category

open-world action

308 open-world action games mapped by what they actually test - the shape underneath the genre label.

open-world action for beginners

Execution ≤ 3/10 - the hands aren't the bottleneck here.

Two Worlds cover art

Two Worlds

Pure Optimization · open-world RPG

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Two Worlds
Sable cover art

Sable

Light / Casual · open-world exploration

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O
Sable
The Incredible Hulk

The Incredible Hulk

Light / Casual · superhero sandbox

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O
The Incredible Hulk
Sludge Life cover art

Sludge Life

Practiced Mastery · open-world exploration

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Sludge Life

Hardest open-world action

Execution or Optimization ≥ 7/10 - the steepest skill ceiling in the category.

Devil May Cry 5 cover art
+4 editions

Devil May Cry 5

Practiced Mastery · character action

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Devil May Cry 5
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number cover art
+1 edition

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

Pure Mechanics · top-down action

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O
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 cover art
+1 edition

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2

Pure Mechanics · character action

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V
O
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
Bayonetta 3 cover art
+2 editions

Bayonetta 3

Pure Mechanics · character action

E
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V
O
Bayonetta 3

Top 60 open-world action

Grand Theft Auto V cover art
+9 editions

Grand Theft Auto V

Practiced Mastery · open-world crime

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O
Grand Theft Auto V
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition cover art
+6 editions

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition

Pure Optimization · open-world RPG

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O
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition
Red Dead Redemption 2 cover art
+2 editions

Red Dead Redemption 2

Practiced Mastery · open-world western

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O
Red Dead Redemption 2
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered cover art
+7 editions

Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered

Practiced Mastery · superhero action

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O
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered
Middle-earth: Shadow of War cover art
+1 edition

Middle-earth: Shadow of War

Practiced Mastery · open-world action

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O
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number cover art
+1 edition

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

Pure Mechanics · top-down action

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O
Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
Watch Dogs: Legion cover art
+2 editions

Watch Dogs: Legion

Practiced Mastery · open-world hacking

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O
Watch Dogs: Legion
Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut cover art
+1 edition

Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut

Practiced Mastery · open-world action

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Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut
God of War (2005) cover art

God of War (2005)

Practiced Mastery · character action

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O
God of War (2005)
Saints Row IV cover art
+5 editions

Saints Row IV

Practiced Mastery · open-world action

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O
Saints Row IV
Sleeping Dogs cover art

Sleeping Dogs

Practiced Mastery · open-world crime

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O
Sleeping Dogs
Days Gone cover art
+1 edition

Days Gone

Practiced Mastery · open-world survival action

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V
O
Days Gone
Mad Max cover art

Mad Max

Practiced Mastery · open-world action

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V
O
Mad Max
Devil May Cry 5 cover art
+3 editions

Devil May Cry 5

Practiced Mastery · character action

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V
O
Devil May Cry 5
inFamous Second Son cover art
+2 editions

inFamous Second Son

Practiced Mastery · open-world action

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O
inFamous Second Son
DmC: Devil May Cry cover art

DmC: Devil May Cry

Practiced Mastery · character action

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O
DmC: Devil May Cry
Far Cry Primal cover art

Far Cry Primal

Practiced Mastery · open-world action

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O
Far Cry Primal
Mafia III cover art

Mafia III

Practiced Mastery · open-world crime action

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O
Mafia III
Just Cause 4 cover art
+4 editions

Just Cause 4

Practiced Mastery · open-world action

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V
O
Just Cause 4
Gothic II cover art
+1 edition

Gothic II

Pure Optimization · open-world RPG

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O
Gothic II
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord cover art
+2 editions

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord

Pure Optimization · sandbox medieval RPG

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O
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Ryse: Son of Rome cover art

Ryse: Son of Rome

Practiced Mastery · cinematic action game

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V
O
Ryse: Son of Rome
Guild Wars 2 cover art

Guild Wars 2

Practiced Mastery · action MMORPG

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V
O
Guild Wars 2
God of War: Ascension cover art
+2 editions

God of War: Ascension

Practiced Mastery · character action

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V
O
God of War: Ascension
Prototype 2 cover art

