Best Open World Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated open world games.

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BAJA: Edge of Control HD Baja: Edge of Control HD is the carefully remastered version of the original off-road racer from 2008. This truly unique game contains more than 1,000 miles of the toughest terrain Mother Nature has to offer, including the steepest mountains, thickest mud and deepest canyons known to man.

Price -97% 1.15€
Rating 7.7
Release 14 Sep 2017
Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider™ From the award-winning developers at Arkane® Studios comes Dishonored®: Death of the Outsider, the next standalone adventure in the critically-acclaimed Dishonored® series.

Price -88% 3.88€
Rating 8.6
Release 14 Sep 2017
The First Tree A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a son reconnecting with his estranged father in Alaska. Uncover artifacts from the son's life as he becomes intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree.

Price -90% 0.98€
Rating 7.4
Release 14 Sep 2017
3030 Deathwar Redux - A Space Odyssey 3030 Deathwar is a unique mix of Adventure and Space Sim. Explore star systems, mine and hunt pirates in top-down mode. Leave your ship and switch into classic Adventuring mode, where you explore derelicts, talk to shady characters or head over to the space bar for a drink.

Price -67% 4.94€
Rating 8.9
Release 13 Sep 2017
Voxel Turf Voxel Turf is a block based urban sandbox. Build cities, blow up buildings, complete missions or fight for territory. Build a real estate empire, or perhaps just drive around and blow stuff up. Its your choice!

Price 7.99€
Rating 8.2
Release 13 Sep 2017
Accel World VS. Sword Art Online Deluxe Edition Svart Alfheim and the Accelerated World have begun to merge. In the midst of the chaos, Yui has gone missing. Kirito must challenge the Seven Kings of pure color from the Accelerated World to gain access to her location.

Price -98% 0.84€
Rating 7.1
Release 12 Sep 2017
Stash Stash is an MMO with turn based grid combat, custom housing, a tabletop art style, and more loot than you can fit in a portable hole. Stash has the charm of a pen-and-paper gaming group with the gameplay of a deep, interesting, unique RPG. Join our friendly community!

Price Free to play
Rating 6.4
Release 07 Sep 2017
Absolver Absolver is an online multiplayer combat game where players are placed behind the mask of a Prospect under control of the Guides, the new rulers of the fallen Adal Empire, who will determine your worth in joining their elite corps of Absolvers.

Price -97% 1.15€
Rating 7.1
Release 29 Aug 2017
Fishing Planet Fishing Planet® is a free-to-play and highly realistic first-person online multiplayer fishing simulator. Developed by avid fishing enthusiasts to bring you the full thrill of actual angling on your PC.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.6
Release 28 Aug 2017
ARK: Survival Evolved Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!

Price 14.79€
Rating 8.3
Release 27 Aug 2017
One Piece: Unlimited World Red - Deluxe Edition A remaster of the latest installment of the “Unlimited” series, with over 50 DLC’s included

Price 39.99€
Rating 6.9
Release 25 Aug 2017
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 2 NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 2 is a tour de force of Naruto thrills and spills. Impressively faithful to the universe of the anime, the game takes players through the Shippuden story arc. Ultimate Ninja STORM 2 has been remastered in HD.

Price -71% 5.87€
Rating 8.5
Release 25 Aug 2017
NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM allows players to battle in full 3D across massive environments. Players will unleash powerful jutsu attacks, perform acrobatic evasive maneuvers and even run up walls. NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja STORM has been remastered in HD.

Price -71% 5.92€
Rating 7.4
Release 25 Aug 2017
Robocraft Build insane, fully customisable robot battle vehicles that drive, hover, walk and fly in the free-to-play action game Robocraft. Add weapons from the future and jump in the driving seat as you take your creation into battle against other players online!

Price Free to play
Rating 7.2
Release 24 Aug 2017
The Escapists 2 Craft, Steal, Brawl and Escape! It’s time to bust out of the toughest prisons in the world as you return to the life of an inmate in The Escapists 2, now with multiplayer! Have you got what it takes to escape?

Price -96% 0.85€
Rating 8.9
Release 21 Aug 2017
Darkwood Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.

Price -95% 0.87€
Rating 9.3
Release 17 Aug 2017
Castle Story Castle Story is a creative voxel-based strategy game in which you can build castles one brick at a time using an army of little creatures called Bricktrons. Design and build your own castles, expand your territory in a vast landscape and defend your Bricktrons against onslaughts of hostile creatures.

Price -17% 8.16€
Rating 6.4
Release 17 Aug 2017
West of Loathing West of Loathing — a slapstick comedy stick-figure wild west adventure role-playing game.

