16 Best Open-World RPGs Of All Time
Some of the best games to exist are open-world RPGs, providing players with the best storytelling, characters, and exploration possible. This list may only contain 15, but there are definitely a lot more worth trying. Just this year alone saw the release of some major open-world RPGs such as Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West.
Don’t pay too much attention to the order of this list–they’re all worth checking out.
Release Date: 10 Feb 2023 | Platform: PC PS5 Xbox Series X|S(PS4 Xbox One April 4, 2023) Switch (July 25, 2023)Camera: Third PersonMultiplayer: NoCo-op: (Local: No | Online: No)Genre: Open World, RPG, Fantasy, Action RPG
Steam | PlayStation | Xbox
One of the reasons that past video games in the “magical world” with Harry Potter weren’t as beloved as many hoped was because they didn’t feel open. They didn’t feel like you were truly living out a full-on adventure but rather a scripted one.
Thankfully, Hogwarts Legacy breaks that trend by giving you a massive open world within the magical one to have fun in. As a student, you can attend classes, join clubs, seek out magical creatures, duel with students and full-on witches/wizards, and craft who you want to be.
The options are plentiful, so don’t be afraid to take a risk to see where things go!
PC | Xbox | PlayStation | Nintendo
Developed by 38 Studios, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is a 2012 action RPG. It was recently remasted for current-gen consoles, with the new release titled Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning. An expansion also launched in 2021 called Fatesworn prior to the game’s tenth year anniversary. This hack and slash title features five distinct regions, four playable races, and three class trees with 22 abilities per tree. The game is set in the
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