Best Open World Games on Steam

The 100 best open world games on Steam, ranked by player reviews, with live player counts and current prices.

A list by Chronos · 100 games · updated Nov 2, 2026 · Report

Prices: 🇺🇸 United States (chosen by the list’s maker)

  1. 1
    Euro Truck Simulator 2$19.9920,498 playing97% positivemin. 25 GB
  2. 2
    Subnautica$29.992,997 playing97% positivemin. 20 GB
  3. 3
    Satisfactory$39.9910,567 playing97% positivemin. 20 GB
  4. 4
    The Forest$19.995,005 playing95% positivemin. 5 GB
  5. 5
    Slime Rancher$19.99816 playing98% positivemin. 1 GB
  6. 6
    American Truck Simulator$19.994,002 playing97% positivemin. 25 GB
  7. 7
    Dying Light$2.49−90%7,498 playing95% positivemin. 40 GB
  8. 8
    Mount & Blade: Warband$19.992,743 playing97% positivemin. 100 MB
  9. 9
    ELDEN RING$59.9916,648 playing93% positivemin. 60 GB
  10. 10
    Palworld$29.9927,557 playing94% positivemin. 40 GB
  11. 11
    Don't Starve Together$5.09−66%34,158 playing94% positivemin. 3 GB
  12. 12
    Project Zomboid$24.9928,148 playing94% positivemin. 10 GB
  13. 13
    Fallout: New Vegas$9.991,644 playing95% positivemin. 10 GB
  14. 14
    POSTAL 2$0.99−90%477 playing96% positivemin. 10 GB
  15. 15
    Valheim$29.9928,890 playing93% positivemin. 1 GB
  16. 16
    Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered$59.991,431 playing96% positivemin. 75 GB
  17. 17
    The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition$39.9917,157 playing94% positivemin. 12 GB
  18. 18
    The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim$19.99863 playing94% positivemin. 6 GB
  19. 19
    Kenshi$29.993,279 playing95% positivemin. 14 GB
  20. 20
    UnturnedFree14,178 playing91% positivemin. 4 GB
  21. 21
    Wobbly Life$16.24−35%339 playing97% positivemin. 2 GB
  22. 22
    My Summer Car$14.99908 playing94% positivemin. 1 GB
  23. 23
    Grand Theft Auto V Legacy—43,287 playing88% positivemin. 125 GB
  24. 24
    Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition$19.99561 playing95% positivemin. 17 GB
  25. 25
    Saints Row: The Third$9.9998 playing95% positivemin. 10 GB
  26. 26
    DREDGE$9.99−60%557 playing95% positivemin. 2 GB
  27. 27
    Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition$19.99483 playing94% positivemin. 20 GB
  28. 28
    Big Walk$19.991,456 playing95% positive
  29. 29
    Brick Rigs$19.99739 playing94% positivemin. 4 GB
  30. 30
    Forza Horizon 4—1,811 playing90% positivemin. 80 GB
  31. 31
    Goat Simulator 3$29.99178 playing97% positivemin. 12 GB
  32. 32
    Batman™: Arkham Knight$19.991,290 playing92% positivemin. 45 GB
  33. 33
    Scrap Mechanic$28.991,268 playing92% positivemin. 30 GB
  34. 34
    Slime Rancher 2$29.99708 playing94% positivemin. 8 GB
  35. 35
    The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009)$14.99242 playing94% positivemin. 4.6 GB
  36. 36
    Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT$59.991,756 playing93% positivemin. 75 GB
  37. 37
    Rust$19.99−50%68,533 playing87% positivemin. 45 GB
  38. 38
    Contraband Police$11.09−63%352 playing95% positivemin. 12 GB
  39. 39
    WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition$29.99229 playing97% positivemin. 20 GB
  40. 40
    Wandering Sword$17.49−30%3,155 playing94% positivemin. 7 GB
  41. 41
    SpaceEngine$29.99130 playing96% positivemin. 4 GB
  42. 42
    Days Gone$39.991,099 playing92% positivemin. 70 GB
  43. 43
    LEGO® Marvel™ Super Heroes$19.99199 playing95% positivemin. 7 GB
  44. 44
    Cyberpunk 2077$59.9979,692 playing87% positivemin. 70 GB
  45. 45
    The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition$14.99169 playing95% positivemin. 1 GB
  46. 46
    Monster Hunter: World$29.9910,659 playing89% positivemin. 52 GB
  47. 47
    ASTRONEER$29.99781 playing91% positivemin. 2 GB
  48. 48
    Hogwarts Legacy$59.995,358 playing89% positivemin. 85 GB
  49. 49
    DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT$19.99284 playing93% positivemin. 36 GB
  50. 50
