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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Les Manley in: Lost in L.A.
DOS1991protected Accolade
Sherlock Holmes: The Vatican Cameos
DOS1986 Magicom Multimedia
Vette!
DOS1989 Sphere
Predator 2
DOS1991 Arc Developments
Chicago 90
DOS1989 Microids
Roadwar Europa
DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Metropolis
DOS1987 Arcadia Systems
Homey D. Clown
DOS1993 Synergistic Software
Surf Ninjas
DOS1994 Creative Edge Software
AIV Networks
DOS1995 ERE Informatique
Street sports basketball
DOS1987 Epyx
Bargon Attack
DOS1992 Coktel Vision
Street Sports Soccer
DOS1988 Epyx
Bureaucracy
DOSMac OS1987 Infocom
Bureaucracy is an abandoned text-adventure game designed by Douglas Adams (yes, the writer of The Hitchhiker Guide of the Galaxy), developed and published by Infocom in 1987. Bureaucracy is a peculiar interactive fiction; the game challenges you to solve frustrating bureaucratic problems in a world populated by strange characters.
Martian Memorandum
DOS1991protecteddemo Access Software
Martian Memorandum is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Access Software. It was released in 1991 and is the sequel to the game Mean Streets. The game is set in a dystopian future on Mars, where players take on the role of Tex Murphy, a private investigator with a sarcastic and humorous demeanor.The story begins with Tex Mu...
The Third Courier
DOS1989 Manley Associates
The Third Courier is an abandoned (atypical) adventure / role playing game set in Berlin during the cold war era and, of course, it's a spy game. The Third Courier was developed by Manley Associates and released by Accolade in 1989 for DOS, but it was also published for Amiga, Apple IIgs, Atari ST platforms.
Noctropolis
DOS1994protected Flashpoint Productions
King of Chicago
DOSMac OS1987 Cinemaware
Lincity NG
Windows 10/11LinuxMac OS2005freeware
Lincity-NG is an open-source city simulation game and a continuation of the original Lincity game. The "NG" stands for "New Generation." The game is designed to be a city-building and management simulation where players take on the role of a city manager and must balance various factors such as population growth, resource management, environmental ...
Murders in Venice
DOS1990 CobraSoft
Murder Club
DOSWindows XP/98/951991 Riverhill Soft
APB
DOS1989 Atari
Oliver & Company
DOS1989 Coktel Vision
The Taking of Beverly Hills
DOS1991 Off The Wall Productions
Druglord
DOS1991
Awesome Earl in SkateRock
DOS1988
Postman Pat 3: To the Rescue
DOS1992 Alternative Software
Postman Pat 3 is a retro video game based on the popular British children's television series Postman Pat. Released in 1992 by Alternative Software, it was available for platforms like the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, and Commodore 64. In Postman Pat 3, players take on the role of Pat Clifton, the friendly postman from the show. Unlike earlier ga...
Felony!
DOS1984 BrainBank
Hoverforce
DOS1990 Astral Software