Best Open World Games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated open world games. For those who prefer not to search, check out lists of the most played, top deals and best free to play Open World games on Steam.

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Train Mechanic Simulator 2017 Take your opportunity as real Train Mechanic. Find locomotives around game world that needs your help and repair them in one of 3 workshops localized in huge 25 km2 open world. You will be face all types of damages in all genres of trains: Diesel, Electric and even Old-School Steam units.

Price 6.59€
Rating 6.5
Release 23 Mar 2017
Toukiden 2 Slayers! Go forth and eradicate the Oni menace! Experience the latest hunting action game featuring a dynamic targeted destruction system! The latest installment in the hunting action series "Toukiden".

Price -67% 19.79€
Rating 7.7
Release 21 Mar 2017
Kona Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.

Price -95% 0.79€
Rating 8.0
Release 17 Mar 2017
NieR:Automata™ NieR: Automata tells the story of androids 2B, 9S and A2 and their battle to reclaim the machine-driven dystopia overrun by powerful machines.

Price 39.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 17 Mar 2017
Pastelia Stories "Pastelia Stories" is a turn-based JRPG. You will be summoned into Pastelia world, and here begins your wonderful journey. Explore big world just like you want, pick any out of 30 companions, chose one of the story lines and factions to find your way back home.

Price 9.99€
Rating 6.2
Release 16 Mar 2017
Train Sim World® 2020 Train Sim World is an immersive first-person simulator perfect for everyone, with complete in-cab interactivity, accurate detail on locos, real-world routes and hours of gameplay. Take to the rails with the brand-new Train Sim World 2020 Edition and find everything you need to master new skills.

Price 12.99€
Rating 7.6
Release 16 Mar 2017
Styx: Shards of Darkness Styx returns in a new stealth adventure! Explore and master huge open environments, sneak past or assassinate new enemies and bosses, and experiment with the new array of lethal abilities and weapons in our goblin assassin's arsenal.

Price -95% 1.17€
Rating 8.1
Release 14 Mar 2017
Nephise Nephise is a short and atmospheric puzzle game with narration. It is a relaxing and mysterious experience especially with the help of its music.

Price 0.99€
Rating 6.7
Release 14 Mar 2017
Shadows Peak Shadows Peak is an atmospheric, open-world horror game focused on exploration that doesn't hold your hand. You play as a writer who has decided to visit a mysterious place called Shadows Peak to gather materials for a new book about legends.

Price 9.75€
Rating 6.8
Release 13 Mar 2017
Revhead Revhead is a car racing simulation game, where you have to build your own race car. You start your journey somewhere in a small village in Australia. You have to think as a real Revhead! You can buy or sell cars and components, fix and tweak your car to make it the fastest around.

Price 19.99€
Rating 7.7
Release 09 Mar 2017
LEGO® Worlds Experience a galaxy of Worlds made entirely from LEGO bricks. EXPLORE gigantic landscapes, DISCOVER countless surprises, and CREATE anything you can imagine by building with LEGO bricks.

Price 29.99€
Rating 7.7
Release 07 Mar 2017
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands Create a team with up to 3 friends in Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Wildlands and enjoy the ultimate military shooter experience set in a massive, dangerous, and responsive open world.

Price 49.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 06 Mar 2017
River City Ransom: Underground Alex and Ryan must take to the streets to help a new crop of fighters. You'll earn money, unlock moves, and upgrade your skills in a sprawling city. This modern take on an old classic features over 500 unique street fighting moves, dozens of weapons, and fun online multiplayer modes.

Price -88% 2.50€
Rating 7.3
Release 27 Feb 2017
Hollow Knight Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.

Price -33% 9.92€
Rating 9.6
Release 24 Feb 2017
Impulse of War Stop! You haven't captured the train yet? Didn't build a base and haven't mastered the planet? I won't jump from a springboard to take the flag! I'll be waiting for you!

Price Free to play
Rating 6.2
Release 24 Feb 2017
MadOut2 BigCityOnline [CLOSED] Open world game, with free roam game play, many cars, missions and - online mode!

Price Free to play
Rating 7.2
Release 21 Feb 2017
theHunter: Call of the Wild™ Discover an atmospheric hunting game like no other in this realistic, stunning open world – regularly updated in collaboration with the community. Immerse yourself in the single player campaign, or share the ultimate hunting experience with friends.

Price -75% 4.87€
Rating 8.8
Release 16 Feb 2017
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.

Price -90% 1.00€
Rating 7.3
Release 14 Feb 2017
Sniper Elite 4 Discover unrivalled sniping freedom in the largest and most advanced World War 2 shooter ever built. Experience tactical third-person combat, gameplay choice and epic longshots across gigantic levels as you liberate wartime Italy from the grip of Fascism.

Price -96% 2.50€
Rating 9.0
Release 13 Feb 2017
Phoning Home A tale of survival about two shipwrecked robots - ION and ANI - on their life-defining journey in this unique genre-mix of exploration, puzzle and survival.

Price Free to play
Rating 6.6
Release 07 Feb 2017
A House of Many Doors Explore the House, a parasite dimension that steals from other worlds, in a train that scuttles on mechanical legs.

Price -87% 1.45€
Rating 7.9
Release 03 Feb 2017
Youtubers Life Become the most successful youtuber on the planet! Create videos, get subscribers, attend events, interact with your fans… and grow your channel. Live a youtuber’s life!

Price -95% 1.07€
Rating 7.6
Release 02 Feb 2017
Diluvion: Resubmerged Diluvion is a 3D deep sea, Jules Verne inspired, exploration game with RPG elements and thrilling submarine combat. As the Captain of your own vessel, you must grow and manage your crew as you search for the secrets of the past in a hauntingly beautiful flooded world.

Price 19.99€
Rating 6.1
Release 02 Feb 2017
VRChat Join our growing community as you explore, play, and help craft the future of social VR. Create worlds and custom avatars. Welcome to VRChat.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.5
Release 01 Feb 2017