10 Unique Open-World Games With Awesome Mechanics

10. Dying Light

We shouldn't still be talking about Dying Light in 2021.

This was a zombie open world game released at the saturation point for both zombie and open world games. Everything was stacked against it - not least the fact that the developer's previous title, Dead Island, didn't blow people away - and yet here we are, years later, still singing its praises.

Why? Well a huge reason is the parkour system.

See, Dying Light isn't your regular zombie brawler. The player is capable of free-running all around the open world, evading undead hordes on rooftops and making quick escapes when special infected turn up to ruin your day.

It feels awesome to indulge in, as it's one of the few first-person games to really nail the sense of locomotion and momentum of parkour from that perspective.

Throw on top a dense city sandbox, satisfyingly punchy combat and a risk-reward element where staying out after sunset sees near-impossible-to-defeat zombies spawn to hunt you down, and Dying Light still stands as a unique instalment in an otherwise generic sub-genre.