Top 30 Best Open World Video Games of All Time

[@WatchMojo]

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[@PhilBowes]

Top ten worst toys

[@vanessasandoval96]

WatchMojo Can you make a video of top 20 fighters from Super Smash Bros Brawl Ultimate

[@vanessasandoval96]

What if video games had their own tv show by Nintendo Switch Sega Rovio and Mojang Mario - Mario Luigi peach Daisy Rosalina bowser bowser jr DK Yoshi Zelda - Zelda Link BOTW/TOTK Revali Daruk Impa Mipha Splatoon - Inkling female male 1 2 Squid Sisters Off the Hook Deep Cut Kirby - Kirby DeDeDe meta knight bandana Dee Marx Magolor Adeline ribbon Taranza Susie Elfin Pokémon - Some from 1-9 Ash Dawn Lillie Gladion Kukui Cynthia Sonic - Sonic tails knuckles Amy shadow rouge silver cream Angry Birds - Red Chuck bomb Matilda blues Terence Hal Stella bubbles ice bird silver Melody Minecraft - Steve Alex zombie Enderman creeper skeleton spider villager iron golem pig horse Animal Crossing- Isabelle Tom Nook and others

[@tvblue3010]

Horizon Forbidden West.

[@zakirstocks9514]

*Tears of the Kingdom, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Super Mario Odyssey, Splatoon 2 & 3, Pokémon: Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, Pokémon: Sword & Shield, NieR: Automata, The Simpsons: Hit & Run, Genshin Impact, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Final Fantasy VII Remake & Rebirth and SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake*

[@Landminegoes]

Can we get some time stamps? Oh hell I'll do it my self. 0:30 Dragon's Dogma 2 1:24 FF 7 Rebirth 2:25 Forza Horizon 5 3:25 Dying Light 4:25 Death Stranding 5:20 Sleeping Dogs 7:05 Cyberpunk 2077 8:08 Genshin Impact 9:02 Far Cry 3 9:49 Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl 10:35 Subnautica 11:24 Just Cause 2 10:24 Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor 13:02 Simpsons: Hit and Run 13:40 Ghosts of Tsushima 14:33 Marvle's Spiderman 2 15:33 Horizon Forbidden West 16:35 Elden Ring 17:30 Nier Automata 18:22 Fallout New Vegas 19:02 Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag 20:10 Batman: Arkham City 20:58 Red Dead Redemption 2 21:42 Metal Gear Solid 5 Phantom Pain 22:45 Minecraft 23:23 GTA 5 24:05 Skyrim 25:08 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom 26:26 The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt.

[@lilwayne4100]

Thank you!

[@A_A_K_01]

Thanks

[@TheWolfofWallStreet99]

Cry me a river

[@calvinfoo]

You can try insert a new line in every new timeline. Anyway, good job. Generally I hate open world games without a proper story or ending.

[@Llamazing69]

You absolute legend!

[@-locke-6051]

Zelda Breath of the Wild to me is the greatest open-world game of all time. I'll never forget the first time I played it. It changed gaming forever.

[@ciankeane6485]

Its not

[@partzrivalcamaya845]

@@ciankeane6485another one that can’t understand english.

[@diogopereira2387]

Agree! What an experience!

[@AnxMa]

I recently re-played Arkham games and am still in awe how amazing City is. The design of Gotham brings back memories of Animated Series. The one in AKnight was just too polished, modern and shiny. I recently created on my channel a small tribute to Kevin Conroy using the classic BtAS toys, pretty cool if I may say so myself :) November will mark the second anniversary of his passing.

[@MadeOfBrknParTz]

Right you are, ur tribute is very cool, superb editing btw. I miss Kevin Conroy too, still can't believe he's passed away.

[@CBrown]

Skyrim is the only one of this list that I find myself repeatedly going back to. While the main story isn't as good as it could be, the versatility that type of game affords in character build puts it over the top for me

[@NeoDarkrai0]

for real Skyrim needs number 1 slot also racing games don't count as open world cars cant swim climb do thing etc useless besides roads

[@aiwilson95]

Agreed. Skyrim is the only one I have gone back to three times and still find myself wanting to do it again

[@adamparr6464]

SKYRIM, TEARS OF THE KINGDOM & THE WITCHER 3 Are definitely my Top 3.

