Immersive open-world games use random encounters to make worlds feel dynamic and alive, like in Cyberpunk 2077. The detailing and reactive nature of random encounters heighten experiences in games ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. There is perhaps no feature more reviled in gaming than the one this column is named after: gamers, as a general rule, hate random encounters. Take ...

Baldur's Gate 3 is packed with all manner of dangerous encounters, but as you work your way through the lands of Faerûn, you'll slowly start to clear out its paths and leave yourself wandering through ...

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The Witcher 3's random encounters made up some of the best parts of the game. While in terms of The Witcher 3's story, they mattered very little, their inclusion may have had a significant impact on ...

The Electrician's bizarre encounter shows NPCs fighting enemies, disappearing in electric blasts. The Smiling Man is an unsettling encounter with a strange smiling man who disappears in smoke when ...

Random encounters are some of the most frequently employed features in recent video games. These encounters — which occur at arbitrary points when exploring the game world — have their roots in early ...