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open world

type of video game design
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open world

Summary

open world is a video game mechanic[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • open world's instance of is recorded as video game mechanic[3].
  • open world is a type of gameplay[4].
  • open world's Commons category is recorded as Open-world video games[5].
  • open world's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Open-world video games[6].
  • open world's facet of is recorded as adventure video game[7].
  • open world's facet of is recorded as nonlinear gameplay[8].
  • open world's different from is recorded as sandbox game[9].

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Definition and Type

open world's instance of is recorded as video game mechanic[3]. It is a type of gameplay[4].

Why It Matters

open world has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). open world. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/open-world
MLA “open world.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/open-world.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_open-world_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{open world}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/open-world}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 3d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Different from → sandbox game
    Topic's main category → Category:Open-world video games
    Rawg tag id → open-world
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q18668938 */"
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