8.5of 10
Open Country
Elden Ring
The open world as a test of nerve: hard, huge, and sold once.
Pay once, no shopPC, PS, Xbox, Switch 2
Region
Open Country
These are the games you disappear into. A map with no arrows, a horizon with something on it, and the freedom to ignore the story for an evening. Two of them are a single purchase; one is free with a shop you should read about before you spend.
8.4of 10
Open Country
Cyberpunk 2077
A story-first open city, fixed and finished, with no shop attached.
Pay once, no shopPC, Mac, PS, Xbox, Switch 2
7.4of 10
Open Country
Genshin Impact
A vast, free open-world adventure with a randomised character shop.
Free, randomised draws in the shopPC, PS, Xbox, mobile