Open-world games offer diverse experiences: sometimes you play as a powerful hero, and other times as an everyday person facing huge challenges. But players always appreciate the freedom to shape their own story and live the life they choose. Here’s a look at some of the best open-world games that let you forge your own path.
Many games center around staying alive, requiring players to gather resources to build homes, find food, and protect themselves. Others emphasize building and expanding, letting players create huge, automated factories or complex economies based on items they produce. No matter the specific style of game, crafting is a key element and a core part of the experience.
LEGO bricks will be 77 years old in 2026. For over two decades, LEGO has successfully created sets based on popular licenses – meaning they make kits featuring characters and themes from franchises like Star Wars, Harry Potter, Spider-Man, Super Mario, Batman, Indiana Jones, Lord of the Rings, and SpongeBob SquarePants. LEGO has partnered with almost every type of media, but anime has generally been the one exception – until very recently.
One Piece is now in its final arc, and the author, Oda, is working hard to bring Luffy’s adventure to a satisfying conclusion as quickly as possible. This means Luffy and the rest of the Straw Hat crew should be at their strongest. As Luffy gets closer to finding Laugh Tale and finishing his journey, he needs to be incredibly powerful and have built up a network of strong allies.
Looking back at 2011, it’s crazy how many games we still talk about as all-time greats! It almost feels like a fluke, but when you think about it, a lot of them were sequels to games we already loved, or they brought back old favorites. Most of the big titles from that year were pretty safe bets. Actually, out of all those now-classic games from 2011, only one really came out of nowhere, and honestly, that one’s probably the most popular of the whole bunch now!
Nikita Buyanov has become a well-known figure in the gaming world thanks to the popularity of Escape from Tarkov. He’s currently the Chief Operating Officer for Battlestate Games, the studio behind the game, which he founded in 2012 to start developing Escape from Tarkov. Buyanov is also actively involved in the game’s creation as its director, and even composes much of its music. Even though Escape from Tarkov isn’t fully releasing until late 2025, Buyanov is already giving fans a preview of his next project.
Terraria’s continued success isn’t accidental; it’s due to the developers consistently releasing updates, fixing bugs, and adding new content. From small improvements to large events like the Palworld crossover, the game frequently evolves to stay relevant, though players sometimes wish updates came faster. This adaptability keeps player numbers high – in 2020, Terraria reached a peak of nearly 490,000 concurrent players on Steam. Major updates, like the Journey’s End update in 2020, have introduced features like a bestiary, powerful new items, visual improvements, and many quality-of-life changes. Recently, even though the game hadn’t hit those previous peaks, Terraria unexpectedly surged in popularity on Steam again, mirroring similar past successes.
Ryomen Sukuna, the King of Curses, and Gojo Satoru are widely considered the most powerful characters in Jujutsu Kaisen. Both sorcerers demonstrated incredible skill, far surpassing normal human abilities. While Sukuna initially won a battle between the two, he was ultimately defeated by Yuji Itadori, the person he possessed.
With only a few days left in the season, we suggest skipping this event if you’ve already completed your album and focusing on preparing for the next one. Like other solo events, this one has 62 milestones you can complete to earn rewards. These include 18,205 dice rolls, a Wheel Boost, Builder’s Bash, and lots of sticker packs. You can find a complete list of the milestones and their corresponding rewards below.
Akira Toriyama planned endings for all his main characters, including Goku and Vegeta. In the story of Dragon Ball Online, Goku and Vegeta leave Earth for a final battle when they start to feel their age. Details about this fight are scarce, but with Dragon Ball: Age 1000 taking place far into the future of the Dragon Ball timeline, the game has the potential to officially revive this lost battle and establish it as part of the official story for Goku and Vegeta’s final moments.