These Open World Games Feel Too Real to Just Be a Game, Here's Proof

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Eleven Open Worlds That Feel Like Places You Accidentally Moved To

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Red Dead Redemption 2 Turns Waiting Into a Personality

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The Witcher 3's Side Quests Outshine Most Games' Main Ones

Watch Dogs 2 Lets You Be a Menace With Manners

Cyberpunk 2077 (Yes, Keanu Reeves Is Genuinely in It)

No Man's Sky Turns Infinity into a Feeling, Not a Number

Skyrim Never Ends, and Neither Does Your To Do List

Ghost of Tsushima Turns Wind Into a Compass

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Starfield Proves That Room to Roam Isn't the Same as a Reason To

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Some games hand you a map. These games hand you a whole life you did not ask for, complete with chores, weather, and questionable choices. You boot up for twenty minutes and resurface four hours later, slightly dehydrated. This is escapism that actually escapes. Here is what makes eleven of gaming's most immersive open worlds feel less like software and more like somewhere you accidentally moved.
 

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