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Best Open World Games

Worlds you can get lost in for hours.

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Highlights for Best Open World Games

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Where it stands
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
#1
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
#2
Elden Ring
#3
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

The top three of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Elden Ring, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt are the front-runners, but no single name has runaway support yet. The top spot is still up for grabs.

Early days
1ranker ranked

Only 1 ranker so far. The current top is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but with this few rankings everything is still very much in motion.

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#2
Elden Ring
vs.
#3
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Elden Ring at #2 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt at #3 are essentially tied. One more ranking could flip the order.

Just getting started

One ranker has weighed in so far. With 10 items in the mix and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Elden Ring, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in the early lead, almost any ranking can still shift the order.

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Global Ranking

1

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

2

Elden Ring

3

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

4

Red Dead Redemption 2

5

Skyrim

6

GTA V

7

Cyberpunk 2077

8

Horizon Zero Dawn

9

Ghost of Tsushima

10

Minecraft