The 20 WORST Open World Video Games

Open world games can be fun and all, but when you have massive stinkers like these ones, you only prove the cynics right. For this list, we'll be looking at the most abysmal uses of the open world format. Our list of the worst open world games includes “Redfall” (2023), “Driv3r” (2004), “Crackdown 3” (2019), “Dead Island: Riptide” (2013), and more! What open world game made you jump back to reality? Did it make our list? Let us know down in the comments.
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[@patrickoehlke9984]

At least Superman Returns didn't involve a lot of rings!

[@coolbreeze3793]

Literal dog poo.

[@ultrabrian8151]

And a kick ass soundtrack

[@DarkAnomaly]

LOL the World will never live that down 🤣

[@WhatTheFirstAidSpray]

Other than the one it was pushed out through 😂😂

[@MrGUnit27]

Waifu Impact was also in Watchmojo's worst games of 2022 list, and as soon as Ricky said "Take it from the writer of this video, who bought this game and got the platinum trophy twice...", I knew that Ty wrote the video. If he's reading this comment, I just have one question for him: How and why did you get the platinum trophy TWICE?

[@BMPK]

platinum trophies are placebo

[@kamontheskunk477]

He likely played both the PS4 and 5 versions to get two platinums.

[@hipsterishfox]

Like especially if you hate the game why finish it even

[@GunbladeRevolver]

Out of everything he was bashing, yeah this caught my attention as well. If you really hate a game, it's enough to stop playing it but to platinum it.... Twice?

[@DUBSandChubb]

the fact that he platinumed a bad game twice that features these "scantily clad waifus" is a CRAZY admittance

[@hawaiianrobot]

you could never get that out of me

[@Nov-5062]

Spiderman 3 gets way too much hate. All of the game's flaws were also present in the second game. It seems like people love to kick this game for that QTE that went viral, which I'll admit is really funny.

[@DatPRGuy2017]

The controls too are literally the same as SM2 but slower Also I played it on PC with little frame rate issues

[@Daniel-nn8mr]

Spiderman 2 will always be better than SM3, movie and game.

[@BMPK]

💯@@Daniel-nn8mr

[@NadeemShekh-uy9zn]

I like spider-man 3

[@alanmathias6706]

well the xbox 360/PS3 version of spider man was garbage but the PSP/PS2 was good

[@barbrady4916]

The way he pronounces Driver 3 as how the title is spelt, Driv3r, got me rolling lmao 😂💀

[@garryja513]

This.

[@birdmane1402]

On God!!! 😂😂😂 I had 2 rewind it to make sure I heard em correctly…… It’s Drive-er bro!😂👍🏽

[@BMPK]

Homefront: The Revolution has TimeSplitters 2 Full Game in 4K as an easter egg 🥚

[@Highretrogamelord]

That was the only reason why I bought it (on a sale).

[@Daniel-nn8mr]

Homefront was a buggy mess.

[@McGeezle]

Isn't only a couple levels?

[@BMPK]

No full game unlock cheat code the developer once lost was found on a piece of paper and was a miracle he found it.@@McGeezle

[@theGodfollower99]

@@McGeezleoriginally yes! But they found the whole TS2 files in the Homefront files and revealed you had to put in a code to play the full campaign! Unfortunately, you have to do it every time, but still pretty cool!

[@talkinterps8677]

The fact you say driv 3 er makes me mad asf.

[@PhantomBones101]

I'll admit I have a soft spot for Superman returns. It's one of the few games where you can actually fly like Superman and it doesn't feel restricted.

[@amritanjalsingh756]

dead island was a great game first time i am seeing someone criticising it ...

[@rikodefriko4922]

They had to meet a quota😂 a few of these games shouldn’t be on the list

[@loonyn1nja748]

@@rikodefriko4922more than a few lol

[@l2jnichol1986]

Big L when it comes to Breakpoint. I found it to be a decent open world third person shooter.

[@Sigue24]

Especially after the big update, it's definitely a fun game to drop some time into. Even at launch it wasn't horrible, it just wasn't Jungle Wildlands.

