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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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Designing maps that tell stories

From fantasy worlds to sprawling open-world games, maps are more than navigation tools—they’re an art form that shapes how stories unfold. Great map design blends visual beauty, functional clarity, ...
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GTA 6 Mini-Map Design Discussed By Gamers

As we’ve been discussing recently, the “little details” about game design can absolutely make or break how much gamers love certain titles. When there are key “lapses in judgment” with things like ...
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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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 ...