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List of video games set in New York City

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This article lists computer and video games in which a major part of the action takes place in New York City or a fictional city closely based on it.

List of games which feature New York City

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Title Year Platform(s) Notes
007 Racing 2000 PS Several missions take place in the city.
18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker 1999 Arcade/Dreamcast/GameCube/PS2
18 Wheels of Steel series PC
25 To Life 2006 PC/PS2/Xbox
50 Cent: Bulletproof 2005 PS2/Xbox
Alone in the Dark 2008 PC/PS2/PS3/Wii/Xbox 360
Assassin's Creed III 2012 PC/PS3/Wii U/Xbox 360 During the 18th century, Desmond Miles' ancestor, the Mohawk Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton, visited the city.
Assassin's Creed Rogue 2014 PC/PS3/Xbox 360 During the Seven Years' War, Assassin-turned-Templar Shay Cormac visited the city.
Battlefield 3 2011 PC/PS3/Xbox 360
BioShock Infinite 2013 PC/PS3/Xbox 360 Game's protagionist Booker DeWitt lives in his office on the Bowery, which appears several times; Manhattan scenery is shown two times.
BMX XXX 2002 Xbox/PS2 First level is set in The Bronx.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 2011 PC/PS3/Xbox 360 Set in the near future, with at least two levels involving open warfare in the city, specifically Lower Manhattan.
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 2000 PC Featured in the first Allied campaign and the third Soviet campaign missions, as well as a multiplayer/skirmish map.
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 2008 PC/PS3/Xbox 360 Featured in the final Soviet mission.
Cruis'n World 1996 Arcade/N64
Crysis 2 2011 PC/PS3/Xbox 360 Future post-apocalyptic version of New York.
Crysis 3 2013 PC/PS3/Xbox 360 Future post-apocalyptic version of New York.
CSI: NY 2008 PC
The Darkness 2007 PS3/Xbox 360
The Darkness II 2012 PC/PS3/Xbox 360
Deep Down 2015 PS4 Set in New York in 2094.
Def Jam Vendetta 2003 PS2/GameCube
Def Jam: Fight for NY 2004 GameCube/PS2/Xbox
Def Jam Fight for NY: The Takeover 2006 PSP
Deus Ex 2000 Mac/PC/PS2 A futuristic New York set in the 2050s which features Battery Park, Hell's Kitchen, and Liberty Island. The game even predicted the September 11 attacks by removing the twin towers from the background (due to data issues), claiming they were destroyed by terrorists.
Die Hard Trilogy 1996 PC/PS/Saturn The third part Die Hard: With a Vengeance, like the film of the same name, was set in New York.
Disney Infinity 2.0 2014 Android/iOS/PC/PS3/PS4/PS Vita/Wii U/Xbox 360/Xbox One
Driver
aka. Driver: You Are the Wheelman
1999 GBC/Mac/PC/PS Features New York as the final stage alongside Miami, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
Driver: Parallel Lines 2006 PC/PS2/Wii/Xbox Takes place in 1978 and present day 2006 New York City, including all the boroughs except Staten Island and parts of the New Jersey shore.
Driver 76 2007 PSP Takes place in 1976 New York City, including all the boroughs except Staten Island and parts of the New Jersey shore.
Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project 2002 PC
Duke Nukem: Zero Hour 1999 N64
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West 2010 PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 Future post-apocalyptic version of New York.
Fahrenheit
aka. Indigo Prophecy
2005 PC/PS2/Xbox
Fantastic Four 2005 GBA/GameCube/PS2/Windows/Xbox
Fighting Force 1997 N64/PC/PlayStation Famous New York City Landmarks such as the World Trade Center can be seen in The Background. Areas such as The Bronx and Central Park are also in Playable levels.
Final Fight 1989
Forza Motorsport 2 2007 Xbox 360
Forza Motorsport 3 2009 Xbox 360
Freedom Fighters 2003 GameCube/PC/PS2/Xbox
Front Mission Evolved 2010 PC/PS3/Xbox 360
Gargoyles 1995 Sega Genesis
Ghostbusters video games
The Godfather: The Game 2007 PC/PS2/PS3/PSP/Wii/Xbox/Xbox 360 Taking place in New York from 1945 to 1955.
