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Open-world RPGs with maps that are masterpieces of game design

There's nothing like a good video game map. While open-world RPGs are expected to include mini-games, side quests, outposts, collectibles, and whatever else they can cram in, none of those things ...
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Inside Open-World Game Development: How the Game Design Process Creates Immersive Maps and NPC Systems

Discover how open-world game development works, from the complete game design process for creating vast maps to building advanced NPC systems that bring worlds alive. Horizon Forbidden West - Steam ...
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Best Open-World Maps In Indie Games, Ranked

Indie games with smaller, denser maps offer a faster pace & unique experiences. Kenshi, a slow-burning RPG, rewards player agency with an expansive and dangerous map. Outer Wilds presents diverse, ...
Polygon

Black Ops 7 design director on why ‘WTF moments’ make for bad Call of Duty maps

Shortly before the Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta began in October 2025, Treyarch detailed how the next entry in the storied first-person shooter series will be following a three-lane map design ...
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9 best Metroidvania game maps

The Metroidvania genre is all about gaining new abilities and backtracking to previously inaccessible locations to progress further in the game. There are tons of Metroidvania games out there on the ...
VideoGamer

Battlefield Hardline designer wishes gamers played its DLC as Visceral “mastered the craft” of making maps

You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and ...
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Black Ops 7 tackles map design in a way Call of Duty hasn't seen for a long time

The Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 beta kicked off this week, and as part of the pre-beta fanfare, Brittany Pirello, senior producer on Black Ops 7, explained that the maps in this game have the "classic ...