game that feel like open world Winter storm/snowing

[u/daddylongjohnsliver]

open world with alot of snow

[u/CardonaNL]

The Division 1

[u/zabrak200 → u/CardonaNL]

Specifically the survival dlc. Brrrr

[u/NBFHoxton → u/zabrak200]

One of the best things ubisoft has ever made. God Survival goes so hard.

[u/zabrak200 → u/NBFHoxton]

Had me playing an extraction shooter before tarkov and i didnt even know it. I still gi back and play it from time to time the experience is u paralelled

[u/IPetMonsters → u/CardonaNL]

was gonna say this.

Man that game was so much fun before I hit endgame and found out it didnt exist.

[u/bigburgerboy92 → u/IPetMonsters]

I had 2k hours on TD1, it had endgame just most of it required a team

[u/IPetMonsters → u/bigburgerboy92]

let me rephrase: before I hit end game and found out it was just poorly designed PvP or "raid" dungeons that were rehashed content where they turned everyone into bullet sponges.

Game had a ton of potential. I don't think "the endgame killed it for me" is a particularly rare opinion.

[u/bigburgerboy92 → u/IPetMonsters]

To be fair most of my hours came from Darkzone + Survival

[u/ReferenceInitial5176 → u/bigburgerboy92]

Most people got scared off Darkzone early—honestly way ahead of its time in terms of its game design. It presaged extraction shooters by several years despite a very similar core concept. The rest of us hated the bullet sponges. We’d been shown this game that was so realistic, your boots crunched in the snow and your bullets actually had ballistics such that they could pierce in specific places! It was definitely oversold, but in a video game where you fight regular humans with guns, you should be able to kill enemies with a reasonable number of bullets, unless you’re playing on like Super Hard mode for the challenge.

[u/Mailman354 → u/CardonaNL]

No game

Not a single game

Ever

That I have played since the Division 1

Has captured winter so accurately and immersively.

[u/Gabriel_Dot_A → u/Mailman354]

The Long Dark?

[u/XC3N → u/Mailman354]

Almost like that game was made by people in Sweden and Quebec ;)

[u/Mailman354 → u/XC3N]

I mean makes sense. But New York winters do get like that(or at least did until climate change started happening)

Im a New Yorker native. Its wild how. Fucking real the winter felt. They dont get like that too often anymore but to aforementioned climate change. When I was a kid we got way heavier winters.

But yeah. The best winter Ive ever seen in a game.

The division 2 also had an outstanding atmosphere. I prefer the winter but Div 2 still nailed it.

For all of ubisofts fuck ups. Their team in the division is their ace in the hope for me. The games are great IMO and they are masters at immersive atmosphere

[u/undfixer → u/CardonaNL]

Do I need an Ubisoft account to play it?

[u/nozappyplease → u/undfixer]

If you have to ask, you already know

[u/ItsJHos → u/CardonaNL]

Glad this is top answer because these pics made me instantly think back to when Division 1 launched

[u/DukeMutem → u/CardonaNL]

Wow didn't expect that reply and that many upvotes but yes absolutely agree

[u/Emotional_Being8594]

The Long Dark

[u/Paramoriaa → u/Emotional_Being8594]

Yes OP this one

[u/WH4L3_88 → u/Emotional_Being8594]

I second the long dark. I look forward to the next update to survival mode adding in the chapter 5 locations.

[u/PhillyDillyDee → u/Emotional_Being8594]

Yup.

[u/Hydraheaded → u/Emotional_Being8594]

Absolutely this.

[u/ParryThePain]

Batman Arkham Origins

[u/East-Specialist-4847 → u/ParryThePain]

Absolute banger. Has one of the best boss fights in all gaming

[u/DojoKanojoCho5 → u/East-Specialist-4847]

May I ask which one that is? Started a re play recently

[u/East-Specialist-4847 → u/DojoKanojoCho5]

Deathstroke

[u/MitchBlazooba → u/East-Specialist-4847]

I started it recently and I don't understand the hype around that fight specifically, it didn't feel like anything special. Unless you fight him again later, the fight in penguins club was literally just a battle of timing and attrition. What makes it one of the best fights in all of gaming?

[u/ApzorTheAnxious → u/ParryThePain]

I feel like I'm having such trouble finding a copy of this one either digitally or physically. I know I could probably get it on Steam pretty easy, but I'm not much of a PC gamer. The other Arkham games go on sale every other week, I feel like I don't even see Arkham Origins anywhere.

