I’m thinking games that have huge open worlds with a lot going on and lots to do, so big that you can pretty much ignore the story and do your own thing.

I want a game I can get lost in without any pressure of following the story if I choose not too.

Just bought a ps5 need recommendations for starting a game

So I just beat Baldurs Gate 3. I know it's not an open world but it was very engaging and much better than I expected for my first time playing that game style. Also one of the harder games I ever played and was hooked. I do enjoy my open world games where I can explore, relax or engage after a long day. I would like a game relatively newer

In the past year I've played some incredible titles and these are some of my favorites and also so maybe you can help me find my next title and why (no particular order)

• Witcher 3, Cyberpunk, Ghost of Tsushima, Red Dead 2, all the Assassins Creeds (except Shadows), No Mans Sky, BG3, GTA, Fallout, Shadow of War, God of War

Contemplating: Elden Ring (heard it's hard though), AC Shadows (though I am ok holding off on this for now after playing GoT)

Thanks for your recommendations!

So, i heavily prefer open-world, but might be open to something more structured. (The Last of Us games were amazing). But it MUST be 3rd person. I hate FPS. And it MUST be on Earth, and it has to be (more-or-less) the real world. I don't like fantasy and space stuff. I want to walk around real cities or real wilderness.

The games i've played and enjoyed that fit in this category include: GTA series, Fallout 4, The Division 2, and Red Dead Redemption.

It can be somewhat of an alternate history like Fallout, or a period piece like Red Dead, or post-apocalyptic like The Division. But my fantasy is that i'm playing on my "home turf" and the real world. That's where my immersion comes in. So, swords, dragons, magic, supernatural, other planets and realms are of no interest to me. I live and work on the actual game map for The Division 2 (Washington, DC), so it's super cool visiting all the places i know so well. I don't expect another DC game, but i would still like similar experiences.

Any recommendations? Thanks!