The best open world games in 2026

In the catalog: 415 games
Top rated: Palworld
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31. Far Cry® 6
Lead the revolution in this first-person open world guerrilla shooter.
Lead the revolution in this first-person open world guerrilla shooter.
Lead the revolution in this first-person open world guerrilla shooter.
Action AdventureFPSOpen World
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32. Aniimo
Aniimo is a free-to-play, next-gen creature-catching open-world RPG.
Aniimo is a free-to-play, next-gen creature-catching open-world RPG.
Aniimo is a free-to-play, next-gen creature-catching open-world RPG. Explore the vast continent of Idyll, Twine with unique Aniimo, unlock new abilities.
Creature CollectorCollectathonOpen World
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33. Bellwright
Establish and expand your own settlements, liberate the land and assist…
Establish and expand your own settlements, liberate the land and assist its villagers, and…
Establish and expand your own settlements, liberate the land and assist its villagers, and recruit others to your cause while learning more about a life you had to leave behind.
City BuilderMedievalCrafting
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34. Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2
Join The Division in this open world tactical shooter.
Join The Division in this open world tactical shooter.
Join The Division in this open world tactical shooter. Engage in intense cover-based combat, team up with friends, and build your ultimate agent to save Washington, D.C.
Looter ShooterThird Person ShooterOpen World
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35. Soulmask
Don the Ancient Mask. Wield the power of gods.
Don the Ancient Mask. Wield the power of gods.
Don the Ancient Mask. Wield the power of gods. Possess any of your tribespeople, recruit followers, and build a thriving automated civilization.
HuntingBase BuildingCrafting
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36. Drive Beyond Horizons
Explore, survive, and push the boundaries of the horizon in a vast…
Explore, survive, and push the boundaries of the horizon in a vast, procedurally generated…
Explore, survive, and push the boundaries of the horizon in a vast, procedurally generated world.
Automobile SimDrivingOpen World
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37. Goat Simulator 3
Pilgor's baaack!
Pilgor's baaack!
Pilgor's baaack! Gather your herd and venture forth into Goat Simulator 3; an all-new (at least on Steam), totally realistic, sandbox farmyard experience.
Character CustomizationPhysicsSandbox
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38. LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga
Play through all nine Skywalker saga films in a game unlike any other.
Play through all nine Skywalker saga films in a game unlike any other.
Play through all nine Skywalker saga films in a game unlike any other.
SpaceLocal Co-opOpen World
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39. ICARUS
ICARUS is a solo or multiplayer PvE survival game.
ICARUS is a solo or multiplayer PvE survival game.
ICARUS is a solo or multiplayer PvE survival game. Explore a savage wilderness in the aftermath of terraforming gone wrong.
Open World Survival CraftBase BuildingCrafting
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40. Hunt: Showdown 1896
Hunt: Showdown 1896 is the brutally rewarding extraction shooter.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 is the brutally rewarding extraction shooter.
Hunt: Showdown 1896 is the brutally rewarding extraction shooter. Track twisted monsters and overcome ruthless PvP. Take bounties in corrupted backwaters lost to history.
Extraction ShooterTeam BasedTactical
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41. Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Embark on a cozy, open-world adventure with Hello Kitty and Friends.
Embark on a cozy, open-world adventure with Hello Kitty and Friends.
Embark on a cozy, open-world adventure with Hello Kitty and Friends.
CozyLife SimCute
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42. Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ is a third and first-person…
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ is a third and first-person action-adventure game set in the…
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™ is a third and first-person action-adventure game set in the Western Frontier.
Open WorldExplorationAdventure
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43. Need for Speed™ Heat
Hustle by day and risk it all at night in Need for Speed™ Heat Deluxe…
Hustle by day and risk it all at night in Need for Speed™ Heat Deluxe Edition, a…
Hustle by day and risk it all at night in Need for Speed™ Heat Deluxe Edition, a white-knuckle street racer, where the lines of the law fade as the sun starts to set.
DrivingRacingOpen World
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44. VEIN
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game.
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game.
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game.
