Anastasia Maillot is an Evergreen Editor based in Finland. At GameRant, she combines her passion for fiction writing and video games to share her love of all things nerdy with the world. Her love for ...

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Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Let's appreciate some of the finest open-world games since 2015 by organizing them into tiers.

Discover the best open world PC games, including story-rich epics and creative sandboxes, offering massive freedom, exploration, and replayability. No Man's Sky - Official Steam page The best open ...

Exploration can be its own reward, but these action games give tangible rewards for going off the beaten track.

Crimson Desert, the massive open world game from Pearl Abyss, is finally out and already selling big. Here’s what the game actually is—and why players still can’t agree on it. Released March 19, 2026, ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Bowser's Fury is celebrating its 5-year anniversary today, February 12, 2025. Below, we look at how the unusual experiment married classic Mario level ...

Discover how open-world game development works, from the complete game design process for creating vast maps to building advanced NPC systems that bring worlds alive. Horizon Forbidden West - Steam ...