Best Open World PC Games to Play in 2024

Are you searching for thrilling open-world PC games?

Don’t look any further! We’ve compiled the top 17 titles that can keep your attention for hours.

See no more! We’ve compiled the top 17 titles that will hold your attention for hours.

Open-world games have always been a popular gaming genre in the industry. It offers many things, like exploring different fantasy universes and talking with NPCs to gather information, completing a side quest, exciting stories, and going on missions to clear the game. These small details and many options make playing more attractive for players.

We understand that having so many options can make it complicated to choose one title, but don’t worry; We’re here to guide you and provide you with the best options so you can decide which open-world game will be best for you.

17 Best Open World Games PC to Play in 2024

1. Death Stranding

Platforms	Windows PC, PS4, PS5
Genre	Action Game, Open-World Game
Developer	Kojima Productions
Publisher	505 Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation Studios
Release	November 8, 2019
Metacritic Score	80/100
User Score	7.5/10
Official Site	Death Stranding

Death Stranding  is one of the best open-world survival games for PC. The context of the game is simple: travel to different locations to deliver items, but you must travel secretly so that the Beached Things creatures cannot see you.

You play the character of Sam, who delivers goods from one place to another. Initially, you have to travel on foot to deliver packages, but this journey is not easy; You will encounter BT creatures and unknown enemies.

The difficult part of this sport is to maintain balance while carrying the load on your back and traveling between the mountains. After increasing your stats, you can build roads and vehicles to transport packages.

There are two ways to avoid the Beached Things creatures, and one is to use a weapon to defeat these creatures or to move slowly and without making any noise. It is an exploration game for PC.

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2. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Platforms	Windows PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Nintendo Switch
Genre	Action Games, Open-World Games, Fighting Games
Developer	CD Projekt, CD Projekt Red
Publisher	CD Projekt, CD Projekt Red, Warner Bros
Release	May 18, 2015
Metacritic Score	92/100
User Score	9.1/10
Official Site	The Witcher

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a fantasy game for PC. The game’s content is simple: you play a wizard and have to travel to different places, kill monsters, and save your beautiful adopted daughter from the Wild Hunt or other villains.

The quality of the graphics is impressive, and you can see small details of your surroundings or characters. I enjoyed traveling to different locations, killing all the bandits and monsters, and eliminating giant dragons.

Wizards can use various weapons and magic to eliminate stage bosses. You should not skip any side stories; Otherwise, it will be difficult to understand the context of the game.

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3. Batman Arkham Knight 

Platforms	Windows PC, PS4, Xbox One
Genre	Action Games, Open-World Games, Fighting Games
Developer	Rocksteady Studios
Publisher	Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment
Release	June 23, 2015
Metacritic Score	87/100
User Score	7.7/10
Official Site	Warnebros

Batman Arkham Knight is a single-player open-world game. You can travel around Gotham City and defeat criminals and supervillains to keep all citizens safe.

The best thing is to defeat all the supervillains, like Two Faces, Deathstroke, Penguin, etc. Recently, the developers have added a new Batmobile Tank campaign where you can destroy enemy vehicles and bases in tank mode. It sounds interesting.

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4. No Man’s Sky 

Platforms	Windows PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Nintendo Switch
Genre	Action Games, Open-World Games, Survival Games
Developer	Hello Games
Publisher	Hello Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Release	August 8, 2016
Metacritic Score	69/100
User Score	3.9/10
Official Site	Nomassky

No Man’s Sky is one of the best open-world space games. The context of the game is simple: it consists of traveling to different planets and then gathering resources to build a base or repair your spaceship so you can travel to your next destination.

You play a traveler who travels around the galaxy and stars to collect data. It offers a variety of side quests.

The system will guide you through each mission, and every time you make a mistake, it will warn you. I know it sounds simple, but whenever I get lost in the galaxy, I find it challenging to find my way.

