Best Open-World Games That Are Empty By Design

A great open world doesn't need to be crammed full of stuff. Here are the games that opted for empty open worlds on purpose.

Best Open-World Games That Are Empty By Design

There’s a certain kind of silence that sticks. Not the kind where nothing’s happening, but the kind where it feels like something already did. That’s what these games trade in. When people talk about open-world games being “empty,” it usually sounds like a complaint; too little to do, too much dead space, not enough content. But some games don’t just tolerate that silence; they rely on it. These are the worlds that feel sparse on purpose because the emptiness says more than any dialogue ever could.

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