Open world games in the city. Open world games on PC

It's hard to find a gamer who will say that games with small worlds are better than games with large ones. As a rule, the opposite happens: everyone wants more, and the more, the better. That's because big world, as a rule, is associated with freedom, and it is difficult to imagine anything more valuable in video games than freedom. So the big world is an interesting thing. And right now I will tell you about ten not very old games, whose worlds were the largest. And I bet it won't turn out to be what you think.

10th place. Skyrim: The Special Edition (39 km?).

Let's come with trump cards! Probably, when it came to the open world, many immediately remembered Skyrim, but, as it turned out, the world of this game is not so big. The game is many years old, but, nevertheless, at one time its icy expanses caused delight. And even now, to put it mildly, they do not seem small. For example, the map of another Bethesda game, Fallout 4, has an area of only 15 square kilometers, despite the difference of many years. However, it is worth adding that these same 39 km of Skyrim did not include dungeons. It seems difficult to count them, but if we added them, then perhaps the project would rise higher. Well, you also need to take into account that in this case we are talking about a Special Edition with all its additions.

9th place. Far Cry 4 (45 km?).

Ubisoft's love for games with open worlds showed immediately. A first-person shooter, and with such a world, you know, it’s worth a lot. Usually, when we say “first-person shooter,” we mean something in the hallway. But that's not the case here. There is a big, seamless, multi-level world here. There are no special caves here, but even without them it turned out pretty well. We do not have exact data on the area of the world of Far Cry 3, but, as reported from the field, the world of the third part turned out to be noticeably smaller.

8th place. Mad Max (50 km?).

If you find fault, you can repeat after the developers who insisted that the world of Mad Max is endless. But we know that this is not so. As soon as you go beyond the map area, an inscription appears on the entire screen saying that this is a wild wasteland, and there is absolutely nothing for you to do here. And, indeed, there was nothing to do, because in this very wasteland there was nothing useful at all. As for the world, the situation here is as follows: the world does not open immediately. From the first minutes you can’t get behind the wheel and drive it diagonally. The maps open in small areas, and therefore do not make a special impression, and do not amaze with their scale. However, the world, due to the “automobile” nature of the game, is still large.

7th place. The Witcher 3 (52 km?).

The story with the area of the game world of the third Witcher is as follows. At the pre-release stage, the developers announced 139 square kilometers. We were still counting then, and were surprised that, supposedly, this was three times more than Skyrim. But there is one nuance: the developers calculated the area of the entire map, with seas, mountains that you can’t climb, and all the buildings that you can’t go into. But, in general, the area of the playable map is a little more than fifty square kilometers, and this is with the addition of Blood and Wine. Without it, the result is something around forty. So, as we see, the best, in my personal opinion, open world, turned out to be not at all as big as it seemed, because we still have six whole games ahead of us.

6th place. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild(74 km?)

I would love to tell you about the area of Dragon Age: Inquisition, but, unfortunately, I don’t have the information. So get what I own. The world of the new Zelda is really big. There is room to turn around here, but, as in the Inquisition, density of content had to be sacrificed for space. The map, needless to say, is empty and monotonous. You run through forests and steppes, and only animals jumping up on the way diversify the transitions between interesting, truly game-like locations. But the world is really big, and if it weren’t for the mini-map, you could easily get lost in it, endlessly winding through the hills and ravines.

5th place. Grand Theft Auto V (80 km?).

I wanted to put on Watch Dogs 2, but in the genre of urban action games with an open world, latest GTA there are no competitors, and there won't be until Cyberpunk 2077 comes out. So, what do we have? And we have a huge map, the world of which is twice as large as the world of Skyrim and 5 times larger than the world of Fallout 4. So it turns out that in Skyrim there are huge spaces and cities, in Fallout, it’s like, like, a Wasteland, but here there is only one city with the surrounding area, and such a scale. But, you need to take into account the following: this area was calculated taking into account the territory over which you can fly by plane. With the same success, the sea world of the third Witcher could be calculated, thanks to which the game about the adventures of Geralt of Rivia would be noticeably higher.

4th place. Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag (100 km?).

Suddenly? Quite. And I will say more: in general, the world of the game is about 250 square kilometers, but, as you probably already understood, we are talking about the expanses of the sea, through which it is proposed to sail on ships. If we discard them, then there are about a hundred kilometers of land left on which to run. It’s not for nothing that many fans of this pseudo-historical series consider Black Flag to be the best part. The best, not the best, but the world in it is very large, and perhaps even larger than the world of Assassin's Creed: Unity. However, the record, it seems, will not stand for long, because Ubisoft will soon release a new part about Egypt. And, there, where there is Egypt, there is a desert, and where there is a desert, there is a minimum of content, which means you can create a huge world. Well, if you also remember that there will be a Mediterranean Sea, along which, supposedly, it will be possible to sail to Greece, then imagine. I can’t decide on the scale of the new Assassin’s Creed.