[@ContendCreators]

If the switch had just cause 2 on it, and it was properly promoted, it would probably sell more copies than every open world on it already, including Zelda

[@PAINt0theMAX]

​@@ContendCreatorsyeah just cause 2 is underrated it should be on switch

[@yashvasinraj482]

@@ContendCreators I love Just Cause 2 but after like something it got boring. Everything looked the same and bland after a bit of time. It kept me from getting into the game cause it kept reminding me it's not real.

[@StevenArch]

Breath of the Wild truly changed my perspective on gaming

[@alexl.4362]

Why

[@Gor85]

I played link to the past. Hours and hours with mom😊

[@pyrocore]

Just demonstrates you had limited exposure to games before that. BotW does nothing new, and is overhyped by adult children who never grew up. Like every Nintendo game released in the last 15 years.

[@NoName-cn3cp]

Calm down

[@TheWolfofWallStreet99]

Explain yourself

[@mattjereza6541]

how is cyberpunk so low in it’s current state 💀 its a masterpiece now

[@SWOTHDRA]

Nope

[@whitedevil5252]

🧢

[@Mart00091]

Fr!!

[@rpgfan1187]

My favorite open world game is actually Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny (1988). That game was incredibly innovative, boasting a day/night cycle, NPCs with their own schedules, dynamic lighting, and a feeling of never being truly safe, even in villages. Like some of the other games in the franchise, you can tackle many of the objectives in whatever order you wish, and the game doesn't just feed them to you like modern games do. You're left to your own devices and must discover what you must do by talking to NPCs and exploring the world. Best of all, everything in the game world feels purposefully placed, and it doesn't suffer from the bloat and reused content that plague many other open world games. Ultima V (and much of that franchise, in general) is an overlooked masterpiece and easily my favorite game of the 80s.

[@dinand28]

in what fucking category black flag have over elden ring

[@KadenAlbrecht]

Seriously

[@Mohgenstein]

Black Flag overrated asf fr. Can’t wait for the yakuza pirate game to come out which will destroy it

[@Animeguy300]

I would love to play Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth again

[@kenterminateddq5311]

I'm surprised that the GTA series nor Skyrim ranked at number one. However, 26:27 is the right choice by WatchMojo.

[@luciomarx]

Death Stranding was the only of this worlds I left real fast... I mean, it's beautiful, but the premise of being a delivery man, gathering deliveries, pilling and adjusting it in your back... just wasn't for me

[@DaNewACKisBACK]

I'm pleasantly surprised Sleeping Dogs is on this list, LOVE that game!!

[@adamhoward1408]

Top 20 or 30 watchmojo lists that didn't age well

[@ContendCreators]

I would remove half the games since theyre rpgs without any wanted system and put Just Cause 2 or 3 No. 1

[@darthfencer412]

Elden Ring not in the Top 10?!?!?!

[@joermnyc]

First Watchdogs’ open world version of Chicago was pretty awesome, my wife initially thought it was a movie! I’d also say in the open world version of Seattle from Infamous: Second Son.

[@neleno7204]

Cyberpunk 2077 in 23rd position lmaooo no you are really clowns at WatchMojo, no chance you actually played the game 😂😂

[@dhero9638]

what do they think none of the borderland's games deserved to be on list?

[@AnnBoye]

True my favorite game is borderlands 2 my second favorite game is borderlands 1 and far cry 3 should be higher

[@ARIXANDRE]

Death Stranding is a thing of beauty. Crossing an Icelandic inspired America, and setting up my zipline to the tune of Low Roar was a breath or fresh air for me. ❤

[@laparkagames9277]

MGSV has one of the best gameplays of all time.

[@TheRingoism]

Skyrim Is very overrated but It does deserve to be on this list, Oblivion and Morrowind are much better open world games personally.

[@Houssine_11]

True, Morrowind especially that had a true raw Open World that by design forces you to master its locations.

