 | City of Secrets, by Emily Short 10 votes "Certainly one of the more convincing city-implementations, and also a great game." [+]"Certainly one of the more convincing city-implementations, and also a great game." ( ) --Victor Gijsbers... "the city is practically a character in its own right" [+]"the city is practically a character in its own right" ( ) --SarahTheEntwife... "Full of delicious details, good for the wandering tourist" [+]"Full of delicious details, good for the wandering tourist" ( ) --verityvirtue... (No comment) [+](No comment) --David Welbourn... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --perching path... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) --darint... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --IFforL2... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Kinetic Mouse Car...
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 | Nightfall, by Eric Eve 5 votes "In Nightfall, the city is the character you'll walk away admiring the most." [+]"In Nightfall, the city is the character you'll walk away admiring the most.: That said, it dodges the "busy" and "functioning" criteria by being, for the duration of the game, neither." ( ) --Ghalev... "The game's..." [+]"The game's "abandonitis" premise explains why this city is (mostly) empty, but the PC's memories help populate the place." --David Welbourn... (No comment) [+](No comment) --perching path... (No comment) [+](No comment) --jahilia... (No comment) [+](No comment) --IFforL2...
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 | A Mind Forever Voyaging, by Steve Meretzky 5 votes "The obvious..." [+]"The obvious choice. Lots of locations that change over time (heh)." --David Welbourn... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --aaronius... (No comment) [+](No comment) --rec53... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --shornet...
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 | The King of Shreds and Patches, by Jimmy Maher 5 votes "Elizabethan London" [+]"Elizabethan London" --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) --aaronius... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --Emily Short... "An exquisitely..." [+]"An exquisitely researched game that truly brings Elizabethan London to life." ( ) --Felix Pleșoianu... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Sobol...
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 | Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short 4 votes "A breathtaking city with a unique history and culture." [+]"A breathtaking city with a unique history and culture." ( ) --Ann R. J.... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Sobol... (No comment) [+](No comment) --shornet... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --IFforL2...
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 | Dangerous Curves, by Irene Callaci 4 votes "A decent attempt..." [+]"A decent attempt to create the two main streets of a functioning city. The limits of the Z-machine probably prevented it from being more detailed." --David Welbourn... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --perching path... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Karl Ove Hufthammer... (No comment) [+](No comment) --Kinetic Mouse Car...
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 | Book and Volume, by Nick Montfort 3 votes "I haven't played..." [+]"I haven't played this one yet, but I'm reasonably sure it belongs in this list." --David Welbourn... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --rec53... "Huge city with..." [+]"Huge city with commerce going on 24/7. The city is like one big machine that will leave the player behind if they do not keep up with it." --Kinetic Mouse Car...
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 | Fish!, by John Molloy, Pete Kemp, Phil South, Rob Steggles 2 votes "A city under water" [+]"A city under water" ( ) --Denk... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --shornet...
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 | Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels, by Bob Bates 2 votes "Victorian London" [+]"Victorian London" --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --shornet...
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 | Detectiveland, by Robin Johnson 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Karl Ove Hufthammer...
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| Lost New York, by Neil deMause 2 votes "Some wonderful..." [+]"Some wonderful stuff if you can get past the opening setup on Liberty Island." --David Welbourn... (No comment) [+](No comment) --DustyCypress...
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 | Amnesia, by Thomas M. Disch and Kevin Bentley 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Azazel...
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| Kurusu City, by Kevin Venzke 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Merk...
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 | Gotomomi, by Arno von Borries 1 vote "One of my..." [+]"One of my favorite city settings. Stay up way past midnight in a sleepless and, to be honest, somewhat seedy city. You need to buy a train ticket to leave but only have your wits, charm, and looks to make the money you need to buy it." ( ) --Kinetic Mouse Car...
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| Moquette, by Alex Warren 1 vote "The setting is the London Tube." [+]"The setting is the London Tube." ( ) --IFforL2...
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 | Threediopolis, by Andrew Schultz 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Sobol...
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 | Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --shornet...
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| Hotel Noir, by Eva Vikström 1 vote "Note: It's in Swedish." [+]"Note: It's in Swedish." --Fredrik Ramsberg...
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