Best Free Open World Games for PC and Browser in 2024!

170 Free-to-play Open World games found in our list! Please note we are also including some Multiplayer Online Games with MMO elements.
Genshin Impact
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Star Trek Online
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Dark Orbit Reloaded
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Throne and Liberty
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Throne and Liberty

NCSoft's next big MMORPG release goes global, guild sieges and all.

Dark Orbit Reloaded
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Dark Orbit Reloaded

Take part in huge intergalactic battles and take on the whole galaxy in DarkOrbit, the free-to-play browser-based space combat MMO from Bigpoint -- now in 3-D! Choose your faction and your ship, each with their own strengths, and take off into adventure!

Tarisland
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Tarisland

If you're looking for an MMORPG that sticks to the tried-and-true structure, Tarisland may be worth checking out.

Palia
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Palia

Get your cozy MMO on as you work to build your house, collect bugs, fish, and help out friends.

Genshin Impact
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Genshin Impact

Explore a bright and fantastical anime-styled world in miHoYo's free-to-play online RPG Genshin Impact. Assemble your crew of adventurers and shift between them on the fly, as you journey across the world of Teyvat and fight monsters, solve puzzles, and help the townsfolk.

League of Angels - Heaven
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League of Angels - Heaven's Fury

Embark on an epic quest to save world in League of Angels - Heaven's Fury, the latest entry in the free-to-play browser-based MMORPG franchise. Play as a mighty Dragoon, the enigmatic Mage, or deadly Archer and recruit your team of angels from the sides of light and darkness to fight against demonic beasts and their vile masters in a gorgeously rendered fantasy world.

Tower of Fantasy
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Tower of Fantasy

Tower of Fantasy brings the MMORPG experience to PC and mobile with a F2P, splashy, anime-esque style.

Halo Infinite (Multiplayer)
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Halo Infinite (Multiplayer)

Step into the boots of a fresh Spartan and fight for galactic supremacy in free-to-play Halo Infinite Multiplayer

Guild Wars 2
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Guild Wars 2

Guild Wars 2 represents ArenaNet's attempt to turn MMO convention on its ears and create an engaging game for players of all skill levels and play styles. It does away with typical things like the holy trinity (tank, healer, DPS) and eschews traditional group mechanics for open-world content, which anyone can join in on without hampering other players' efforts.

Flyff Universe
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Flyff Universe

Flyff Universe uses an updated graphics engine to merge some fan favorite features! Experience the Anime MMORPG anywhere through any browser.

Phantasy Star Online 2
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Phantasy Star Online 2

Phantasy Star Online 2 is a free to play 3D MMORPG published by SEGA. Based on the original Dreamcast and Gamecube series, Phantasy Star Online 2 offers players the chance to visit detailed worlds and fight hundreds of interesting enemies.

Dauntless
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Dauntless

Gather your friends, forge your weapons, and hunt ferocious behemoths in Dauntless, the co-op multiplayer RPG from Phoenix Labs, a studio consisting of developers from some of the biggest MMORPG ever made. Set adrift in a lush fantasy world known as the Shattered Isles, "Slayers" must band together to contend with a harsh environment and even harsher enemies Each Slayer can choose his or her weapon and attack style, from lightning-fast sword attacks to powerful axe strikes.

Fortnite
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Fortnite

Play Fortnite in a totally new way, in Fortnite: Battle Royale, the free-to-play spinoff of Epic Games' builder/shooter. Like other classic BR games, you'll be dropped into the world and forced to scavenge and survive.

Albion Online
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Albion Online

Albion Online is a 3D sandbox MMORPG with player freedom being at the center of the game. Players will be able to claim land, build a house, gather resources, craft items which they can use or sell, and engage in Guild vs Guild or open world PVP.

Secret World Legends
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Secret World Legends

Experience the rich, handcrafted storyline and moody atmosphere of Funcom's The Secret World in its free-to-play spinoff, Secret World Legends! Featuring the same gameplay as TSW, Secret World Legends offers improved combat, a re-designed progression system, and updated visuals, breathing new life into this classic MMORPG.

RIFT
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RIFT

Rift, a once P2P MMORPG now Free to Play MMORPG by Trion Worlds is set in a world being torn apart by mystical energies. Play as either a Gaurdian or a Defiant in your fight for control of the ever-changing planes of Telara, choosing from 40 unique souls to create your own custom class.

Star Wars: The Old Republic
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Star Wars: The Old Republic

Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) is a free to play 3D Sci-Fi MMORPG based on the popular Star Wars universe. SWTOR takes place 3000 years before the films, and allows players to become Jedi, Sith, Bounty Hunters, Troopers, and other iconic classes!

