Crest of the Seething Flamekeeper - Open World PvP Transmog

Six months after confirming that the once-thought-free upgrade to Ark: Survival Evolved would actually cost $60, Studio Wildcard has finally given players a peep at what’s to come – through a simple screenshot that’s already being gently teased by the community.

In a gaming world that often dictates our every move with hand-holding tutorials and predetermined quests, “Project: MIST” emerges as a breath of fresh, terrifying air. This open-world survival horror game, developed by Chicken Launcher and published by Awaken Realms, is set to redefine the genre. Gamers can anticipate an immersive experience like no other, with no forced quests and the utmost freedom to dictate their choices as they navigate through an enigmatic island shrouded in mystery.

Publisher Awaken Realms and developer Chicken Launcher have announced Project: MIST, an open-world survival horror game coming to PC via Steam. A release date was not announced.

After a long career at Bethesda, Starfield lead quest designer Will Shen has left the studio and joined Something Wicked Games, where he'll serve as lead content designer on its first game, the open-world RPG Wyrdsong.

Urban open-world RPG Project Mugen popped out of nowhere back in August, and we haven't learned much about the game since the updated trailer publisher NetEase released last month. Even so, the Genshin Impact x Grand Theft Auto themes were more than enough to perk up my ears. But there was still a lot I didn't know about the game, and it's seemingly not coming out anytime soon, so I was eager to talk to the folks at developer Naked Rain about how it actually plays. 

Steam Next Fest's surprise breakout is Japanese Drift Master, an open-world racing game that takes some serious inspiration from Initial D, and after spending some time with the demo it's easy to see why.

While there have been plentiful driving games over the years, what advancements in technology have granted developers in recent years has served the expansion of the genre well. One of the main beneficiaries is the scale of the worlds we can navigate, leading to greater numbers of open-world driving/racing titles – and the Xbox One platform played host to some of the absolute best of these titles. So with that, these are the 11 best Xbox One Open World Racing/Driving Games

Racing games aren’t usually the first thing people imagine when they hear “open world,” but you’d be surprised. Whether it’s trawling the city for a fun diversion or zooming across the open road looking for interesting tracks and challenges, here are some of the best open-world racing games!

James Ohlen believes that multiplayer is the "arch villain" of storytelling, and he should know - he was, after all, game director for the massively multiplayer online title Star Wars: The Old Republic.

The leap from PS1 to PS2 brought about an increase in graphics and processing power, allowing developers to create larger and more expansive, open-ended worlds that gamers can get themselves lost in. Hit titles such as Need for Speed: Underground 2, Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition, and even Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas have paved the way for how open worlds should look in the years to come. As the PS3 to PS4 era rolled around, developers enjoyed a fluidity in the connection between themselves and gamers allowing for more post-release content and support. Now with the PS5 being on the scene for over two years already, we’ve decided to compile a list of some of the best PS5 open-world racing games that you can play now.

Racing games aren’t usually the first thing people imagine when they hear “open world,” but you’d be surprised. Whether it’s exploring the city for a fun diversion or zooming down the open road looking for interesting tracks and challenges, here are our picks for the best open-world racing games across PC and consoles.

Life By You wants to be one of the most open-ended, customizable life sims, yet despite its broad simulation it’s already looking like it captures the kind of lived-in vibe that The Sims 4 often falls short on, setting the bar for EA’s next project. In a new gameplay demo, general manager Rod Humble shows off how the upcoming project from Cities Skylines 2 and Crusader Kings 3 publisher Paradox Interactive is shaping up.