There are some great open world games that take place in very strange times. Here are a few great ones.
The idea behind a “open-world” video game is pretty new. In the beginning, it wasn’t as popular because it only works with a certain level of design. But since three-dimensional graphics and online games came out, the genre has become very popular.
There are a few games that take place in different times. But most of them are set in fantasy or ancient times, even in the open world area. In an open-world game, you can go to a lot of strange and different places, like the late 20th century, the Age of Exploration, and different worlds.
Ghost Of Tsushima (2020)
It’s 1274, and the Mongols are taking over Japan. Jin Sakai, a samurai fighter, is the main character. His job is to defend Tsushima Island from the aliens. He can do this in a good or bad way, and he can explore the open world while on his adventures.
The third-person view is used to move through this adventure game’s story, which is quite complicated. It was liked by both fans and reviewers for how well it combined close action, personalities, and music. It also made Sony a lot of money because it was a big hit.
Prey (2017)
There are a lot of different parts to Prey that come together to make a unique game with a creative setting. In the bleak future of 2035, there is a jail for a species of extraterrestrials that gets along with everyone. The jail is called Kletka, which is the Russian word for cell. The US and the USSR worked together to build it.
Without giving away too much of the plot, this jail is where things go wrong when an unsuccessful plan to assassinate the US president gives the US the idea of taking full control of Kletka. It has been said that the buildings in the game are a strange mix of retrofuturism, art deco, and even Brutalist styles from the Soviet era.
Shenmue (1999)
Welcome to Yokosuka, Japan in the 1980s, a not-so-bizarre time period made more interesting by Ryo Hazuki’s search for the person who slaughtered his father. Ryo needs to use his martial arts skills, as well as his ability to see and figure things out, to find hints, fight bad guys, and find the assailant so he can get his own kind of justice.
Shenmue is a great game for more than just fighting and open world games. This is also a mystery-solving game because Ryo has to find clues, talk to witnesses, and use letters and other papers to learn more about his father and the people who work with him.
New World (2021)
There is no set date for the Age of Exploration, but the 17th century was its peak. Which is also the time of the New World. One thing that makes this game special is that it takes place in a changed version of the real world. The lost continent of Aeternum is not a strange dream land, but a place that you might recognize.
Part of the story and discovery of Funny Shooter 2 is finding out about the hidden world’s secrets. This can involve fighting monsters as well as reading books and gathering other hints about zombies, wild animals that can’t be tamed, and lost farmers and residents who used to live there.
Yakuza 0 (2015)
There are several games in the Yakuza series. This one comes before the first one, for players who like to know how the series’ games fit into history. It has some things in common with other games, like an open world and a crime story. The setting is also very realistic and boring, which may be why it’s never used.
The exact date is never given. But the player knows it’s 1988 and that Tokyo is home to many crime groups. They buy and sell homes at high prices, demand money, and then slaughter people. Kiryu Kazuma, the main character, is blamed for a murder and has to avoid and hide from whole groups of cruel crooks to clear his name.
Grand Theft Auto 5 (2013)
In 2004, in the made-up city of Los Santos, the game starts with an ending, but the main story ends in 2013. One thing that both reviewers and players liked about Grand Theft Auto V was the setting. It takes a lot more work to make a real-world place fun to explore in an open-world game, but that it was.
The story is dramatic, with violent crimes, felonies, and breaches of trust. The game’s popularity was also due in part to its complicated plot. As the game goes on, more material is added to the open world. Which is a made-up version of southern California.
Outer Wilds (2019)
When it comes to time and place, this might be the weirdest and most original setting of any game ever made. The solar system, which is the game’s open world, is stuck in a time loop that always ends with a total destruction.
The goal of the game seems to be to find a way to end the time loop. The twist at the end is another thing that makes this game unique. There is an event like this, but not in the way the player thought it would.