[@dopefiendchronicles2974]

Me and my brothers loved Breakpoints multi-player playing with 3 other ppl was 🔥

[@rikodefriko4922]

I was surprised it made the list cause it’s actually an amazing game

[@cdp619]

Redfall was developed by Arkane Austin. Dishonored series was just Arkane Studios.

[@Nicholasmcmath-cr1xl]

Agree

[@lexcorpceo763]

Sorry going to argue with Dead Island 3. It actually improved a few things from the original... Gave us the all powerful John Morgan and the awesome movie theater level. Gotham knights was fun to. I had a blast. But this is why I love this hobby.. It's very subjective. I love things people hate... And hate things people love. Your money, your time, your enjoyment... Whatever makes you happy play it!!!

[@Daniel-nn8mr]

Gotham*

[@lexcorpceo763]

@@Daniel-nn8mr yeah auto correct can kiss my back side... Lol

[@BMPK]

cant play TimeSplitters 2 lame

[@Daniel-nn8mr]

@@BMPK can on the xbox through backwards compatible.

[@lexcorpceo763]

@@BMPK so glad I got that downloaded with TS1 on my Xbox. Classics.

[@mikekalinowski3101]

Gotham knights was actually really fun and had a great story I thought the visuals were nice to look at each character had unique comment things once you reached a certain level. But for the most part I agree with this list

[@deondraemcknight232]

I don't think Gotham knights deserved the hate that it got

[@trenzetter]

Nah facts. I play til this day a lot of ppl do. The combat solid. Story great. Match making don’t really have any issues. The online co-op and heroic assaults aren’t really buggy. I genuinely think this game gets hate cuz it’s not Arkham that’s it

[@randomblackguy2290]

I wouldn't say great story

[@trenzetter]

@@randomblackguy2290 for what it is was and the plot it was great. It was well written bat family story. It shows hardship overcoming odds. Fighting for a purpose. And I can say it was certain points in the story that needed to be tweaked or removed but all in all nothing In the story overall was flawed

[@kamikazekenji605]

mike cooking with the heat 🔥

[@CH-uk1il]

Fun fact: The guy that worked on Infestation Stories also produced Big Rigs.

[@AmyDLucci]

That Game bro 😂😂😂 thousand miles per hour and reversing trough the gate : you win! Don't remind me of that 😂😂😂

[@Groggy_Gamer]

It was so disappointing to see how much of a change there was between Spiderman 2 and 3. 2 was easily one of the best superhero games ever, and 3 was such a huge drop in quality that it gave me whiplash.

[@christopherblue1935]

I actually liked Homefront The Revolution, the only thing I hated was you couldn't continue gameplay post story.

[@lillordakira9752]

Where's the saints row reboot ?

[@BMPK]

dead

[@kyleotto5446]

I enjoyed Gotham nights people are to picky now days

[@anubisfox5765]

I gaslighted myself so hard as a kid with driv3r 😂 i really played it for hours and hours just riding around. I think it was the cities that hooked me. I loved driving around that european spot specifically I will say you trippin on conan exiles, that game is easily the better of the survival genre and one of the only ones not copying ark. Its a damn shame theyll be eaten alive by the tencen monster

[@KadeemG61]

If I could sum up one thing about Waifu Impact….it’s DOA: Xtreme Beach Volleyball meets Genshin Impact sandwiched together.

[@kurisu7885]

Kinda surprised Saints Row wasn't on here considering it kinda ended Volition, though I heard that was more the suits' fault than the actual devs.

[@BMPK]

nah Volition left years ago that would have been new staff

[@abellewis3062]

Saints Row is not that bad. Enough said.

[@kurisu7885]

@@abellewis3062 Honestly I agree with you. I played through it recently and actually kinda liked it, was just surprised it wasn't listed with how much some slam it. Could definitely see some of the issues people have with it though, especially some of the vehicle action.

[@abellewis3062]

@@kurisu7885 I beat the story 3 times. It's a good story to me.