[@haroldvillarante8649]

1.RDR2 2. WITCHER 3 3. HORIZON ZERO DAWN 4.god of war 4

[@Gor85]

Many great ones.Ghost of Tsusthima,Simpsons hit and run,Lika a Dragon,Sleeping Dogs,Shadow of Mordor,Spider Man 2,Arkham City is fantastic! Watched walkthrough many times. It's paused in Penguins place. I love Grand Theft Auto😀Played since he was little man. Played 1,23,Vice City.San Andreas very little. Legend of Zelda is always fantastic! 😀Witcher looks great too. Really good😀Great video😀

[@Butler_I66I]

Borderlands not being on here is depressing

[@tjbullard4243]

Witcher III at #1 makes so much sense, it truly is one of the greatest and most beautiful games I’ve ever played! The Characters, the story, the visuals….Triss Merigold🤩. Literally a masterpiece!

[@00001sarthak]

RDR2, Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate edition, Ghost of Tsushima , Days gone, Spider-Man. ( cyberpunk might have launched bad but it never lacked in immersion and storyline but now it’s at another level.) Sandevistan one of the most exciting mechanic ever. Even side stories are so engaging. Night city is a character itself can’t wait for the sequel.

[@rtzreveillere7514]

U missed Watch dogs 2, GTA 4, Days Gone

[@zakirstocks9514]

I'll definitely take *Tears of the Kingdom, Genshin Impact, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, The Simpsons: Hit & Run, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, NieR: Automata, Batman: Arkham City, Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, Super Mario Odyssey, Splatoon 2, Splatoon 3, Pokémon: Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl and Pokémon: Sword & Shield* as My Top 14 Open World Video Games

[@DeoAlong]

Far Cry 3, 4, 5 and New Dawn are all time favorites for me.

[@DustinKopperman]

Genshin Impact and Fallout New Vegas and Red Dead Redemption 2 and Minecraft and Grand Theft Auto V and The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim return to all the time on the PS3 or on the PS4 or on the phone

[@sk81991]

I love open world games the most just messing around with stuff

[@victoriasrandomstuff]

Skyrim is my all time favorite. Oblivion (not on list but predecessor) is great too. New Vegas is also amazing. I own subnautica, cyberpunk, and red dead but have not played them. Another great game is Valheim. It's like Skyrim, dark souls and minecraft had a baby. Give it a try.

[@davidparkes7741]

"They honestly haven't needed to release a new one yet." (About GTA) Yeah.... No. 6 can't come soon enough.

[@landrym1624]

Genshin Impact in front of Cyberpunk 2077 in terms of Open World, I immediately left this shit video.

[@iammiller5478]

Watch mojo not being a gaming channel but creating better list than IGN, gameranx and mojoplay is crazy 😱

[@Slayde.Wilson]

Did anyone play L.A Noire? I think its the best Rockstar open world game.

[@johnnymartinjohansen]

Imo, it's garbage. Typical scenario: your partner says: "it's just a short ride". Reality: driving for an eternity and the dude can't shut his f*cking mouth. There's a reason why it's on sale so often. And if you think anyone is rating it above RDR2, you're delusional.

[@jackinthebox1993]

Better than RDR2?

[@BlenderStudy]

Thank you for the update, WatchMojo..!! I think the best one ever is GTA Online. I only played co-op from the beginning because I hated dying due to bad people around the map. I recently started to help out other players with Autoshop missions from mobile phone mission selector. I learned how to level up fast and collect $2+ million/day by playing Cayo Perico heists, my combined level is 600+ in Xbox One and PC, and the GTA game wealth is far over 100 million. :P

[@Hermo93]

A ranking of games in open wornd and Cyberpunk is also low? Yes, I know a crappy video when I do.

[@gaia7240]

To be fair the game is gorgeous and the story spectacular, but the open world you interact with it only when beating someone, it can get boring

[@PMD-Insight]

Next do Top 100 Most Evil Characters Of All Time and include characters from literature such as Judge Holden, AM, Morgoth, And The Qu

[@johnsesia9050]

I'm now in my fifth month of working on Tears Of The Kingdom, with no signs of slowing down. At time of writing, it's looking to overtake Nintendo's (not Activision's) Ice Hockey as the single game that held my attention the longest before I was done with it.