3rd place. Xenoblade Chronicles X (340 km?).

You probably didn't expect to see this game here. Another action game for Nintendo consoles with huge world. But here you also need to understand: the world, although big, is empty. In addition, the method of movement in it seems to be the most high-tech in our entire hit parade. It’s one thing to run on foot, ride horses, or even drive cars, and quite another to travel on futuristic, hovercraft. In general, the world is big, but - there is an opinion - it is unlikely that fans will distinguish their geographical location from screenshots; think about it, someone would conduct such an experiment. There are no memorable places on the map, but 340 square kilometers is no joke either.

2nd place. Just Cause 3 (370 km?).

And another game that you were unlikely to expect, and if you did, it was clearly not in this place. So what do we get? It turns out that we have a total of 1000 square kilometers of the map as a whole, but strictly game, with land, and without the useless ocean, almost three times less. However, it is very significant. For example, if the entire world of Fallout 4 is crossed diagonally on foot in 40 minutes, then the world of Just Because 3 is crossed in 8 hours. A great result that will not be easy to overcome. True, as practice shows, the size of the world is not always a guarantee high quality games, and this particular action game did not perform as optimists expected: there was too much monotony, but the world was really huge.

1st place. Ghost Recon Wildlands – (400 km?).

Well, the winner of our hit parade, in which games were measured by size, is the latest Ubisoft game, which was initially positioned as an open-world game. The world here is really huge. And all thanks to Bolivia - a country where there are many, many wild drug dealers and deserts. And where there is a desert, there is no need to be shy in scale. It is noteworthy that the area of real Bolivia is slightly more than a million square kilometers. Those. Almost half of the entire state fit in here. This is a serious result, especially since there is almost no water here. Everywhere there is one continuous land on which you can run. What can we say if crossing the entire map by plane takes about 8 minutes. Whether there were guys who covered this map on foot is unknown to science.

This is how we got the TOP chick. Here, of course, you need to take into account that many games whose worlds could take their rightful place are not included here. And all because the data on their area is unknown to anyone. Well, there are also games with a procedurally generated world, such as No Man’s Sky, but this is a slightly different story, so we won’t include them here. And you, if you know about games whose worlds are larger, and even know their area, then, of course, write about it in the comments. Well, that's all. Play only good games, and let no one leave beaten.

Most games can be divided into linear and open. The second ones are longer, more varied and more addictive, especially if there are well-developed locations. But the developers need to convince you that the world is alive - only then will you want to study it. We present ten such games.

Red Dead Redemption

This is a more adult Grand Theft Auto. Adult not in the sense that there is more blood, shooting and girls greedy for the sound of coins. It's about the world and the story being told. GTA is pure satire, which sometimes includes drama, albeit quite successfully. Red Dead Redemption is completely different. Cowboy John Marston, who caused trouble in his youth, must help important officials in capturing his former gang comrades, otherwise his family will literally be in trouble.

The hero, who has given up crime, goes against old acquaintances and, in a sense, against himself. At the same time, the world around is changing: progress is progressing, cars are appearing that leave no chance for horses, and Marston realizes that the era of the Wild West will soon end, and he does not know and does not want any other life. The story is skillfully diluted with comical characters (like a completely insane gravedigger) and funny situations.

Red Dead Redemption features large area, which has a variety of activities: non-story mini-stories, side quests, gambling, interesting duels - the Wild West is dangerous, but too good not to explore. The sequel is expected to be released this fall.

Far Cry

The series has experienced a rise, a fall and another rise. After the unexpectedly high-quality first part, fairly passable console versions followed, and then the terrible Far Cry 2 came out. It was a ready-made guide on “How not to make an open world”: the same type of tasks, a minimum of random events, boring roadblocks. It was time to bury the series.

Who would have thought that after this a fantastically cool third part would appear. Tropical island, stunning villain Vaas and spectacular leader of the Citra tribe, hurricane missions with choice, interesting idea with animal hunting - Ubisoft was on a roll. Even Far Cry 4, which only moved the action to the Himalayas without offering anything new, also went off with a bang.

