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To be honest, I’m starting to feel a little tired of open-world games, and it seems like many others are too. The focus has become so much about making worlds bigger and bigger that it’s left players feeling uninspired. This might lead to some significant changes in upcoming open-world RPGs. While there’s no certainty, I believe the genre is on the verge of a transformation, learning from the successes and failures of games we already know. I’ll be using examples from those existing games to explain what I mean.

Many top-tier video games now require 100GB or more of storage space, making it tough to manage what stays on your system. Players often struggle with deciding which games to delete or move to external drives. For various reasons – whether it’s the game’s size, frequent updates, or simply enjoying it – people tend to keep certain games installed, just in case they want to play them again in the future.

Steam has a lot of interesting first-person RPGs made by smaller studios, but most haven’t reached the popularity of the biggest titles or really captivated players. However, Fatekeeper stands out as a game with the potential to become a major success, possibly even attracting fans of well-loved classics like Skyrim.

2025 has been a fantastic year for Nintendo, largely thanks to the success of its new console. The Switch 2 launched in June and quickly surpassed 6 million units sold globally in under two months. Its launch game, Mario Kart World, was also a huge hit, selling over 1 million physical copies in Japan in just one month. Now, Mario Kart World and the latest Pokemon game are two of Nintendo’s top-performing titles this year.

Many other game studios are also creating impressive open-world experiences. While some have borrowed elements from Ubisoft’s successful formula, others offer something completely different – things you’ll never find in a Ubisoft game. These studios are experimenting with unique gameplay, open-world structures, storytelling, and themes. Here are some open-world games that offer experiences Ubisoft’s top titles don’t.

This guide details how to find, create, and get the best weapons in the game. It’s also designed to help new ARC Raiders players quickly get powerful guns without a lot of repetitive gameplay.

Minecraft is one of the most popular video games ever made, and it appeals to a wide range of players. Some enjoy the challenge of surviving in the game world, while others prefer to focus on building and creating. With so many different blocks and items available, players have built amazing structures, ranging from original designs to recreations of famous places and things from movies, TV shows, and other games.

In Magic: The Gathering Arena, you can try the Draft format using either Gold (earned in-game) or Gems (premium currency). Arena usually has lots of different Draft options, including drafts with the newest card sets and fun “chaos drafts” that mix cards from many different expansions. Wizards of the Coast has even offered physical prizes, like Magic: The Gathering booster boxes, to players who do well in Arena drafts through the Arena Direct series. However, players are currently experiencing problems finding matches when they try to start a Draft.

Surprisingly, the first chapter of Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo became the most-read manga chapter of 2025. And the surprises didn’t stop there – Chainsaw Man actually overtook One Piece in popularity, which was a big shock for many fans.

In RuneScape Dragonwilds, players need to activate four shrines around Emberwood village to lower the barrier. Each shrine presents either a puzzle to solve or enemies to defeat. Here’s how to activate them all, clear the barrier, and get a Cursed Fragment for the Withering Heights quest.