The most popular urban setting games

There are a lot of games that take place in urban environments. Cities from any epoch (both ancient and modern) were often used as the setting, or even for the purpose, for any kind of game: simulation, strategy, action, etc. Think about a medieval town, an ancient city, a modern metropolis, a futuristic megalopolis; you can bet that someone used one of these as the setting of a successful game.

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Shinobi

DOS19893.9/5 Sega

Beats of Rage

DOS2003freeware3/5

Capitalism Plus

DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected3.6/5 Enlight Software

Paperboy 2

DOS19914/5 Tengen

Paperboy 2 is the sequel to the much acclaimed coin-op arcade hit Paperboy in which you have to deliver newspapers to subscribers while avoiding every kind of obstacle. Paperboy 2 is an isometric action game developed by Tengen and was released by Mindscape in 1991 for a number of platform. The DOS version of the game is abandoned.

Drug wars: a game based on the New York drug market

DOS19843.3/5

The Hound of Shadow

DOS19893.8/5 Eldritch Games

Les Manley in: Lost in L.A.

DOS1991protected4.1/5 Accolade

Street sports basketball

DOS19873.3/5 Epyx

The Three Stooges

DOS1987freeware3.6/5 Cinemaware

Renegade

DOS19883.8/5 Technos Japan

Street sports baseball

DOS19872.9/5 Epyx

Chicago 90

DOS19893.8/5 Microids

Yellow Kid: Giallo al Circo

DOS19943.1/5 Holodream Software

APB

DOS19894/5 Atari

Bad Dudes VS Dragon Ninja

DOS1988protected4.1/5 Data East

Syndicate Wars

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996protected4/5 Bullfrog

Syndicate Wars is the sequel to the much acclaimed Syndicate developed by Bullfrog in its golden years. Like its predecessor, Syndicate Wars is a real-time tactics strategy game set in a cyberpunk dystopian world involving excessive violence, mega-corporations, bleak urban environment. Syndicate Wars also supports a multi-player co-op mode via LAN.

The Gene Machine

DOS19963.8/5 Divide by zero

Hill Street Blues

DOS19914/5 Krisalis

Hill Street Blues is an old DOS "driving" game developed by Krisalis in 1991. The gameplay it's similar to a Grand Theft Auto clone (we're talking about GTA 1 or 2) in which you are the police and you have to apprehend criminals. Hill Street Blues is a rare example of game based on a TV series.