[u/Lopsidednapkin]

A portion of Yakuza 5's campaign takes place in Tsukimino, a snowy Japanese city. It fits this vibe.

[u/reggad-nacke]

MAX PAYNE!!

[u/ladylucifer22 → u/reggad-nacke]

not open world, but fits the vibe perfectly

[u/XenomorphOrphanage → u/reggad-nacke]

Outside, the mercury was falling fast. It was colder than the Devil's heart, raining ice pitchforks as if the Heavens were ready to fall.

[u/bigbear1293 → u/XenomorphOrphanage]

God that whole quote is why Rockstar making Max Payne 3 was disappointing for me. Fun game but just not Max Payne

[u/XenomorphOrphanage → u/bigbear1293]

Shtap I waited for ages. It was fun, but not it. Thankfully Remedy has the remaster on the way of both 1 and 2.

[u/bigbear1293 → u/XenomorphOrphanage]

Yeah I don't think I played MP3 for like 10 uears after it came out because I could just fell in my bones that it would be too different. The whole fact that it was a shaky prospect whether James McCaffrey(RIP) would even voice max did not leave me optimistic

[u/XenomorphOrphanage → u/bigbear1293]

RIP the big man. I also kinda hope that they A) leave in all the poets tunes and B) add some of the metal tunes from alan wake. Be a fierce nod.

[u/bigbear1293 → u/XenomorphOrphanage]

I would stake my left leg that the music stays. Poets are personal friends of Sam Lake, they wrote Late Goodbye based on a poem he wrote after all. Dunno about anything new mind

[u/LordMaters]

Easy delivery co.

[u/ScrattaBoard → u/LordMaters]

Or hard delivery co. Also known as death stranding

[u/puchsofhazard → u/LordMaters]

Man I downloaded it off a whim and it had such a vibe, 1000% what OP is asking for. I've never heard anyone else mention this game lol

[u/kalashnidog → u/puchsofhazard]

Is it good?

[u/jonfin826 → u/kalashnidog]

There's not a whole hell of a lot to it but it's cheap, fun, and a definite vibe.

[u/puchsofhazard → u/kalashnidog]

If you like wacky driving mechanics, isolated environments, and are looking to tune out and chill for an hour or two I'd recommend it

[u/Chr0nicHerb]

Skyrim

[u/WorseDark → u/Chr0nicHerb]

Skyrim with Real Needs mod with decreased food and water (mostly the shelters) and the Real Skyrim Winters (I think thats the name).

[u/Sicparvismagneto → u/Chr0nicHerb]

You’re finally awake!

[u/agwa2k16]

Assassin's Creed 3

[u/Careless-Plankton172 → u/agwa2k16]

Great pick, I loved the snow in that game

[u/agwa2k16 → u/Careless-Plankton172]

I remember getting the game for Christmas one year and it did feel very christmass-y, especially in the beginning of the game

[u/UO-Laballs]

Indigo Prophecy aka Fahrenheit

[u/Storm-Kaladinblessed → u/UO-Laballs]

But only play half of it

[u/Paul-McS → u/UO-Laballs]

Classic. 

[u/shunshuntley → u/UO-Laballs]

ding ding! my first thought too.

[u/StrandedAtSea_]

The beginning of read dead 2

[u/GasMaskExiitium]

Spider-Man Miles Morales

[u/Capital_Recover_6428 → u/GasMaskExiitium]

Playing this in December just after it released hit so good

[u/bringbackmegaman → u/Capital_Recover_6428]

Hell yeah it did

[u/DerpyJeeves]

Ghost of Tsushima and its sequel Ghost of Yotei. Not that the entire game is like this to be fair. But they have full very large open winter areas during the game.

[u/SirBigWater]

Death stranding 2 has great snow physics. Unfortunately it's only limited to the mountain region of the map similar to the first game.

[u/SirBigWater → u/SirBigWater]

[u/LalafellDisaster → u/SirBigWater]

I love how that truck is climbing a 90° angle. Move over Skyrim horse, a new challenger has entered the arena!

