10 Best OpenWorld Cities In Video Games

10 Best Open-World Cities In Video Games

From the surf and sand of Los Santos to the wastes of the Commonwealth, here are 10 of gaming’s most impressively rendered open-world cities.

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Open-world video games offer an unprecedented level of freedom for players, and they’re only getting better, more complex, and more detailed as time goes on. The most recent open-world games sport some truly massive cities that could theoretically double for the real thing, and more effort is going into making them as interactive as humanly possible.

Some of these games try their best to duplicate existing real-world cities, while others take inspiration from them to create new urban hubs. While some open-world games offer too little content, others offer maps overflowing with areas to explore and things to do.

10 Watchdogs 2

The second Watchdogs game moved the action from Chicago to a loosely adapted San Francisco, and it was a step up in every way. Praise was given to the manner in which San Francisco was developed; it wasn’t large enough to be overwhelming, yet it wasn’t small enough to discourage exploration and sightseeing.

Watchdogs 2 takes a few cues from Grand Theft Auto’s approach to city building, particularly when it comes to immersion. Citizens and roaming NPCs help sell the authenticity of the city, while a mixture of great lighting and other graphical tricks give it some genuine life.

9 Fallout 4

Fallout 4 has almost as many hilarious glitches and bugs as Skyrim, but one thing it does get right is its main environment. The game takes place in a large province known as the Commonwealth, and one of its most recognizable areas is the city of Boston. Though not an accurate real-world remodel of the actual city, it’s nevertheless one of the best open-world urban areas in any video game.

There’s a lot to see and do, with hidden loot, dangerous enemies, and a bunch of explorable buildings to find. The inclusion of a few community mods can also help enhance the vanilla version of the city with better graphics, new interiors, and a few other surprises. Either way, Boston has a lot to offer Fallout fans.

8 Batman: Arkham City

While Arkham City wasn’t the last in the series to take place inside Gotham City, it was the first to do it so well. Arkham City moved the action of the previous Batman title from the asylum to the concrete jungle. The result was one of the best open-world cities ever seen in a video game, with all the rich history of the Batman comics to back it up.

Gliding over the rooftops of Gotham is a sight for the ages, as is getting down in the muck to battle thugs on the city’s streets and allyways. Gotham City is modeled beautifully, with 19th-century architecture and gothic motifs mixed with a creeping 21st-century outgrowth. It serves the storyline and missions quite well, creating the ultimate Batman game in the process.

7 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow Of Chernobyl

This dreary and frightening cult classic boasts one of the most ominous cities ever committed to video game form. The fact that it’s based on a real-life catastrophe is simply icing on the cake. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. took a few geographical liberties to merge the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and surrounding area with the nearby city of Pripyat.

The result is a game that plays fast and loose with authenticity for the sake of exploration. Pripyat itself is smaller than its real-world counterpart, but it’s an excuse to wade through one of the most dangerous and haunting places on Earth, complete with all the horrors that lurk within.

6 Marvel’s Spider-Man (PlayStation)

The only downside to Marvel’s Spider-Man is the fact that it’s a PlayStation exclusive. This means many gamers may never get the chance to web-sling through the massive city of New York, complete with all the sights, sounds, and over-the-top Spider-Man boss battles to go along with it.

Previous open-world Spider-Man games helped build the foundation for what would eventually become this 2018 super-hit, and the freedom of exploration went a long way towards that success. Nothing can compare with the feeling of depth and scale when running upside a building to gaze out over the horizon of New York, which is comprised of over 1 million square feet of space.

5 Saints Row 4 (PlayStation, Xbox, PC)

Essentially a parody of the Grand Theft Auto series, Saints Row 4 is an open-world action game that’s light on realism and heavy on comedy. It’s a combination that works in tandem with a sprawling open-world city where anything can—and does—happen.

Though much of the focus of Saints Row 4 is on the action, the city plays a major role as host to all the carnage and silliness. Steelport has five major areas to explore, each with its own signature look, economic class, and landmarks.

4 L.A. Noire (PlayStation, Xbox, PC)

Replicating the city of Los Angeles circa 1947 is no small feat, yet developer Team Bond deserves a lot of credit for doing just that. The detective thriller title L.A. Noire has one of the most historically authentic open world cities of any video game, and it helps set the tone for the detective noir narrative.

In fact, aerial photos were used to accurately model the city, right down to landmarks and traffic routes, while still allowing for a bit of artistic flexibility. Players can explore the city to their heart’s content, which is akin to going back in time and walking the streets of a real-world city.

3 Infamous 2 (Playstation)

The first Infamous game helped revolutionize the open-world action genre by giving players the entirety of Empire City to explore. Infamous 2 took that initial framework and built upon it to deliver New Marais, an even more detailed and interactive open-world city based largely on New Orleans.

New Marais is comprised of five districts, including the low-income bayou, a red-light district, and a gas works area. It’s also one of the most dangerous open-world cities in video gaming, which is prime real estate for the kind of action that the Infamous series is well known for.

2 Cyberpunk 2077 (PlayStation, Xbox & PC)

Though marred by a disastrous glitch-ridden launch, Cyberpunk 2077 is nevertheless a technical marvel. It borrows many of its gameplay elements from open-world titles like Grand Theft Auto V, especially when it comes to the sprawling metropolis known as Night City.

The level of interaction and liveliness is amazing. Night City feels authentic, with sections that are laid out logically, and packed with civilians on every corner. It’s the perfect open-world city for gamers to explore, if for no other reason than to see how much detail went into every nook and cranny.

1 Grand Theft Auto V (PlayStation, Xbox & PC)

GTA V is finally starting to show its age, but it took a long time. This finely polished open-world title boasts one of the most detailed and believable cities ever created, and gamers can replay it for years on end without seeing everything it has to offer.

Los Santos is the perfect backdrop for the story, as well as an excellent playground to tackle side missions, buy properties, and extend the player’s mark on the game. The inability to enter the vast majority of the game’s buildings hinders the title’s immersion factor, but it’s doubtless that future titles will rectify this by building on GTA V’s open world groundwork.

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