Open-world games are all the rage when it comes to immersive gaming experiences. These are the best ones to play for free.

It could be said that open-world games encapsulate gaming's best attributes and push them to their logical extremes — they offer fully fleshed-out alternate realities for the player to explore ...

PS3's improved hardware elevated writing, characters, and world design in open-world games. Oblivion, Mafia 2, and L.A. Noire are standout open-world games with compelling storytelling.

Open-world games are some of the best games on PC — and for good reason. Offering a sense of freedom not found in other genres like shooters or co-op games, these titles manage to keep players ...