Ryan McCaffrey is IGN's executive editor of previews and host of both IGN's weekly Xbox show, Podcast Unlocked, as well as ...

These open-world settings can be a bit grueling or obscure without guidance, but you will learn them through trial and error.

The main quest isn't necessarily bad, but it simply gets overshadowed by the brilliant side content in these open-world games.

Discover how open-world game development works, from the complete game design process for creating vast maps to building advanced NPC systems that bring worlds alive. Horizon Forbidden West - Steam ...

The Genshin Impact Luna V update, titled, Homeward, He Who Caught The Wind, is available for mobile, PC, and other platforms as of February 25, 2026.

Starsand Island’s Early Access build already comes with a surprisingly deep sandbox. You play as a former city resident returning to a childhood island, free to shape your new life however you want.

Anastasia Maillot is an Evergreen Editor based in Finland. At GameRant, she combines her passion for fiction writing and video games to share her love of all things nerdy with the world. Her love for ...

Isometric open-world zombie survival sandbox game HumanitZ first entered Steam Early Access in September 2023. In the more than two years since then, it’s gotten 18 major updates and countless patches ...

That's pirate speak for: did you know co-op pirate survival game Windrose now has over 1,000,000 wishlists on Steam? That massive bounty of excited fans means it's now among Steam's top 20 most ...