This can apply to the setting of the games; prairies, deserts, icecaps come to mind. It can also apply to the feel of a game, the impression that the player is free to roam far and wide.
Open game-worlds.
Superluminal Vagrant Twin, by C.E.J. Pacian 3 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --CMG... Rovarsson says: Yes, thank you. I forgot this game's name. looks promising. Vote for this game | |
1893: A World's Fair Mystery, by Peter Nepstad 2 votes "Not a wilderness, but a very large map which can be explored in any order." [+]"Not a wilderness, but a very large map which can be explored in any order." () --Sam Kabo Ashwell... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Nomad... Rovarsson says: I am nowhere near solving this one. I don't regard it as a game so much as a leisurely passtime. I just hop in my timemachine every once in a while to go sightseeing at the fair! Vote for this game | |
Pilgrimage, by VĂctor Ojuel 2 votes "You cover much of the world in this short game" [+]"You cover much of the world in this short game" ( - Full review) --MathBrush... "Locations you..." [+]"Locations you step between in one move are often countries or cities." ( - Full review) --Wade Clarke... Vote for this game | |
Skies Above, by Arthur DiBianca 2 votes "You unlock quite a big world in this flying game" [+]"You unlock quite a big world in this flying game" ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Denk... Vote for this game | |
Ether, by MathBrush 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --CMG... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Kinetic Mouse Car... Rovarsson says: Wow, this game takes "Wide open spaces" and runs out of the park with it! Thanks. Vote for this game | |
Monk by the Sea, by Elizabeth Decoste 1 vote "Beach, mountains, forest, all open explorable landscapes in this game." [+]"Beach, mountains, forest, all open explorable landscapes in this game." () --Elizabeth DeCoste... Vote for this game | |
Skybreak!, by William Dooling 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Denk... Rovarsson says: This year's IFComp's golden banana? ok, I'll try it. Vote for this game | |
Seedship, by John Ayliff 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
Time Zone, by Roberta Williams 1 vote "On the order of 1000 rooms, mostly outdoors" [+]"On the order of 1000 rooms, mostly outdoors" --baf... Vote for this game | |
Tales of the Traveling Swordsman, by Mike Snyder 1 vote "Much of this game is in a prairie or the sky" [+]"Much of this game is in a prairie or the sky" ( - Full review) --MathBrush... Vote for this game | |
The Little Match Girl 3: The Escalus Manifold, by Ryan Veeder 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --jakomo... Vote for this game | |
Detectiveland, by Robin Johnson 1 vote "A sprawling city" [+]"A sprawling city" ( - Full review) --MathBrush... Rovarsson says: Not exactly what I had in mind, but I've heard so many good things about this. It's now officially on my to-play list. Thanks for the nudge. Vote for this game | |
How Prince Quisborne the Feckless Shook His Title, by John Ziegler 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Zape... Vote for this game | |
Tingalan, by William Dooling 1 vote "Free to roam far and wide in a forest" [+]"Free to roam far and wide in a forest" () --Denk... Rovarsson says: This looks very intruiging. I will definitely try it. Vote for this game | |
Poll created on November 29, 2019