Open-world games are all the rage when it comes to immersive gaming experiences. These are the best ones to play for free.

Theme parks are great fun. We need only picture Thorpe ... the Sims 5 release date rolls around. Trove is a free PC game with building, sandbox, and MMORPG mechanics. Featuring countless realms ...

Open-world games on Xbox Game Pass offer diverse experiences, from cute cats to zombie outbreaks. Choose from titles like ...

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Patrick Star Game is easy going, light hearted and utterly goofy, just like the titular character ...

This mechanic turns Tchia into one heck of a fun sandbox game, as you sail from island to ... and yes you are free to pet it which immediately adds to the cozy atmosphere this game offers.

The best part is that this game is completely free, and it can be played in solos, duos, and squads, for co-op multiplayer fun. What started ... s family-oriented sandbox. That creative freedom ...

City 20 is an upcoming survival sandbox adventure game that puts you in a quarantined ... because the core gameplay isn't fun, or because the simulation itself is too opaque for the player to ...

Off the Grid has topped the download charts and may spark a Web3 gaming bull run, say analysts, with VCs getting bullish ...

fun story, and return to the top-down games of the past. It will be interesting to see just what the studio has planned after three games tapped into a more free-form sandbox side of things.

Purgatory isn't your typical Warzone experience, but it's a fun sandbox-style mode that feels ... welcomed comradery as some players use the in-game chat feature to team up and help each other ...