Open-world games let players explore a fully realized world filled with side quests and discoveries, and that level of immersion is exactly why the genre is so popular. 2025 proved to be a great year ...

Mark Sammut grew up on the PlayStation 1 and has been playing games ever since, although he is no longer limited to just Sony consoles. Be it JRPGs, shooters, platformers, or hack and slash games, ...

Mara is a list article writer for Game Rant with experience writing professionally as a content creator and a degree in Creative Writing. In her free time, she likes to write, bake, watch horror films ...

Welcome to the new year, and 2026 will feature plenty of open-world games. Each month will provide the opportunity to visit fantastical realms never seen before, or drop us into contemporary settings ...

If you thought the last few years delivered big games, 2026 is shaping up to be something else entirely. Next year is stacked with major releases, open-world adventures, ambitious RPGs, and massive ...