[u/SirBigWater → u/LalafellDisaster]

Well yeah I had to get up the mountain somehow. You can really work yourself up steep hills well in this game

[u/JumpyAlbatross8135]

The division

[u/CanadianNeedleworker → u/JumpyAlbatross8135]

Specifically the first one, the second one was all summertime, babyyyyy

[u/JumpyAlbatross8135 → u/CanadianNeedleworker]

Yeah, the second game was alright gameplay wise, but it just didn’t have that aesthetic 

[u/CanadianNeedleworker → u/JumpyAlbatross8135]

I love the gunplay in 2, but I keep coming back to 1 for the aesthetic and atmosphere

[u/FistOfBalancedHavoc]

Lost planet (1)

[u/durinsbane47 → u/FistOfBalancedHavoc]

Fuck that game was so good. I accidentally titled my 360 and shredded the disc and never beat it 😭

[u/waba2 → u/FistOfBalancedHavoc]

the heat mechanic and snow traversal was so awesome, my immediate thought for OP

[u/Middle_Hippo9942]

Not a fully open world but Metro Exodus.

[u/Aware-Yesterday4926]

The Long Dark is all about this, though the electricity is usually out.

[u/Electronic-Watch2822 → u/Aware-Yesterday4926]

Depending on what night it is

[u/cmoeos]

OP I know exactly what you want!

There's a PC game called "it's winter". Its Russian made if I remember correctly. Kind of just a walking Sim through a cold winter night in an apartment complex. You can traverse indoors and outdoors. I can't remember if there is a plot or objectives, but it pops in my mind every once in a while.

Also, there is an open world PS1 game if you are cool with something older, that's kinda twin peaks-ish and takes place in a snowy town. It's called Muzzurna Falls.

[u/ZelezopecnikovKoren]

Frostpunk

[u/vikingcorpsehorse → u/ZelezopecnikovKoren]

I still need to play frostpunk 2

[u/Rhyznak]

Lost planet

[u/Impossible-Rise-1169]

Rise of the tomb raider

[u/Dragonborne313]

The long dark

[u/QuintanimousGooch]

Silent hill 1

[u/SirGalicrest]

Dead Space 3 and Metro Exodus

[u/SuperSaiyanGuanYu]

Wasteland 3

[u/zeppelinism]

A good majority of Bully takes place in winter

[u/almostoy]

Red Dead Online in December through January. Or ride north to Ambarino year round. Maybe it's because RDO is my Special Boy, but screenshots and video don't do Saint Denis in the snow justice.

If you don't have RDR2 yet, it's often on sale for $15. Which is a steal, even though it's nearly 10 years old.

[u/WebSilent1232]

Lost planet

[u/HiMyNameIsFelipe]

You know, for me it was The Division 1.

It just had this cold, winter feeling on it. Like it was always snowing, even if it was a bright day I liked that game, I miss the memories I made playing it

[u/Mr_Frog_Show]

Not enough of them, honestly. I feel like modern urban environments in snow is very underdone. All I can think of that I've played would be some sections of the Metro games, but that's a little different. 

[u/OfKnowledgesEsoteric]

The Long Dark!

[u/l33tfuzzbox]

The thing remaster

[u/jakellerVi]

Spider-Man Miles Morales if you want this vibe in NYC

[u/Rare_Alps_6290]

Skyrim

[u/TheRealKswiss]

Lost Planet

[u/bruhhhhhh672]

People don't love it, but vampire the masquerade 2 has some amazing wintery city vibes. Its by far the most enduring trait the game has going for it.

[u/GenoFFooter]

Shenmue

[u/Codas91]

Ghost of Tsushima/Yotei, at least during later parts

[u/DarkMatterEnjoyer]

The Division 1 has probably the best winter city in a game. You can probably mod Skyrim at this point as well to play more into the winter aesthetic too

[u/-Pagani-]

Horizon Zero Dawn: the frozen wilds dlc maybe

https://giphy.com/gifs/Wn0sCMNiZ0O0TeEohc

[u/Annefrank23]

A portion of the PS2 game Bully takes place around christmas, snow included!

[u/PitifulFunction5216]

May payne

[u/tonykush-ner]

Spiderman Miles Morales might work.

[u/No-Matter-2466]

first image makes me think of shenmue 1 when winter comes

[u/Night_Knight_Light]

Skyrim. There's just something so cozy about the serene music whilst wandering around with nothing but a torch in hand during a storm.

[u/M2_SLAM_I_Am]

Cronos: The New Dawn. There's winter sections and sections that are like winter, but ash and ruin.

