8 Terrifying Monsters Hiding In Open World Video Games

8. Giant Squid - Assassin's Creed: Black Flag

Possibly the most beloved Assassin's Creed of them all, Black Flag's world felt impossibly large, whilst being endlessly inviting. Scores of tiny islands stretched past the horizon, character and pirate ship upgrades were left, right and centre, and you had the ocean's depths to plunder for even rarer treasures.

Enter underwater gameplay that was genuinely enjoyable, letting Edward Kenway navigate shipwrecks, fend off animals, admire things like light-blocking whales, and honestly? Encounter some things that were genuinely terrifying.

Almost like a callback to Assassin's Creed 2's random af giant squid, travel to the Antocha wreck and you'll see a tentacle whip through what's left of the ship as you approach. Providing a creepy jump-scare in the moment, hover around the window it leaves through and the squid will appear in full, tackling and killing the giant whale right in front of you.