From Skyrim’s tabletop vistas to Elden Ring’s golden parchment, these open-world games turn map reading into immersive art.

Open-world multiplayer games prioritize seamless drop-in and drop-out features for fluid co-op experiences. Tom Clancy's The Division 2 and Dying Light 2 exemplify these smooth multiplayer mechanics.

Before starting Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, I was reminded of what I think of when considering any open-world game ... rather than dumping a mess of map markers and HUD waypoints to guide ...