KnowraOpen-world gameLinked fromLinked fromThe 7 pages that link to Open-world game, each with the reason it gives.All 7Related 1Narrower topic 2Compared with 4Level designCompared with: Open-world design emphasizes broad navigation, unlike tightly sequenced individual levels.The Legend of ZeldaCompared with: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom foreground this freedom more than many earlier entries.The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildNarrower topic: Breath of the Wild is a prominent example of open-world design built around exploration.Sandbox gameCompared with: An open world may still impose a fixed story or mission structure.Action-adventure gameCompared with: Open-world design is a structure, not a genre; it can host action-adventure or many other kinds of play.Eiji AonumaRelated: Aonuma backed Zelda’s move toward a world players could traverse more freely.Hidetaka MiyazakiNarrower topic: Elden Ring brought FromSoftware's demanding combat into a widely influential open-world form.