Prototype 2

Practiced Mastery · open-world action

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V
O
Prototype 2
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic cover art

Dark Messiah of Might and Magic

Practiced Mastery · first-person action

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V
O
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic
Starbound cover art

Starbound

Pure Optimization · sandbox exploration

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O
Starbound
Dead Rising 4 cover art
+5 editions

Dead Rising 4

Practiced Mastery · open-world action

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O
Dead Rising 4
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 cover art
+1 edition

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Practiced Mastery · third-person action

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O
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
The Saboteur cover art

The Saboteur

Practiced Mastery · open-world action

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O
The Saboteur
Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered cover art
+1 edition

Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered

Practiced Mastery · open-world action

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O
Red Faction: Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered
Enter the Matrix cover art

Enter the Matrix

Practiced Mastery · licensed action game

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V
O
Enter the Matrix
The Godfather II cover art
+1 edition

The Godfather II

Practiced Mastery · open-world crime

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O
The Godfather II
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 cover art

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2

Practiced Mastery · character action

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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon cover art
+3 editions

Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

Practiced Mastery · mech action

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V
O
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Astral Chain cover art

Astral Chain

Practiced Mastery · character action

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V
O
Astral Chain
True Crime: New York City cover art
+1 edition

True Crime: New York City

Practiced Mastery · open-world crime

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O
True Crime: New York City
Assassin's Creed III Remastered cover art

Assassin's Creed III Remastered

Practiced Mastery · open-world action

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O
Assassin's Creed III Remastered
New World: Aeternum cover art

New World: Aeternum

Practiced Mastery · action MMORPG

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V
O
New World: Aeternum
Ghost of Yōtei cover art

Ghost of Yōtei

Practiced Mastery · open-world action

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O
Ghost of Yōtei
Crackdown 3 cover art
+2 editions

Crackdown 3

Practiced Mastery · open-world action sandbox

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O
Crackdown 3
Crimson Desert cover art

Crimson Desert

Practiced Mastery · open-world action adventure

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O
Crimson Desert
Star Wars Outlaws cover art

Star Wars Outlaws

Practiced Mastery · open-world action-adventure

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V
O
Star Wars Outlaws
Neverwinter cover art

Neverwinter

Pure Optimization · action MMORPG

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V
O
Neverwinter
Transformers: Devastation cover art
+1 edition

Transformers: Devastation

Practiced Mastery · character action

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V
O
Transformers: Devastation
The Matrix: Path of Neo cover art

The Matrix: Path of Neo

Practiced Mastery · cinematic action game

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O
The Matrix: Path of Neo
Trek to Yomi cover art

Trek to Yomi

Practiced Mastery · cinematic action game

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O
Trek to Yomi
Daemon X Machina cover art

Daemon X Machina

Practiced Mastery · mech action

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O
Daemon X Machina
DC Universe Online cover art

DC Universe Online

Practiced Mastery · action MMORPG

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DC Universe Online
Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed cover art
+2 editions

Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed

Practiced Mastery · open-world action

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Destroy All Humans! 2: Reprobed
Two Worlds II cover art
+2 editions

Two Worlds II

Pure Optimization · open-world RPG

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O
Two Worlds II
Heavenly Sword cover art

Heavenly Sword

Practiced Mastery · character action

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V
O
Heavenly Sword
Throne and Liberty cover art

Throne and Liberty

Practiced Mastery · action MMORPG

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V
O
Throne and Liberty
Risen 3: Titan Lords cover art

Risen 3: Titan Lords

Pure Optimization · open-world RPG

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O
Risen 3: Titan Lords
Scarface: The World Is Yours cover art

Scarface: The World Is Yours

Practiced Mastery · crime open-world

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O
Scarface: The World Is Yours
Sable cover art

Sable

Light / Casual · open-world exploration

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V
O
Sable
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 cover art
+1 edition

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2

Pure Mechanics · character action

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V
O
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
Driver: Parallel Lines cover art

Driver: Parallel Lines

Practiced Mastery · driving action

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O
Driver: Parallel Lines
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse cover art

Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse

Practiced Mastery · comedy action

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O
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
Aion cover art

Aion

Practiced Mastery · action MMORPG

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Aion