Recently, developers have added a multi-purpose gadget to protect yourself, attack your enemy, or gather resources. It is an open-world survival game.

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5. Red Dead Redemption 2

Platforms	Windows PC, PS4, Xbox One
Genre	Action Games, Open-World Games, Survival Games
Developer	Rockstar Games, Rockstar Studios
Publisher	Rockstar Games
Release	October 25, 2018
Metacritic Score	97/100
User Score	8.6/10
Official Site	Rocket Star Games

Red Dead Redemption 2 is the best survival game for PC. You can travel around the world, talk to NPCs to gather information, and kill criminals to complete missions.

In this, you have to play the character of John Marston. The game offers fun missions like killing all the bandits using a firearm, chasing your target with a horse and then capturing him to complete the mission, or robbing people. The gameplay resembles Max Pain 2 due to the combat actions and slow-motion gunshots.

There are other things I like about this game. While hunting, you have minimal space to place weapons or set traps according to the weakness of the animals. These little details make it even more interesting to play.

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6. Days Gone

Platforms	Windows PC, PS4
Genre	Action Games, Open-World Games, Survival Games
Developer	Bend Studio
Publisher	Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation PC LLC
Release	April 26, 2019
Metacritic Score	71/100
User Score	8.4/10
Official Site	Bend Studio

Days Gone is the best zombie survival game for the PC. The game context is simple:

• Travel from one city to another.
• Collect resources.
• Kill tons of zombies or powerful mutants to survive in that apocalypse world.

You are playing a bounty hunter, John, who loves traveling through jungles and landscapes on a motorcycle. Your job is to collect fuel and food and start the generator for the survival base camps; sometimes, you have to fight with criminals or sneak into their base camp to eliminate each of them. It is fun to kill these mutant zombies.

During the gameplay, you will encounter action scenes, adventure scenes, and emotional stories with his wife or older generation people in the base camp.

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7. Horizon: Zero Dawn

Platforms	Windows PC, PS4
Genre	Action Games, Open-World Games, Shooter Games
Developer	Guerrilla Games
Publisher	Sony Interactive Entertainment
Release	February 28, 2017
Metacritic Score	89/100
User Score	8.4/10
Official Site	Guerrilla

Horizon Zero Dawn is an open-world hunting game. The context of the game is simple: it consists of traveling to different locations to solve mysteries and killing monsters to survive in that world.

You play the character of Aloy, who lives in a post-apocalyptic world ruled by hybrid machine monsters. You can complete various side quests and gain points to upgrade your skills or buy more powerful weapons.

There are two ways to defeat the machine monsters: hide in the bushes, attack them silently until they are destroyed, and use the “override tool” to hack their systems and make them your loyal pet, Which may be helpful in future battles. During the gameplay, it feels like a fantasy game for PC.

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8. Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

Platforms	Windows PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genre	Action Games, Open-World Games, Sword-Fight Games
Developer	Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft, Ubisoft Singapore
Publisher	Ubisoft
Release	October 1, 2018
Metacritic Score	83/100
User Score	6.5/10
Official Site	Ubisoft

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey is the best open-world hunting game for PC. You are playing a cold-hearted machinery character who hunts people for money, loots money, and finds treasures.

At the start of the game, you have two options: Alexios and Kassandra. You can also travel to places like Iceland, jungles, or mountains. It is fun to assassinate corrupted soldiers and loot their money. Combat skills are the best; you can use sword or spear skills and arrows to eliminate the target from a distance.

While exploring the world, we noticed that each kingdom has a different culture and building structures; it sounds fun. You should check out this game; you will become a fan like me. It’s a free open-world game for the PC.

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9. Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain

Platforms	Windows PC, PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360
Genre	Action Games, Open-World Games, Survival Games
Developer	Kojima Productions, Konami Digital Entertainment
Publisher	Konami
Release	September 1, 2015
Metacritic Score	93/100
User Score	8.2/10
Official Site	Konami

Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain is the top-rated first-person shooting game on the internet. The game context is simple.

