List of video games set in London

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This is a list of video games set in London or fictional cities that closely resemble it.

List of games which feature London

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Title Year Platform(s) Genre(s) Notes
Aero Fighters 3 1995 Arcade/Neo Geo CD Shoot 'em up Level 4 is set in London.[1][2]
Alice: Madness Returns 2011 PC/PS3/Xbox 360 Horror
Asphalt 7: Heat 2012 Android/iOS Racing
Asphalt 8: Airborne 2013 Android/iOS/Windows 8 Racing
Assassin's Creed Syndicate 2015 PC/PS4/Xbox One Action-adventure
Battlefield 1 2016 PC/PS4/Xbox One FPS The final mission during the Friends In High Places story takes place above London, with the River Thames and Westminster being located below the player.
Beyond Hanwell[3] TBA PC FPS Mainly based in the City of Westminster, London.
Broken Sword 2 1997 PlayStation/iOS/Android Point-and-click adventure A character explores a museum, gets on a Tube train at an abandoned Tube station and takes a trip down the River Thames.
Blur 2010 PC/PS3/Xbox 360 Racing
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019 PC/PS4/Xbox One FPS Two missions are set in London. The first is the mission Piccadilly, the second being Clean House.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 2011 PC/PS3/Xbox 360 FPS The player is sent to Canary Wharf to secure cargo stolen by terrorists, the player then chases a Tube train before it derails.
City Run London: Winter 1545 2016 iOS/Android Adventure City Run London is a rescue adventure through the eight gate-towers along London Wall. With a bittersweet cast of characters and smoky soundscape bridging then and now, this game offers a time travel immersion inside a comic book aesthetic.
Civilization series 1991–present Strategy London appears as part of the English civilisation in all of the games.
Clock Tower 3 2003 PS2 Horror
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars 2007 Mac OS X[citation needed]/Mobile[citation needed]/Windows/Xbox 360 Strategy
Crisis Zone 1999 Arcade/PlayStation 2 Light gun shooter
Cruis'n World 1996 Arcade/N64 Racing
Dead Heat 2010 Arcade Racing Arcade game set in multiple places, including London.[4]
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided 2016 PS4 Action-adventure
Europe Racer 2002 PC/PS1 Racing
Excitebike: World Rally 2010 Wii (WiiWare) Racing Features tracks set in London.
Gangs of London 2006 PSP Action-adventure
The Getaway 2002 PS2 Action-adventure
The Getaway: Black Monday 2004 PS2 Action-adventure
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue 2006 PS3 Racing Has a London track, with certain landmarks.
Gran Turismo 5 2010 PS3 Racing Has a London track, with certain landmarks.
Grand Theft Auto: London 1969 1999 DOS, Windows, PlayStation Action-adventure Mission pack for the game Grand Theft Auto.
Hampstead 1984 Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, iOS Adventure Game set in London suburb Hampstead. Initially released for Commodore 64 then ported to iOS in 2014.
Hellgate: London 2007 Windows RPG This is a post-apocalyptic version of London.
The Italian Job 2001 PS1/PC Racing
Killing Floor 2009 PC FPS
Legendary 2008 Xbox 360/PS3/PC FPS
London Racer 2000 PS1/PC Racing
London Racer II 2002 PS2 Racing
London Racer: Destruction Madness 2002 PS1/PC Racing
London Racer: Police Madness 2002 PS1/PC Racing
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games 2011 Wii/3DS Sports
Mario Kart Tour 2019 iOS/Android Racing Three race courses set in London, titled London Loop 1-3, appear in the game.
Mass Effect 3 2012 PC/Xbox 360/PS3/Wii U RPG
Medievil 2 2000 PlayStation Action-adventure
Metropolis Street Racer 2000 Dreamcast Racing
Microsoft Flight Simulator (all versions) 1982- PC Simulation
Midnight Club: Street Racing 2000 PS2 Racing
Midtown Madness 2 2000 PC Racing
Need for Speed: Shift 2009 Win/PS3/Xbox360 Racing
Nightmare Creatures 1998 PS1/N64 Horror
Ninja Gaiden 3 2012 PS3/360 Action-adventure
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge 2012 Wii U Action-adventure
Nioh 2017 PS4 Action-adventure The beginning of the game is set in Tower of London. The majority of the game is set in Japan.
The Order: 1886 2015 PS4 Action-adventure Set in Victorian London in an alternate timeline.
Project Gotham Racing 2001 Xbox Racing
Project Gotham Racing 3 2005 Xbox 360 Racing
Project Gotham Racing 4 2007 Xbox 360 Racing
Project Gotham Racing Mobile 2007 Mobile Racing
Resistance: Fall of Man 2007 PS3 FPS Some levels are set in an alternate-history London.
Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments 2014 PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC Adventure Part of the Sherlock Holmes series of video games, all based in London.
Shift 2: Unleashed 2011 Win/PS3/Xbox360 Racing
Shikkoku no Sharnoth: What a Beautiful Tomorrow 2008 Visual novel Set in an alternate-universe version of early 20th century London and features some historical figures as major characters.
Silent Scope 2: Dark Silhouette 2000 Arcade, PlayStation 2 Shooter
Sim City 3000 1999 PC Simulator Includes both the complete city and the terrain set.
Sim City 4 2003 Windows, Linux, Mac OS, Mac OS X Simulator Includes a terrain set for the London area, but the city itself is only partly created.[5]
Streets of London 1983 Commodore 64 Text-adventure
The Chaos Engine 1993 Amiga, Atari ST, PC, CD32, Mega Drive, SNES, Mac Run and gun Set in Victorian London in an alternate timeline.
Thrasher: Skate and Destroy 1999 PlayStation Sports Includes a level based on South Bank in London.
Tomb Raider 3 1998 PC, PlayStation Action-adventure Lara Croft visits four London areas in the game, including St Paul's Cathedral, Aldwych station, the Natural History Museum and the City of London itself.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 2002 Xbox, PlayStation, PS2, GameCube, Windows, Mac OS X Sports London is a playable level which it is based on the area of Trafalgar Square. The PlayStation version also features a level called "London Sewers".
Top Gear: Dare Devil 2000 PS1/PC[6] Racing
Uncharted 3 2011 PS3 Action-adventure The earlier levels of the game are set in a London public house, several backstreets, an abandoned warehouse area which overlooks St Paul's Cathedral and The Gherkin, the London Underground, and several fictional underground tube stations, as well as a fictional series of tunnels under the city itself that house the secret library of T. E. Lawrence.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption 2000 PC Action RPG Parts of the story are set in different cities, including London.
Watch Dogs: Legion 2020 PC/PS4/Xbox One Action-adventure Open world action game set in a fictionalized near future depiction of London.
Werewolves of London 1989 ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 Action-adventure Mastertronic-published game where players assume the role of a werewolf who must kill all the members of the family who have cursed him. Locations include Hyde Park and the London Underground.[7]
Wolfenstein: The New Order 2014 Action-adventure Features Nazi alternate history version of London in some levels.
ZombiU 2012 Wii U Horror Post-zombie apocalypse survival horror set in London.
Vampyr 2018 Pc, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 Action RPG Play as a vampire in Victorian London.
The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures 2015 Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS Visual Novel A lawyer who pursuing the truth about London's crime events and even bigger dark secret of London.
The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve 2017 Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS Visual Novel The sequel of The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures in The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles.

