These open-world games actually make sparse maps a strength instead of a weakness.

From Skyrim’s tabletop vistas to Elden Ring’s golden parchment, these open-world games turn map reading into immersive art.

While open-world games aren’t the be-all and end-all of modern triple-A video games anymore, there’s still something great about a massive world that you can explore to your heart’s content ...

Here are the biggest open world games this console generation. These are the biggest video game maps around right now ripe for exploration.

As technology has progressed, open-world video games have grown increasingly bigger. What seems like a universal positive has shown problems preventing the genre from truly moving forward, however ...

Most gamers love a gorgeous open world but in the case of video game maps, bigger doesn’t always mean better.

Open-world games are among the most popular in the medium. These are the best open-world games of all-time, excluding MMO games, which have their own list.

From cities to jungles, the best open world games let you roam free and stumble upon surprises. Here's our top 25 to play next.

Tchia has almost two dozen hand-drawn treasure maps, sending you on a hunt across a beautiful archipelago.

Here are recommendations for pleasant, immersive video games now that old hands, as well as the dilettantes among us, have more time to play them.

Japanese developer METASLA has announced pixel art open-world action RPG Sea Fantasy for console and PC (Steam). Specific consoles are to be announced.

Spider-Man 2 showed off its new open world at the latest State of Play. Most of the game's open-world systems have been revamped, including maps, activities, fast travel, and district progress.