You are playing the fearless Venom Snake character; like other games here, you will start with zero resources, and then with time, you will complete different types of missions and upgrade your stats.

It offers tons of missions and maps. Each mission feels like solving a puzzle. What I mean is sometimes you must make quick decisions to escape from the enemy base or take a hostage until you reach your destination.

The best part of this game is collecting resources and unlocking weapons and gadgets. It feels like run-and-gun online PC games.

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10. Forza Horizon 5

Platforms	Windows PC, Xbox series S, Xbox Series X, Xbox One
Genre	Racing Games
Developer	Playground Games, Turn 10 Studios
Publisher	Microsoft Studios
Release	September 28, 2018
Metacritic Score	88/100
User Score	7.7/10
Official Site	Forza Motor Sport

Forza Horizon 5 is the best open-world driving game on the Internet. The context of the game is simple: you have to race on an off-road track or through the city to win.

This is different from other racing games; Players can choose various missions and maps, such as off-roading car races or country-side truck races. It offers a ton of cars and trucks to choose from.

In this, you can buy different parts to make custom cars. Every week, the season changes and each season comes with a completely different theme from the previous season.

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11. Trove

Platforms	Windows PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genre	Multi-Player Online Role-Playing Games
Developer	Trion Worlds, Gamigo US Inc
Publisher	Trion Worlds
Release	July 9, 2015
Metacritic Score	65/100
User Score	5.5/10
Official Site	Trion Worlds

Trove is one of the best adventure games for PC. The context of the game is a bit similar to Minecraft: traveling around the world, gathering resources to craft something or unlock new items.

At the beginning of the game, you must select a class, such as Candy Barbarian or Knight. After that, you will reach the “Hub,” where you can access portals that connect different worlds, but each portal has a certain requirement. The game offers tons of maps and unique characters to choose from.

After completing various quests as rewards, you can receive legendary items or weapons, but there are also some items like bounding Bundt cakes along for your ride; that sounds weird. It is a free open-world game for PC.

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12. Watch Dogs Legion 

Platforms	Windows PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S
Genre	Adventure Game, Open-World Game
Developer	Trion Worlds, Gamigo US Inc
Publisher	Trion Worlds
Release	July 9, 2015
Metacritic Score	72/100
User Score	5.5/10
Official Site	Ubisoft

Watch Dogs Legion is the top-rated single-player open-world game on the Internet. The context of the game is simple and clear, involving a variety of quests and side quests by using cool gadgets or breaking into their security and then sneaking into their base.

At the beginning of the game, you can choose any character you want, and each character has a unique ability to clear missions or special weapons to fight. New York City looks even more amazing and futuristic in this.

Now, you can analyze the abilities of any NPC and talk to them to get some additional quests or recruit them into your army. It also offers a ton of cool gadgets and weapons. You can unlock these items with real money or collect points to purchase them.

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13. Dragon Age: Inquisition

Platforms	Windows PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S
Genre	Action Game, Open-World Game
Developer	BioWare
Publisher	Electronic Arts
Release	November 18, 2014
Metacritic Score	89/100
User Score	7.4/10
Official Site	Ea

Dragon Age Inquisition is the best open-world survival game on the internet. You can explore the beautiful fantasy world, where the world is filled with magical creatures like dragons. It would be best to clear quests to unlock new areas and make important decisions to save the kingdom.

At the start of the game, you need to choose a race like dwarf, elf, and human. You can customize your character as you want. The fun part is exploring different places and clear side quests with party members or fighting with a boss monster in the dungeon.

It offers multiplayer and single-player modes to play with friends and have fun together.

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14. Fallout 4

Platforms	Windows PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One
Genre	Adventure Game, Open-World Game
Developer	Bethesda Game Studio
Publisher	Bethesda Softworks
Release	November 10, 2015
Metacritic Score	84/100
User Score	5.6/10
Official Site	Steam Powered

Fallout 4 is one of the best open-world hunting games on the Internet. The context of the game is simple: you have to explore a post-apocalyptic world to find your family and kill several creepy aliens.

