🎮 Best Open World Games of 2025-2026

Here you won't find numerical scores from press outlets or system requirements. What you'll find are the games people are actually playing right now, the ones being talked about in chat, and the ones worth knowing even if you're not a lifelong gamer. Some are from 2024, some from 2025, a couple are 2026 launches. All of them are worth your time.

5 games · Open World

🔥 Best Open World games

🗺️ #1 9.8

Red Dead Redemption 2

Open World · 2018

The twilight of the Wild West told with obsessive detail. Arthur Morgan is one of the finest characters the medium has produced.

PS4 Xbox One PC

🗺️ #2 9.7

Elden Ring

Open World · 2022

FromSoftware meets George R.R. Martin: you die hundreds of times and come back for more. Open world suits the Souls formula perfectly.

PS5 Xbox Series PC

🗺️ #3 9.4

Grand Theft Auto V

Open World · 2013

Three robbers, a huge city, and an online mode that's made Rockstar money for a decade. The sandbox that won't die.

PS5 Xbox Series PC

🗺️ #4 8.8

Horizon Forbidden West

Open World · 2022

Aloy hunts giant machines across a gorgeous post-apocalyptic American west. A top-tier technical showcase.

PS5 PC

🗺️ #5 8.2

Elden Ring Nightreign

Open World · 2025

FromSoftware takes the Elden Ring world and turns it into a fast co-op roguelite. A bold experiment.

PS5 Xbox Series PC