

Projects like Red Dead Online and GTA Online seem to be never ending, offering a forever evolving multiplayer-focused world backed with constant updates to keep players coming back indefinitely. Open-world games excite players because of their lifelike nature, and the online scene has led to plenty of great titles.

RELATED: Open-World Games That Take The Longest To Beat Franchises like Assassin's Creed are continually pushing the envelope for scale and design, and that is just one franchise that has helped establish the conventions of the open-world genre. Video game design is often at its best when developers seek to reach new heights, permitting the studio has the resources to justify its ambition. For a while, it seemed like open-world games had plateaued.
