>>3866990
Stalker, Mount and Blade, Elden Ring, Game
Why It's Perfect for Exploration
Platforms
Approx. Exploration Time
Elden Ring
A mysterious, seamless world full of optional paths, colossal bosses, and lore hidden in every cave—pure thrill of the unknown without hand-holding.

gamesradar.com

PC, PS4/5, Xbox One/Series
100+ hours
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Red Dead Redemption 1/2, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

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>>3866990
>Inverting either camera axis, let alone both of them
What in the goddamn

>>3866990
Skyrim
Oblivion
Morrowind
Fallout 4
Fallout 3

>>3866990

Wooden Ocean

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>>3866992
>stalker
too jank
>game
¿?
>mount and blade
no real exploration
>elden ring
already played
thanks anyways bro
>>3867084
I imagine the cam like at the end of a pole, and im grabbing it from the other end
>>3867089
no
>>3867170
thanks gonna take a look

>>3867194
>I imagine the cam like at the end of a pole, and im grabbing it from the other end
Why don't you imagine using a sensible control scheme?

>play early 3D games on DOS
>most camera controls are inverted by default
>get comfortable with it
>time passes, more normies get into vidya
>non-inverted becomes more standard
>get comfortable with it
>now at a point where I'm so comfortable with both, I'm comfortable with neither
I feel like this is a microcosm of every dichotomy in my life.

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>>3867274
>sensible control scheme
what do you mean?
>>3867276
are you comfortable or not, what¿?

>>3866990
Jack-o-nine-tails

>>3867276
Yup, I grew up before mouselook, using ALT to strafe, etc. when I was a kid I preferred inverted mouse for a while, and I remember in the late 90s shooter era I was still doing some weird hybrid of inverted mouselook + arrow keys instead of WASD. At some point I just dropped it and went to non-inverted mouse and WASD like everyone else.

>>3866990
Kenshi

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>>3866990
Morrowind would be a good choice.

>>3867343
I still don't like playing DOOM with mouse unless it's in a source port, and I prefer the original.

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>>3867355
no, too schizoid
>>3867386
no
CMON GUY THERE MUST BE SOME HIDDEN GEM WITH AN ABSOLUTELY HUGE MAP WITH THINGS TO DISCOVER
ANY
IT CAN BE 2D
IT CAN BE A RETRO GAME
JUST WANT TO EXPLOOOOOOOOOOOOORE

>>3867642
Skyrim

>>3866990
Age of Reforging: The Freelands
Enshrouded
Stoneshart

>>3866990
Cyberpunk 2077

Devil Spire Falls
Archaelund
The Wayward Realms
Enderal (Skyrim but not Skyrim)
Exiled Kingdoms

Din's Champion
Drox Operative 2
Tales of Taj Mahal
Vampire's Fall

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>>3867671
>The Wayward Realms

>>3867652
lol theres literally nothing in the map
>>3867649
>>3867671
>>3867673
thanks, googling those

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>>3866990
>>3867691
There aren't any. After reading through the replies I can safely say that there is no single game that meets your criteria left. The few games that do like skyrim, fallout, stalker, cyberpunk etc you either played already or you are too picky to play.
My advice? Expand your taste in games or find a new hobby entirely because you will find nothing but disappointment with your current approach.

>>3867792
1_
>92
KWAB
2_
>you are too picky to play.
eat shit and tell me more games immediately

>>3867803
I told you. There are no games. You need to find out what you are going to do instead of playing in the meantime because it will be long few years before you will see any good game you like.

>>3866990
breath of the wild's pretty good about that actually
You do the 15 minute tutorial and then from that moment on you're very free to just pick a direction and go explore, and there's lots of open, natural spaces to go and wander. The game's great at giving you the "oh there's something in the distance over there, I want to go explore and see what that is" feeling.
"You see that mountain?" but actually delivering on it

>>3866990
Horizon's Gate with prominence's mod pack, shit is soul and sauce overload

>>3867642
We've given you so many options and you completely lack even the creativity to vary your negative reactions.
Why don't you try killing yourself so you can immediately begin exploring absolute infinity?

>>3867956
>I imagine the cam like at the end of a pole, and im grabbing it from the other end
She is helpful, is she not?

Definitely Breath of the Wild.

>>3866990
Kingdom Come Deliverance.
In hardcore mode, you are not positioned on the map, and have to rely on surroundings.

>>3867957
>Why don't you try killing yourself so you can immediately begin exploring absolute infinity?
too boring, gimme open world games, NOW

>>3867993
how about tears of the kingdom..?

Silly Tavern. Go anywhere, do anything.

