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Best Games in the Open world genre of 2004 (Game released)

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas - a game in the Open world genre
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world
Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Xbox 360, iOS, Android, Windows Phone, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 → 15 August 2009
Players: 7.6/10
Steam: 78/100
Metacritic: 91/100
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a continuation of the popular series of games with endless possibilities of interaction in a large open world. Five years ago, Carl...
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - a game in the Open world genre
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Open world, Adventure
Game released: Mac, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, iOS, Android, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 → 12 November 2010
Players: 7.5/10
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 95/100
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is a legendary spin-off of Grand Theft Auto 3, which developed the ideas and mechanics laid out in it, connected by common characters...
Gothic 2 - a game in the Open world genre
Gothic 2
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Gothic
Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch → 29 November 2005
Players: 9.3/10
Steam: 87/100
Metacritic: 71/100
Gothic 2 is a continuation of the legendary action role-playing game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The action takes place shortly after the events...
Grand Theft Auto 3 - a game in the Open world genre
Grand Theft Auto 3
Action, Shooter, Third-person view, Top-down view, Open world, Adventure
Game released: Android, iPad, iPhone, Mac, PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 14 December 2011
Players: 7.2/10
Steam: 66/100
Metacritic: 95/100
Grand Theft Auto 3 is a continuation of the dynamic action game with a third-person view in the open world. Working for the mafia sooner or later ends in trouble...
Far Cry - a game in the Open world genre
Far Cry
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Open world
Game released: PC, Xbox, Wii → 2 April 2009
Players: 8.2/10
Steam: 76/100
Metacritic: 71/100
Far Cry is an exciting first-person shooter. You are Jack Carver, the owner of a small charter company that rents boats in the tropical state of Micronesia. With...
Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven - a game in the Open world genre
Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven
Action, Shooter, Adventure, Third-person view, Open world
Game released: PlayStation 2, PC, Xbox → 27 January 2004
Players: 8.7/10
Steam: 86/100
Metacritic: 73/100
Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven is an action-adventure game with a third-person view in an open world. The events of the game take place in the 30s of the last...
Sid Meier's Pirates! - a game in the Open world genre
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Action, Strategy, Fighting, Warships / Submarines, In real time, Third-person view, Isometric, Sports game, Open world, Role-playing game, Adventure
Game released: iOS, iPhone, Mac, Wii, PC, Windows Phone, Xbox, Xbox 360, PSP → 21 July 2011
Players: 9.4/10
Steam: 94/100
An adventurous pirate game that combines elements of strategy, role-playing, and sea travel simulation. In the age of great discoveries, the player becomes the...
Fable (2004) - a game in the Open world genre
Fable (2004)
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Fantasy, Open world
Game released: Xbox → 5 October 2004
Players: 9.6/10
Metacritic: 85/100
An action-adventure role-playing game where players create their own life story from childhood to death, from an inexperienced teenager to the most powerful warrior...
Postal 2 - a game in the Open world genre
Postal 2
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Open world, Comedy
Game released: Mac, PC, Linux → 9 December 2004
Players: 9/10
Steam: 97/100
Metacritic: 50/100
Postal 2 is an open-world satirical action-adventure game with a first-person view. The main character in the game is a certain Dude, who is used to solving his...
Sacred - a game in the Open world genre
Sacred
Role-playing game, Action, Third-person view, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Open world, Slasher
Game released: PC → 1 May 2005
Players: 8.8/10
Steam: 80/100
Metacritic: 74/100
Set in the fantasy kingdom of Ancaria, this is an isometric action RPG about a land threatened by evil. The hero travels through an open world populated by orcs...
Street Racing Syndicate - a game in the Open world genre
Street Racing Syndicate
Arcade, Racing, Third-person view, Open world
Game released: PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube → 8 January 2005
Players: 9.1/10
Steam: 85/100
Metacritic: 64/100
This arcade racing game follows the underground street-racing scenes of Philadelphia, Miami and Los Angeles. Players enter illegal street races and officially...