The Godfather II 2009 PC/PS3/Xbox 360 Takes place in the late 1950s and early 1960s in New York City, Miami, and Havana, Cuba.
Godzilla: Save the Earth 2004 PS2/Xbox
Godzilla: Unleashed 2007 PS2/Wii
Gran Turismo 4 2004 PS2 Features New York as a race track.
Gunblade NY Sega Arcade
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 1992 Game Boy/Sega Genesis/MS-DOS/NES/SNES
The Incredible Hulk 2008 DS/PC/PS2/PS3/Wii/Xbox 360
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis 1992 MS-DOS/Wii
Later Alligator 2019 PC/Nintendo Switch Set in the parodical "Alligator New York City"
Left Behind: Eternal Forces 2006 PC Set in an unspecified "near-future" time after the biblical Rapture.
Left Behind: Tribulation Forces 2008 PC
Left Behind 3: Rise of the Antichrist
Legendary 2008 PC/PS3/Xbox 360
Lego Marvel's Avengers 2016 3DS/PC/PS3/PS4/PSVita/Wii U/Xbox 360/Xbox One Includes the fictional Stark/Avengers Tower.
Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2013 DS/3DS/PC/PS3/PS4/PSVita/Wii U/Xbox 360/Xbox One Includes landmarks such as Grand Central Station, Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty and Central Park, and the fictional Baxter Building, Daily Bugle, Oscorp, The Raft and Stark Tower, Times Square.
Manhattan Chase 2005 PC
Manhunter: New York 1988 PC
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite 2017 PC/PS4/Xbox One In the game's story, New York City is merged with Metro City from Final Fight to become "New Metro City".
Mario Bros. 1983 Arcade Takes place in the sewers of New York City.
Mario Kart Tour 2019 Android/iOS There are 4 race tracks set in New York City, under the title "New York Minute" 1 through 4.
Max Payne 2001 GBA/Mac/PC/PS2/Xbox
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne 2003 PC/PS2/Xbox
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty 2001 PC/PS2/Xbox Most of the game is set on the Hudson River; the final fight is set atop Federal Hall National Memorial.
Mickey's Speedway USA 2000 N64 Features New York City as a race track.
Midnight Club: Street Racing 2000 GBA/PS2
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out 1987 NES Where Little Mac trains betweens fights
Mortal Kombat 3 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 1995 Arcade/Game Boy/Game Gear/Genesis/Mega Drive/PC/PS1/Saturn/SNES
Mortal Kombat 2011 PS3/PSVita/Windows/Xbox 360
Mystery P.I.: The New York Fortune PC
NBA Street Vol. 2 2003 GameCube/PS2/Xbox
N.Y.C. The Big Apple
aka. New York City
1984 Atari 400/800/XL/C64 by Russ Segal, Synapse Software, 1984.
New York Nights: Success in the City 2005 iPhone/iPod touch[citation needed] Social simulation game developed by Gameloft
Outlaw Golf 2 2004 PS2/Xbox Features a fictitious golf course in Central Park.
Parasite Eve 1998 PS Including an extensive secret level set in a heavily infested Chrysler Building.
Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie 2005 GBA/GameCube/NDS/PS2/PSP/Windows/Xbox/Xbox 360
Pilotwings 1990 SNES The "Little States" level features small-scale versions of multiple American cities and landmarks, including New York City.
Project Gotham Racing 2001 Xbox Features many cities with New York as one of them.
Project Gotham Racing 3 2005 Xbox 360
Prototype 2009 PC/PS3/Xbox 360 The events take place on Manhattan Island.
Prototype 2 2012 PC/PS3/Xbox 360 Fourteen months having passed, the city is now known as New York Zero. The city is split up into three zones.
Resistance 3 2011 PS3
Resistance: Burning Skies 2012 PS Vita
S.C.A.T.: Special Cybernetic Attack Team 1991 NES
Second Sight 2004/2005 GameCube/PC/PS2/Xbox
Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi 1990 Genesis Part of the Shinobi series. Set in a dystopian New York where evil ninjas overrun the city.
Shiei no Sona-Nyl: What a Beautiful Memories 2010 PC/PSP The game is set in an alternate-universe version of Manhattan in 1907 which has been deserted and quarantined after an unexplained disaster called the “great disappearance” 5 years prior to the game's events.[citation needed]
