List of video games set in London
This is a list of video games set in London or fictional cities that closely resemble it.
List of games which feature London
| Title | Year | Platform(s) | Genre(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aero Fighters 3 | 1995 | Arcade/Neo Geo CD | Shoot 'em up | |
| 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. |
| 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 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 | Point-and-click adventure | City Run London is a rescue adventure through the 8 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/Mobile/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 | |
| 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. |
| Grand Theft Auto: London 1961 | 1999 | DOS, Windows | Action-adventure | Mission pack for the game Grand Theft Auto: London 1969. |
| Hellgate: London | 2007 | Windows | RPG | This is a post-apocalyptic version of London. |
| The Italian Job | 2001 | PS1/PC | Racing | |
| Killing Floor | 2009 | PC | ||
| Legendary | 2008 | Xbox 360/PS3/PC | Shooter | |
| 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 | |
| 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) | PC | Simulator | ||
| 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 | |
| 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 | Shooter | Some levels are set in an alternate-history London. |
| Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments | 2014 | PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC | Adventure game | Part of Sherlock Holmes (video game series), all based in London. |
| Shift 2: Unleashed | 2011 | Win/PS3/Xbox360 | Racing | |
| Shikkoku no Sharnoth: What a Beautiful Tomorrow | 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.[1] |
| 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[2] | 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 | 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.[3] |
| 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 (video game) | 2018 | Pc, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 | Role-playing | Play as a vampire in Victorian London. |
List of games which feature a fictional city closely based on London
| 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/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.[4] |
| Pokémon Sword and Shield | 2019 | Nintendo Switch | RPG | One of the cities in the game, Wyndon, is based on London. |
References
- IGN: SimCity 4 Review
- "Top Gear: Dare Devil Preview". Gamespot UK. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013.
- http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0005663
- 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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