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I haven't actually fired it up in a while, but Gedonia might be up your alley.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1114220/Gedonia/
Looks like a sequel is currently in early access, too.
No Mans Sky comes to mind
I wasn't exactly crazy about the story personally, but its there, and the game feels fairly Minecraft-y to me since you also mentioned that game.
I didn't play it at launch, and I know that left a bit of a bad taste in a lot of peoples mouths, but in its current state I think its pretty amazing.
Really enjoying outward right now. It feels like a mix of botw Elden ring and a healthy dose of modded skyrim
Hytale is really good, but it's still in early access and the overarching objective isn't there yet. Still keep an eye on it
Avowed
Maybe Kena Bridge of Spirits? Its not full open world if i remember correctly but it goes into the Zelda direction and i had a lot of fun with it
Saints row iv.
Well no, not really. But it does unexpectedly have some commons.
You could also go for dying light. Both feature the points you mentioned though.
- Witcher 3
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Crimson Desert
- Dragons dogma 1/2
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- Oblivion
- Kingdom come deliverance 1/2
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Not quite Minecraft but open world and lots to do.
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It's a very casual take on BOTW - basically exploring and traversal with no consequences. Enemies are cardboard.
It has some nods and jokes referencing TLOZ. I found it charming as hell and played it to 100%. I'm looking forward to playing the expansion.
Not the MOST open world but the new tomb raider games are pretty great. Exploration, crafting, axing badguys in their stupid faces. Friendship, Bow and arrows. It's a good set of games.
Crazy that I didn't see anyone else mention this one, but you should check out Cloudheim. It has a free demo on steam.
Pine? Pine
I came here to say Pine, but also to say Pine isn't very good. I played 5 hours, and it just was not that good.
The reviews are mostly positive, do you want to expand on why you didn't enjoy it? Is it a poorly made game, or is it just not a game genre you don't like? Poor art, slow controls, or a boring story?
Wait wait, I remember. It was a combination of the load screens and the combat. Combat felt unfair. I even looked up guides. And every time you died... Load screen. Very long load screen. I even tried turning down graphics to a minimum to improve load times. Didn't help much.
Thanks for sharing!
It's been years. I remember playing it after BoTW and hoping it would be similar, but just being very disappointed about everything. It felt clunky. The visuals are noticably worse, but that didn't really bother me. I don't remember why, but I think the sticking point was the combat. Ultimately I didn't care enough about it at the time to even give a proper review, I just gave it a thumbs down on steam.
Another one to consider if you prefer less intense (i.e. frustrating) combat is Swords N Magic and Stuff. It's on Steam in early access and is a steal for about $25. It offers the large open world and tons of exploration along with a variety of play-style options, crafting, and farming. The only thing it doesn't really seem to offer is the over-arching narrative but there is definitely lore to discover along the way.
I checked out the demo and it seems good. Some controller issues and gameplay issues (Bow aiming sensitivity is too high), but otherwise quite cozy.
Yeah I am hoping the Dev improves the controller support since I noticed the same thing; I believe that is on the to-do list before 1.0 release. I switched to mouse and keyboard controls and have been playing for over 40 hours with a ton more to do in the game.
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