[@kurisu7885]

@@abellewis3062 Fair, it's a bit cheezy to me but cheezy isn't bad. I did get a good few laughs out of it too.

[@DadOfWar623]

Did.. did you just say Dead Island was a bad game? Nope, I didn't heat that. For my own sanity, I didn't hear that. 😡😡😡

[@devingiles6597]

Hey, MojoPlays. You guys should do a list of the Top 20 Arcade Soundtracks of the 1990's. I have some examples you should mention. Examples: Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (1999) Magician Lord (1990) Killer Instinct (1994) Tekken 3 (1997) The House of the Dead (1996) Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991) Daytona USA (1994) Street Fighter Alpha 3 (1998) Metal Slug (1996) Ridge Racer (1993) Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Superheroes (1998) Sonic the Fighters (known as Sonic Championship in North America) (1996) Twinkle Star Sprites (1996) Sunset Riders (1991) Rave Racer (1995) Daytona USA 2 (1998) Zed Blade (1994) Would you guys mind doing this list for me?

[@BMPK]

bruh you could have done it yourself

[@Hotraider]

I surprised they didn't include Forspoken open world even if it was just an honourable mention

[@jeremywilliams5141]

Add Saints Row 2022 to the list.

[@TheViper4Life]

It's amazing to me how, no matter what channel it is, no matter what the content of the video is about, "Driv Three Er" has to be a "joke" whenever Driver 3 is in discussion like the 30-somethings making this video act like they 1. Didn't live through the l33t Sp34k generation and 2. like it's the only media project to ever do this. It's quite tired at this point.

[@NadeemShekh-uy9zn]

Spider-Man 3 is comedy gold

[@BMPK]

💯

[@Chancherpancher]

Batman and Robin for the PS1 has the WORST Open World Map ever made!

[@joshuacamachoh5156]

In my opinion... Spiderman 3 and Gotham Knights are gems in my eyes. Sure, they aren't perfect, but Gotham knights especially I had a lot of fun with.

[@Saulbreadman]

I recently beat Gotham knights and had a genuine blast with it. I played as Red Hood for my playthrough. It's not perfect and I can see why many hated it but for me I turned my brain off and just played it and ya know I had fun. It's easily a 6/10 for me.

[@deadpain2483]

HOMEFRONT revolution is a great game. It was a game that looked extraordinary for someone like me who couldn't able to afford a good graphics card. I didn't face any glitches because mostly i spend raising alarms to get lost in the combat. It was my 2nd visual blast because i never thought gtx 750ti can run this at high setting. The first one was MOH WARFIGHTER. I never thought gt610 can handle that kind of graphics at that time.

[@davidcooper7286]

Conan exiles is a great game, really enjoy it

[@leonigama5597]

good job about Discussion and Review of The WORST Open World Video Games from Top 20

[@Potter13579PSN]

Once you think of Gotham Knights as Batman's inFAMOUS: Second Son of this generation, it really isn't that bad. Not great, but not terrible either.

[@immortalfrieza]

Considering Infamous Second Son was at least in the same league as the previous 2 Infamous games while Gotham Knights went out of it's way to be "the Arkham games but shitter" I don't agree.

[@anubisfox5765]

I actually enjoyed it pretty good. I just played it like a normal game not looking for anything other than beating up bad guys, a decent comic story, and super hero fun

[@SourRobo8364]

Hahaha! Good joke. But no. Infamous Second Son is actually fun to play. Quit huffing the glue.

[@josephsnider9930]

I really want to know what games this guy plays them if almost everything is on this list. Granted some of them yes but half of these actually have a story you just have to know what you are doing.

[@kamikazekenji605]

Gotham Knight does not deserve the heat it gets I have fun playing that game love the story I’m definitely in love with the combat for each character in the game. I literally enjoy Gotham knights wayy more when marvels avengers came out that game so disappointing to me

[@sankhasubhrahaldar380]

when i played that spider man 3 and amazing spiderman 2 game I was just 8 9 years old so for me as a child these games were amazing and I really loved those games also finished these games multiple times.... but now when I see these games it really makes me laugh 😂😂

[@sametkucuk7305]

9:23 main problem is naming "metal gear" if this will be a different named game its decent game also most people not know this game have survival assets just like mgs3 and kojima always tell people " i want make zombie game and main character will be a gray fox" so in my opinion if you play like a different named game its actually not that bad.

