Game Developer

MAY 31, 2023

Blank's debut project will be a "character-driven story from an apocalypse."

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Game Developer

MARCH 24, 2023

The cinematic director for Guerrilla Games' open-world post-apocalyptic game describes their approach to adding epic flair.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The developers tell us how they curated an expressive set of creatures to photograph and why they chose on-rails over an open-world experience.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 24, 2024

The GTA Trilogy ends up being a winner over on Netflix, proving the open world franchise's longevity.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 9, 2024

The publisher touts 'steady' growth and sizable net losses, but is biding its time until Rockstar's open-world game provides a big revenue boost next year.

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Game Developer

MARCH 22, 2024

Historian and games consultant Glaire Anderson highlights the importance of DEI and how Ubisoft's open-world game was elevated by insightful research.

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Radiator Blog

MAY 5, 2021

One common "problem" with Skyrim (and most open world RPGs) is that you end up with a bunch of money and nothing to spend it on, except nice-to-have things like convenient access to crafting materials or a house. This game is scared that the player might not have an activity every 15 seconds. It's more paranoid than a Ubisoft game.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Explore the latest news and expert commentary on Press Release, brought to you by the editors of Game Developer

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Grumpy Gamer

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

When I first started RPGTBD everyone told me that it’s unrealistic to do a open world RPG with a small team. Monkey Island ended and I started working on a new game I dubbed “RPGTBD” It was a classic Zelda-like pixel art RPG and was a lot of fun. I brought on an artist (Craig) and a designer ( Elissa ) to help.

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Game Developer

AUGUST 17, 2023

Ubisoft continues to get its cards in order for Far Cry, and has assigned longtime employee Sandra Warren as VP for the whole survival open-world series.

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Open world survival title with a focus on time travel will be out on October 11th in Early Access. or will it?

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

We’re currently developing a mini open world local co-op called Bugging Humans. It has a shared asymmetrical UI — where one player doesn’t see the screen but they have the controller, and the other player sees the screen and they have the keyboard. This means best practices, for instance in level design, have to be adapted.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 22, 2022

From open worlds to unannounced worlds.

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Game Wisdom

JANUARY 7, 2023

Opening Up About Open World Design Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com. For this Perceptive Podcast, I sat down with Konstantinos Dimopoulos for another chat about open-world design and creating meaningful spaces for the player to explore in a game. width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen".

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PreMortem.Games

MARCH 6, 2025

Aesir specializes in open-world games, with key genres including simulator games like Police Simulator: Patrol Officers and Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator , alongside horse-riding games such as the Windstorm franchise and Horse Tales: Emerald Valley Ranch.

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iXie gaming

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Testing an open-world game can be complex and demanding due to the vast and interconnected nature of the game world. If your internal team can’t handle open-world game testing, seeking professional game QA services is highly recommended. But what is an open-world game?

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Silly things He admits that game- and level design was a real puzzle to solve in the semi-open world that allows players to carve their own paths by smashing through just about everything. “It It was definitely a challenge,” Olsson admits, referring to balancing player freedom with cohesive level design.

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Game Wisdom

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Open World RPG Design With ArdenFall Developer Interview Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com width="560" height="314" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" For this Perceptive Podcast, I’m speaking with Joshua Steinhauer who is the lead designer on the game Ardenfall — an open-world RPG to discuss building the game, RPG design and more.

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Radiator Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

I completed the main campaign in Redfall ( official site, Steam , also on Game Pass), a 4 player co-op open world shooter by Arkane Austin, who's mostly known for detailed single player story-filled action games. There are two open world regions, Redfall Commons and Burial Point. OK you get the idea. Let's zoom out.

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Ask a Game Dev

JANUARY 16, 2025

For an open world game like you mention, this means careful placement of quest givers and quest goals relative to each other in the world. Have you ever played a game where you felt frustrated because the quest you were on had you running back and forth to places you just came from without anything else to do?

