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.

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Dinosaur Hunt Dinosaur Hunt is an intense action shooter that will take you on an epic journey of hunting the world’s most horrifying animals!

Price 0.99€
Rating 6.6
Release 17 Sep 2015
Train Simulator Classic The ultimate railway hobby for more than 15 years! From historic steam locomotives to modern high-speed and heavy freight trains, and routes around the world, Train Simulator Classic is the simulation made by railfans for railfans.

Price -97% 0.96€
Rating 7.0
Release 17 Sep 2015
Dropsy Dropsy is a non-traditional take on the classic point and click adventure formula starring the game’s perpetually carefree namesake clown as he explores a richly detailed world full of colorful characters and sinister secrets, doling out hugs along the way.

Price -92% 0.87€
Rating 8.9
Release 10 Sep 2015
METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.

Price -54% 13.88€
Rating 9.0
Release 01 Sep 2015
Mad Max Play as Mad Max, a reluctant hero and survivor who wants nothing more than to leave the madness behind and find solace.

Price -98% 0.48€
Rating 9.1
Release 01 Sep 2015
Labyronia RPG 2 You return to the land of Labyronia, now in the cold grip of an evil force. Roam the wartorn lands. You are the only one who can save the planet from destruction. The epic sequel to the critically-acclaimed Labyronia.

Price -72% 0.55€
Rating 7.2
Release 28 Aug 2015
One Piece Pirate Warriors 3 Enjoy the original story of ONE PIECE from Fuschia Village to the mysterious kingdom of Dressrosa. Will your resolution be strong enough to defeat the most dangerous pirates, including Doflamingo and many more?

Price -97% 1.90€
Rating 7.7
Release 27 Aug 2015
Satellite Reign Satellite Reign is a real-time, class-based strategy game, set in an open-world cyberpunk city. You command a group of 4 agents through rain-soaked, neon-lit streets, where the law is the will of mega-corporations.

Price -92% 2.01€
Rating 7.0
Release 27 Aug 2015
Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients Command armies, manage resources, and build an empire in this real-time strategy wargame from Longbow Games. Will Rome fulfil its destiny to rule the ancient world or will history be rewritten to forge a new Etruscan, Gallic, or Greek hegemony!

Price -92% 2.29€
Rating 7.7
Release 25 Aug 2015
Universe Sandbox Create & destroy on an unimaginable scale with a realistic physics-based space simulator. Explore the beauty of our universe and the fragility of our planet. Use science to bend the laws of gravity, collide planets, boil away oceans, fire epic space lasers, and customize your universe.

Price -65% 10.26€
Rating 9.4
Release 24 Aug 2015
RPG MO RPG MO is a nostalgic MMORPG that reminds of Ultima and Runescape Classic.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.6
Release 18 Aug 2015
FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0™ HD FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0 HD brings an immersive world, memorable characters and the production value known of the series, together with high quality gameplay and storytelling truly worthy of the FINAL FANTASY name.

Price -60% 9.99€
Rating 6.1
Release 18 Aug 2015
ZOMBI London is falling. Are you prepared? The Last Blight is upon us. It was foretold. For the second time in history, a great plague has shrouded London in a fog of death. Big Ben tolls as thousands of unprepared die, or worse, are infected by a sickness more gruesome than death.

Price 19.99€
Rating 6.3
Release 18 Aug 2015
Labyronia RPG Labyronia is an epic RPG. Only by defeating the gods can you, and your friends, save the world.

Price -72% 0.55€
Rating 7.1
Release 14 Aug 2015
Submerged Submerged is a third-person combat-free game in which you explore a mysterious flooded city and discover the beauty of desolation in vast outdoor environments. You take on the role of Miku, a young girl who has brought her wounded brother to the city in their small fishing boat.

Price -80% 3.99€
Rating 7.4
Release 03 Aug 2015
Absolute Drift Absolute Drift is a racing game about becoming a master at the art of drifting.

Price -95% 0.66€
Rating 8.5
Release 29 Jul 2015
Cradle Cradle is a sci-fi first-person-view quest designed for the player to explore the surrounding world. The story is built around the relations of the protagonist and a mechanical girl who by quirk of fate found themselves amidst the desert.

Price 12.99€
Rating 6.9
Release 24 Jul 2015
Way of the Samurai 4 Way of the Samurai 4 takes place in the humble port town of Amihama during the mid 19th Century, several years after the arrival of the “black ships” from the West ended Japan’s long history of cultural isolation.

Price 22.99€
Rating 7.6
Release 23 Jul 2015
Aberoth Aberoth is a fantasy massively multiplayer online role playing game with charming retro graphics and tons of freedom.

Price Free to play
Rating 6.3
Release 17 Jul 2015
Executive Assault Executive Assault is an indie real-time strategy/first-person shooter where you can not only build your base and create armies, but also take control of your units and fight as one of them.

Price 10.79€
Rating 8.1
Release 17 Jul 2015
Rake Do ghosts exist? What about Bigfoot, Chupacabras,Rake or Skinwalkers? And how will we ever know? You play as Gordon Davis, a scientist,a traveller and an explorer of unknown creatures and unusual events.

Price 3.99€
Rating 6.9
Release 13 Jul 2015
Trove Grab your friends, hone your blades, and set off for an epic procedurally generated adventure in Trove! Battle the Shadow in realms filled with dungeons and items created by your fellow players. Whether hunting treasure or building realms of your own, it’s never been this good to be square!

Price Free to play
Rating 7.9
Release 09 Jul 2015
Age of Fear: The Undead King Play as either Sir Edward, a noble Knight defending the Human Kingdom, or Krill, a wicked Necromancer with an unearthly lust for power! The Age of Fear series is a deep and complex turn-based strategy (full of humour!) that fuses a tabletop wargame with RPG elements.

Price -95% 1.02€
Rating 8.2
Release 26 Jun 2015
Batman™: Arkham Knight Batman™: Arkham Knight brings the award-winning Arkham trilogy from Rocksteady Studios to its epic conclusion. Developed exclusively for New-Gen platforms, Batman: Arkham Knight introduces Rocksteady's uniquely designed version of the Batmobile.

Price -80% 3.99€
Rating 8.8
Release 23 Jun 2015

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