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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

  • quarantine-4
    DOS19944/5 Imagexcel

    Quarantine is a futuristic racing/driving game released by GameTek in 1994 for DOS. Quarantine is set in a dark dystopian futuristic city where the player drives around in a taxi cab, picking up passengers and killing everyone else. If you loved Carmageddon, you will also like Quarantine. Stay away if you don't like gratuitous violence, gore and bl...

  • rampage-1
    DOS19884.2/5 Midway Manufacturing Company
  • ranx-2
    DOS19903.8/5 UBI Soft
  • renegade-1
    DOS19883.8/5 Technos Japan
  • risedragon-1
    DOS19904.1/5 Dynamix
  • road-rash-win-05
    Windows XP/98/9519964.3/5 Papyrus Design Group

    Road Rash is an abandoned motorcycle racing game developed by Papyrus Design Group and released by Electronic Arts in 1996. Road Rash runs on Windows XP/98/95 but was also published for Amiga, Sega Genesis, Sega Master System, 3DO, Game Gear, PlayStation, Saturn, Game Boy. In Road Rash you're a motorcycle racer that needs to win against other racer...

  • roadwar2000-3
    DOS1987protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • roadwareuropa-1
    DOS1987protected3.9/5 SSI Strategic Simulations Inc.
  • robocop-3-07
    DOS19924/5 Digital Image Design
  • sam-and-max-01
    DOSWindows XP/98/951993protected3.9/5 LucasArts
  • sherlock-holmes-consulting-detective-07
    Windows XP/98/951991protected4.1/5 ICOM Simulations
  • sherlockvatican-1
    DOS19864/5 Magicom Multimedia
  • shinobi-1
    DOS19893.9/5 Sega
  • simcity-6
    DOSWindows 3.xWindows XP/98/951989protected4.1/5 Maxis

    SimCity (or SimCity Classic) is a popular city building simulation in which you, the mayor of a city, have to build a metropolis from the ground up. You can build police and fire departments, assign industrial, residential or commercial areas, manage power distribution, build ports and airports. Grow your city from village to metropolis and try to ...

  • simcity2000-1
    DOSWindows 3.xWindows XP/98/951993protected4.2/5 Maxis

    SimCity 2000 is a classic city building simulation, part of the popular SimCity series, developed by Maxis and designed by Will Wright. SimCity 2000 is a huge step up from the 2D predecessor SimCity and boasts improvements like: isometric view, underground, water pipes, subways, new buildings like prisons, schools, libraries, museums, etc.

  • simcity3000-03
    Windows XP/98/951999protected4/5 Maxis
  • simcopter-08
    Windows XP/98/9519964/5 Maxis
  • sim-tower-5
    Windows 3.x19944.1/5 OPeNBooK Co.

    SimTower is an old Windows 3.x (1994) building and business simulation game where the player is tasked with the management of a skyscraper nonetheless. Raise floors, build apartments, shops, offices and try to avoid bankruptcy if you can. SimTower spawned some similar games for mobile devices, most notably the wonderful Tiny Tower, It's surprisingl...

  • softporn-4
    DOS1981freewareNSFW4/5 Sierra On-Line
  • space-quest-6-05
    DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected4/5 Sierra On-Line
  • spellcasting101-2
    DOS1990protected4.1/5 Legend Entertainment
  • streesportsbaseball-2
    DOS19873/5 Epyx
  • streesportsbasketball-5
    DOS19873.3/5 Epyx
  • streesportsoccer-3
    DOS19883.6/5 Epyx
  • surf-ninjas-07
    DOS19943.9/5 Creative Edge Software
  • syndicate-5
    DOS1993protected4.1/5 Bullfrog
  • syndicatewars-5
    DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac1996protected4/5 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.

  • tasstimestonetown-1
    DOS19863.9/5 Interplay Productions
  • teenagemutant-2
    DOS19893.6/5 Konami
  • tmnt2-04
    DOS19913.8/5 Distinctive Software