[@PAINt0theMAX]

Play Just Cause 2 if you want a good open world and Twilight Princess if you want a good zelda. There is no reason to play the outdated, unimpressive(even for the system) "game" that is ToTK

[@CarloPrivat]

couldnt agree more with no 1 pick

[@jadeplanet]

I think Ghost should have been swapped out with Sekiro

[@ragingriver9012]

Elden ring at 12 is criminal it’s the best video game of all time

[@SSSuperMugiwara]

I strongly disagree, it's not even the best game in its own franchise, Bloodborne does almost everything better than Elden Ring tries to do, especially when it comes to the lore, the weapons, the atmosphere, the memorable bosses, and the glorious soundtrack that Bloodborne has, but Elden Ring is still a great game, that's undeniable.

[@ragingriver9012]

@@SSSuperMugiwara I disagree elden ring lore is by far the best of the series and the bloodborne bosses are mostly all just monster/beasts a lot seem similar and can’t even talk so not very memorable to me plus bloodborne dodge mechanic makes the game very easy

[@AnnBoye]

​@@ragingriver9012bro elden ring the easiest game in the franchise and bloodborne better

[@KadenAlbrecht]

@@SSSuperMugiwaraso far from the truth

[@Zeddyboi86]

God of War: Ragnarok has a much better open world than Spider-Man 2. The only real advantage Spider-Man has is insanely entertaining travel mechanics.

[@geetanshusaini3684]

Just cause 2 is a masterpiece truly nostalgic ❤

[@MaverickM2000]

Sad that Mercenaries didn't make this list. Just Cause 2 was good, but Mercenaries had fun characters to boot and Just Cause owes its existence to Mercenaries.

[@razaabbas7212]

I believe that Sonic Frontiers was not on this.

[@leoliokurata9629]

Cyberpunk 2077, 23rd position? Open world? I stopped the video.

[@thebalderthor4884]

😂 Skyrim wasn’t number 1 so you made the right choice.

[@amonrodriguez3518]

This can’t be the first time they’ve done this countdown lol. They are out of ideas and always posting stuff asking us what to do next…

[@jimmymurphy898]

Rdr2 for me easily. Look I know the realism isn't for everyone but i absolutely loved it. From the immersive world, to the graphics and gameplay and of course Arthur Morgan. Arthur is the best videogame character ever imo.

[@questionmark05]

The division series. Just because of the world and how close it is to real life while still being post apocalyptic.

[@katiekeller9047]

I have tried so many times to get into Witcher.

[@adhityasaputra9024]

I love Open World Game, i can play hundred hour to explore that world...maybe GTA is the first open world and the reason i love that genre...and i never regret buy that kind of game in day one $60 or $70

[@ContendCreators]

If you want to explore an open world then try just cause 2

[@jeremiahsmith8987]

ayo gang I'm ngl. Having Minecraft at 5 is criminal. Ya'll lowkey picking favorites. U got Marvel's Spiderman2 at 14 and Elden Ring at 12 come on bruh Tighten Up.

[@magstheonlyone]

Really hype for GTA6 and the next Elder Scrolls

[@Dawg476]

I can’t believe we didn’t get a sleeping dogs 2 😢

[@kish45]

It’s a real crime Sea of Thieves isn’t on this list since it technically is an open world game.

[@VRBH1]

Shadow of Mordor didn't have a ''giant land''. You can run across the entire length of each map in 10-12 minutes or so. It's not like it's GTA 5 or Far Cry 5 or something like that WatchMojo.

[@oriperetz7890]

Finally sleeping dogs gets some credit

[@DavidLopez-ln2ch]

Elden Ring should have been highly then that!

[@iustin-gabrielcostache]

Tiers of the kingdom is my favourite game ever as well as rdr2 but this was a great video!!!!!

[@Jake-nt3tg]

Idk dude, Cyberpunk being that low on the list (assuming they're numbering them from the 30th to 1st in "how good of a game it is" ranking, is wrong. Cyberpunk is easily a top 10, if not 5 best open world games of all time. The characters (other than rdr2) are unmatched. The world itself is beautifully crafted. The missions are unique, the weapon variety feels endless. The in-depth systems make the game feel different nearly every playthrough. Especially after the update

[@1starspambot1starspambot66]

TOO MANY FUCKING ADS HOLY SHIT

[@arizothwow1]

This list is why watch mojo not relevant anymore.