ZombiesBase BuildingOpen World
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45. American Truck Simulator
Experience legendary American trucks and deliver various cargoes across…
Experience legendary American trucks and deliver various cargoes across sunny California…
Experience legendary American trucks and deliver various cargoes across sunny California, sandy Nevada, and the Grand Canyon State of Arizona.
TransportationModdableAutomobile Sim
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46. DragonSword : Awakening
Explore the anime-style open world of the Continent of Orbis, brought…
Explore the anime-style open world of the Continent of Orbis, brought to life with Unreal…
Explore the anime-style open world of the Continent of Orbis, brought to life with Unreal Engine 5!
JRPGAnimeAction RPG
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47. Nightingale
Nightingale is an open world survival crafting game, where you’ll…
Nightingale is an open world survival crafting game, where you’ll adventure across the…
Nightingale is an open world survival crafting game, where you’ll adventure across the mysterious and dangerous Fae Realms.
Open World Survival CraftBuildingOpen World
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48. StarRupture
StarRupture is a first-person open world base-building game with…
Explore a mysterious planet in an ever-changing open world torn by recurring cataclysms.
StarRupture is a first-person open world base-building game with advanced combat and tons of exploration.
AutomationOpen World Survival CraftBase Building
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49. Borderlands 3
The original shooter-looter returns, packing bazillions of guns and a…
The original shooter-looter returns, packing bazillions of guns and a mayhem-fueled…
The original shooter-looter returns, packing bazillions of guns and a mayhem-fueled adventure! Blast through new worlds and enemies as one of four new Vault Hunters.
Looter ShooterLootFPS
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50. theHunter: Call of the Wild™
Discover an authentic hunting game in a dynamic open world that reacts…
Discover an authentic hunting game in a dynamic open world that reacts to your every move.
Discover an authentic hunting game in a dynamic open world that reacts to your every move. Track prey, face unscripted encounters, and master the hunt alone or with friends.
HuntingNatureStealth
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51. Far Cry® 5
Fight a fanatical cult in this open world FPS.
Fight a fanatical cult in this open world FPS.
Fight a fanatical cult in this open world FPS.
Story RichAction AdventureFPS
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52. HumanitZ
A zombie outbreak wiped out civilization as we know it.
A zombie outbreak wiped out civilization as we know it.
HumanitZ is an isometric, open-world sandbox survival game set in a world ended by a zombie outbreak.
ZombiesBase BuildingCrafting
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53. Fallout 76
Twenty-five years after the bombs fall, you and your fellow Vault…
Twenty-five years after the bombs fall, you and your fellow Vault Dwellers emerge into…
Twenty-five years after the bombs fall, you and your fellow Vault Dwellers emerge into post-nuclear America.
Dark ComedyCapitalismPost Apocalyptic
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54. Grounded
The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when…
The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk…
The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant.
Open World Survival CraftBase BuildingCrafting
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55. Wartales
Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries…
Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for…
Wartales is an open world RPG in which you lead a group of mercenaries in their search for wealth across a massive medieval universe.
Turn Based CombatParty Based RPGMedieval
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56. ASTRONEER
Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding…
Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment…
Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands.
SpaceOpen World Survival CraftBase Building
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57. The Elder Scrolls® Online
Every legend starts somewhere and in The Elder Scrolls Online, it…
Every legend starts somewhere and in The Elder Scrolls Online, it starts with you.
Every legend starts somewhere and in The Elder Scrolls Online, it starts with you. Join millions of players in an online, fantasy RPG set in a vast living Elder Scrolls world.
MmorpgFantasyOpen World
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58. Red Dead Online
Step into the vibrant, ever-evolving world of Red Dead Online and…
Step into the vibrant, ever-evolving world of Red Dead Online and experience life in…
Step into the vibrant, ever-evolving world of Red Dead Online and experience life in frontier America.
WesternRealisticOpen World
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59. Scrap Mechanic
Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic!
Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic!
Enter the creative paradise of Scrap Mechanic!
BuildingCraftingPhysics
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60. Space Engineers
Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and…
Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and build ships, stations…
Space Engineers is a sandbox engineering game where you design and build ships, stations, and planetary bases in a fully destructible environment.
SpaceBuildingPhysics
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