Is Armored Core 6 open world?

Armored Core 6 is now in our hands, and the game’s exciting mech combat is keeping players entertained. But is it open world like FromSoftware’s last game, Elden Ring?

Armored Core 6 is the latest installment in the beloved Armored Core franchise and the first series entry in over a decade. Players can live out their mecha fantasy in the game by piloting powerful mechs called Armored Cores in battle, and each mecha can be customized with specific upgrades and powers to suit different playstyles.

After the massive success of Elden Ring, and the vast immersive open world it gave players, the prospect of making this game also open world is a possibility.

With that in mind, here’s everything you need to know about whether or not Armored Core 6 has an open world to explore or if it provides a more linear experience.

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Is Armored Core 6 open world?

No, Armored Core 6 is not an open-world game. This was originally clarified by game director Masru Yamamura in an IGN interview where he revealed that “AC6 will feature a mission-based structure to the single-player. It’s not fully open – it’s going to stick with that mission-based structure.”

Now that we have the game in our hands, we can also confirm that this is the case and there isn’t an open world component to Armored Core 6.

Despite this, the team did consider adding open world initially, as revealed by Yamamura in an interview with Inverse where he stated “Open world was considered not just in the sense of do we make this open world or not? It was a case of what kind of game it should be, and what we wanted to focus on in terms of what makes Armored Core what it is.”

While the lack of open world may be disappointing for some – especially new FromSoftware fans who were introduced to the devs through Elden Ring’s The Lands Between – the more linear structure ultimately gives players the opportunity to completely customize their mechs before every mission so they can prepare for each battle.

That’s everything you need to know about whether or not Armored Core 6 is open world! For more content on the game, check out our guides below:

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