5 Most Anticipated Open-World Games Of 2017

6. Sea Of Thieves

Perhaps the biggest niche title on the list, Sea of Thieves is was announced back in June of 2015. Sea of Thieves is an open-world action-adventure game where the player takes on the first-person role of a pirate. Admittedly not much is known about the game, but multiple gameplay videos have revealed enough to get gamers excited.

Developed by Rare and published by Microsoft, Sea of Thieves is a PC and Xbox One exclusive that encourages multiplayer coop and supports user-generated content. Rare has not revealed a final map size. Instead, gamers have pieced together bits and pieces from videos and photographs that seem to suggest a map layout similar to that of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, with multiple islands and vast open ocean.

So far most of what Sea of Thieves has to offer is hush hush, but it's partially the success of the secrecy that is drawing more and more attention and anticipation to the game's release. With a vast ocean and sprawling landscapes, the cartoony art style could make Sea of Thieves one of the more unique and successful open-world games of 2017.

Let's just hope that it doesn't run into issues similar to No Man's Sky, with a lot of content but no substance.