Best Open World games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our open world game recommendations are based on a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews. We believe that player feedback is the most reliable indicator of a game's true quality and enjoyment. Our algorithm evaluates user reviews to identify open world games that consistently deliver exceptional experiences. This means you can be confident that our lists feature only the best open world games on Steam, validated by the community itself.

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Red Faction®: Armageddon™

Red Faction: Armageddon Path to War includes 4 new missions, 2 unlockable items and 10 new achievements!

Price -80% 3.99€
Rating 7.1
Release 06 Jun 2011

Terraria

Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

Price -31% 6.69€
Rating 9.7
Release 16 May 2011

The First Templar - Steam Special Edition

Uncover the mysteries behind the Templar Order! Steam Exclusive Edition includes bonus mission “The Arena”.

Price 9.99€
Rating 6.9
Release 12 May 2011

BRINK

You decide the combat role you want to assume in the world of Brink as you fight to save yourself and mankind’s last refuge!

Price Free to play
Rating 6.2
Release 09 May 2011

Mount & Blade: With Fire & Sword

The standalone expansion for Mount & Blade! With Fire & Sword builds and expands upon the highly regarded combat system from Mount & Blade: Warband. Firearms have been introduced to the battlefield.

Price -73% 2.66€
Rating 8.6
Release 03 May 2011

Cargo! The Quest for Gravity

Create crazy, yet functional, custom vehicles to solve missions with your own unique style!

Price 9.99€
Rating 7.6
Release 21 Apr 2011

Dino D-Day

Frantic, multiplayer action involving Nazis and dinosaurs! What are you waiting for? This is World War II as it should have been!

Price 9.99€
Rating 8.2
Release 08 Apr 2011

Dungeon Siege

Dungeon Siege® combines the immersive elements of a role-playing game with over-the-top intensity and non-stop action. Dungeon Siege plunges you into a continuous 3D fantasy world where you face off against an army of evil that has been unleashed.

Price -33% 4.66€
Rating 7.9
Release 05 Apr 2011

LEGO® Star Wars™ III - The Clone Wars™

LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars will allow fans to explore endlessly and laugh their way through the Star Wars galaxy in the most humorous, accessible and action-packed LEGO game to date.

Price 19.50€
Rating 9.2
Release 22 Mar 2011

Mafia II (Classic)

Vito Scaletta has started to make a name for himself on the streets of Empire Bay as someone who can be trusted to get a job done. Together with his buddy Joe, he is working to prove himself to the Mafia, quickly escalating up the family ladder with crimes of larger reward, status and consequence… the life as a wise guy isn’t quite as...

Price -75% 7.49€
Rating 9.3
Release 22 Mar 2011

Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition

Aliens are decimating New York City, only you have the technology to survive. Be The Weapon.

Price 29.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 22 Mar 2011

Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood

It’s time to join the Brotherhood.

Price 14.99€
Rating 8.7
Release 17 Mar 2011

Homefront

The Rock Map Pack is Now Available! Join the Resistance, stand united and fight for freedom against an overwhelming military force.

Price -90% 1.99€
Rating 6.0
Release 14 Mar 2011

Sonic Adventure DX

An ancient evil lurking within the Master Emerald has been unleashed from its slumber by the devious Dr. Eggman and is on the verge of becoming the ultimate monster using the 7 Chaos Emeralds. Only Sonic and his friends are heroic enough to put a stop to Dr. Eggman and his evil minions.

Price -56% 3.55€
Rating 8.9
Release 04 Mar 2011

RIFT

Dive into a world of epic adventure! Create your perfect hero thanks to a uniquely customizable class system. Collect, craft, and customize your gear. Go it alone or group up to challenge dungeons, raids, dynamic open-world content, and your fellow players.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.3
Release 01 Mar 2011

Two Worlds II HD

Check out the new Velvet Edition bundle including both Two Worlds II and Pirates of the Flying Fortress DLC.

Price -60% 9.80€
Rating 6.2
Release 03 Feb 2011

Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD

You're the Stranger, a mysterious bounty hunter on a mission to bag the ultimate prize. And you need that money like no one else because there is something very wrong with your health and the only way to fix it is a very costly operation.

