Games set in a urban environment

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.

Most popular urban setting games

Road Rash

racingWindows XP/98/95

Crazy Taxi

racingWindows XP/98/95

Grand Theft Auto

action-adventureDOS, Windows XP/98/95

Urban setting games

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Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac1996protected4/5 Access Software

Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive is the sequel to Under a Killing Moon and the 4th game in the Tex Murphy series. The Pandora Directive is a first-person 3D adventure game set in a dark sci-fi version of the U.S.A., more specifically in a futuristic San Francisco. The Pandora Directive was developed by Access Software and released in 1996 for...
Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon

Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac1994protected3.9/5 Access Software
The Bard's Tale

DOS19874/5 Interplay Productions

The Bard's Tale 1 is the first chapter of a popular first person RPG series by Interplay. You control a group of six adventurers with the task of defeating the evil wizard Mangar the Dark. You will fight monters, explore the city of Skara Brae, solve riddles and guide your party into earning levels, gold and glory.
The Bard's Tale 2: The Destiny Knight

DOS19884/5 Interplay Productions
The Blues Brothers

DOS19914.2/5 Titus Interactive
The Blues Brothers 2: Jukebox Adventure

DOS19933.8/5 Titus Interactive
The Clue!

DOS1994freeware3.9/5 neo Software Produktions
The Dame Was Loaded

DOS1996protected4.2/5 Beam Software
The Gene Machine

DOS19963.7/5 Divide by zero
The Godfather

DOS19913.3/5 Creative Materials
The Hound of Shadow

DOS19893.8/5 Eldritch Games
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Rose Tattoo

DOS19964/5 Mythos Software
The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Serrated Scalpel

DOS19924.2/5 Mythos Software
The Scoop

DOS19894.1/5 Telarium
The Taking of Beverly Hills

DOS19913.5/5 Off The Wall Productions
The Third Courier

DOS19894.1/5 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.
The Three Stooges

DOS1987freeware3.6/5 Cinemaware
Vette!

DOS19894.1/5 Sphere
William Shatner's TekWar

DOS19954/5 Capstone
Yellow Kid: Giallo al Circo

DOS19943.1/5 Holodream Software
Yoot Tower

Windows XP/98/9519994/5 OPeNBooK Co.
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders

DOS1988protected4.1/5 LucasArts