10 Best Open-World Video Games Of 2022
1. Horizon Forbidden West
If Photo Mode wasn’t a standardised feature in most games then Horizon would have to popularise it as both games’ worlds are like walking through the most amazing postcards. From the gorgeous leaf-strewn Autumnal vibes of Forbidden West’s tutorial area, out into the wider world it is pretty impossible not to play through the game and not gape at the majesty of it, especially as it runs flawlessly with no loading screens.
To create a world taken back by nature 1000 years in the future and populated by animal-shaped machines sounds like high fantasy but it’s possible that there is no more believable world in gaming. Horizon’s attention to detail in every one of its vistas is astounding and the communities that exist within it are believable.
Forests that hide puzzles to complete, beaches where new machines make their homes, frozen cliff-sides that can now be climbed with much greater finesse and painfully detailed cities. That Guerrilla Games was able to go from a studio known for making good but ultimately dull gunmetal grey military shooters to crafting some of the best open worlds known in gaming is no small feat.
Horizon Zero Dawn was a massive success that Forbidden West only builds on to create another memorable open-world and one of the most visually stunning experiences in 2022.