Star Trek Online
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Star Trek Online

Star Trek Online (STO) is a free to play 3D Sci-Fi MMORPG based on the popular Star Trek series. In this massively multiplayer online game from Cryptic Studios, players can pioneer their own destiny as Captain of a Federation starship or they can become a Klingon Warlord and expand the Empire to the far reaches of the galaxy.

Dungeons and Dragons Online
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Dungeons and Dragons Online

Dungeons & Dragons Online: Eberron Unlimited (DDO) is a free to play 3D Fantasy MMORPG based on the classic Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) tabletop role playing game. The game was originally released as a subscription based game but is now free-to-play with an item shop.

The Lord of the Rings Online
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The Lord of the Rings Online

The Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO) is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) developed by Turbine, based on the books of J.R.R. Tolkien, with characters from the books and movies.

RuneScape
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RuneScape

RuneScape is one of the most popular free-to-play Browser MMORPG, from the British development studio Jagex. Set in a detailed, medieval fantasy world of epic scale both geographically and historically, RuneScape proudly draws its inspiration from classic role-playing games to deliver a contemporary, innovative and original experience for millions of players across the globe, with a popular subscription option of even greater scale and ambition, both running directly within almost any computer’s browser.

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NARAKA: BLADEPOINT
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NARAKA: BLADEPOINT

The original 60-player, melee-focused battle royale goes free-to-play, opening the doors for everyone.

Brighter Shores
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Brighter Shores

If you are a Runescape fan, you may want to check out the latest MMORPG project from its creator.

Diablo Immortal
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Diablo Immortal

Diablo Immortal is an all-new massively multiplayer online action RPG and Blizzard’s long advertised mobile Diablo experience (that totally was not coming to PC) comes to PC complete with all the demon slaying and looting you could want.

Neverwinter
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Neverwinter

Neverwinter is an action MMORPG based on the acclaimed Dungeons and Dragons universe. In Neverwinter you take on the role as a mighty hero who must set out to protect the lands of Neverwinter from those who conspire to see it destroyed.

The First Descendant
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The First Descendant

Push back against the Vulgus with your Descendant of choice in this free-to-play PvE-only looter-shooter.

Once Human
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Once Human

Time to remake the world and uncover a few conspiracies along the way.

Fractured Online
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Fractured Online

It's been a long road to get here, but Fractured Online is now free-to-play.

Sky: Children of the Light
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Sky: Children of the Light

Take a beautiful trip through a wonderous world from the creators of "Journey."

Kritika: Zero
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Kritika: Zero

Leap into action in Kritika: Zero (Kritika Online), a fast-paced free-to-play MMORPG from VALOFE!

One Punch Man: World
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One Punch Man: World

Train, explore, fight monsters...you know what to do!

HAWKED
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HAWKED

Free-to-play PvPvE, team-based treasure hunting, puzzle solving, and sharp shooting.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Open World Game mean?

An open world game is one that sets aside the typical "beat the level and go on to the next" structure of video games. Instead, an open world game allows the player the freedom to explore a virtual world the way they want to without limits. While this term often gets presented as "do anything you want", it would be better to think of an open world game as allowing you to tackle the game's objectives in any order you want and through whatever method you want.

Open world games typically do not have loading screens in between areas and usually let the player roam wherever they desire without "invisible walls" or other gating mechanics barring the player's passage to certain areas.

In open world games you can often travel from one side of the map to the other and only be constrained by the actual geography of the world.

The "most" open world game is going to differ based on what you are looking for when you say, "most open world." If you are strictly talking about the size of the open world, then something like "No Man's Sky" (not a F2P game) could probably be considered one of the most open world games. EVE Online (which does offer a limited free access point) would also fit in this definition as both games offer galaxies of “open world” to explore.

If by the "most" open world you mean the most freedom to go wherever you want to go, then perhaps games like Minecraft or Rust are the options you are looking for in your open world experience.

There aren't a ton of truly open world games in the free-to-play MMO game space, but games like EVE Online, Albion Online, and Planetside 2 offer some type of open world component to their gameplay.

Often you may see games advertised as open world (like Tower of Fantasy or Genshin Impact) and to a certain extent they are, but sometimes level gating is in use to keep players out of areas where the content may be harder than the player’s character level. You'll also often see games in the free-to-play genre referred to as "sandbox" and this usually means the game has some type of "do whatever you want" component like open world games.