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Game Development News

MAY 29, 2024

The unannounced game will be a narrative-led open-world driving game for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Maverick Games was founded in 2022, by several of the core team behind the critically acclaimed open-world …

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Game Refinery

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The anime art style is fairly similar to the one in Genshin Impact, but one of the biggest differences is that Tower of Fantasy players explore the open sci-fi world of the planet Aida, rather than the fantasy setting depicted in Genshin Impact. The open-world of Tower of Fantasy.

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PreMortem.Games

OCTOBER 21, 2024

He had been building giant open-world games like Fallout and Skyrim in large teams for years. So, as a first time solo developer, in order to keep things simple he decided to make his first project a… giant open world game. The Axis Unseen is a heavy-metal open-world horror game that is launching tomorrow. “If

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GamesIndustry.biz

MAY 29, 2024

The unannounced driving game will be open world and narrative-led, and release across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Amazon will be publishing Maverick Games' debut title. Co-creator of TV show Skins, Jamie Brittain, is on board as the game's lead writer. Maverick was founded by Playground Games' veterans in January 2023.

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GamesIndustry.biz

JULY 3, 2023

The open world adventure game has now secured six No.1s Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is back at No.1 1 again in the UK physical retail charts. 1s since it released eight weeks ago. It briefly had to accept second place during the weeks that Diablo 4 and Final Fantasy 16 were released.

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GamesIndustry.biz

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The open-world survival MMO, as of writing, has a mostly negative rating on Steam. Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox Fntastic has shut down less than a week after The Day Before launched in Early Access on Steam. Read more

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PreMortem.Games

JUNE 24, 2024

Aesir specializes in open-world games, with key genres including simulator games like Police Simulator: Patrol Officers and Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator , alongside horse-riding games such as the Windstorm franchise and Horse Tales: Emerald Valley Ranch.

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GamesIndustry.biz

OCTOBER 20, 2023

After exploring an open-world formula with Super Mario Odyssey, Nintendo's flagship IP has returned to its platforming roots with Super Mario Bros Wonder, releasing today.

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Indie DB

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Trailer and information of "Humanoid", the BinaryBrigade's new survival open world game.

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GamesIndustry.biz

AUGUST 6, 2024

I'm being a bit cynical here, as it is undeniable that quality free-to-play mobile games were produced before, but Genshin Impact pushed the envelope.

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Indie DB

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The Steam Store Page for “LIGHT: Path of the Archmage”, an Open-World RPG, Has Launched! Wishlist on Steam – Demo Coming in Q1 2025!

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GamesIndustry.biz

APRIL 26, 2024

The open-world MMO developed by XL Games was initially launched back in 2015. Kakao Games will be shutting down the North American and European servers for ArcheAge on June 27. In the announcement, Kakao Games attributed the game's sunsetting to its player performance. Read more

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GamesIndustry.biz

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Some games' ecosystem of "clones" can escape this trap by diversifying enough to become a genre of their own ("Doom-clones" essentially becoming FPS games, "GTA-clones" more or less evolving into the open world genre), while others will spiral away through growing player apathy as attention moves on to the next trend or fad.

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Indie DB

MARCH 2, 2024

Pale Coins is an Action RPG set in a fantasy world with challenging combat, open world exploration and a variety of items. Traverse old forests, dark caves, weathered ruins and unknown places, to find the Champion's Coin and fulfill your greatest wish.

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Indie DB

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

We have been hard at work the past few months revamping our combat system, implementing new AI behaviors and a health system, and completely changing the environment to a more open-world landscape.

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Game Refinery

MAY 4, 2023

Genshin Impact The open-world RPG added a permanent TCG minigame Genshin Impact hasn’t waned in popularity since storming onto the mobile and console marketplace in 2020 with its high-quality production values, cel-shaded visuals, open-world RPG mechanics, and strong narrative focus.

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Game Wisdom

JULY 18, 2024

With their latest, they’ve gone from open-world exploration and RPG, to a brawler, and while the game has … The post Zenless Zone Zero Shows the Limits of Mobile Action Games appeared first on Game Wisdom.

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