[@Ashurman666]

Even if Survive wasn't named MEtal Gear it would still be trash

[@sametkucuk7305]

@@Ashurman666 i dont say its "awesome" game but some mechanics are just like mgs 3 problem is this i talk about is just "theory" in story and maps its trash biggest fail that game named "metal gear" its in my opinion not amazing game but mixed one

[@diegopansini3152]

15:13 We are not skimming over this. You did what?! Why? What’s wrong with you? 😂

[@MrEasyNah]

That man wanted his money's worth. 😂

[@3ddiemobil350]

Real😅

[@tyleroutland435]

I wasn't a fan of the amazing spiderman 2 game i liked the first game better

[@Cheesedrinker_]

I say Gotham Knights wasn't that bad, the gameplay was fun and the story was well written

[@dandan39818]

Honestly the only reason to play homefront the revolution is to play time-splitters on pc.

[@thegeek9665]

I really enjoy the PS2, Wii versions of Spider-Man 3, replayed it a few times, and had fun each time...the XBOX 360 and PS3 versions however...oh man...not good.

[@medalwelder]

Why would I even try to test my FPS skills playing Breakpoint in the first place?

[@loonyn1nja748]

Not even 10 minutes in this guy called breakpoint a fps and cried conan exiles wasn’t based on the movie and had bad fighting mechanics, which tells me he didn’t play much considering the fighting was pretty deep

[@BigStef71182]

I love Superman Returns. It's a flawed but very fun game. Same with Spiderman 3 for which i loved the ps2 version before i got a 360 and ps3.

[@leeks1408]

Wish they’d keep the numbers counting down

[@DarkAnomaly]

I still play Superman Returns for the giggles 😅

[@thisjustin6529]

Dead Island: Riptide isn’t so bad

[@thewalrus101123]

Conan exiles is awesome dude. Great game to explore, and has a lot of Conan lore hidden in it.

[@joesunday199]

I actually like Crackdown 3. It wasn't amazing but I don't think it deserves to be on this list.

[@kevinthomson95]

Did you actually just pronounce driver 3 like that 😂😂

[@YouTubeAddict50]

Driv-threer 😂

[@blutomindpretzel1735]

the pronouncing of Driver 3 had me on the ground. Hilarious! Mercenaries 2 was really, really bad. The first one was so damn fantastic the second just seemed heartbreaking

[@dtriarchives9]

Really scrapped the barrel for some of these entries, huh? 😂😅

[@FZVideos9630]

Sure Gotham Knights and Redfall may not be a good open world games , but I rather played those than The War Z ,Raven's Cry or Day One Garry's Incident

[@caldadextra2063]

Unless Skull and Bones is a masterpiece, Black Flag remains the pirate king of pirate games

[@gabo-kun2046]

Thank goodness Pokemon Scarlet/Violet isn't included here

[@niteriemcfarlane5285]

it will be soon trash game can't be defended forever 😭😂☠️

[@AmyDLucci]

Well.. as a huge pokemon fan it deserves to be. So does Bdsp as the worst Pokemon game nowadays

[@dlang26]

I liked Scarlet despite its flaws i think its a good game.

[@KadeemG61]

Since Steam is turning 20 years old, Top 20 Worst Steam Games Ever

[@kevinmcgeehan4374]

I loved the path of the furon! Maybe because it was part of my child/teenage years.

[@McCaptainAmerica]

I play dynasty warriors 9 every day on ps5 with playable monitor a perfect game to play on the side and you also have to be dynasty warriors fan.

[@LadyJennyfer75]

DRIV3R was just a fancy spelling of Driver 3. WHERE did you get that title you said?

