
Occasionally, a game comes out that players just want to cozy up to for hours on end. Open-world games can be riveting, or they can be frustrating and tedious. The scale of an open-world game can be both its strong and weak suit. On one side of the spectrum, some games have enormous maps that are time-consuming to traverse.
With focused gameplay, however, open-world games can provide immersive experiences that have immense replay value. The realism of these maps is awe-inspiring. Whether you love or hate the following titles, they are some of the highest-selling in gaming. Let's take a closer look at the most immersive open-world games.
Updated January 6, 2025 by Mark Sammut: 2025 is here, and the year already has a couple of major open-world games scheduled for release. Let's highlight a couple of titles that should be immersive. Click below to jump directly to that section.
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