Then came a sharp change in concept: Far Cry Primal is dedicated to primeval time. The step is controversial, but in general it turned out well - albeit not so spectacular, but extremely original. Ubisoft has learned to fill its worlds with interesting events, which it proved again in Watch Dogs 2.

Saints Row

Open-world action games are sometimes casually referred to as "GTA clones." To avoid such comparisons, Volition has chosen its own path. Realizing that it would not be possible to surpass Rockstar in the level of production and elaboration of the world, the developers set out to make the most trashy action movie possible. Oddly enough, the idea turned out to be successful.

Saints Row is GTA gone crazy. Seriously, if you suddenly think that the height of madness is to dress up in a funny costume, throw a grenade at cars standing at a traffic light, and shoot the arriving policemen with a machine gun, then just launch the action game from Volition. Take the hero of Saints Row, for example. He has come a long way - from the leader of a street gang to the President of the United States.

In the fourth part of the game, an alien invasion occurs. Who, if not the head of state elected by the people, should be the first to protect his population? Moreover, there is no need to persuade him: the fighter, seasoned by courtyard showdowns, declares war on the aliens. The hero flies over the city, runs at incredible speed, incinerates and freezes enemies. This is trash in in a good way, like Robert Rodriguez's Machete. You just need to not take what is happening seriously.

Need for Speed: Most Wanted

In racing, an open world is often not needed: there is practically nothing to do between competitions. One of the few exceptions is NFS: Most Wanted. Freedom of movement was first introduced in Underground 2, but the concept is best presented in the next game.

The project is dedicated to street racing - it was still fashionable back then. The hero needs to be at the top of the list of the best street racers in the sunny city of Rockport. Starting with something like a VW Golf GTI, the character rose higher and higher. At the end of the game, Lamborghinis and other exotics were revealed. At the same time, the BMW M3 GTR was chosen as the car of the best racer; it also appears on the cover of the game. It turned out funny: the hero drives the most powerful supercars, but dreams of defeating an upstart in some kind of BMW.

Most Wanted is jam-packed with events: races against the clock, setting the maximum speed on the radar, sprints, circuit races, boss battles, lengthy police chases - not every open-world action game offers such variety.

Mafia

Mafia 3, released in the fall of 2016, was a complete failure: weak graphics, dead atmosphere and complete monotony of missions. If publisher 2K Games plans a new part, then the developers will have to try hard to restore trust in the franchise. But once upon a time everything was different.

Mafia: City of the Lost Heaven was released the same year as the PC version of GTA 3. The competition was fierce. The world of Rockstar's action was more alive, passers-by responded better to the player's intervention in their usual way of life. Mafia, from little-known Czechs from Illusion Softworks, offered a special atmosphere and well-developed characters.

Taxi driver Tommy Angelo accidentally received a ticket to the world of the mafia: he helped serious people escape and they offered to help him in the future. The hero enters a new world for himself and carries out tasks for major authorities. It's the 30s of the 20th century, men in hats drive huge cars and talk about loyalty to a mafia family. The second part took us to the middle of the last century. The atmosphere had changed, but the game was still addictive, although it was too short.

The Witcher

RPG is a genre for which an open world is almost mandatory. Complete freedom of action sometimes turns into total boredom: nothing happens in the game, the quests are already boring. The Polish Witcher series was spared the troubles of role-playing projects. A routine walk from one village to another can lead to a new investigation involving an ancient curse, star-crossed lovers, local drunks, ghosts, witches and the village elder - sometimes all at once.

The Witcher Geralt is a medieval freelancer and a complete parasite. He doesn’t have a permanent source of income, he’s not a fool to drink, party and spend time playing dice, he works from time to time, as orders appear. True, it would be difficult for tax collectors to get a refund from him in royal treasury, and even more difficult - to be sent to forced labor. The hero wields a sword better than any person, fights well with his fists, and knows how to approach magical creatures.

The world of the third game turned out to be especially large and alive. Adventures happen at every turn. Having climbed into the thick of the forest, you will find a hermit's hut, wander into a gateway - you will have to save an inept guard from bandits, and so on all the time. The Witcher constantly calling you somewhere, and you just need to turn off the path.

Fallout

The game was not the first RPG in a post-apocalyptic setting. Nine years before the release of the debut part, Wasteland was released, which has now been revived. But it was Fallout that gained the greatest fame and popularity.

Freedom of action is elevated to absolute: no one cares what you do. More and more new quests appear, characters entice you with intriguing stories, but you can simply walk off into the sunset towards your destiny. Fallout is imbued with the spirit of adventurism - you want to explore this world in detail, and it’s nice that there are many secrets hidden in it.

