Maps are to open worlds what the buns are to a hamburger: the element that's taken for granted but holds the whole thing ...

The Borderlands 4 map is a first for Borderlands: a truly open world, rather than a series of interconnected open-ish areas. Borderlands 4 is set on Kairos, a planet ruled by the Timekeeper and full ...

Crimson Desert is an open-world action-adventure game set on the continent of Pywel. But how big is the open world, exactly?

The Ghost of Yōtei map is the kind of digital space that photo modes are made for. Sucker Punch’s open-world samurai game sets players loose in a stunning and stylized recreation of Ezo, dotted with ...

Open world games that came out in 2025 were a lot more surprising and engaging than many people thought they would be.