List of games which feature a fictional city closely based on London

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Title Year Platform(s) Genre(s) Notes
Bloodborne 2015 PS4 RPG Set in Yharnam, a 'Gothic Horror' city inspired by Victorian London.
Destroy All Humans! 2 2006 Mobile[citation needed]/PS2/Xbox Action-adventure Part of the game takes place in a city called Albion which is loosely based on London.
Dishonored 2012 PS3, Xbox 360, PC, PS4, Xbox One Stealth game The main setting of Dishonored, Dunwall, is heavily inspired by Victorian London.
Devil May Cry 5 2019 Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One Action-adventure The main setting of the game is Red Grave City, the visual design of which takes many elements from London.
Puzzle & Action: Tant-R 1994 Mega Drive Puzzle Robo and Mobo appear outside the Palace of Westminster at the end of competition mode. The Palace of Westminster, Tower Bridge, and St Paul's Cathedral appear in the city background during the first bonus stage.[8]
Pokémon Sword and Shield 2019 Nintendo Switch RPG One of the cities in the game, Wyndon, is based on London.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Aero Fighters 3 aka Sonic Wings 3 (Arcade/Video System/1995 Corsair) [720p], archived from the original on 15 December 2021, retrieved 26 June 2021
  2. ^ "Aero Fighters 3 Locations". Giant Bomb. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Beyond Hanwell Teaser: The Royal Hallamshire". Kotaku. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Deadheat 42". www.bandainamco-am.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  5. ^ IGN: SimCity 4 Review
  6. ^ "Top Gear: Dare Devil Preview". Gamespot UK. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013.
  7. ^ "World of Spectrum - Werewolves of London".
  8. ^ タントアール必勝攻略法 メガドライブ完璧攻略シリーズ 7 (in Japanese). Tokyo: Futabasha. 25 April 1994. pp. 60, 63. ISBN 978-4-5752-8316-7.

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