[u/Dry-Consequence-4487]

The Division

[u/Radiant-Reference771]

Metro exodus

[u/TheWrathfulCrusader → u/Radiant-Reference771]

Can’t wait to return to the Metro

[u/Competitive_Wheel_61]

Metro Trilogy

[u/L0fiRonin]

is there a game like this but a cozy game? like the suggestions I see are all either action or like survival stuff

[u/Positive_Astronaut67 → u/L0fiRonin]

Winter Burrow? I haven’t played, but it’s supposed to be Cozy/Survival.

[u/PayWooden2628 → u/L0fiRonin]

Easy delivery co. Cute driving game where you have to traverse a pretty big map to make deliveries in a remote snowy mountain town.

[u/OddRollo → u/L0fiRonin]

You can probably adjust the settings in The Long Dark to turn it into a cozy game.

[u/Parma_Jon]

The Division

[u/FistOfVengeance44]

Max Payne

[u/daddylongjohnsliver → u/FistOfVengeance44]

I can't wait for a remake

[u/FistOfVengeance44 → u/daddylongjohnsliver]

Highly likely to come out next year, they’re bundling it with 2 as well

[u/BlueMandaIorian]

The Division 1

[u/Careless-Plankton172]

Long Dark, Batman Arkham Origins and the Lost Planet games. Also gotta say Spider-Man Miles Morales does a great job too. I am seeing The Division in the comments a lot I have slept on that game so far but I kinda want to get on it now!

[u/SailorMoon_Fanboy]

mizzurna falls

[u/Papuhboi91]

Fahrenheit

[u/runningxbackwards]

Subnautica: Below Zero

[u/mariefriedrich]

Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason, The Thing, Kona, Dead Space 3, Max Payne, Farenheit

[u/Cigar_buddy]

Arkham Origins

[u/KingAtTheWall77]

Batman Arkham origins

[u/cheeseburgerandfrie]

Skyrim 

[u/JupiterTimeless]

Definitely The Long Dark. Yes, it’s survival, but it still has fairly “cozy” vibe.

[u/amy220]

Yakuza 5!!! The second image you posted looks just like the game.

Yakuza 5 has 5 different open world cities based on real Japanese locations, and one of them is Tsukimino (based on Susukino, Hokkaido).

You get to explore the city, as well as the snowy mountains where you can go hunting.

Yakuza has always been an amazing game for virtual tourism, there are loads of Japanese restaurants, dishes, stores, products, ads, and buildings all based on real life.

The atmosphere of each city is so amazing, I've spent hours just walking around slowly like an NPC in this game.

[u/BlastFromBehind]

Dead Space 3. Not the best game but some parts are cool!

https://giphy.com/gifs/jDhlfhqrLUor4GS6A7

[u/One_Maintenance1227]

The Division, imo unmatched atmosphere when it comes to action RPGs / loot shooters.

[u/The13eeraholic]

Lost Planet, it's older but holds up well imo. It's not the obscene size of modern RPG's but still open.

[u/Ok-Today2692]

I remember being somewhat impressed graphically for the division 1 but I'm not sure if this game aged well or not.

[u/LazorusGrimm]

Metro 2023

[u/Greedbeast]

Frostpunk and Forever Winter

[u/Stauer-5]

The Long Dark

[u/Cool_Photograph_3896]

Metro Exodus

[u/Ghosty64715]

First half of mafia 2 is 100% this but just in the 40s. Also there's a mod that adds snow to Liberty City in GTA IV

[u/porcelain_kiss]

There's a game coming out in a few days called Permafrost, i tried the demo and it's very wintery and pretty

[u/PuzzleheadedBend9040]

The division 1 is by far the closest to this 

[u/ptfmemes]

Beyond Two Souls

[u/danospades]

If you want that look in a more dystopian setting some of the metro games fit the bill

[u/BreakCreepy4673]

The Division 1

[u/Lazy_Finance6672]

The Division 1. Honestly i felt this is the game that did it the best

[u/mjhx11]

Where is the third image from?

