Open-world games cover such a vast spectrum of genres and themes that comparing projects can be kind of pointless. Just Cause 2, My Time at Sandrock, Kingdoms of Amalur, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, ...
Exploration defines an open-world game's value. The genre/concept/theme is synonymous with player freedom, and that usually comes in the form of massive sandboxes that let you go anywhere and, at ...