Best Teen-Rated (T) Open World Games Across All Platforms

Excellent open-world games rated ESRB **Teen (T)** across genres:

Action / Adventure

• Horizon Zero Dawn (PS4/PC) — Post-apoc robot dinos, deep lore, bow combat.
• Ghost of Tsushima (PS4/PS5) — Samurai open world, Kurosawa mode, flawless art direction.
• Marvel's Spider-Man / Miles Morales (PS4/PS5/PC) — Best traversal, tight combat, NYC sandbox.
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild / Tears of the Kingdom (Switch) — Physics-driven exploration masterpiece.
• Assassin's Creed Valhalla / Odyssey / Origins (Multi) — RPG-lite, historical tourism, massive maps.

RPG

• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (All) — Gold standard narrative open world.
• Elden Ring (All) — FromSoft soulslike + open world. Challenging.
• Skyrim / Fallout 4 (All) — Bethesda sandbox, moddable (PC/Console).
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance (All) — Hardcore medieval sim, no fantasy.
• Cyberpunk 2077 (PC/PS5/XSX) — Dense vertical city, branching narrative (patched).

Sandbox / Survival

• Minecraft (All) — Infinite creativity, survival/creative.
• Terraria (All) — 2D Minecraft + RPG progression, bosses.
• Subnautica / Below Zero (All) — Underwater survival, story, no combat focus.
• No Man's Sky (All) — Infinite procedural universe, base building, updates.

Action / Shooter

• Borderlands 3 (All) — Looter-shooter, co-op, humor.
• Far Cry 5 / 6 (All) — Ubisoft formula, co-op, chaos.
• Just Cause 3 / 4 (All) — Destruction sandbox, grapple-winguit.

Note

GTA V, Red Dead Redemption 2 are **M (Mature 17+)** — excluded. Check ratings per region (PEGI 16/18 differs).