You can travel to different cities, then talk to NPCs to gather information and kill criminals, mutants, or enslaved people to get more rewards. Now, you can customize any gun or create a unique rifle.

I also like combat skills. You can use any weapon, like a bat or a gun, to kill these creatures, and my favorite part is the slow-motion gunshot; It feels amazing.

Recently, the developer has added some new features, like you can create a society or give tasks to NPCs to work on; I know it sounds fun.

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15. Minecraft 

Platforms	Windows PC, macOS, Android, Linux, iOS
Genre	Survival Game
Developer	Mojang Studios, Sony Interactive Entertainment, 4J Studios, Xbox Studios
Publisher	Mojang Studios, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Xbox Studios
Release	November 18, 2011
Metacritic Score	93/100
User Score	8.1/10
Official Site	Minecraft

Minecraft is one of the best building games for PC. The game context is to explore the world and gather resources like food or shelter to survive in that world.

You can craft anything you want, like a statue, house, or kingdom; it depends on your creativity. It offers many modes like survival mode, hardcore mode, or creative mode to engage players.

I enjoyed clearing dungeon quests, digging holes to reach the bottom of a planet, or exploring the mines. There are many things to do in this game, and I never felt bored during the gameplay. I’m sure you will have lots of fun while playing it.

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16. Dying Light 2

Platforms	Windows PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Nintendo Switch S
Genre	Survival Game
Developer	Techland
Publisher	Techland
Release	December 7, 2021
Metacritic Score	77/100
User Score	4.2/10
Official Site	Dying Light Game

Dying Light 2 is an excellent video game on PC for 2024 to experience. I love the story. The characters are fascinating, and the gameplay is well-constructed.

Zombies are a challenging enemy that requires you to use your surroundings to hunt them, zombies, down. This allows you to explore and force you to think creatively about how you tackle each battle. The gunplay is handled properly, giving you thrilling moments while you take through hordes of zombies using powerful weapons.

The action of Dying Light 2 is fantastic. I played the whole game and had fun playing it. The world is huge, and there are plenty of things to do. Side quests are enjoyable and sometimes humorous. The main story is entertaining enough to keep players engaged until the very conclusion.

Playing with your friends by playing co-op is also possible, adding an extra replay factor.

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17. Genshin Impact

Platforms	Windows PC, PS4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, PS5
Genre	Adventure and Action Game
Developer	miHoYo, Shanghai Miha Touring Film Technology Co, Ltd.
Publisher	miHoYo, COGNOSPHERE PTE Ltd.
Release	September 28, 2020
Metacritic Score	84/100
User Score	4.1/10
Official Site	Genshin

The game Genshin Impact is an action role-playing video game published by miHoYo. Genshin Impact is a massive, stunning open world that is playable in multiplayer and single-player. This Open Word PC game launches for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, iOS, and Android.

Genshin Impact received generally favourable reviews from reviewers. Metacritic Genshin Impact’s PC version is rated with a Metascore of 86/100, based on 50 reviews. On OpenCritic, the game was awarded an 85/100 overall rating based on more than 50 reviewers.

Its design for the world music composition, characters, and voice acting are well-received by reviewers. However, the gacha component is controversial. Some find it too expensive, while others consider it acceptable because of the quality.

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How to play Open-World Games?

First, you need to decide which game you want to play. After that, download the game from the link in this article, then play it.

Final Words

In this article, we discuss the best open-world games for PC, and I’m sure you will have lots of fun while checking out the list reviewed by top gamers. Please let us know in the comment section if you want to know more about open-world games.

Whether you’re a fan of active shooters, monster-hunting RPGs, or Virtual reality games, you’ll discover something that fits your preferences best.

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