Games with a city setting - an IFDB Poll
by JonathanCR
RSS FeedI'm interested in games that are set in cities - historical, modern, fantasy, or science-fiction. In particular, games that make you feel that you are in a real, functioning, busy city where life is being lived all around you. Which games pull off this difficult feat?
| 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...  Vote for this game | |
| 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... Vote for this game | |
| 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... Vote for this game | |
| 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... Vote for this game | |
| 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... Vote for this game | |
| 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... Vote for this game | |
| 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... Vote for this game | |
| 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... Vote for this game | |
| Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels, by Bob Bates 2 votes "Victorian London" [+]"Victorian London" --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --shornet... Vote for this game | |
| Detectiveland, by Robin Johnson 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) ( - Full review) --MathBrush... (No comment) [+](No comment) () --Karl Ove Hufthammer... Vote for this game | |
| 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... Vote for this game | |
| Amnesia, by Thomas M. Disch and Kevin Bentley 2 votes (No comment) [+](No comment) --Ghalev... (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Azazel... Vote for this game | |
| Kurusu City, by Kevin Venzke 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) --Merk... Vote for this game | |
| 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... Vote for this game | |
| Moquette, by Alex Warren 1 vote "The setting is the London Tube." [+]"The setting is the London Tube." ( ) --IFforL2... Vote for this game | |
| Threediopolis, by Andrew Schultz 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --Sobol... Vote for this game | |
| Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry 1 vote (No comment) [+](No comment) ( ) --shornet... Vote for this game | |
| Hotel Noir, by Eva Vikström 1 vote "Note: It's in Swedish." [+]"Note: It's in Swedish." --Fredrik Ramsberg... Vote for this game | |