Nowadays the Open World they feature sizable maps packed with activities and points of interest to explore. Especially i Triple A games they focus strongly on offering players huge worlds to sift through in a completely free way, looking for secrets and surprises.
We found out which Open World video game has the largest map ever, but have you ever asked yourself the opposite question instead, i.e. what is the title with the smallest open world ever? To find the answer you have to go far back in time, precisely to 1984, the year in which Cosmos Computer was publishing Courageous Perseus. It is an Action/RPG that puts us in the shoes of Perseuswho arrives by raft on an island full of monsters and mythological creatures with the aim of saving the goddesses Maia, Celaeno e Asterope from the forces of evil.
It is a sandbox to all intents and purposes, with the player who, once the game has started, can move freely across the game map and look for the right path to continue in the story. Considering its release year, its characteristics made it a very ambitious game for the time. Nowadays, however, it can be considered the Open World with the smallest map ever being equal in size to only 0.1 miles. In short, nothing to do with the games released many years later!
Staying on topic, do you want to know who has the largest map between The Witcher 3 and Cyberpunk 2077?