There’s nothing quite like the unrestricted freedom of exploration and adventure that’s granted by the open-world genre, which is evident in the ever-growing popularity of such games. Just this year, ...

Expansive worlds, gorgeous visuals, and a dizzying sense of adventure ahead — these titles promise to deliver all three. The open-world genre continues to thrive, constantly offering fresh settings, ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

So, you want to play the best open-world games? The basis of this genre is freedom and immersion, allowing you to lose yourself in a virtual world that is non-linear and interactive in more ways than ...

Kicking things off, for a list like this, we need to determine what exactly “supernatural” games are, and it isn’t as straightforward as it might seem. For example, there are plenty of ghosts and ...

Gerardo is a marketing major and copywriter with over 4 years of experience. He fell in love with gaming as a toddler when his maternal grandmother bought him a Nintendo NES. Ever since then, he ...

If you thought the last few years delivered big games, 2026 is shaping up to be something else entirely. Next year is stacked with major releases, open-world adventures, ambitious RPGs, and massive ...

Adventure is one of the most overused words in games, and somehow one of the most misunderstood. We throw it around for anything with a big map and a vague promise of freedom, but very few games ...

Ubisoft recently announced that Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced drops this July, bringing high-seas exploration to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. For many players, the upcoming release ...

After well over half a decade of so many amazing titles, this DualShockers' list ranks the best open-world games of the 2020s ...

Total sales for open-world adventure game Hello Kitty Island Adventure have surpassed one million units just 30 days after its January 30 release for Switch and PC via Steam, developer Sunblink ...

Vlad Mazanko is Ukraine-based gaming enthusiast, writing about the industry since 2013 and covering everything from games and studios to movies and TV shows. He joined the Valnet family back in 2021, ...