Open-World Video Games

From Elden Ring to Breath of the Wild, some of our favorite games gives players the opportunity to explore a vast world with unlimited possibilities and no restrictions.

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Review

'Tears of the Kingdom' Is the Best Nintendo Switch Game Ever Made

Inverse Score: 10/10

Review

'Starfield' Is a Compelling and Occasionally Maddening Spacefaring Epic

Inverse score: 8/10

Preview

'Outlaws' Nails the Most Important Part of Star Wars

A hive of scum and villainy.

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Gaming

'Dying Light's Developers Still Aren't Finished With Their Zombie Masterpiece

By Trone Dowd

A decade with the undead.

Gaming

'Assassin's Creed Shadows' Could Be 2025’s Best Open-World Adventure

By Trone Dowd

A masterful mix of old and new.

Gaming

GTA 5's Best New Mod Has Been Removed After Just Three Weeks

By Trone Dowd

Farewell, Liberty City.

Gaming News

10 Years Later, Assassin's Creed Just Might Reach Its Full Potential, Finally

By Trone Dowd

Parkour!

Retrospective

25 Years Ago, This Criminally Overlooked Game Created the Open World Genre

By Hayes Madsen

One for the ages.

The Inverse Interview

The Director Who Brought Parkour To Zombie Games Has A New Trick Up His Sleeve

By Hayes Madsen

9 years later, the Dying Light franchise gets a major facelift.

Gaming

2024's Most Overlooked Open World Shooter Just Got A Game-Changing Fix

By Trone Dowd

1800 updates make for a more fully-formed game.

Inverse Recommends

PlayStation Plus Just Added the Most Experimental Sonic Game of All Time

By Hayes Madsen

The blue blur returns — and explores.

Gaming

'Revenge of the Savage Planet' Is 'Duck Dodgers' Meets 'Rick and Morty'

By Trone Dowd

Raccoon Logic is more focused on delivering laughs than ever in this larger-than-life sequel.

Opinion

Two Of 2025’s Most Exciting Open Worlds Are Wisely Going Back In Time

By Trone Dowd

Into the roaring 1900s.