>>3867084
'Inverted' was just 'normal' from inception of moving around camera views. It was only after NPCs became the main audience that this level of abstraction was too much for them and normal changed to inverted.

>>3868109
this, fuck low IQ retarded zoomers

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>>3867955
interesting, im playing it right now, but what the fuck with the controls???
half of the time I must press all randomly because it doesnt explain shit about anything

>>3868055
Same game. Different patch.

>>3867084
Maybe you're an NPC and you simply lack the ability to visualize your controller as an extension of the camera.

>>3867642
Enshrouded. But it's early access, and half the game is block building.

Huge world, very pretty, but most of the map's locked behind instakill red zones until you do the correct boss fights and base upgrades.

>>3866990
Crystal project

>>3868227
thanks
>>3868228
yeah great game, played it a lot and then I got kinda stuck and lost interest

>>3868055
By being a direct sequel, it does come with "issues" for this specific aspect. There's less exploration because well, you've technically been everywhere already.
It works well as an expansion to breath of the wild, but it's not going to have the same feel as the first one simply by virtue of not being first.

>>3867642
Underrail has great exploration, the game is pretty huge

>>3866990
Classic runescape

>>3866990
Exile: Escape From The Pit

>>3868051
Red Dead Redemption 2 is comfy as fuck. Nothing like riding through rugged mountains, plains, swamps and hunting everything that lives there. Tame a horse, hunt a bear, cook it, eat it, go to town, get a few brews, play some poker, brawl a woman's rights activist, lasso her and drag her behind your horse for a mile, sleep, eat, repeat.

>>3867792
Skyrim certainly won in this category.

>>3867853
>a direction and go explore, and there's lots of open, natural spaces to go and wander.

It looks so empty and washed out tho

>>3868452
yup....but I want to play with a gamepad and aiming its a cmplete fucking joke, what the actual fuck were they thinking!?

>>3868452
>>3868554
btw I resumed my playthrough on Witcher 3 after 80 hours, dude that game is literally the GOAT hands down, still exploring and findint stuff, and didnt even reached the Wine expansion, that looks beautiful from what I could see, damn, Im sure they will fuck up Wicther 4 HARD, no way is as good as 3

>>3868471
BotW is better than Skyrim by a significant margin.

>>3867642
outward

>>3866990
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 hc mode

>>3869003
>outward
>2026
>devs still refusing to add an option to invert both cam axis for no reason
I hope they die in a fire

>>3869263
Are you trolling or can you seriously not figure out how to.

>>3869299
you can only invert one camera axis in the options
they should die in a fire NOW

>>3866990
I don't think I've ever encountered an open-world game with particularly good exploration.

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>>3866990
Fuck Open Asshole james which are designed to do nothing but blueball your creative imagination to ADVENTUREEEEE

Youre not gonna enjoy shit with that shit brain of yours. Just play Hauntii instead, and open your mind to better games than "fuck runs around here and there whos too stupid too understand that the central joy of ""open nothingness james"" is inhabiting the atmosphere and taking in all of the details, but dis nigga jwanna look-im-running-around ass game
Play something that will help you not be who you are right now and maybe there will be some pussy for you down the road

>>3866990
Arx Fatalis, Gothic, Might and Magic 6.

>>3869854
seek help, you actually need medication
>>3869864
thanks

>>3869896
If you play Gothic, also play Gothic 2 and 3. Maybe Risen and Elex as well.

And if you play Might and Magic 6, might as well play 7 and 8. Just don't mess with 9, trust me.

I would also like to add one more game: Wizardry 8. It's an open world, non-linear turn based CRPG with tons of depth and replayability. Highly recommend it.

>>3869929
>Elex
is it good?
is the world huge filed with secrets?
>29
BAWK

BUMP
TELL ME MORE GAMES
NOW

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>>3873455
Sable.
You're welcome.

>>3873514
huh...is there anything? looks empty as fuck man

>>3866990
IDK no mans sky?

>>3866990
Just play some gachashit like genshin and wuwa for free. Explore the world and do the puzzles then uninstall. That's what I did.

>>3866990
Kenshi
>But it's-
Goldilocks thread.

>>3873706
That's because you're used to closely packed maps with markers.
One of the wonders of Sable is you're not given direction and every discovery actually feels like a discovery. It's a game about freedom, exploration and discovery, and in that it excels.

And I didn't want to post spoilers.

Black Souls

>>3873778
ok gonna check

>>3873778
>no combat
sick of these lazy s0i devs

>BEST OPEN WORLD GAMES WHERE YOU CAN JUST GET LOST AND EXPLORE
>>3873960
I don't see combat in the criteria.