[@nbanow9612]

There was a Hulk game when I was a kid I used to play it was open world and holy crap I remember it being so dam fun!

[@datsapaddlin]

A next Gen GTA needs to just have multiple cities like San Andreas or the Witcher 3 and it will be the perfect game.

[@thebeatlesloveisallyouneed]

Arkham origins and maybe even knight deserves to be on here!

[@YoutubeCensorsYou]

Red Dead Redemption 2 not being #1 is crime against humanity.

[@sweetassugar69]

No it's not

[@zacharymc745]

Video suggestions: TOP 20 BEST MULTIPLAYER/CO-OP GAMES OF THE DECADE/CENTURY TOP 10 MOST UNDERRATED VIDEO GAMES OF THE 2010S ANOTHER TOP 20 BEST YEARS IN VIDEO GAMES (ex. 1980, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2022, or 2023)

[@brickzoneanimations8395]

I know this is not on the list but to me Super Mario Odyssey and Sonic Frontiers are the best Open World games in my opinion

[@GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

Minecraft is such a great example!

[@scollurio]

„Real Life“ Awesome game, Grindy at times but dope AF graphics

[@swapnilrana2206]

Fast travel is behind a hige paywall. Can't skip dialogues. It's worse than playing Fallout in survival mode. Eat Sleep and shitting is necesary mechanic.

[@daniellewis4154]

Avatar frontiers of Pandora deserves to be on this list. You might argue that is it derivative of far cry but it successfully captures what it feels like to be a Na’vi. It’s open world is gorgeous both in day and night

[@DarthInsomnious]

Woo! Phantom pain mentioned>>>€.

[@brendancross8793]

Cyberpunk 2077 and Subnautica should be much higher... Also Morrowind and Gothic 3 (in fact most Piranha Bytes games for that matter) should be on here.

[@dreamguardian8320]

Should've added Kingdom Hearts and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Survivor to this list.

[@Houssine_11]

Neither of them are Open Worlds

[@C0ld5h0t]

Where is hogwards legacy? Btw i fully agree with ur number one.

[@jamesgardner5253]

Gta 5 is great but maybe 6 might end up taking its spot on this list

[@DannerBanks]

Early 2010s had some amazing games

[@Houssine_11]

Witcher 3 deserves the top spot obviously but where is OUTER WILDS in there ????

[@Berserk002]

#1 Witcher 3 #2 Red dead 2 End of story 🙂

[@SuryaGupta-te7fq]

my god there really is nothing new to play while waiting for gta6. I am in shambles

[@ROCKONplaceboforever]

Red dead redemption 2 one of the best ones still I replay it all the time good list 🎮👏

[@nepkatzee]

Cyberpunk behind Genshin Impact no what disastrous notice, you didn’t play the game at all

[@xxxjajajaja9840]

They didnt have outer wilds or kingdom come, but they had a racing game tisk tisk

[@prthm0043]

putting elden ring on 12th is a crime .... not to mention cyberpunk 23rd

[@brunodelobel93410]

Skyrim behind GTA V 🤐

[@happyroggerhappy]

No Kingdome Come but Dragons Dogma 2? OMG...

[@thebeatlesloveisallyouneed]

Kingdoms of amalur deserves to be on here!

[@connorfraser4770]

I was 11 when skyrim released. I'm 24 now.

[@AndreaDoesYoga]

🎮 Amazing list, really loved revisiting these open-world classics! 🌍

[@temi472]

Only open world games in same tier as elden ring are witcher 3, breath of the wild and gta5

[@rayanns12]

Pokémon; Arceus!

[@ContendCreators]

You should ask for Just Cause 2 instead

[@anthonyv.4935]

sleep dogs under rated gem. they need a part 2

[@3DVIDEOSMurray]

Out of the games ive played: 1) RDR2 2) Skyrim 3) Fallout 4 4) GTA 5 5) Microsoft Flight Simulator 6) Farcry 3

[@kubek]

I think Carmagedon was first oper world racing game.

[@JustMuuperiod]

Uh and exactly WHY DID YALL LEAVE OUT FABLE 2 or 3?!

[@yannispirou101]

Rebirth and Elden Ring that low is objectively wrong lol

[@hunteradams12345]

AINT NO WHY THEY LEFT OUT ARK