Best Open-World Games For Feeling Like A God

Open-world games are a staple of the gaming landscape in this day and age, with every month producing a couple of big representatives. Exhausting as some of these releases can be at times, their appeal is not hard to understand, especially since they cover an extremely diverse range of subgenres. While some titles focus on realism, others go in the exact opposite direction and turn you into a one-person wrecking crew. When done right, there is nothing more exhilarating than being overpowered in an open-world game. You become an unstoppable god.

Depending on the game, you could find yourself achieving feats that mortals cannot even fathom. You topple armies single-handedly, take down literal gods, and sail through the air like Superman. You rain destruction and judgment upon your hapless foes, laughing at their futile struggles to present any sort of challenge. These upcoming games allow you to role-play as all-powerful OP gods, and they are an absolute blast.

Honorable Mentions: Other Great Open-World Games That Make You Feel OP

Many open-world games cater to power fantasies, allowing you to become OP if you play your cards right. There are also quite a few titles that feature really powerful characters who are the definition of superhuman, and they can also make you feel like a god.

• Cyberpunk 2077 – This one depends entirely on your build, as V is only as strong as you ultimately make him. While you could end up not being absurdly powerful, quite a few paths lead down that road, especially if you double down on cyberware.
• Skyrim (and other Elder Scrolls games) – Another RPG that gives you all the tools to be as powerful as you want, and you can get there pretty quickly by focusing on Conjuration or even Archery.
• Marvel’s Spider-Man – Well, they make you feel like Spider-Man. Still, the movement is so good, it is god-like.
• Batman Arkham Trilogy – While perhaps falling short of godhood, Batman is very much superhuman in these games.
• The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction – Pure Hulk goodness. Destroy everything and use cars as boxing gloves.
• Elden Ring – Due to being way harder than C2077 and Skyrim, Elden Ring does its best to avoid making you feel too OP early on. However, you can definitely create builds that demolish most bosses, at least in the base game.
• Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning – The base game is not particularly difficult, and the combat is so stylish that you really do feel like a god. It is also not that difficult to craft overpowered gear.
• Forspoken – Takes a while to get there, but Forspoken‘s movement and magic systems are empowering.
• Dragon’s Dogma 2 – You will become OP before you know it. Magick Archer and Mystic Spearhand are particularly powerful.
• Dying Light 2 – Well, a parkour god.
• Goat Simulator 3 – Break the world as you see fit.
• Two Worlds II – You can really go ham with the spells.

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Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Although Origins And Valhalla Are Good Picks Too)

Be Part Of History & Mythology

Most Ubisoft open-world games cast players as one-person armies who can take down entire villages without breaking much of a sweat. Assassin’s Creed can be particularly satisfying as an OP simulator, as the protagonist is usually far more skilled and deadly than nearly anybody else in the game. Origins, Odyssey, and Valhalla incorporate mythology more than the other entries, enhancing the feel that players are playing through a legend rather than a grounded and realistic tale.

Set in Ancient Greece, Odyssey brings to life its period with style and excess, blending history with mysticism to create a journey that walks the line between both. Although Kassandra’s skillset takes a while to fully flourish, she is an absolute terror against humans, and she even takes on mythological beasts that should be beyond her capabilities.

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Driver: San Francisco

Shift Turns Players Into Driving Gods

Occasionally, logic should be thrown out the window. Driver: San Francisco took the franchise in an absurd direction that was not even hinted at by its predecessors, but this decision ended up producing arguably the best game in the series. Randomly, Tanner gains the ability to possess other drivers, allowing him to shift from car to car quickly and seamlessly.

Presented through an almost god-like view, this mechanic is incredibly satisfying and empowering, even if the rest of the gameplay is fairly typical for an open-world driving game. As silly as this concept sounds on paper, Driver: San Francisco commits completely to it, resulting in an experience that has aged very well and is still a blast to play all these years later.

