Open world
Video game concept
Offers an unrestricted free-roaming virtual world for the player to play in approaching objectives freely.
661
games
54platforms
Alternate name: Free-roaming
WIN 2012-10-10
WIN 2003-05-01
X360 2010-08-24
WIN 2009-02-05
WIN 2012-10-09
PS4 2019-06-21
PS4 2016-02
OSX 2002-03
X360 2011-11-11
PS4 2015-09-01
PS4 2018-07-17
WIN 1999-07-08
This is often mistaken to be synonymous with sandbox genre.
Non-linear games can also be open-ended but this is not a mandatory feature in them (not a defining feature at least).
Non-linear games can also be open-ended but this is not a mandatory feature in them (not a defining feature at least).
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Level design, Non-linear gameplay
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Related groups
Video game
Far Cry, Grand Theft Auto, Just Cause, Minecraft, Saints Row
Games by year
The first Open world video game was released in 1982.
Rockstar Games, Ubisoft and THQ published most of these games.