10 Worst Open-World Games Of All Time

8. Sniper Ghost Warrior 3

Despite having three attempts at creating a Sniper Ghost Warrior game, developers at CI Games have never really made something worth playing. 2017's third title was their most valiant effort yet, but while the gameplay was more refined than ever, taking the series open world only introduced a myriad of new problems the devs couldn't overcome.

Rather than offering anything new for fans of sandbox shooters to dig into, Ghost Warrior was content to just riff on mechanics other games perfected years ago, ushering players into the same old loop of scoping out enemy bases, tagging enemies, and taking them out in the stealthiest way possible.

Likewise, the shooter's entire selling point - adopting the role of a sniper and having to adjust for wind, distance and movement to line up the perfect shot - was far too similar to the superior Sniper Elite series (slow-mo bullet-time and all), meaning the sequel pretty much had nothing that allowed it to stand out from the crowd.

Sniper Ghost Warrior 3 really wants to be Far Cry, but while it recognises the individual mechanics that series leans on, it has no idea what made them resonate so much with players in the first place.