Immerse yourself in the richly detailed maps of these open-world RPGs, with visually distinct regions that make the world ...
Vlad Mazanko is Ukraine-based gaming enthusiast, writing about the industry since 2013 and covering everything from games and studios to movies and TV shows. He joined the Valnet family back in 2021, ...
Discover how open-world game development works, from the complete game design process for creating vast maps to building advanced NPC systems that bring worlds alive.
Open-world games remain one of the most popular genres, largely thanks to their expansive and immersive worlds that players can explore for hours on end. Over the years, these virtual landscapes have ...
Shortly before the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta began in October 2025, Treyarch detailed how the next entry in the storied first-person shooter series will be following a three-lane map design ...
Indie games with smaller, denser maps offer a faster pace & unique experiences. Kenshi, a slow-burning RPG, rewards player agency with an expansive and dangerous map. Outer Wilds presents diverse, ...
The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta kicked off this week, and as part of the pre-beta fanfare, Brittany Pirello, senior producer on Black Ops 7, explained that the maps in this game have the "classic ...