The Witcher 3 and Elden Ring rank among the best open-world RPGs ever.

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 ...

Some of the best games fall in the open-world role-playing game genre, and some excellent ones don't have sequels.

This 2025 Xbox console exclusive is making its way to PS5 in February, and that’s great news for RPG fans. Avowed is a single-player, first-person fantasy RPG from Obsidian Entertainment. Many who’ve ...

Christian has over three years of experience writing in the gaming industry, including guides and reviews, for publications such as DualShockers, Attack of the Fanboy, and PC Invasion. He has been an ...

These games represent true milestones for the 3D open-world genre, dating back to 2000 and ranked by their historical ...

Adam is a lifelong gamer who enjoys RPGs, action adventure games and a healthy helping of VR to boot. He has written for countless sites in the gaming medium, and you can find him playing the newest ...

It's hard to describe Crimson Desert, the upcoming open-world RPG from Pearl Abyss, without breaking into a long list of other popular games. A newly released 15-minute overview trailer that's making ...

Not many settings mix with open-world titles quite as well as fantasy. The ability to explore a land with few restrictions fits with how fantasy is all about developing a massive world that fans can ...

Open-world games with magic systems aren’t as common as one may think beyond the big examples. There are games with magic that aren’t fully open-world, like Baldur's Gate 3, with tons of classes and ...