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Middle-earth: Shadow Of Mordor & War

Spread Terror Across The Battlefield

The Lord of the Rings has its share of god-like beings, but most of the games tend to revolve around fairly vulnerable characters. That said, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and War can 100% be enjoyed as straight-up OP fantasies, especially once Talion and Celebrimbor’s abilities are expanded to grant them way more options in and out of combat scenarios.

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Along with having a wide range of physical and traversal skills, Talion can also mind-control enemies, forcing them to fight alongside him. He is also brutal, and his mere presence can send orcs running for the hills. Players craving an open-world game that lets them play as a vengeful deity will want to check these two titles out.

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Crackdown (All)

Run, Jump, & Destroy

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  February 20, 2007
  

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  Crackdown 3

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Crackdown has a simple formula that ensures a constant sense of power progression. Players grow stronger through their actions and by collecting orbs, gradually transforming them from super-soldiers to superheroes that can leap over buildings, throw cars like the Hulk, and tank gunfire like it is nothing. Even at the start of a playthrough, players are already quite formidable, but they become monstrous within a couple of hours.

All three sandbox games are worth playing to an extent, but the original game has yet to be surpassed. Crackdown 2 incorporated a few changes that make it less enjoyable as a pure chaos generator, while the third entry is more in line with the first game.

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Just Cause (All, But Mainly 2 & 3)

The God Of Destruction

Avalanche Studios’ Just Cause is all about destruction. As super-agent Rico Rodriguez, players are dropped onto an island that has a dictator problem, and the only solution is to blow everything up. Technically, Rico is a mere human, but he is effectively an over-the-top ’80s action movie hero who has the will and resources to take out a small country’s military. While deadly on land, Rico frequently rains death from above using vehicles like helicopters, delivering god-like judgment that is particularly awesome in the third and fourth entries.

Just Cause 2 and 3 are generally regarded as the franchise’s high points, although all four games are enjoyable in their own right. In terms of supplying relentless wanton destruction, the third entry is arguably the strongest and most consistent.

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Prototype 1 & 2

Shapeshifting Gods

Both Prototype games are fast-paced open-world romps that feature protagonists who walk the line between hero and villain. Genetically engineered to become something way more than human, Alex Mercer and, in the sequel, James Heller are forces of nature who can, among many other things, shapeshift to resemble other people. They can also steal health from victims, transform their bodies into weapons, and scale buildings in seconds, and these abilities are their relatively “normal” and “weak” ones.

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A few plot beats aside, Prototype prioritizes aggressive and frantic action, with both campaigns seldom allowing for any quiet or slow moments while exploring their worlds. The story also depicts Alex and James as entities to be feared, and that comes across in the gameplay.

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Saints Row 4

From Gang Leader To President And, Eventually, God

Saints Row 4 is almost too over-the-top for its own good. Far removed from the IP’s fairly grounded origins, the 2013 entry casts the 3rd Street Saints’ Boss as the President of the United States, introduces an alien invasion, and primarily takes place in a simulation of Steelport. While driving is technically an option, cars are rendered obsolete since players quickly acquire the Super Sprint ability, one of nine superpowers that turns the Boss into an OP superhero who could put to shame most Marvel and DC heavyweights.

If somebody is craving a gang-based sandbox reminiscent of GTA, Saints Row 4 is not the game for them. However, as far as open-world games for feeling like a god, this entry is about as good as things get, especially since the gameplay is quite easy.

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Infamous (All)

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Sucker Punch has moved on from Infamous, but Sony’s franchise lives on in memory and through services like PlayStation Plus. While their stories are somewhat divisive, these games excel in crafting power systems that are versatile, explosive, and quickly feel second nature. Regardless of whether somebody goes down the good or evil karma route, they quickly acquire abilities that are both visually and mechanically outstanding, especially Cole’s mastery of electricity in the PS3 entries.

Infamous 1 and 2 are about as close to an open-world Thor game as the industry seems likely to get, at least for the time being. Second Son is not quite as highly-regarded as Cole’s duology, but Delsin’s powers are just as impressive as his predecessor’s.

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