Despite the consequences nuclear war, the world of Fallout lives on. With complete freedom, you won’t be bored - events, like in The Witcher, will appear on their own.

The Elder Scrolls

The action changes from part to part: the central region of the world of Tamriel - Cyrodiil - is shown in TES IV: Oblivion, we find ourselves in northern Skyrim in TES V, we walk through the province of Morrowind in the third numbered game, and so on. All locations are terribly interesting to explore.

In The Elder Scrolls a lot of shortcomings: tasks of the same type, strange role-playing system. Let's say, nothing prevents a warrior character from undergoing training at the Guild of Mages - this is approximately how a humanities student will receive a physics and mathematics diploma. And so much can be said about balance: about the automatic increase in enemy levels relative to your hero (see Oblivion), and about killing a dragon with one arrow (see Skyrim).

If you don't like going through missions and following directions in a game, check out the best open world games on PC.

An open world is the ability of the user to independently choose their path, and sometimes the outcome.

Some of them can change their ending depending on the user's decision.

Let's take a look at the list of the best and most popular open world games. In some of them you can also choose the mode of completing missions and campaigns.

No. 15. Sleeping Dogs

15 Sleeping Dogs was released in 20102.

The theme of the gameplay is a Chinese action movie in which main character First of all, you must have knowledge of martial arts in order to succeed in your business.

If you choose mission mode rather than open mode, keep in mind that there are virtually no weapons in the game.

The game emphasizes combat techniques, so you only need to fight opponents hand-to-hand.

Closer to the middle of the missions, the hero has the opportunity to purchase several types of weapons.

The game's terrain map is based on the example of the Chinese city of Hong Kong.

The main character is an undercover agent tasked with destroying the local mafia by infiltrating it.

You can also ignore the passage of missions and independently explore the boundless expanses of the metropolis and its environs.

Review of the game Sleeping Dogs

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No. 14. Assassin's Creed

Assassin's Creed is a popular action game with a huge number of adventure missions. There are six parts.

Each of them has a unique plot and interesting missions.

In each part of the popular game, the action takes place in different centuries and in different places on Earth. The plot is no different.

The plot centers on two warring clans - the Assassins and the Templars.

The plot of the very first part takes place during the Crusades and at the same time in modern times, 2012.

The main character decides to go back in time to change the fate of his long-time ancestor.

The fifth part, for example, describes the events of India at a time when it was almost completely controlled by pirates.

The game also features an open world in which the main character can move as he pleases.

You can capture ships and set off on a free voyage. However, it is impossible to independently select the bed outcome.

Main feature games: an unusual plot based on real historical events.

Review of the game Assassin's Creed: Rogue

No. 13. Prototype 2

The second part of the popular action game is one of the best open world games. All actions take place in the USA, New York.

There is a terrible epidemic in the city that kills a huge number of people every day.

The name of the main character is James Heller. After contracting the deadly virus, he did not die. He managed not only to survive, but also to gain superpowers.

The main character's entire family died from the virus.

This is what prompted the hero to find those who are to blame for the beginning of the epidemic and destroy them.

In the second part, just like in the first, it is possible to transform different parts of the main character’s body into powerful weapon.

James can also take on the appearance of any other character and all his memories.

Review of the game Prototype 2

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No. 12. Shenmue

Shenmue 3 was released by a Japanese development team. The game genre is completely free. The player himself determines the boundaries of his actions.

The hero travels around the metropolis. On his way, he may encounter bandit groups that he needs to fight off.

Not only pistols and machine guns will help you fight off the enemy, but also martial arts, which every hero has by default.

Availability large quantity Unlooked scenes – another one important feature games. These are scenes that can only be seen under certain conditions.

This element is found in most games, however, in this game there are a lot of such scenes.

This adds a more interesting plot and allows you to not lose interest in the game for a long time.

There are also additional built-in mini-games. For example, you can play darts, racing, gallows and more.

In addition to the main drive, you will receive an additional drive that contains additional material(music, textures) that can be used in the game.

Also, with the help of ready-made short videos, you can learn how to play Shenmue.

IN at the moment The developers are working on the third part.

Review of the great game Shenmue

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No. 11. Dragon Age

Dragon Age consists of three iconic parts. The gameplay is designed in the fantasy genre. The game was developed by the Canadian company BioWare.

The action takes place in a fictional Middle Ages. The main continent is called Tedes. The main kingdom is Ferelden.

You can independently choose the race you will play for. These can be the following characters:

orcs;
demons;
gnomes;
People;
Qunari.

