Best Singleplayer Open World Games of All Time
The open world in modern games has started to appear relatively recently. Perhaps for some, it has existed for a long time in MMORPGs, but the open world that is implied in the industry now is somewhat different.
And it emerged specifically in single-player games, where the focus is on exploring the environment and simulating cities, settlements, and so on.
Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Crafting, Survival, Open world
February 2, 2021
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
94/100
A fantasy sandbox with survival elements. You can play alone or with others, exploring the world and gathering resources, finding and raiding tombs, building bases...
Action, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Zombies, Cooperative (co-op), Parkour, Adventure, Narrative
February 4, 2022
VGTimes:
8.3/10
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
79/100
Metacritic:
76/100
A sequel to Dying Light featuring a new protagonist, characters, and setting, along with a new storyline that expands the game universe. The formula of "zombies...
Online, Simulation, Action, Shooter, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Open world, Survival
August 9, 2016
VGTimes:
5.6/10
Players:
7.7/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
75/100
No Man's Sky is an adventure simulator with a first-person view set in a futuristic environment. You will embark on the exploration of outer space and planets, some...
Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Indie, Virtual Reality (VR), Survival, Open world
December 14, 2014
VGTimes:
8.4/10
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
97/100
Metacritic:
83/100
Subnautica is a single-player adventure game set in a huge open world, with a first-person view, survival elements, and sandbox features. Playing the game will...
Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Zombies, Survival, Online, Open world, Exploration, Sandbox
December 13, 2013
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
40/100
Players find themselves in a world gripped by a zombie apocalypse, where the main task is survival. During the day, they search for resources, build shelters and...
Role-playing game, Adventure, Simulation, Action, Historical, First-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Survival
September 17, 2020
VGTimes:
7.4/10
Players:
8.1/10
Steam:
90/100
Metacritic:
73/100
Medieval Dynasty is a first-person action-adventure RPG set in an open world inspired by the medieval era. The main character is an ordinary poor man who has to...
Simulation, Strategy, Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future)
November 30, 2018
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
78/100
Metacritic:
59/100
X4: Foundations allows players to conquer a vast Galaxy. Build your empire from the inhabitants of different planets, races, and factions. Explore space on various...
Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic
October 28, 2008
Players:
8.1/10
Metacritic:
91/100
Fallout 3 is an action role-playing game set in a post-apocalyptic fantasy universe. The events of the games take place in 2277. 200 years have passed since the...
Action, First-person view, Online, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Crafting
July 28, 2020
Players:
8.8/10
Metacritic:
81/100
Grounded is a cooperative survival game from Obsidian. The plot tells about children who have shrunk to the size of insects. Now the grass seems huge to them, like...
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Science fiction, Flight Simulator, Simulation, Space, Open world
January 18, 2021
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
81/100
The game will tell the story of Adam Roslin, a clone pilot who is looking for his place in the endless universe. As the events of his past intertwine with the...
Top-down view, Adventure, Indie, Sandbox, Exploration, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Dungeons, Crafting, Farm Simulator
March 8, 2022
Players:
7.3/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
85/100
An arcade sandbox that you can play with friends in co-op for up to eight people. The main character is an explorer who wakes up in an ancient dungeon filled with...
Business / Management, Role-playing game, Third-person view, Simulation, Action, Adventure, Crafting, Open world
May 26, 2022
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
88/100
Metacritic:
75/100
The ideological continuation of My Time at Portia. In concept, the game has hardly changed: an open world, your own workshop and farm, as well as another town in...
Simulation, Adventure, Third-person view, Survival, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Open world, Construction, Crafting, Exploration, Fantasy
March 29, 2023
Players:
8.3/10
Steam:
83/100
The game takes place in the fantasy world of "shorties" who are trying to expand the territory of their peoples in a wild, unforgiving and ever-changing world...
Role-playing game, Action, Adventure, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)
April 19, 2018
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
78/100
For the King is an action-adventure RPG with an isometric camera view and random level generation. You have to travel through an endless fantasy world. You can play...
Strategy, Business / Management, Science fiction, Simulation, In real time, Post-apocalyptic, Indie, Isometric
December 7, 2022
Players:
9/10
Steam:
77/100
Metacritic:
72/100
A sci-fi strategy game with elements of survival and control, set on a space station. The gameplay combines construction, exploration and resource management in...
Action, First-person view, Adventure, Simulation, Survival, Open world, Exploration, Crafting, Construction
April 19, 2023
Players:
8.2/10
Steam:
85/100
The main character of the “survivor” is a member of an expedition who went in search of the source of eternal youth. After a shipwreck, the explorer wakes up on the...
Adventure, Role-playing game, Action, Shooter, Third-person view, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Open world, Crafting
July 25, 2024
VGTimes:
8.0/10
Players:
9.2/10
A large-scale fan modification for Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition. The player finds themselves in a dark and atmospheric version of the British capital, where...
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