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10 Best Open-World Sci-Fi Games Of All Time

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No Man's Sky
No Man's Sky
2016 ·169 writers · 391 pieces
→02
NieR: Automata
NieR: Automata
2017 ·109 writers · 175 pieces
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Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds
2019 ·63 writers · 48 pieces
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Death Stranding
Death Stranding
2019 ·75 writers · 137 pieces
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Elite
Elite
1984 ·5 writers · 4 pieces
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Stalker
Stalker
2020 ·11 writers · 18 pieces
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Cyberpunk 2077
Cyberpunk 2077
2020 ·242 writers · 907 pieces
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Starfield
Starfield
2023 ·148 writers · 493 pieces
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