In addition to the world of living beings, the game also features a world of spirits, which is home to a race of demons.

It is worth noting that gnomes, unlike other heroes, do not have magical abilities and are a lower race.

In the game you can choose a free mode and determine the plot yourself. There is also an option for pre-defined gameplay, the total time of which takes more than 80 hours.

Main goal– become the main and most powerful race, defeat opponents using spells and arranging fights with them.

Review of the game Dragon Age: Inquisition

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No. 10. Batman: Arkham Asylum

Batman: Arkham Asylum is developed in today's popular adventure genre with fantasy elements. The plot of the game is as follows: Batman managed to catch the Joker.

He brings him to a psychiatric hospital called Arkham.

Batman is surprised that his opponent gave up so easily. That is why he does not leave it even after coming to the clinic.

However, the Joker still manages to escape and hide. He frees all the clinic's patients, hoping to use them to take over the island.

The Joker steals a drug previously developed by scientists that gives a person superpowers and gives it to his subordinates.

In the process, Batman must cope with all the difficulties and save the island from uncontrollable psychopaths and from the Joker.

Batman: Arkham Asylum review

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No. 9. Fallout 4

Fallout is a whole series of the best games about life on Earth after the apocalypse. The first part was released back in 1997. She gave the start to everyone's success the following parts.

The most successful was the fourth part, in which it is possible to play in open mode.

You yourself can decide what kind of main character you will have, determine his skills, abilities and abilities.

Fallout 4 - Big review

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No. 8. Dead Island: Riptide

This game is developed in the popular zombie action style.

The plot here is as follows: one of the tropical resorts has been invaded by zombie killers who begin to destroy vacationers and only one hero is able to resist them and save the surviving people.

The graphics of this game are unique: the weather here can change depending on the actions of your character.

The third part was developed on a completely new engine. This ensures its performance.

No. 7. Far Cry 3

The third part of the cult game allows gamers to decide for themselves what to do and where to go.

The main character is still looking for enemies, however, you don’t have to follow the usual missions, but simply explore the area and use various items.

In this game, the main character gets freedom of action. You can move around the game world as you please.

Remember that not only bandits inhabit the island. You also have to fight wild animals that can attack at any moment.

They are especially active at night, so the main character must build himself a shelter in order to survive.

Review of the game Far Cry 3

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No. 6. Gothic 2

This game is a continuation of the popular tactical strategy and horror game "Gothic". Compared to previous version Many new missions and campaigns have appeared.

Also, the main character can independently choose his own development path. You can play as tribes of orcs, barbarians or humans.

The second part provides the user with the opportunity to choose free gameplay.

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Genre: action RPG
Developer: From Software

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PC games: open world
Year: 2013
Genre: action
Developer: Double Fine Productions

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PC games: open world
Year: 2001
Genre: RPG
Developer: Sir-Tech Canada

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Year: 2012
Genre: RPG
Developer: Big Huge Games

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PC games: open world
Year: 2012
Genre: action
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal

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PC games: open world
Year: 2009
Genre: action
Developer: Volition Inc.

By 2125, Mars has been fully developed and adapted to life, while on Earth the reserves of fossil resources are coming to an end. Earthly corporations place Martian colonists in inhuman living and working conditions; the Earth Defense Forces become punitive forces and police instead of allies. Mass arrests and brutal suppression of protests lead to the rebirth of the Red Brigade. The old motto has not been forgotten - “Better red than dead!” Fully open world with realistic destruction and modern system shelters. And high-quality graphics, exciting gameplay and pleasant music will not let you out of their virtual shackles for many hours!

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PC games: open world
Year: 2010
Genre: action RPG
Developer: TaleWorlds

One of the best games to date about the magnificent time of the Middle Ages! Use your sword to pave the way to the heights of power! Do you want to get rich? Make capital through trading or take the high road. Do you dream of fame? Win tournaments or try your luck in war. Take castles by storm, crush enemy troops on the battlefield, ravage lands, winning new titles and allotments for yourself. Receive the rank of marshal, lead the entire army of the country and faithfully serve your overlord. If you want full power, start a rebellion and take your place on the throne!

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PC games: open world
Year: 2009
Genre: action adventure
Developer: Pandemic Studios

Pandemic Studios invites you to play the role of a saboteur in a game with open world new generation, combining elements of both adventure and action. Avenge the deaths of your loved ones by tracking down their killers in Nazi-occupied Paris. This is the first game in which the user will be closely involved in sabotage in a stylized Paris of the 1940s, where the women are beautiful, the feats are grandiose, and retribution is inevitable.