I'm on the hunt for some new games to dive into on my Xbox, and I'd love your recommendations! I'm a big fan of open-world story games, and one of my all-time favorites has been Assassin's Creed Valhalla.

Here's a list of the games I currently have on my Xbox:

• Assassin's Creed Valhalla

• Starfield

• Dead Island 2

• Fortnite

• Roblox

• Minecraft

Based on these preferences, what games do you think I should check out next? I'm open to any suggestions and would love to hear about your personal favorites. Thanks in advance for the recommendations!

Getting back on the box after on and off years of hiatus. I usually gravitated towards fps games but I work now and have kids so I’m looking forward to getting lost in some open world games.

My personal picks- GTA Series, Cyberpunk, Skyrim, Mafia, Forza Horizon, RDR2

I was thinking of Cyberpunk, but I'm open to suggestions too

Within the last few months I’ve played RDR2, The Witcher 3, Far Cry 3-6 & Hogwarts Legacy and I’ve loved them all.

Are there any other recommendations of games with the same vibe? All opinions welcome!

Thank you !

I'm looking for great large open world games that have satisfying stealth and combat, and reward exploration.

But the world must have lots to do and discover, not just be a large map with bugger all in it.

Games I've loved for this:

• Horizon Zero Dawn (Forbidden West to a lesser degree)

• The Witcher 3

• CyberPunk 2077

• Assassins Creed (specifically, Origins, Black Flag, Odyssey, and (somewhat) Valhalla)

• Some of the Far Cry games, but they just became ultra-formulaic and lost their shin (plus, Ubisoft launcher nonsense))

• Star Wars Outlaws (hit and miss here, but still fun)

• Skyrim (in fact all of the Elder Scrolls games)

Other stuff I have already played:

• Fallout Series

• RDR2 — I can't seem to get far into it for some reason.

Games on the "do not recommend" list:

• MGSV — I found it dull and unappealing.

• Death Stranding — an awful experience.

• No Man's Sky — an empty, soul-destroying journey through nothingness.

• Soulslikes — I'm old and just don't have the chops them.

What other games like those games I've loved, mentioned above, would you recommend?

Let me know what is great (and not so great) about your recommendation

Thanks!

Edit to add: I don't own a console — PC games only please.

Edit to add:
If I've mentioned that I don't like a particular game, but you do, it's not a personal attack - I just didn't have the same positive experience with that game that you did. Downvoting the post for that seems... silly.

Edit to add:
Thank you to everyone for some great suggestions. Clear leaders seem to be Ghost of Tsushima, Ghost Recon: Wildlands, Kindgom Come Deliverance 1 & 2, and ^*shudder* Elden Ring.

Despite my thoughts about Soulslikes, in the face of popular opinion (and a couple of posts that make me think my thoughts about it may not be accurate) I will try Elden Ring if I can find it on sale. There are also several games recommended that I already own, but never got round to — so thanks for the reminders to clear my backlog before moaning about having nothing to play 😂