on our faithful bike.
