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 9 votes "Certainly one of the more convincing city-implementations, and also a great game." [+]... "the city is practically a character in its own right" [+]... "Full of delicious details, good for the wandering tourist" [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]...  Vote for this game | |
| Nightfall, by Eric Eve 5 votes "In Nightfall, the city is the character you'll walk away admiring the most." [+]... "The game's..." [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| A Mind Forever Voyaging, by Steve Meretzky 5 votes "The obvious..." [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| The King of Shreds and Patches, by Jimmy Maher 5 votes "Elizabethan London" [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... "An exquisitely..." [+]... (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Counterfeit Monkey, by Emily Short 4 votes "A breathtaking city with a unique history and culture." [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Dangerous Curves, by Irene Callaci 3 votes "A decent attempt..." [+]... (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Fish!, by John Molloy, Pete Kemp, Phil South, Rob Steggles 2 votes "A city under water" [+]... (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Sherlock: The Riddle of the Crown Jewels, by Bob Bates 2 votes "Victorian London" [+]... (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Detectiveland, by Robin Johnson 2 votes (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Lost New York, by Neil deMause 2 votes "Some wonderful..." [+]... (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Book and Volume, by Nick Montfort 2 votes "I haven't played..." [+]... (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Amnesia, by Thomas M. Disch and Kevin Bentley 2 votes (No comment) [+]... (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Kurusu City, by Kevin Venzke 1 vote (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Moquette, by Alex Warren 1 vote "The setting is the London Tube." [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Threediopolis, by Andrew Schultz 1 vote (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Anchorhead, by Michael Gentry 1 vote (No comment) [+]... Vote for this game | |
| Hotel Noir, by Eva Vikström 1 vote "Note: It's in Swedish." [+]... Vote for this game | |