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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Dreamweb
DOS1994freeware Creative reality
Dreamweb is a top-down point and click adventure set in a dark, cyberpunk city. You play as Ryan who has strange, violent, dreams. A top down perspective and the sheer number of items your character can pick up are just two of the peculiarities of this game. Dreamweb was developed by Creative Reality and published by Empire Interactive for DOS in 1...
Berlin 1948
DOS1989 Time Warp Software
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 ...
Homey D. Clown
DOS1993 Synergistic Software
Nightlong: Union City Conspiracy
Windows XP/98/951998 Trecision
Jones in the Fast Lane
DOS1991 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.
DOS1991protected Accolade
Syndicate Wars
DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1996protected 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.
Deja Vu 2: Lost in Las Vegas
DOS1990 ICOM Simulations
Crime City
DOS1993
Industry Giant 2
Windows XP/98/952002protected JoWooD Entertainment
Frogger Jr.
DOS1984
Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon
Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac OS1994protected Access Software
Free D.C.!
DOS1991 Cineplay Interactive
Metropolis
DOS1987 Arcadia Systems
Shinobi
DOS1989 Sega
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...
Roadwar Europa
DOS1987protected SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
Bargon Attack
DOS1992 Coktel Vision
Les Manley in: Search for the King
DOS1990protected Accolade
Paperboy 2
DOS1991 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.
The Blues Brothers 2: Jukebox Adventure
DOS1993 Titus Interactive
The Blues Brothers 2: Jukebox Adventure is a video game developed by Titus Interactive and released in 1993. It is a sequel to the original The Blues Brothers game, which was based on the popular 1980 film of the same name. The game was available on several platforms, including the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, and PC. The gam...
Sherlock Holmes: The Vatican Cameos
DOS1986 Magicom Multimedia
Street sports baseball
DOS1987 Epyx
AIV Networks
DOS1995 ERE Informatique
Syndicate
DOS1993protected Bullfrog
Ghostbusters
DOS2006remake
Ghostbusters is a abandoned action game based on the 80s hit movie Ghostbusters. Ghostbusters was released in 2006 as a remake of the game of the same name developed by Activision in 1984 for a number of platforms including C64, Atari 2600, ZX Spectrum.
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
DOS1988protected LucasArts
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders is a graphic adventure game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games (now known as LucasArts). It was first released in 1988 for various platforms, including the Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Amiga, and others.The game follows the adventures of Zak McKracken, a tabloid newspaper reporter, as he uncovers a plot by a...
Ranx: The Video Game
DOS1990 UBI Soft
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Manhattan Missions
DOS1991 Distinctive Software