Price 10.99€
Rating 9.5
Release 10 Aug 2017
Crashday Redline Edition Crashday, the explosive cult classic multiplayer racer, is back! Retooled and remastered, Crashday: Redline Edition brings back the fun and memories of the original with this lovingly crafted tribute edition, featuring all-new and expanded features, including Steam Workshop support. Today is Crashday!

Price -92% 1.00€
Rating 8.4
Release 10 Aug 2017
Cat Quest The multi award-winning Action RPG. Some say 'Diablo with Cats' others a 'Super-cute Skyrim', whatever your take, Cat Quest's loot-fuelled cat-venture is as beautifully crafted, as its combat and magic are ultra-satisfying. Universally adored by critics - it'll have you purring for joy!

Price -97% 0.51€
Rating 9.2
Release 08 Aug 2017
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel At Thors Military Academy, Erebonia’s best learn everything from the art of war to liberal arts. First year Rean Schwarzer learns he’s been selected to join the controversial Class VII, and they’ll need to deal with more than just class warfare--they’ll need to safeguard their country from chaos.

Price 39.99€
Rating 9.1
Release 02 Aug 2017
Slime Rancher Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.

Price -95% 0.96€
Rating 9.7
Release 01 Aug 2017
The Long Dark THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.

Price -36% 10.96€
Rating 8.9
Release 01 Aug 2017
Secret World Legends Secret World Legends is a story-driven, shared-world action RPG that plunges players into a shadowy war against the supernatural, where ancient myths and legends cross over into the modern day.

Price Free to play
Rating 6.6
Release 31 Jul 2017
Car Mechanic Simulator 2018 Build and expand your repair service empire in this incredibly detailed and highly realistic simulation game, where attention to car detail is astonishing. Find classic, unique cars in the new Barn Find module and Junkyard module. You can even add your self-made car in the Car Editor.

Price -96% 0.79€
Rating 9.0
Release 28 Jul 2017
Airmen Airmen is a first person ship building and battling game featuring airships, landships and watercraft. Crew your ship solo or alongside friends on dangerous expeditions into the archipelago to complete contracts, collect resources, and upgrade your ships.

Price 14.99€
Rating 7.3
Release 25 Jul 2017
Einar The player takes on the role of Einar, who is on a quest to kill the inhabitants of a Norse fishing village who are infected by a mysterious material. Use different weapons such as the bow, hammer and axe to clear the village of the monsters.

Price Free to play
Rating 6.0
Release 20 Jul 2017
Ultrawings Ultrawings is an aerial-themed, open-world flight game where you use your virtual hands to fly multiple aircraft to complete a variety of missions across a beautiful, island-themed world!

Price -37% 7.98€
Rating 8.2
Release 20 Jul 2017
Just Cause™ 3: Multiplayer Mod Just Cause 3 Multiplayer mod is a free fan-created project bringing an explosive and highly-customizable multiplayer.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.6
Release 20 Jul 2017
Kingdoms and Castles Kingdoms and Castles is a city-building simulation game about growing a kingdom from a tiny hamlet to a sprawling city and imposing castle. Make trade agreements, alliance, and war with neighboring AI controlled kingdoms. Each villager and resource is individually simulated.

Price 19.49€
Rating 9.1
Release 20 Jul 2017
Hand Simulator There are many different levels where you can play with spinners, plunge into the subtleties of handling weapons, milk a cow, take part in a Mexican duel with your friends, have a good time fishing, play chess or simply chat in an anonymous club.

Price 2.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 18 Jul 2017
Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles Unwind and enjoy the slow life in Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles, a relaxing open-world adventure game. Yonder is set in the world of Gemea. A natural island paradise with eight distinct environments ranging from tropical beaches to snow-capped summits.

Price -96% 1.02€
Rating 7.9
Release 17 Jul 2017
Flow:The Sliding Enjoy the rhythmic music and beat the SCORE!!!

Price 3.99€
Rating 7.2
Release 16 Jul 2017
Loading Screen Simulator A game about never-ending problem of loading screens. We've all experienced it while playing games, while downloading something, while installing an operating system ect. And now you can experience it once again in Loading Screen Simulator: Steam edition

Price Free to play
Rating 8.4
Release 13 Jul 2017
Downward: Enhanced Edition Downward is a first-person open-world parkour based platform adventure set in the medieval ruins of a post-apocalyptic planet Earth. Make your way through breath-taking landscapes, face ancient guardians and unravel the deep mystery that lies behind the disappearance of humanity.

Price -90% 1.02€
Rating 6.8
Release 13 Jul 2017
Brigand: Oaxaca Brigand: Oaxaca is a highly difficult post-apocalyptic RPG/FPS set in Mexico. Emphasis is on challenge, a branching story with multiple endings, and total freedom of action (kill friendly characters, rob stores, jump across roofs, etc.).

Price 9.75€
Rating 8.9
Release 11 Jul 2017

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