    SPORE™$19.99296 playing92% positivemin. 4 GB
  51. 51
    Forza Horizon 5$59.994,855 playing89% positivemin. 110 GB
  52. 52
    Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™$19.99359 playing92% positivemin. 44 GB
  53. 53
    Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales$49.99367 playing93% positivemin. 75 GB
  54. 54
    Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game$9.9985 playing95% positivemin. 565 MB
  55. 55
    The Planet Crafter: PrologueFree13 playing96% positivemin. 4 GB
  56. 56
    Core Keeper$19.994,329 playing92% positive
  57. 57
    Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition$39.991,415 playing88% positivemin. 100 GB
  58. 58
    METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN$19.99950 playing91% positivemin. 28 GB
  59. 59
    Sons Of The Forest$29.9911,395 playing88% positivemin. 20 GB
  60. 60
    Assassin's Creed® Odyssey$11.99−80%2,877 playing89% positive
  61. 61
    theHunter: Call of the Wild™$19.993,182 playing89% positivemin. 140 GB
  62. 62
    Subnautica: Below Zero$29.99323 playing90% positivemin. 15 GB
  63. 63
    Mad Max$19.99533 playing91% positivemin. 32 GB
  64. 64
    Sandustry$19.99954 playing97% positivemin. 1 GB
  65. 65
    Mafia II (Classic)$29.99191 playing92% positivemin. 8 GB
  66. 66
    DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH$69.991,065 playing94% positivemin. 150 GB
  67. 67
    DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT$39.991,153 playing91% positivemin. 80 GB
  68. 68
    Metro Exodus$29.991,003 playing89% positivemin. 59 GB
  69. 69
    Easy Delivery Co.$12.9925 playing95% positive
  70. 70
    V Rising$34.992,651 playing89% positivemin. 19 GB
  71. 71
    LEGO® Batman™: Legacy of the Dark Knight$69.99242 playing95% positivemin. 50 GB
  72. 72
    X-Plane 11$29.99304 playing93% positivemin. 20 GB
  73. 73
    7 Days to Die$44.9918,344 playing87% positivemin. 15 GB
  74. 74
    Caves of Qud$29.99218 playing94% positivemin. 2 GB
  75. 75
    STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™$39.99315 playing88% positivemin. 55 GB
  76. 76
    Necesse$14.99506 playing92% positivemin. 500 MB
  77. 77
    Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord$49.9919,213 playing87% positivemin. 60 GB
  78. 78
    Amazing Frog?$19.9932 playing94% positivemin. 20 GB
  79. 79
    Stormworks: Build and Rescue$24.99753 playing90% positivemin. 2 GB
  80. 80
    Goat Simulator$9.9942 playing90% positivemin. 2 GB
  81. 81
    My Time at Portia$29.99259 playing91% positivemin. 6 GB
  82. 82
    STAR WARS™: The Old Republic™Free1,772 playing89% positivemin. 75 GB
  83. 83
    TerraTech$24.99218 playing92% positivemin. 1 GB
  84. 84
    Fallout 2: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game$9.9992 playing93% positivemin. 565 MB
  85. 85
    Batman™: Arkham Origins$19.99316 playing90% positivemin. 20 GB
  86. 86
    The Long Dark$18.38−54%3,434 playing88% positivemin. 7 GB
  87. 87
    Gothic II: Gold Edition$3.99−80%507 playing93% positivemin. 5 GB
  88. 88
    Just Cause 2$14.9975 playing90% positivemin. 10 GB
  89. 89
    LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga$49.99259 playing90% positivemin. 40 GB
  90. 90
    Assassin's Creed 2$4.99−75%350 playing89% positivemin. 8 GB
  91. 91
    Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™$49.991,294 playing88% positivemin. 70 GB
  92. 92
    LEGO® Batman™ 2: DC Super Heroes$19.9958 playing94% positivemin. 10 GB
  93. 93
    Sleeping Dogs—17 playing93% positivemin. 15 GB
  94. 94
    Far Cry 3$19.99436 playing87% positivemin. 15 GB
  95. 95
    Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™$39.99218 playing88% positivemin. 30 GB
  96. 96
    The Evil Within 2$39.99167 playing91% positivemin. 40 GB
  97. 97
    Farming Simulator 15$12.9974 playing92% positivemin. 3 GB
  98. 98
    Motor Town: Behind The Wheel$19.99334 playing93% positivemin. 5 GB
  99. 99
    Sid Meier's Pirates!$9.9952 playing94% positive
  100. 100
    Elin$19.991,419 playing93% positivemin. 2 GB