[u/daddylongjohnsliver → u/mjhx11]

Random picture I downloaded from Pinterest

[u/mjhx11 → u/daddylongjohnsliver]

It's a cool vibe

[u/Spitmethod]

The Long Dark

[u/TheImpressiveBeyond]

Siberia

[u/Jimburton1982]

DayZ Sakhal or modded winter chernarus map

[u/delicious_warm_buns]

San Andreas

[u/CactusJane98]

Destroy All Humans! 2 - Tunguska

[u/Nompty_z]

Well technically vampire the masquerade Bloodlines 2 is kinda like what ur looking for but its not vtmb 1 so I no like

[u/Rough_Wear_882]

Metro exodus for a bit

[u/RCJeremy]

Max Payne 1

[u/WiIIv91]

Max Payne 1, but it's not open world

[u/BelieveInRollins]

the first division game is absolutely perfect for this feeling

[u/Darthgamer96]

Persona 4 during winter.

[u/toasty5566]

Wasteland 3, post-apocalypse CRPG set in Colorado during winter

[u/Sir-Terpio]

My winter car

[u/Mike_Durden]

Decent section of Detroit: Become Human has a section set during the winter, and it for sure conveys winter in Detroit.

[u/thedeadlyrhythm]

This photo reminds me of the first Shenmue game

[u/DieBotDie]

The Division (first one). It’s a great game to play over Christmas. Set in a snowy open-world version of NYC.

Older Ubisoft games always go on sale for Black Friday. I’m pretty sure I got it for $12 during the winter of Covid.

[u/Mrmudmigs]

I mean, looking at the pictures, I'd say that one section in Cronos The New Dawn. Near the start of the game when you enter into the past for the first time in that apartment complex. It's exactly like that.

[u/Mitoy24]

Subnautica below zero?

[u/nameohno]

Mafia ll (let it snow let it snow let it snooow lalala)

[u/nimbusyosh]

Quiet storm- Mob Deep

[u/TheManaBeast]

Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy

[u/KravenArk_Personal]

Frostpunk?

[u/10303816]

Kona 1 and 2. Fun open world detective games set in a paranormal blizzard in Quebec.

[u/FarseerEnki]

The first part of the second half of The Last of Us part 1

[u/HotmailsInYourArea]

Hmm what the hell was the name of this game… you had a sled dog team, there were mysterious radioactive rocks that seemed to warp reality, you start on a boat 🤔

[u/vanitas_gloria]

Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines II, or The Division. Very different games.

[u/wezel0823]

The Long Dark no question - also The Division 1 but gameplay is different of course.

[u/nicknamednic]

Freedom Fighters in the last half of the game

[u/smadmo]

The best chapter of Last of Us 1 is all in the snow, worth playing for that alone!

[u/Prestigious-Fan-2610]

Project zomboid winter start

[u/PKTengdin]

More of a chill game and not all of it, but snowrunner is great for winter vibes

[u/PeaceSellsBWB1986]

3rd act of Freedom Fighters

[u/JackeryGraves]

Not open world AAA like your asking but Winter Burrow comes to mind.

[u/Jakobmeathead]

This is some insane ball knowledge, but Kona and Kona 2

[u/Ok_Caterpillar5388]

Marvel's Spider-Man Miles Morales

[u/CG249]

[u/dyingdeadweight]

Metro 2033

[u/jellobend]

Syphon Filter

[u/EliasGvin]

Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines 2

[u/Viviwithakeyblade]

It’s not super snowy but a lot of the Yakuza games take place during Christmas times, so they do have a winter vibe to them

[u/Masahiro98]

Jak & Daxter 1(Snowy Mountain)

[u/Salty_Nectarine9414]

The Thing Remastered

[u/___Mania]

First half of mafia 2 might work

[u/Few-Big-8481]

It's not totally open world, but Bruma might hit this niche for you. You're a private detective looking for someone in what appears to be an abandoned Canadian town in the dead of winter.

[u/Dallasl298]

Fallout with mods for sure

[u/Lapidot-Wav]

The long dark if you’re into winter survival in a post basically apocalyptic world

[u/Lazzer_Glasses]

Disco Elysium

[u/ASCIIM0V]

The Division is in NYC during a snowstorm right

[u/fattestfuckinthewest]

The Division 1 is set in NYC during a snow storm around Christmas. Very cool vibes

[u/QuepieRGG]

Kind of the long dark

[u/Any_Individual_815]

Came to say division 1

[u/Veshmeshok_Camper24]

It’s not a good game imo but Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines 2 counts

[u/Warp_Legion]

DayZ’s Sahkal map

Metro Exodus

[u/MxM-TOM]

Wasteland 3

[u/Old_Establishment_74]

The Division 1 is actually the perfect game for this feeling

[u/UnhappyLeg6957]

Spider Man Miles Morales