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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.

Most popular urban setting games

Crazy Taxi
racingWindows XP/98/95
Road Rash
racingWindows XP/98/95
Grand Theft Auto
action-adventureDOS, Windows XP/98/95

Urban setting games

  • crazy-taxi-01
    Windows XP/98/9520024.3/5 Sega

    Crazy Taxi is an abandoned driving / racing game developed by Sega and released by Activision in 2002 for Windows and other platforms (it's an arcade conversion). Crazy Taxi is set in a city full of potential passengers: get them on your taxi and drive them to various destinations in time.

  • 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...

  • gta1-6
    DOSWindows XP/98/9519974.1/5 DMA Design

    In Grand Theft Auto the player takes the role of a criminal who can freely roam around the city (Liberty City) completing tasks for the local mobs: stealing cars, killing pedestrians, all of it while avoiding the police and the army. The freedom of gameplay and the "I'm the bad guy" appeal of the game made the Grand Theft Auto series very popular.

  • lslarry1-1
    DOS1987NSFW4.3/5 Sierra On-Line

    Leisure Suit Larry: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards is the first adventure of the Leisure Suit Larry series, created by Al Lowe and published by Sierra On-Line. As a virgin male in his forties, your goal is to, well, find the woman of your dreams. In 1991 Sierra released a VGA remake.

  • midtown-madness-02
    Windows XP/98/9519994.3/5 Angel Studios

    Midtown Madness is an abandoned car racing game developed by Angel Studios and released by Microsoft in 1999 for Windows XP/98/95. Midtown Madness gameplay is unique: the setting is the whole (simulated) city of Chicago and the races take place in an open world environment.

  • gta2-06
    Windows XP/98/9519994.2/5 DMA Design

    Grand Theft Auto 2 is the second chapter in the successful Grand Theft Auto series. GTA 2 is an abandoned top-down action-adventure / driving hybrid game developed by DMA Design and released by Rockstar Games in 1999 for Windows. In GTA 2 you are a wannabe criminal roaming the streets of a fictional city, stealing and driving vehicles while escapin...

  • alleycat-splash
    DOS19844.3/5 Synapse Software

    Alley Cat is an arcade platform game designed by Bill Williams, developed by Synapse and released for IBM in 1984. As a cat, your goal is to jump around the neighborhood, enter apartments - each being a mini-game - to find your lost loved one.

  • 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.

  • dukenukem3-3
    DOS19914.3/5 Apogee Software
  • policequest1-2
    DOS19874.2/5 Sierra On-Line
  • carmageddon-4
    DOSWindows XP/98/951997protected4.3/5 Stainless Games

    Carmageddon was a controversial and violent vehicular combat / car racing game, where the player must compete against a number of computer controlled opponents. Running over pedestrians and damaging opponents cars grant time bonuses and credits to be spent for upgrades.

  • capitalism-2-01
    Windows XP/98/95Mac2001protected4.2/5 Ensemble Studios

    Capitalism 2 is simulation game designed by Trevor Chan, developed by Ensemble Studios and released by UBI Soft in 2001 for Windows and Macintosh. Capitalism 2 is the quintessential capitalistic simulation and involves stock exchange, business management, marketing, etc.

  • dopewars-win-05
    Windows XP/98/9519984.2/5 Beermat Software
  • hooligans-01
    Windows XP/98/9520024.2/5 DarXabre
  • bardstale1-3
    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.

  • simcity3000-03
    Windows XP/98/951999protected4/5 Maxis
  • doubledragon-1
    DOS19883.9/5 Technos Japan
  • 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...

  • 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 ...

  • gabriel-knight-2-03
    DOSWindows XP/98/951995protected4.2/5 Sierra On-Line
  • bluesbrothers1-1
    DOS19914.2/5 Titus Interactive
  • caesar2-3
    DOS19954.2/5 Impressions Games
  • caesar1-4
    DOS19924/5 Impressions Games
  • batmanmovie-4
    DOS19904.2/5 Ocean Software
  • sherlockserrated-1
  • 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.

  • under-a-killing-moon-02
    Windows XP/98/95DOSLinuxMac1994protected3.9/5 Access Software
  • home-alone-2-2
    DOS19924/5 Manley Associates
  • bass-1
    DOS1994freeware4/5 Revolution Software
  • tekwar-09
    DOS19954/5 Capstone