00:00The best open world games are a brilliant investment, engineered to offer you something
00:12new around every corner.
00:14They're usually designed with one central storyline, but the people you'll meet,
00:18the places you'll visit, and the hidden areas you stumble upon in your travels always
00:23mean plenty of other distractions.
00:25These top open world titles are here to absorb all of your free time, with such rich worlds
00:31that you won't mind getting lost in them completely.
00:34Anything here can guarantee you a good time, so take a look.
00:45All of the recent Assassin's Creed titles have been excellent open world games, but
00:49Assassin's Creed Valhalla is definitely one to check out.
00:52Building on the improvements made with Origins and Odyssey, Valhalla takes you to the Dark
00:56Ages, travelling across England as the Viking Eivor to find a new home for your clan.
01:02Build your settlement, meet new friends, forge new allyships, dabble in politics, and do
01:06a heck of a lot of exploring to find the secrets and treasures lurking in Old England.
01:20Perhaps one of Elden Ring's greatest assets as an open world game is the ear of mystery
01:25that shrouds everything.
01:27It gives little away, and adds a genuine rush to its exploration.
01:32Every door or new location is as much a thrill as a threat.
01:36The open world structure has also softened from the usual style of game design.
01:41It's not exactly more accessible, because there are still some hard to beat bosses and
01:45high level areas that will hand your ass back to you in seconds, but the freedom to explore
01:50removes the grind of the more linear Dark Souls series, letting you wander off and explore,
01:55levelling up at a more leisurely pace and adjusting to the challenges ahead.
02:09Horizon Forbidden West improves greatly on the original game, filling in its beautiful
02:14world with a bunch of side quests, activities, and things to do and find.
02:19This delivers a much larger and far richer open world than the original, filled with
02:23side quests, large varied territories, and long branching stories to flow over tens of
02:29hours.
02:30Aloy's latest adventure is stunning to look at, and filled with utterly memorable plots,
02:36characters, and events, often to be found quite some way off the beaten path of the
02:41main quest line.
02:52See that mountain?
02:53You can climb it, or ride your horse up there.
02:55You can also attach octopus balloons to a raft and float up, or turn a fallen tree into
03:01a rocket and hang on tight.
03:03Mixing up these ingenious mechanics is what makes this open world feel deliriously freeing,
03:09as it encourages a special breed of mad scientist experimentation.
03:13Instead of quests propelling you around the map, you'll find curiosity getting the better
03:17of you most of the time, as Breath of the Wild's landmarks are downright intriguing,
03:22and offers the chance to find out more about the world before Calamity Gammon struck.
03:27Alternatively, you can hunt down these 600 adorable Korok Seeds, or perfect your cooking
03:32repertoire, or take on a Lynel, or, well, you get the idea.
03:43Come on, you can't have a list of the best open world games without chatting about GTA
03:475.
03:48You know it, I know it, it's the most successful entertainment product of all time for Christ's
03:52sake.
03:53Driving through the winding streets, taking advantage of skydiving, stabbing sharks with
03:57knives, tracking a serial killer, running from the police, going full Trevor and causing
04:02as much chaos as humanly possible, and do I really need to carry on listing all the
04:07stuff you can do, we'll be here all year.
04:09Grand Theft Auto is a web of criminal exploits and mind-boggling potential, with every single
04:15inch of the world filled with NPCs to manipulate, missions to hunt down, or just colossal heights
04:20of shenanigans to engage in.
04:21It'll swallow you whole, spit you out, and have you itching for more.
04:35Doesn't matter if you want to hunt, doesn't matter if you want to help Dutch achieve his
04:39elusive goals, and it definitely doesn't matter if you'd rather just own the fanciest
04:44rootinest tootinest wardrobe in all of America.
04:47Red Dead Redemption 2 is absolutely packed full of things to keep you busy.
04:51It's a tale of the gradually disappearing age of outlaws, as civilisation comes to the
04:56wild west, meaning there are plenty of people who need your help.
05:00Rockstar's game will have you hunting for dinosaur bones, trying to solve a murder mystery,
05:05or even summoning a vampire.
05:07The sheer variety of choice and things to do easily makes Red Dead Redemption 2 one
05:12of the best open world games to play right now.
05:15So what are you waiting for, partner?
05:26Geralt isn't perfect.
05:28His surroundings aren't perfect either.
05:31War ravages most of the countryside, with bloodthirsty creatures who don't even stick
05:35to the shadows anymore preying on innocent people.
05:38And yet that's what makes it the best open world game to play right now, still.
05:42Because everything is broken in its own special way.
05:45There's always something plastered on peeling notice boards for Geralt to do.
05:49For gold, though, of course.
05:50Stick to the dirt country roads and help villagers with the monsters baying at their door while
05:54they look at you and your yellow eyes with suspicion.
05:57Negotiate with well-meaning poltergeists in the middle of the city.
06:00Or just uncover all those mysterious question marks dotted all over the map.
06:04The Witcher 3's imperfect world makes for a perfect game, meaning it is set an incredibly
06:09high bar for the future of open world games.
06:13And there you have it, that's our list of the best open world games you can play right
06:16now.
06:17If you think we missed any off this list, then let us know down in the comments below
06:21and we'll see you on the next video.
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