The 10 Most Anticipated Open-World Games of 2026

Like every other year in the last decade, 2026 will be dominated by open-world games. Love it or hate it, this is the time we live in, and the genre is nowadays a fixture of the AAA and, to a lesser extent, indie scenes. Every month delivers at least a handful of open-worlds or sandboxes, ranging from tough-as-nails survival games to story-driven RPGs and relaxing sims.