The top 25 best open-world games out right now, ranked

The writer's editorial order from the original article. We index, we don't re-rank.

01

Red Dead Redemption 2

2018 ·187 writers · 637 pieces

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

2023 ·142 writers · 317 pieces

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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

2015 ·83 writers · 150 pieces

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Elden Ring

2022 ·153 writers · 246 pieces

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Horizon Forbidden West

2022 ·56 writers · 166 pieces

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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

2011 ·167 writers · 421 pieces

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

2015 ·269 writers · 833 pieces

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Grand Theft Auto V

2013 ·174 writers · 506 pieces

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Yakuza 6: The Song of Life

2016 ·28 writers · 32 pieces

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Fallout 4

2015 ·175 writers · 463 pieces

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Shadow of the Colossus

2005 ·80 writers · 112 pieces

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

2025 ·154 writers · 538 pieces

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Hogwarts Legacy

2023 ·72 writers · 252 pieces

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Death Stranding

2019 ·75 writers · 137 pieces

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Ghost of Tsushima

2020 ·75 writers · 187 pieces

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Days Gone

2019 ·28 writers · 90 pieces

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Dragon's Dogma II

2024 ·95 writers · 172 pieces

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Subnautica

2018 ·45 writers · 30 pieces

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No Man's Sky

2016 ·169 writers · 392 pieces

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Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag

2013 ·67 writers · 112 pieces

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Marvel's Spider-Man 2

2023 ·93 writers · 228 pieces

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Starfield

2023 ·148 writers · 493 pieces

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Cyberpunk 2077

2020 ·243 writers · 912 pieces

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Genshin Impact

2020 ·44 writers · 40 pieces

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Forza Horizon 5

2021 ·79 writers · 240 pieces

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