Sin and Punishment 2000 N64/Wii (Virtual Console) Achi then places Airan in a dream-like state where she imagines she is on a subway in Long Island New York, ten years in the future.[citation needed]
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor 2010 Wii A flashback shows that the game's main protagonist, Isa Jo, was present when his father Saki attacked New York City.[citation needed]
Smashing Drive 2000 Arcade/GameCube/Xbox/GBA
Soldier of Fortune 2000 Dreamcast/PS2/Windows
Spawn: Armageddon 2003 GameCube/PS2/Xbox [citation needed]
Spider-Man video games Various Years Atari 2600/Amstrad CPC, Apple II/C-64/C-16/Atari 8-bit/ZX Spectrum/PC/MS-DOS/Amiga/Atari ST/Genesis/Mega-CD/GB/NES/Sega Master System/Game Gear/Arcade/SNES/32X/PS/N64/GBC/WIN/DreamCast/PS2/GameCube/Xbox/GBA/N-Gage/Mac OS X/NDS/PSP/Wii/Xbox 360/iOS/Android OS/Wii U/PS Vita/N3DS/PS4/PS5/Xbox One/Windows Phone 8/Blackberry 10
Street Fighter III: Third Strike 1999 Arcade/Dreamcast/PS2/Xbox Multiple stages in the game are set in New York City, most prominently those of Alex, a New York native.
Syphon Filter 1999 PS [citation needed]
Syphon Filter 2 2000 PS
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video games
Tekken 2 1997 PS The character, Paul Phoenix, had a stage which was set in New York.
Tom Clancy's The Division 2016 PC/PS4/Xbox One Mid-crisis version of New York as a playground for online multiplayer matches. It features many New York landmarks.
Tom Clancy's The Division 2 2019 PC/PS4/Xbox One Episode 3 DLC and Warlord of New York expansion are set in New York City.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent 2005 GameCube/PC/PS2/PS3/Wii/Xbox/Xbox 360
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1999 Dreamcast/Nintendo 64/PlayStation A level is set in a mall in New York.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 2000 Dreamcast/iOS/Mac/Nintendo 64/PC/PlayStation/Xbox
Tony Hawk's Underground 2003 GameCube/PC/PS2/Xbox Manhattan is a playable level in the game.
Top Spin 2003 PC/PS2/Xbox Includes a tennis tournament in New York.
True Crime: New York City 2005 GameCube/PC/PS2/Xbox Noteworthy for featuring a street-accurate recreation of Manhattan with many landmarks as well as the ability to use the New York City Subway and taxis to get around the island. Bridges such as the Brooklyn Bridge are present but are blocked off.
Turning Point: Fall of Liberty 2008 PC/PS3/Xbox 360 Starts in the city when the Nazis attack the Eastern US Coast (set 1940-1953)
Twisted Metal 2 1996 PlayStation Features a stage taking place on the rooftops of skyscrapers in NYC, some of which can be entered.
Tycoon City: New York 2006 PC A city-building game where players are tasked with developing Manhattan.
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 2011 PS3/PSVita/Xbox 360 Some stages are set near famous NYC landmarks such as The Statue of Liberty and Manhattan Island.
US Racer PC [citation needed]
Vampire: The Masquerade – Redemption 2000 PC
The Warriors 2005 PS2/PSP/Xbox Set in Coney Island and Tremont.
The Wolf Among Us 2014 Android/iOS/Mac/PC/PS3/PS4/PS Vita/Wii U/Xbox 360/Xbox One Set in the fictional borough, Fabletown.
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus 2017-2018 Nintendo Switch/PC/PS4/Xbox One
World in Conflict 2007 PC A RTS where USSR begins an invasion on US soil starting by attacking New York and taking the Liberty statue.
World of Subways Vol. 1 2008 PC A subway driver simulator which takes place in the underground of New York City and New Jersey.
World of Subways Vol. 4 2015 PC A subway driver simulator in which you're driving 7 Line Train in 1980s.
XIII 2003 GameCube/Mac/PC/PS2/Xbox
Yo! Noid 1990 NES

List of games which feature a fictional city closely based on New York City

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See also

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Other city video game lists

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