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- Category:Open-world video games
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- Open-world video games
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- sandbox game
- facet of
- nonlinear gameplay
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Screenshot of the 2019 video game A Short Hike, in which the player can freely explore the game world
In video games, an open world is a virtual world in which the player can approach objectives freely, as opposed to a world with more linear and structured gameplay. Notable games in this category include Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004), Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018), and Minecraft (2011).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “open world” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.