Price 9.99€
Rating 8.3
Release 20 Dec 2010

EVE Online

EVE Online is a free-to-play community driven space MMO where players can choose their own path from countless different options. Experience space exploration, immense PvP and PvE battles, mining, industry and a thriving player economy in an ever-expanding sandbox.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.3
Release 15 Dec 2010

MX vs. ATV Reflex

Think fast and hang on to your ride as you take independent control of the rider and take the ultimate test of mettle. Dual controls let you tear it up with death-defying tricks and high-flying freestyle action. Fight for traction and dig up the track to leave your mark.

Price 19.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 26 Nov 2010

Alien Breed 3: Descent

Experience the final explosive chapter in the Alien Breed series and uncover the horrifying truth surrounding the existence of the Breed. Launch discount good thru Nov. 24 10am PST.

Price -88% 1.20€
Rating 7.1
Release 17 Nov 2010

Farming Simulator 2011

The sequel to the best-selling worldwide hit "Farming Simulator" has loads of new features! Assume the role of a farmer experiencing the challenge of 18 hour days running a new farm in the middle of beautiful rolling countryside.

Price -29% 4.70€
Rating 8.6
Release 29 Oct 2010

Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition

Explore a stunning world, make complex moral choices, and engage in bone-crushing combat against massive and terrifying creatures. The Ultimate Edition includes Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening and all nine content packs.

Price 29.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 26 Oct 2010

Fallout: New Vegas

Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

Price -77% 2.34€
Rating 9.5
Release 21 Oct 2010

Medal of Honor™

Fight Today's War: Elite Special Forces in a gritty combat campaign using the surgical tactics of Tier 1 Operators combined with the sledgehammer force of Army Rangers.

Price 19.99€
Rating 7.4
Release 12 Oct 2010

X: Beyond the Frontier

The Human Race had advanced to the point where we could travel among the stars, we developed giant automated machines to help us colonise other worlds, but there was a fault in their programming and they turned and attacked. Forcing us to lay a trap to protect Earth and exiling the Human race to stay on Earth once again.

Price 4.99€
Rating 7.1
Release 08 Oct 2010

Lugaru HD

Follow Turner, a rebel bunny rabbit with impressive combat skills in his quest to find those responsible for slaughtering his village. Uncover a far-reaching conspiracy involving the corrupt leaders of the rabbit republic and the wolves of the nearby lands. Streamlined Combat: Gone are the days of combo memorization and button mashing.

Price 9.75€
Rating 7.5
Release 08 Oct 2010

Dead Rising® 2

The sequel to the million-plus selling Dead Rising, Dead Rising 2 takes the zombie survival horror to Fortune City, America’s latest and greatest entertainment playground.

Price 18.99€
Rating 7.6
Release 27 Sep 2010

VVVVVV

VVVVVV is a platform game all about exploring one simple mechanical idea - what if you reversed gravity instead of jumping?

Price -77% 1.16€
Rating 9.3
Release 07 Sep 2010

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days

Pure adrenaline of non-stop action in Single Player, Online Co-op and Multiplayer. Double the pleasure and mayhem with new multiplayer DLCs! (click for details)

Price 9.99€
Rating 6.4
Release 17 Aug 2010

The Guild II Renaissance

For centuries Europe has been dominated by the church and nobility. On the shoulders of ordinary people the servants of god and the noble families justified their power and wealth. This was the incontrovertible, divine world order. A truly dark era… In the 14th Century the world order is beginning to transform itself.

Price 9.99€
Rating 8.0
Release 28 Jul 2010

Moonbase Alpha

NASA has once again landed on the lunar surface with the goal of colonization, research, and further exploration. Shortly after the return to the Moon, NASA has established a small outpost on the south pole of the moon called Moonbase Alpha.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.8
Release 06 Jul 2010

Singularity™

FIGHT THE PAST TO SAVE THE FUTURE. STOP THE SINGULARITY. Learn the truth behind a massive cover-up of the catastrophic SINGULARITY, an event that fractured time and threatens the world as we know it. Armed with powerful, advanced weaponry and the experimental Time Manipulation Device, fight enemies from the past, the present, and...

Price 19.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 30 Jun 2010

Arma 2: Operation Arrowhead

Three years after the conflict in Chernarus, portrayed in the original Arma 2, a new flashpoint explodes in the Green Sea Region. Coalition forces led by the US Army are deployed to Takistan to quickly restore peace and prevent further civilian casualties.

