Best 2025 Open World Games Tier List - Ranked by Open World Design

2025 delivered some of the most varied open worlds we’ve seen, and in this video we rank them strictly by their world design, from seamless exploration and density to systems, liveliness, and player freedom. We break down why games like Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Ghost of Yotei, Borderlands 4, Monster Hunter Wilds, and Oblivion Remastered land where they do on the GameTyr scale, while titles like Death Stranding 2, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and Atomfall fall lower due to emptiness, repetition, or limited interactivity. We also highlight how each world handles traversal, side activities, progression, and atmosphere, showing which games truly innovate in open-world design and which ones lean too heavily on familiar formulas. Whether you’re looking for your next world to explore or want to see how this year’s biggest titles compare, this breakdown gives a clear, honest ranking of 2025’s open world landscape.