What is the best remastered or remade open-world game?

Some of these rebuilt an old map brick by brick, others polished it up and threw in every expansion. Pick the return trip that was worth taking.

1. 1
   Shadow of the Colossus (2018)

   Bluepoint Games' 2018 PlayStation 4 remake of Team Ico's 2005 game about hunting sixteen giants across a forbidden land.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning

   THQ Nordic's 2020 remaster of the 2012 open-world action role-playing game Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.
   813pts
3. 3
   Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

   Square Enix's 2024 second part of the Final Fantasy VII remake project, opening the world into large explorable regions.
   665pts
4. 4
   The Wind Waker HD

   Nintendo's 2013 Wii U remaster of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, with high-definition visuals and a faster sail.
   665pts
5. 5
   Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection

   Ubisoft's 2016 remastered bundle of Assassin's Creed II, Brotherhood and Revelations for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
   596pts
6. 6
   Destroy All Humans! (2020)

   Black Forest Games' 2020 remake of the 2005 alien-invasion game set in 1950s America, published by THQ Nordic.
   596pts
7. 7
   GTA Trilogy Definitive Edition

   Rockstar's 2021 remastered bundle of Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City and San Andreas, developed by Grove Street Games.
   517pts
8. 8
   Oblivion Remastered

   A 2025 Unreal Engine 5 remaster of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, co-developed by Virtuos and Bethesda.
   517pts
9. 9
   Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

   Ubisoft's remake of the 2013 pirate game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, released on 9 July 2026 and following Edward Kenway across the Caribbean.
   517pts
10. 10
    Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster

    Capcom's 2024 RE Engine remaster of the 2006 zombie game set in a shopping mall in Willamette, Colorado.
    423pts
11. 11
    Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition

    A 2014 remaster of the 2012 Hong Kong undercover-cop game, including its downloadable content.
    423pts
12. 12
    Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered

    A 2024 remaster of Guerrilla Games' 2017 machine-hunting adventure, developed with Nixxes Software for PS5 and PC.
    423pts
13. 13
    Mafia: Definitive Edition

    Hangar 13's 2020 ground-up remake of the 2002 gangster game set in the 1930s city of Lost Heaven.
    423pts
14. 14
    Yakuza Kiwami

    Sega's 2016 remake of the 2005 game Yakuza, rebuilt on a newer engine with added story scenes set in Kamurocho.
    310pts
15. 15
    Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition

    Monolith Soft's 2020 Nintendo Switch remaster of the 2010 Wii role-playing game, adding the Future Connected epilogue.
    310pts
16. 16
    Okami HD

    Capcom's high-definition remaster of Clover Studio's 2006 brush-painting adventure, first released on PS3 in 2012 and on other platforms in 2017.
    310pts
17. 17
    Burnout Paradise Remastered

    A 2018 remaster of Criterion Games' 2008 open-world racer set in Paradise City, with nearly all of its add-on packs.
    310pts
18. 18
    Days Gone Remastered

    Bend Studio's 2025 PlayStation 5 remaster of its 2019 biker survival game set in post-pandemic Oregon.
    310pts
19. 19
    Mafia II: Definitive Edition

    A 2020 remaster of the 2010 crime game set in the fictional Empire Bay, bundled with its story expansions.
    0pts

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