List of largest game worlds

This is a list of the largest open worlds in video games.

List of largest worlds
This list only includes designed open worlds, excluding randomly/procedurally generated worlds and unscaled overworld maps.


 * 1) Final Fantasy XV (2016) — 700 square miles (much of this not traversable, but can only be flown over)
 * 2) Just Cause 3 (2015) — 390 square miles
 * 3) True Crime: Streets of LA (2003) — 240 square miles
 * 4) Death Stranding (2019) — 230 square miles
 * 5) Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands (2017) — 170 square miles
 * 6) Xenoblade Chronicles X (2015) — 154 square miles
 * 7) Black Desert Online (2015) — 154 square miles
 * 8) Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising (2009) — 135 square miles
 * 9) Arma 3 (2013) — 104 square miles
 * 10) Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (2013) — 90.2 square miles (mostly sea, most of inland inaccessible)
 * 11) Arma 2 (2009) — 87 square miles
 * 12) World of Warcraft (2004) — 80 square miles
 * 13) Final Fantasy XI (2002) — 70 square miles
 * 14) Final Fantasy X (2001) — 49 square miles
 * 15) Guild Wars 2 (2012) — 36 square miles
 * 16) Assassin's Creed: Origins (2017) — 32.8 square miles
 * 17) Xenoblade Chronicles (2010) — 31 square miles
 * 18) Grand Theft Auto V (2013) — 31 square miles
 * 19) The Elder Scrolls Online (2014) — 31 square miles
 * 20) Burnout Paradise (2008) — 26 square miles
 * 21) True Crime: New York City (2005) — 25 square miles
 * 22) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) — 23.5 square miles
 * 23) Sacred 2: Fallen Angel (2008)— 22 square miles
 * 24) The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015) — 21 square miles
 * 25) The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar (2007) — 19 square miles
 * 26) Far Cry 2 (2008) — 19 square miles
 * 27) Far Cry 4 (2014) — 18 square miles
 * 28) Far Cry 3 (2012) — 18 square miles
 * 29) The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2002) — 16 square miles
 * 30) Guild Wars (2005) — 16 square miles
 * 31) The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) — 15 square miles
 * 32) The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (2006) — 15 square miles
 * 33) Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae (2015) — 14 square miles
 * 34) Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004) — 14 square miles
 * 35) Red Dead Redemption (2010) — 12 square miles
 * 36) Spider-Man 2 (2004) — 12 square miles
 * 37) Tengai Makyou II: Manji Maru (1992) — 11 square miles
 * 38) Cosmology of Kyoto (1993) — 9 square miles
 * 39) L.A. Noire (2011) — 8 square miles
 * 40) Gothic 3 (2006) — 7.5 square miles
 * 41) Grand Theft Auto IV (2008) — 6.8 square miles
 * 42) Secret of Mana (1993) — 6.6 square miles
 * 43) The Getaway (2003) — 6.2 square miles
 * 44) Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015) — 6 square miles
 * 45) Dragon Quest VIII (2004) — 6 square miles
 * 46) Shenmue II (2001) — 5.5 square miles
 * 47) Fallout 3 (2008) — 4.4 square miles
 * 48) Seiken Densetsu 3 (1995) — 4.3 square miles
 * 49) Fallout: New Vegas (2010) — 4.1 square miles
 * 50) Fallout 4 (2015) — 3.8 square miles
 * 51) Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) — 3.5 square miles
 * 52) Sleeping Dogs (2012) — 3.4 square miles
 * 53) The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (2002) — 3.3 square miles
 * 54) Grand Theft Auto III (2001) — 3 square miles
 * 55) Yakuza (2005) — 2 square miles
 * 56) The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006) — 1.7 square miles
 * 57) Assassin's Creed Syndicate (2015) — 1.3 square miles
 * 58) Shenmue (1999) — 1 square mile
 * 59) Ys I & II (1989) — 1 square mile
 * 60) Assassin's Creed Unity (2014) — 1 square mile

Largest world records
This is a list of games that held the record for the largest open world upon release. This list only includes designed open worlds, excluding randomly/procedurally generated worlds and unscaled overworld maps.


 * Hydlide (1984) — 0.04 square miles
 * Courageous Perseus (1984) — 0.1 square miles
 * The Legend of Zelda (1986) — 0.8 square miles
 * Miracle Warriors: Seal of the Dark Lord (1987) — 0.8 square miles
 * Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished – The Final Chapter (1988) — 0.8 square miles
 * Ys I & II (1989) — 1 square mile
 * Tengai Makyou II: Manji Maru (1992) — 11 square miles
 * Final Fantasy X (2001) — 49 square miles
 * Final Fantasy XI (2002) — 70 square miles
 * True Crime: Streets of LA (2003) — 240 square miles
 * Test Drive Unlimited (2006) — 600 square miles
 * Final Fantasy XV (2016) — 700 square miles