Assassin's Creed Odyssey

Ancient Greece stretched across an archipelago is exactly the kind of historical setting that keeps me in an Assassin's Creed game longer than I probably should be. I have a soft spot for the series going back to the original, and Odyssey is the most geographically ambitious entry by some margin. Sailing between islands, stumbling onto a Spartan war camp, picking up a side quest that turns into something surprisingly personal two hours later. That loop works. The content is genuinely enormous, which cuts both ways. If you are a completionist, this is a dream. If you are a parent with two kids and limited evenings, maybe decide in advance that you are only doing the main path.