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Mind you, I generally love open-world games even if many dont fully justify their size.

Im lovingAssassins Creed Shadowsand found enjoyment even inStarfields largely barren planets.

Los Santos at night in Grand Theft Auto 5

Those are great examples of reactive sandboxes that expose themselves to players truly doing things their way.

genuinely interesting and immersive.

Los Santos at night in Grand Theft Auto 5

Games like The Witcher 3: a player casting a spell on an enemy during Dragon’s Dogma 2.

Los Santos at night in Grand Theft Auto 5

Players in GTA Online running businesses and playing missions

Red Dead Redemption screenshot of protagonist John Marston aiming a pistol

GTA 6 trailer screenshots

GTA 4

Three playable characters stand in a triangle wearing suits and holding guns in GTA 5

GTA 6

A screenshot of protagonist Lucia from GTA 6

GTA 5

GTA 6 reveal trailer screenshot showing a young blonde woman standing near a sunny rooftop pool, wearing a white and gold bikini

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City

Grand Theft Auto 3

Oblivion Remastered at night

Lego Mario Kart, Endgame Final Battle, Jango Fett�s Firespray-Class Ship, and Chopper divided by white lines, with a �GamesRadar+ new Lego� badge in the middle

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle screenshot of Indiana dressed as priest, looking over a book

Days Gone Remastered protagonist Deacon running from hundreds of zombies in the rain

PS5 Pro reveal from trailer

The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

Articulate box, cards, board, and tokens on a wooden table

Logan Kim as Hershel and Lauren Cohan as Maggie in The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2