Caves of Qud

>>3874121
It's not so that is fair but don't you find it boring otherwise? Some kind of threat is usually nice in gaming. If I wanted to really explore I would go outside.

>>3874134
>don't you find it boring
Depends on the game, Sable still offers challenges in the form of puzzles and is one of the few games where a lack of combat does work. Even if you're doubtful I would still suggest you give it a try.

>>3867642
Cataclysm: Bright Nights

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Fallout 3 no fast travel

>open world single player gaymes
>Wow looks at all the npcs and terrain I can interact with!

Anyone who actually wants open world that isn't a snooze fest will play an mmorpg but good luck finding one that isn't shit in 2025

>>3875163
tell me one that isnt shit in 2025

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Does anyone have the skyrim come and see meme? It depicts a stormcloak holding an axe to a forsworn I believe.

It's based on pic rel

Sorry if a bit off topic.

cmon guise tell me more games
NOW

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>everyone forgets about this

>>3880047
I played the first one, got everything I could out of it in a single play through, and forgot everything about it in a business week. Me not playing the outer worlds 2 has exactly the same impact on my life as playing the outer worlds 2

Dwarf Fortress adventure mode

>>3873739
Kenshi doesn't get nearly as much awareness as it deserves. It's not every day a completely new and different idea is introduced to an artistic medium. That game... that fucking game... is something unique. There really isn't anything quite like it. Maybe Dwarf Fortress or Rimworld? Maybe. But those are more on the management simulator end of that spectrum.

Starfield, unironically.

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I'm almost afraid to ask, but do we know anything about Of Ash and Steel?

>>3880047
is this dogshit any good?
>>3880451
I want to know too

>>3880451
Just seems like offbrand Piranha Bytes like how Spiders is offbrand Bioware

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>>3866990
Abiotic Factor

>>3880451
Supposedly good if you like Piranha Bytes-style jank. It has serious bugs though and for me it keeps crashing because of memory leak.
I have to say though, a Russian team releasing a PB-style game at a time when 2/3 of their potential market will be reluctant to check it out is pretty unfortunate. I hope it sells well enough in Russia to let them at least fix the major bugs.

>>3866990
Morrowind.

>>3880451
if you like Gothic Risen its great so far but its buggy and full UE5 blurriness

>>3880644
>>3880681
I guess I'll put it on hold for the time being.
I'm looking for a Skyrim-type game, something along theblines of:
>open world with reasonable freedo to explore
>loose narrative
>character customization
>interactable world, bonus points if there's a crafting system of sorts, can build your stronghold/base, etc.
>first or third person
>combat system that doesn't suck, but doesn't need to be great either
>doesn't have high hardware requirements
I've been thinking about checking out Enderal, dunno if it's gonna be too "we got Skyrim at home".
But basically a game that's entertaining but doesn't require too much brainpower to play.

>>3880684
That Ubisoft Breath of the Wild clone?
Kingdom of Amalur?

.>>3866990
Skyrim is the worst game ever and playing it harms you. It should be illegal to play, to reccomend it, and really kill everyone who plays skyrim, you aren't even goycattle, you are just retarded!

Ignoring your requirements:
-Daggerfall
-Might and magic games

-Ark survival (base game; reduce dinosaur count a lot if you want; might make it more interesting and less laggy)

Lords of magic (lowest graphics award and strategy game award)
-Crusader Kings 2 (wrong category perhaps); lots of clicking and events over time rather then exploring

i guess you could get lost and explore vr-chat if you wanted to.

Its not large enough to actually be an open world game, but if you were to download a ss13 version and host your own server alone, you could play for many hours (just no saving possible), and experience a lot; instead of leveling there are all sorts of fantasy getting-stronger methods, and it will just be lonely, but otherwise really nice i think. Especially since there is a LOT to learn; like minecraft a bit, just 2D and more retarded

Anyways it seems like i dont have many ideas and suggestions; i dont know, perhaps its becausei dislike the concept of open-world games

>>3880684
Let me put it in way you fucking retard will understand
https://files.catbox.moe/h8bxp3.mp4

>>3868452
If you're more interested in open-world than anything else, would it be better to get RDR 2 and just ignore the first game?

>>3866990
Your Mom's Vagina: the adventure game.

>>3870028
The combat is godawful (just switch to ranged weapons) but it should satisfy your curiosity.

>>3875163
You seem like my type. I couldn't agree more. All these so called amazing RPGs are all boring asf. People who actually want to experience RPG, look for MMORPGs, but these are all trash too. Lmao

>>3886404
stfu bitch, tell me more games, not your gayblogspost

OP is dogshitcringenigger but this thread is somehow gold, thanks todd

>>3886439
didnt read, post more gayms or stfu

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If you're looking for something new, look up Tainted Grail - the Fall of Avalon.

