Games set in a urban environment sorted by release date

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 applications

Grand Theft Auto

action-adventureDOS, Windows XP/98/95

Road Rash

racingWindows XP/98/95

Crazy Taxi

racingWindows XP/98/95

Urban setting applications

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Les Manley in: Search for the King

DOS1990protected4/5 Accolade
Murders in Venice

DOS19904/5 CobraSoft
Ranx: The Video Game

DOS19903.8/5 UBI Soft
Rise of the Dragon

DOS19904.1/5 Dynamix
Spellcasting 101: Sorcerers get all the girls

DOS1990protected4.1/5 Legend Entertainment
Duke Nukem

DOS19914.3/5 Apogee Software

Duke Nukem 1 was released in 1991 by Apogee Software for MS-DOS, and it marked the beginning of the Duke Nukem franchise. Duke Nukem is a side-scrolling action platformer game with a sci-fi theme. In this original game, players control Duke Nukem, a muscular action hero tasked with saving the world from the evil Dr. Proton. Dr. Proton has taken con...
Free D.C.!

DOS19913.6/5 Cineplay Interactive
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.
Jones in the Fast Lane

DOS19914.1/5 Sierra On-Line

Jones in the Fast Lane is the kind of game that you don't see often these days. It's a mix between a digital board game and a modern day life simulation. The goal of the game is to live the life of Jones, making choices about school, work, your home, etc. Graphics is a mix of cartonish and digitized characters, very reminishent of some of the best ...
Les Manley in: Lost in L.A.

DOS1991protected4.1/5 Accolade
Martian Memorandum

DOS1991protected4/5 Access Software
Murder Club

DOSWindows XP/98/9519914.1/5 Riverhill Soft
Paperboy 2

DOS19914.1/5 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.
Predator 2

DOS19913.7/5 Arc Developments
Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective

Windows XP/98/951991protected4.1/5 ICOM Simulations
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Manhattan Missions

DOS19914/5 Distinctive Software
The Blues Brothers

DOS19914.2/5 Titus Interactive
The Godfather

DOS19913.5/5 Creative Materials
The Simpsons

DOS19914/5 Konami
The Taking of Beverly Hills

DOS19913.5/5 Off The Wall Productions
A-Train

DOSMac19924.1/5 Artdink
Bargon Attack

DOS19923.7/5 Coktel Vision
Batman Returns

DOS19923.9/5 Spirit of discovery
Caesar

DOS19924/5 Impressions Games
Cobra Mission

DOS1992NSFW4.1/5 MegaTech Software
Defender of Boston: The Rock Island Mystery

DOS19923.2/5
Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone

DOS19924.3/5 East Technology Corp.
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

DOS19924/5 Manley Associates
Inspector Gadget: Global terror!

DOS19924/5 Azeroth
Laura Bow 2: The Dagger of Amon Ra

DOSWindows 3.x1992protected3.9/5 Sierra On-Line