Christian DonlanContributor Latest articles by Christian Donlan Open world games are some of the most popular in 2025, but as GTA 6 looms, it's about to get competitive By Christian Donlan published 27 December 25 Features Interview | With a new Grand Theft Auto en route, it's open season on open world games; where do we go from here? And how many kinds of open worlds are there? Features Sign up to the GamesRadar+ NewsletterWeekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and moreContact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors GAME REVIEWSMOVIE REVIEWSTV REVIEWS1This alt-history board game is still a gold standard for modern strategy2Skate Story review: "A beautiful and unique skateboarding game with great, stylized visuals set in a grungy underworld"3Octopath Traveler 0 review: "The strongest entry in this retro-styled JRPG series yet, I love the greater focus on tactical battles"4Sleep Awake review: "An all-timer horror premise is let down by tired stealth that I feel like I'm sleepwalking through"5Metroid Prime 4: Beyond review: "The series' atmosphere has never been better, while being dragged down by a boring overworld and clunky psychic powers"1Avatar: Fire and Ash review: "Still a technical marvel, with some of the year's best action filmmaking"2Five Nights at Freddy's 2 review: "We have waited two years for a Five Nights at Freddy's 1.5"3Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery review: "Brings Knives Out back to its roots for a sequel that's almost on a par with the original"4Wicked: For Good review: "Builds to an incredibly cathartic conclusion, but isn't quite as captivating as Part 1"5The Running Man review: "Some fun action and Glen Powell's star power aren't enough to energize this disappointing Stephen King adaptation"1Stranger Things season 5, Volume 2 review: “All set up for a finale that has so much to deliver”2Fallout season 2 review: "A hell of a lot of fun despite being overcrowded and convoluted"3Stranger Things season 5 volume 1 review: “Can the Duffer brothers stick the landing? It’s sure looking like they will”4Pluribus season 1 review: "Easily one of the year's best dramas"5The Witcher season 4 review: "The Henry Cavill-less fourth season is the best yet"
Open world games are some of the most popular in 2025, but as GTA 6 looms, it's about to get competitive By Christian Donlan published 27 December 25 Features Interview | With a new Grand Theft Auto en route, it's open season on open world games; where do we go from here? And how many kinds of open worlds are there?
