10 Open Worlds Better Than Skyrim (Because They Are Nowhere Near As Big)
Open-world games offer unique game experiences to players. Unlike every other game, where progress is linear, in an open-world game a player can play the game in a vast world where he/she is not bound by predetermined events. The story is more or less non-linear, and players can explore different areas and conduct various quests as they choose.
There is no better open-world game than Skyrim, filled with magic, weapons, dragon, enemies, and allies. It offers one of the best open-world experiences possible. Set in Skyrim, the northern province of Tamriel, the game offers more than 200 hours of gameplay, which does raise a question — which game offers more because its world is smaller?
10 Dragon Age: Inquisition
Thematically similar to the Skyrim, Dragon Age: Inquisition is also an RPG fantasy game that offers an intriguing storyline and a lot of quests. The game setting is based on the continent called Thedas, or more specifically in the two nations — Ferelden and Orlais.
The game can be completed in a little more than 100 hours by playing as "Inquisitor" during the civil unrest on the continent. His goal is to close the tear in the sky, simply known as "Breach", that is unleashing demons upon the world. The game's environment is highly diverse and features different areas like swamps, mountains, and deserts. A must-play for all fans of Skyrim.
9 Horizon Zero Dawn
Horizon Zero Dawns's storyline is approximately four times shorter than that of Skyrim. Nonetheless, that doesn't mean it is bad, on the contrary, upon release the game received quite good reviews, particularly for its graphics, story, and combat.
Unlike the Skyrim's medieval setting, Horizon Zero Dawn is set in the 31st century, in the post-apocalyptic world ruled by machines where humans live in scattered tribes across the globe. Like in the Skyrim, the environment is well designed and features day and night cycle and changeable weather, as well as various locations such as jungles, forests, deserts, and mountains.
8 Baldur's Gate II: Shadows Of Amn
Developed by Bioware and published by Interplay Entertainment in 2000, Baldur's Gate 2: Shadows of Amn is the oldest game on the list. The game is set in Forgotten Realms and uses Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 2nd edition rules.
The game is played from a top-down isometric perspective, and for the majority of time, the game is based in a country on Amn in a subcontinent of Fearun. The capital city of Amn is called Athkatla, and there the player can acquire companions, complete side quests, collect various items and weapons, all so, that he could, in the end, find and save his captured friend Imoen.
7 Grand Theft Auto V
Grand Theft Auto 5 takes place in fictional US state of San Andreas and follows three protagonists: street gangster Franklin Clinton, drug dealer Trevor Philips and former bank robber Michael De Santa. The game was developed by Rockstar, which also developed another open-world game — Red Dead Redemption, so throughout the game, it can be felt that the games influenced and inspired one another in some elements.
Upon release, the game received critical acclaim and is widely considered to be one of the best games ever made, as well as the second best selling game with more than 130 million copies sold.
6 Fallout: New Vegas
Like Skyrim, Fallout: New Vegas is one of Bethesda's games. Like all the games from the Fallout series, it is set in a post-apocalyptic world, while this entry unfolds mainly in a region around Las Vegas, now called New Vegas in the year of 2281. The game follows Courier who is trying to transport an item called "Platinum Chip" through the Mojave Desert, but he is ambushed by a mobster named Benny who takes the chip, and then Courier sets on a journey to find the Benny and the chip.
The environment is pretty much one dimensional, with various locations, but with a similar style, nonetheless, it will provide more than 100 hours of fun.
5 Red Dead Redemption
There are not too many games set in the wild west, set in an open world in even less. Red Dead Redemption is a game where the player is put in the role of John Marston, whose wife and son are kidnapped by the government in a ransom for his services as a hired gun. He must hunt down his former gang members in exchange for his family.
The setting of the wild west is highly fictionalized, for example, there are US states like West Elizabeth and New Austin or New Mexican state called Nuevo Paraiso. The game is relatively short for an open-world game - it can be completed in about 50 hours.
4 Red Dead Redemption II
Regarded as a masterpiece, the game received universal acclaim upon release, and in two weeks sold more copies than the previous game managed to do in 8 years. Red Dead Redemption 2 serves as a prequel to the previous installment, and once again follows John Marston but this time in a minor role, because for the majority of the game the player will play as Arthur Morgan, a member of Van der Linde gang.
The game consists of unexploited wilderness with diverse landscapes sometimes featuring bandits, wildlife, or other travelers and urban places like farmhouses, towns, and cities.
3 The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Another fantasy-themed RPG game on the list, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, is set in a world called Continent, where humans, elves, dwarves, monster, and other creatures co-exist. The Continent is also surrounded by parallel dimensions.
The Witcher, also known by his real name Geralt of Rivia is a monster slayer and in the game, he is trying to find his daughter who is on the run from the spectral warriors. Like the Skyrim, its environment is also big, diverse, and filled with quest waiting for players to explore it. The game world is vast and offers a little less of 200 hours of gameplay. Whoever loved Skyrim will love this game.
2 Batman: Arkham Knight
Batman: Arkham Knight is the fourth installment in the Batman Arkham series. The game is set in Gotham City and the player playing as Batman can, for the first time in the series, use Batmobile, and like in the previous installments, fly by jumping from the buildings using his cape, which is one of the cooler aspects of the game.
The game's plot begins with a scarecrow who unleashed an attack on Gotham City and with the help of mysterious Arkham Knight plans to destroy Batman. The games area is almost five times larger than the previous game, Arkham City, and it is divided into three islands: Bleake, Founders, and Miagani, along with various districts such as Chinatown and shipyard.
1 L.A. Noire
As the title says the L.A. Noire is set in Los Angeles, although not in modern time, but in 1947, which has a high impact on the presentation and overall experience. The game follows Cole Phelps a Los Angeles Police Department officer in this action-adventure game, where he must solve various cases by looking for clues, interrogating people, and following leads.
The game, which can be completed in around 40 hours, is played from third perspective and players can explore 1947 Los Angeles traveling by foot or car. The setting is quite authentic, and while playing, the player can really feel the year 1947 in this neo-noir detective adventure.
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