[@AmyDLucci]

Look into gameranx falcon also says it that way 😂

[@MrEasyNah]

I think he was taking the piss.

[@TheViper4Life]

It's a long tired joke that every channel uses whenever that game is in the discussion.

[@ComicBro173]

'Destroy all humans' is kind of like a nickelodeon show.

[@FaneDeathcoristul]

Switch Conan Exiles with Saints Row Reboot and Gotham Knights with APB Reloaded and you have my respect

[@thibeausteens9133]

Conan is pretty awesome imo

[@FaneDeathcoristul]

@@thibeausteens9133 Of course! It shouldn’t have been on this list even it has bugs! Screw WatchMojo

[@z3us_81]

At this point I think I'm the only person alive to actually enjoy Gotham Knights. Sure there's too many currencies but I think the gameplay is actually good enough, and so far I don't have any issue with the story

[@NadeemShekh-uy9zn]

Most likely

[@immortalfrieza]

The issue is that Gotham Knights just puts a big Neon Sign all but literally over it's own head saying "I'M THE ARKHAM GAMES BUT I SUCK MORE!" It has all the same gameplay that the Arkham games do but does them all worse in a lot of little ways that anyone who is a fan of the previous games (i.e. anyone who would have any interest in playing the game in the first place) can easily see it. It's like... gaming uncanny valley. All Gotham Knights does every second one is playing it is constantly remind anyone who has ever played the previous games that it is not doing anything anywhere near as good as those games did every single step of the way.

[@z3us_81]

@@immortalfrieza As someone who has played Arkham Asylum and Arkham Knight (which still isn't a lot of experience) I have to admit the Arkham games are on a whole other level. The fact that Arkham Knight, a great game on its own is considered a disappointment speaks a lot about how high people tend to set their expectations in retrospect to older games. In my case I always keep them low so I'm either right or the game is better than expected and tbh I'm a huge Red Hood and the mere experience of playing as him even if u can't shoot ennemies dead just makes me extremely biased towards the game

[@luthfifauzi6795]

Disagree with Breakpoint tho. It's decent TPS shooter in my opinion.

[@Saddonghussein]

Mgs V is almost as empty as arma 3

[@Koalalover70]

What do you expect from a game that takes place in Afghanistan and Central Africa. Also Mother Base is not empty

[@Saddonghussein]

@@Koalalover70 is sniper elite empty?

[@Koalalover70]

@@Saddonghussein not really. It has open ended levels

[@Saddonghussein]

@@Koalalover70 What levels 3 4 levels and every other thing is the same place with diferent grass or not grass

[@Saddonghussein]

@@Koalalover70 Sniper elite 3 is full of sh. and the same for the 1 level in afghanistan in Splinter Cell, mgs v is empty, its nothing but repetition over and over

[@shimmytimmy001]

Just cause 4, wheelman should be on the next list.

[@Anthony_Barquet]

He didn't even talk about the horrible free roam in amazing Spider-Man 2 like I can't just swing around in that game I have to constantly respond to a crime and if I don't the task force will come after me and that's what I hate about amazing Spider-Man 2 he shoulda said that

[@jessejuuko1542]

"Handle as well as greased blocks sliding over oil" y'all just mean 🥺🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheJManOrRiot]

The only thing good about Gotham knights was that one particular song. If you know,you know

[@MrWashed_]

Is it bad that I enjoyed my 40hrs with metal gear survive lol

[@LCE040490]

I enjoyed gotham knights.

[@jamalvargas6146]

Transformers The Game (2007) Nuff Said

[@Nov-5062]

It wasn't really open world, the levels were just big and empty.

[@bad2dabohn1992]

As a kid that game was awesome Now it's kind of sad at the "what might have been" scenario

[@Daniel-nn8mr]

That's my favourite Transformers game.