Setting: Fae lands of Avalon, 600 years after the death of King Arthur.
Gameplay: Imagine if Skyrim, Dark Souls, and The Witcher had a baby.

>>3880684
I think Enderal is worth checking out if nothing else. It puts a lot of effort into slowing character progression, so you're scrambling to stay alive more (at least if you aren't careful about exploration), which I think is where the elder scrolls games are best. At high level you're just emptying everything any converting it to gold if it doesn't feel collectable anyway.
But there's aspects of the story that I find kind of off putting purely for the open world aspect of game (the story telling you things are urgent when there's no rush, ending that doesn't let you keep exploring, etc.). Not going to go into detail on that though.

>>3866990
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1159290/The_Bloodline/
Been playing this recently, got it during a sale. It's something between Skyrim, Morrowind, and M&B with a big focus on play styles, it has a story which I haven't finished yet but it's like a budget Skyrim. There's a lot of quirky stuff to make it stand out though, like the grappling hook you can attach to enemies to launch them (very satisfying), a giant rabbit mount and goblins with jetpacks and flintlocks, pretty great if all you want to do is wander around, do quests, find random things, and kill stuff.

>>3866990
Balrum? Not one of the greatest but you are free to do whatever you want.

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>>3886461
is the map huge with secrets to be discovered?

GUYS COMEON I WANT TO GET LOST AND HAVE ADVENTURES

>>3886593
Well that depends what you like Op and why you like it. I like exploring a variety of things some of it like digital archeology and others because I am easily immersed into a game and larp and role play in my head for entertainment, I also do not mind procedural generated worlds and can headcanon shit generation away but I understand that it can be an issue for some people.
Some of my suggestions are probably not "RPGs" and some may actually just be you having to roleplay but they may scratch your exploring itch.
Of course all games can be expanded with mods for even more exploring.

Hope at least one of the games peaks your interest hope other anons put their exploring games in here as well. I love just getting lost, one of my favorite things about RPGs

Kenshi - Requires Roleplaying (Personal favorite)
Project Zomboid - Open World survival crafting zombie Kentucky
Dwarf Fortress (Adventure Mode) - Can do anything your auts desires
Escape From Tarkov (SPT) mod - Explore Tarkov
CDDA - Proc Gen Rougelike
Caves of Qud - Like above
Soulash 2 - Like DF adventure mode
UnReal World - Like above but as viking
Stoneshard - DF adventure mode
X4 Foundations - SciFi Mountain Blade
7 Days to Die - Kinda shit now a days but I use to like exploring the dungeons and PoIs.
Terraria - Not really RPG but lots to explore
Haven & Hearth - Exploring player creations
Subnautica - Explore open ocean alien world
One Hour One Life - Exploring player creations
The Forest 1/2 - Explore cannibal Island
The Long Dark - Explore Frozen Canada
Starsector - Explore a chunk of the galaxy
Rimworld - Explore planet
OSRS/RS - MMO more of an honorable mention
Unturned - Roblox & DayZ had a baby
PvE World of Warcraft Private servers - Explore Warcraft world
Wurm Online - Exploring player creations
MMO (Name) Private Server - Self Explanitory
Garry's Mod - Exploring dead servers is kino and sad
VR Chat - As above
Conan Exiles - Explore Conanverse area
Ark Survival - Explore Dino Isle

>>3866990

be honest with you op... The closest to what you want is to get hit by a truck and pray for an isekai. i wasted the last 2 years trying to find a game like you described and THE CLOSEST i got was skyrim with another life mod. Removing the dragon and mainquest makes the game "better".
I hope someone one day to make a game like project zomboid but fantasy. Imagine building base whatever you want and go to explore the world freely.

Toddposting is extremely cringe. I can only assume that anyone who does it is a early zoomer who likely played oblivion/fo3 on Xbox as a child.

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>>3886681
Thanks bro

>>3886681
>One Hour One Life - Exploring player creations
is this game still around? I still remember when it blow up and then people just dropped it and never said anything about

>>3867194
Buddy just take a shit load of codeine and lad have your final adventure.

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>>3886439
so much this

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>search xenonigger
>0 results
wtf??? now I love this board

>>3886800
no, post more games, no one cares about your shit opinion

>>3866990
Morrowind
Morrowind GOTY

>>3886922
>922
KWABB

>>3886926
>>>/v/

>>3866990
Outward 2

>>3887270
if they dont add an option to invert both camera axis im gonna fucking find the devs and shit on their heads