Price 14.99€
Rating 9.0
Release 29 Jun 2010

Mount & Blade: Warband

In a land torn asunder by incessant warfare, it is time to assemble your own band of hardened warriors and enter the fray. Lead your men into battle, expand your realm, and claim the ultimate prize: the throne of Calradia!

Price -77% 4.64€
Rating 9.7
Release 31 Mar 2010

Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition

Experience what it’s like to be Batman and face off against Gotham's greatest villians. Explore every inch of Arkham Asylum and roam freely on the infamous island.

Price -80% 3.99€
Rating 9.5
Release 26 Mar 2010

Just Cause 2

Dive into an adrenaline-fuelled free-roaming adventure with 400 square miles of rugged terrain and hundreds of weapons and vehicles.

Price -88% 1.84€
Rating 8.9
Release 23 Mar 2010

Assassin's Creed 2

An epic story of family, vengeance and conspiracy set in the pristine, yet brutal, backdrop of a Renaissance Italy. New low price!

Price 9.99€
Rating 8.8
Release 04 Mar 2010

LEGO® Indiana Jones™ 2: The Adventure Continues

LEGO® Indy is back in his biggest adventure yet. Battle through all four movies, including all-new levels from the original adventures and your favorite new moments from The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull... or in true LEGO® fashion, get creative and build your own levels to play with friends!

Price 19.50€
Rating 8.0
Release 18 Feb 2010

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is the direct sequel of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. As a Major Alexander Degtyarev you should investigate the crash of the governmental helicopters around the Zone and find out, what happened there.

Price -85% 3.06€
Rating 9.4
Release 11 Feb 2010

Gothic II: Gold Edition

Gothic II: Gold Edition brings together the excitement of Gothic II and the add-on Night of the Raven to your fingertips!

Price -75% 4.99€
Rating 9.1
Release 13 Jan 2010

Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition

Prepare for the Future™ With Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, experience the most acclaimed game of 2008 like never before. Create a character of your choosing and descend into an awe-inspiring, post-apocalyptic world where every minute is a fight for survival.

Price 19.99€
Rating 8.0
Release 17 Dec 2009

Gothic® 3

A nameless hero becomes a legend! Myrtana, a world in upheaval: overrun by orcs from the dark lands in the north, King Rhobar is defending Vengard, the former stronghold of the humans, with his last troop of followers.

Price -75% 4.99€
Rating 8.0
Release 02 Dec 2009

Crash Time 3

Like its predecessors, Crash Time 3, the new installment of the well-known action racing game series, offers varied gameplay in top quality. The German game forge Synetic has once more taken the graphics engine a significant step further.

Price 5.99€
Rating 7.9
Release 25 Nov 2009

King's Bounty: Armored Princess

King's Bounty: Armored Princess is a sequel to the critically acclaimed King’s Bounty: The Legend.

Price -90% 1.01€
Rating 8.6
Release 19 Nov 2009

Tropico 3

Become the dictator of a remote island during the Cold War. Charm, persuade, intimidate, oppress, or cheat your people to stay in power! Are you a kind and generous leader? A corrupt and ruthless tyrant ruling with an iron fist?

Price -86% 1.37€
Rating 8.5
Release 13 Nov 2009

LEGO® Star Wars™ - The Complete Saga

Kick Some Brick in I through VI! Play through all six Star Wars movies in one videogame! Adding new characters, new levels, new features and for the first time ever, the chance to build and battle your way through a fun Star Wars galaxy on your PC!

Price 19.50€
Rating 9.4
Release 12 Nov 2009

Risen

Delve into a gritty, raw and atmospheric fantasy world in which every action has a consequence. In the epic world of Risen, filled with mysterious earthquakes, fearsome monsters and unimaginable treasures, forge your path with the sword, learn the art of staff fighting or become a powerful mage.

Price -67% 4.94€
Rating 8.6
Release 02 Oct 2009

Mini Ninjas

Mini Ninjas is a game that combines furious action with stealth and exploration for an experience that appeals to a wide audience across age groups and preferences. It’s an action-adventure with a strong focus on allowing the player freedom to explore the world and has the depth to allow for very varied gameplay and approaches to getting...

Price -79% 2.08€
Rating 8.6
Release 14 Sep 2009