[@dragonfan50006]

He forgot Wheelman and ATB Reloaded

[@Only1SamRaw]

What're they doing, we are in 2023 & still no signs of any superman game, the biggest superhero to ever exist can't even get a video game for the new generation? Smh

[@reesiespiecies4333]

I’ve played the first prototype and man is that game pretty bad open world wise

[@the204cool]

Homefront the Revolution was prett5 enjoyable imo

[@r3l1csvk]

yeah Destroys should´ve stayed under Pandemics

[@satvikgarg8792]

He just said Driv 3 er. Lmao

[@user-du4yz2yc3s]

Amazing spider man 2 is so good tho

[@noelkelleher9727]

😂😂😂

[@wincute100]

putting Big Bob in this is a hella weird. That game was purely for kid, and compare it to other open world is kinda reach

[@justie04]

I know he says waifu impact is a bad game, but hear me out....

[@alvarochaves1999]

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's open world is lifeless.

[@krystalalien3344]

I was expecting to see some of the following games on the list: Two Worlds - boring Gothic-like RPG from the same studio that made Raven's Cry Saints Row reboot - need I say what happens when you alienate your fanbase and ignore the feedback from them (criticism aside, R.I.P. Volition and thank you for making games that defined our childhood) 7 Days to Die (console versions) - horrible ports of an early access PC game that is praised by its fanbase Risen 3: Titan Lords - Piranha Bytes should really step outside of their comfort zone when it comes to combat and story Need for Speed: Undercover - one of the weakest entries in the series with a pointless open world structure and questionable AI during races Bully: Scholarship Edition (PC version) - another example of a great console game with a shoddy PC port Feel free to add your examples if I missed any of them.

[@BMPK]

Bruh make your own video no point trying to direct someone else's yt channel.

[@Gamesta100]

Because it's not a bad open world game? The hate it got is mostly a load of crap. Everyone hated on it as much as they did because it was the cool in thing to do. It's not one of the best open world games and it's not the best SR game but it's not as bad as everyone says it is.

[@KellyKMc]

Tired of saying this, but Redfall was Arkane Austin, not Arkane Lyon.

[@stephenjacewicz4594]

Driv3r is really not bad.

[@immortalfrieza]

I feel like Spider-Man 3, Destroy All Humans Path of Furon, and Amazing Spider-Man 2 all have the same problem. They would've been greatly praised had they come first, but they all had the misfortune (read: the devs were lazy) of being sequels to games that were quite a bit superior to them. Spider-Man 2, Destroy all Humans 2, and Amazing Spider-Man 1 were all around better than the games that followed them. Whereas Gotham Knights... is a weird one. It's like they looked back at all the previous Arkham games and then went out of their way to do everything those games did but worse, somehow. Between Arkham City and Arkham Knight Gotham Knights has all the same gameplay that they did, but does every single one of them just a bit worse as though they were deliberately trying to make an inferior game that would be compared directly to it's much better predecessors for some reason.

[@rolingk267]

11:27 Phoenix Jones the video game?

[@BMPK]

that guy 💯😆

[@MrMostComplete]

I can't let you get away with calling Dead Island1 bad.

[@RaxusPrime29]

Why did you play Waifu impact that much ?

[@icy_grizzly2803]

I'm okay with some of them....

[@StefLaFlame]

the amazing spider-man 2 gets so much hate for no reason

[@charliesavoury5806]

It a shame how bad Gotham knights is. It had so much potential.

[@blastedelfs]

Conan Exiles is good, specially the latest Art of War DLC is good stuff

[@DrRexie]

If big Bobby is only made for children then why are you playing it

[@tyleroutland435]

I loved Spiderman 3 on the wii so i disagree

[@masterkratos0929]

I also disagree with that choice too. I played the PS3 and 360 versions and it has a decent open world along with an explorable subway system the side content is also pretty decent, but there are a lot of QTEs. That being said, I don’t know how this compares to the second game on PS2.

[@r5ve4t]

12:56 xbots are coming for you

[@MrEasyNah]

Please. Nobody's defending that game.

[@keandregreen5628]

I actually liked Superman returns

[@jacobcole7023]

😂 "Driv Threìr"

[@depo_ynx]

SM3 is very very overhated game about Spidey,i will prefer it over Marve Spider Man 2018 easily