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Some particularly successful virtual entertainment titles leave a lasting impression not only on gamers but also on developers. When an excellent game pushes an entire genre forward, it sometimes sets trends for the industry, inspires studios, and becomes a model for imitation. This article will focus on such projects — those that have influenced many modern games.

Sony announced Days Gone Remastered — an updated version of the 2019 game. Judging by the trailer, the differences from the original are minimal: PS5 owners can expect graphics on par with the current Days Gone running on PC at max settings. Many users online immediately mocked this kind of "rejuvenation" of a game that didn’t even need it. In light of this odd announcement, let's take a look back and recall other cases where game studios wasted effort and time on completely unnecessary remasters or remakes.

The fourth year of the ninth console generation, 2024, has clearly shown that the performance of gaming systems has once again become a bottleneck for PC game development. While in 2022 and 2023 developers amazed us with cutting-edge graphics technologies and occasional innovations, the past year's major releases seemed to abandon the race for visual revolution. However, we’ve still found 10 games capable of pushing any modern PC to its limits.

Open world games have long been the most popular genre in the industry. Almost every publisher has its own open world, designed for 40+ hours of completion. Among the games with hundreds of kilometers to explore, we have selected the 50 best.

It's impossible to find a game that can completely replace Skyrim — the creation of Bethesda is too unique and inimitable. However, there are still plenty of projects with similar mechanics and atmosphere. In this selection, we've gathered the ten best games in the spirit of Skyrim!