Tag: Open World

Little Sim World turns everyday life into a charming little adventure, giving you a home to decorate, skills to develop and a colourful community to join. It can occasionally overcomplicate the simplest routines, but beneath the micromanagement lies a warm and welcoming life sim with plenty of personality and a world that feels surprisingly easy to call home.

Shark Simulator: Ocean RPG Survival keeps things wonderfully simple, letting you swim, hunt, evolve and slowly climb the food chain. It lacks the depth of bigger survival adventures, but its colourful ocean and relaxed arcade gameplay make it an easy game to dip into when you just fancy being a shark for a while.

Mafia: The Omertà Collection brings together decades of crime, betrayal and broken loyalties in an expansive anthology that proves the most dangerous thing about joining the Family is realising how difficult it is to leave.

Bootstrap Island turns the fantasy of being stranded on a deserted island into an intensely physical VR survival adventure. With tactile mechanics, unpredictable weather, dangerous wildlife, and a world that refuses to hold your hand, Maru VR delivers an immersive, wonderfully unforgiving castaway experience that feels right at home on PlayStation VR2.

Skatesterre captures the spirit of classic arcade skateboarding with responsive controls, addictive combo-chasing and a brilliant skate-punk soundtrack. It may lack the polish of the genre's biggest names, but its infectious sense of speed, style and experimentation makes it an easy recommendation for anyone craving another run.

Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition delivers a breathtaking samurai adventure, featuring a compelling new heroine, a stunning depiction of northern Japan, and combat that remains as satisfying as ever. With Echoes of Sekigahara, Most Wanted and Legends adding further depth, this is a remarkably complete package built around a story that understands revenge is only the beginning of Atsu's journey.

Jesus Simulator is a sincere and unusual interactive retelling of the Gospel, trading traditional gameplay for reflection, atmosphere and multiple perspectives. Technical rough edges and simplistic interaction hold it back, but there is genuine heart behind this ambitious attempt to bring one of history's most influential stories to life.

EVERSPACE 2: Galactic Edition is the ultimate version of ROCKFISH Games' fast, furious and wonderfully addictive space adventure. With spectacular dogfights, deep ship customisation, handcrafted worlds and two excellent expansions, this is a galaxy that is remarkably easy to lose yourself in.

Sacred 2 Remaster breathes new life into one of the most gloriously eccentric action RPGs of its era, combining a vast open world, deep character progression and mountains of loot with modern improvements that make Ancaria easier than ever to revisit.

Grounded 2 expands the tiny survival adventure into a much bigger world, combining rideable insects, deeper progression and imaginative base-building with the same charm that made the original so special. The Founder's Pack adds stylish extras without compromising the survival experience.