Evolution of Open World Games 1981-2019
Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness 1981
Elite 1984
Mercenary 1985
The Legend of Zelda 1986
Sid Meier's Pirates 1987
Vette 1989
Terminator 1990
Hunter 1991
Frontier: Elite II 1993
Quarantine 1994
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall 1996
Grand Theft Auto 1997
Body Harvest 1998
Shenmue 1999
Midnight Club: Street Racing 2000
Gothic 2001
Grand Theft Auto III 2001
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind 2002
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 2002
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Wake 2002
Lineage 2 2003
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004
World of Warcraft 2004
Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2005
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 2006
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl 2007
Grand Theft Auto IV 2008
Fallout 3 2008
Minecraft 2009
Assassin's Creed II 2009
Just Cause 2 (2010)
Red Dead Redemption 2010
Mafia II 2010
Batman: Arkham City 2011
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 2011
Sleeping Dogs 2012
Far Cry 3 (2012)
Saints Row IV 2013
Grand Theft Auto V 2013
Assassins creed 4: Black Flag 2013
Infamous Second Son 2014
Dying Light 2015
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 2015
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 2015
Watch Dogs 2 2016
Horizon Zero Dawn 2017
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2017
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Wildlands 2017
Forza Horizon 4 2018
Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018)
Days Gone 2019
Death Stranding 2019
