Even the creators don’t have complete control overhow you engage with their worlds.
Sometimes, being able to build your character’s home is the best part of a game.
Here are a few where you might do just that.
For city dwellers, unfortunately, that includes appreciating nature.
Rich sound design and attention to detail converge to create a believable world.
The weather effects are incredible, with trees and foliage swaying violently when a storm hits.
The Witcher 3 was a triumph in many aspects, and creating a living wilderness was one of them.
9Abzu
We don’t know much about the ocean.
We know more about space than the watery depths below.
Visiting and exploring new places is one of the best parts about playing video games.
Here are a few places with low stakes and high beauty.
Abzu is the complete opposite of those games.
This is an environmentalist call to action where every frame is wallpaper-worthy.
Who can forget the first time they crossed the Thunder Plains?
When you saw the Calm Lands for the first time, wasn’t it spectacular?
If you haven’t played this game, you owe it to yourself to give it a shot.
The real reason Final Fantasy 10’s nature treks are so memorable is the soundtrack.
The music melds so perfectly with the world that it accentuates the immersion.
It’s not a realistic game, not even close.
But in its fictional world, its vistas are as compelling as any real-life scenery.
They also require you to invest time and money that you might not want to be bothered with.
This makes these activities ripe subjects for simulation games,or even mini-games.
We’ve assembled a list of the best hunting games ever to grace a screen.
TheHunter: Call of the Wild is one of the best hunting games to date.
It features realistic incarnations of ecosystems on six continents.
The hunting reserves are fictional, but the representations of each area’s wildlife and geography are authentic.
Forests, hot springs, and tundra are recreated with astonishing accuracy.
4WolfQuest
Everyone likes wolves, but few people really know about wolves.
WolfQuest, a project initiated by the Minnesota Zoo, aims to change that.
The game has been in development since 2007, aiming to accurately simulate life as a lupine.
Teyvat is a beautiful place to explore.
These are its prettiest and most beautiful must-see locations in Mondstadt, Liyue, Sumeru, and Inazuma.
Genshin Impact isn’t realistic: it’s idealistic.
Genshin Impact has cost hundreds of millions of dollars over its development, and it shows.
Firewatch is a faithful and highly immersive cel-shaded portrait of the Wyoming wilderness.
1Terra Nil
City-building games often take it for granted that more urbanization is a good thing.
