There are plenty of games that manage to provide you with an open-world gaming experience. Despite all the negative criticism for the first game, we think Ubisoft came back strong with Watch Dogs 2, as it offered significantly better gameplay in comparison to its predecessor. Grand Theft Auto V PC, PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 Developed by Rockstar Games, Grand Theft Auto V is one of the best-selling video games of all-time, managing to sell over 80 million copies in just under 4 years, which is quite a feat to say the least. When Ubisoft unveiled Watch Dogs, GTA-like experience was the first word that came to our mind, except for the hacking capabilities. Similar to the Chicago setting in Watch Dogs and San Francisco setting in its sequel, players will be entering the huge open-world of Los Santos and Blaine County to risk everything in a series of daring and dangerous heists that keep them engaged throughout the game. Buy from Amazon: 2. Sleeping Dogs PC, PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 Sleeping Dogs is a similar open-world action-adventure video game that keeps the players engaged throughout the entire game. Although the game is open-world, some areas in the map will remain inaccessible until certain milestones in the story are achieved. Players will be able to participate in casual activities such as street racing, car-hijacking, fight club, and even visiting a karaoke bar. Although the game lacks a multiplayer component like Watch Dogs, it still has online leaderboards to compare scores. Buy from Amazon: — PS3, Xbox 360, PC , — PS4, Xbox One 3. By making use of an arsenal of superpowers and weapons, the player will have to save the world from the sinister alien Lord Zinyak. Similar to Watch Dogs, Saints Row IV has a c o-op mode that lets you team up with another player and engage the alien invaders. Buy from Amazon: — PS3, Xbox 360, PC , — PS4, Xbox One 4. Red Dead Redemption PS3, Xbox 360 This is a critically acclaimed western style open-world action-adventure video game published by Rockstar Games. He will be seen hunting down the gang of criminals who he once called friends. Players will be fighting for survival in an epic American West and Mexico setting as Marston struggles to bury his dark past. Buy from Amazon: — PS3, Xbox 360 5. This is the fourth installment in the hugely popular and critically acclaimed Far Cry series. There are two sets of abilities that the player can choose from, namely The Tiger and The Elephant. Here, players are totally free to explore the vast open-world as well as hunt down enemies and infiltrate outposts with their friends. Buy from Amazon: 6. The open-world action-adventure genre is what makes us compare this game to the Watch Dogs franchise. Players can choose to play the character with a good or evil karma, which is one of the strongest aspects of this game. While not playing story missions, players can keep themselves engaged by exploring Seattle and completing activies such as killing D. P secret agents and tagging graffiti spots. Buy from Amazon: 7. The game features a variety of environments such as mountains, forests, deserts and salt flats. The game is set in Bolivia, which has apparently become the largest cocaine producer in the world and has turned it into a narco-state. In this game, you can create and completely customize your Ghost, weapons and all the gear. The standout feature of this game is the ability to play the whole game solo or in 4-player co-op. The co-op experience is fairly similar to what you get on Watch Dogs 2. Buy from Amazon: 8. In this epic finale to the series, Batman will be going all-out against super villains like Scarecrow, Penguin, Two-Face and Harley Quinn in addition to the main antagonist, Arkham Knight. The critically acclaimed combat mechanics is good enough to keep you engaged throughout the game. Buy from Amazon: 9. The game is set in a vast post-apocalyptic wasteland that lets you explore through deserts, canyons and caves as Mad Max himself. The game features dynamic day-night cycle, weather system and a variety of environmental hazards that can even affect the terrain. Buy from Amazon: — PS4, Xbox One , — PC 10. The player will be exploring a post-apocalyptic wasteland in the year 2287, which is 210 years after the nuclear holocaust that resulted due to the war between US and China over natural resources. That being said, the game is the winner of over 50 Game of the Year awards, so there are high chances that you might enjoy this open-world game more than both Watch Dogs and Watch Dogs 2. Buy from Amazon: 11. The gameplay mechanics are exhilarating, as players will be able to create chains of destruction by tethering objects. Grapple and parachute is another key feature of the game, as it helps a lot in pacing through this gigantic map. Apart from this, there are several vehicles that you can choose from, including speedboats, jets, helicopters, turbo-fueled sport cars and super bikes. Buy from Amazon: — PS4, Xbox One , — PC 12. The game primarily focuses on a stealth-based approach, with mechanics well-suited to take down enemies one by one without getting detected. Syndicate lets you control two characters, namely Jacob and Evie Frye to hunt down the Templars and liberate the city. Buy from Amazon: 13. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain PC, PS4, PS3, Xbox 360 This is the ninth installment in the insanely popular Metal Gear Solid franchise, developed by Hideo Kojima and published by Konami. The game is set in 1984, nine years after the events of the previous game, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. The game has achieved critical acclaim for its remarkable storytelling and immersive tactical gameplay. Since this is a continuation of Ground Zeroes, Konami has also released a Metal Gear Solid V: The Definitive Experience which includes both these games. Buy from Amazon: — PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 , — PC 14. As the name suggests, this is the third installment in the Mafia series. The game is set in 1968 in the fictional city of New Bordeaux, which is a vast open world ruled by the mob. Mafia 3 features cars from the last century with realistic driving mechanics and sounds that keep you on the edge of your seat. Buy from Amazon: 15. In Prototype 2, players will be exploring the vast fictional New York City, which is now called New York Zero due to the viral outbreak caused by Alex Mercer, also known as, The Prototype. This is quite similar to how you explore Chicago and San Francisco in both the Watch Dogs games. The story is revenge-driven as Heller wants to kill the Alex Mercer, the protagonist of the original game. There are certain missions that are selectable which are mostly sidequests or extensions to the main quest. Buy from Amazon: SEE ALSO: The Best Games Like Watch Dogs You Can Play Although the first installment in the Watch Dogs series was pretty mediocre, Ubisoft managed to come back strongly in the sequel as it offered significantly better experience in terms of gameplay and storyline. So, which one of these games are you planning to go for, and why? Do let us know, by shooting your valuable opinions in the comments section down below. The guy who settles for nothing less than the absolute latest and greatest in technology. A sucker for anything hardware related and prefers iOS to Android. Also, I spend the other half of the day playing Battlefield with gamers from around the world. That's right, all hail the glorious PC Master Race.
