List of video games set in New York City explained

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

Title Year Platform(s) Notes
007 Racing2000PSSeveral missions take place in the city.
1999Arcade/Dreamcast/GameCube/PS2
18 Wheels of Steel seriesPC
25 To Life2006PC/PS2/Xbox
2005PS2/Xbox
Alone in the Dark2008PC/PS2/PS3/Wii/Xbox 360
Assassin's Creed III2012PC/PS3/Wii U/Xbox 360During the 18th century, Desmond Miles' ancestor, the Mohawk Assassin, visited the city.
Assassin's Creed Rogue2014PC/PS3/Xbox 360During the Seven Years' War, Assassin-turned-Templar Shay Cormac visited the city.
Battlefield 32011PC/PS3/Xbox 360
BioShock Infinite2013PC/PS3/Xbox 360Game's protagionist Booker DeWitt lives in his office on the Bowery, which appears several times; Manhattan scenery is shown two times.
2011PC/PS3/Xbox 360Set in the near future, with at least two levels involving open warfare in the city, specifically Lower Manhattan.
2000PCFeatured in the first Allied campaign and the third Soviet campaign missions, as well as a multiplayer/skirmish map.
2008PC/PS3/Xbox 360Featured in the final Soviet mission.
Cruis'n World1996Arcade/N64
Crysis 22011PC/PS3/Xbox 360Future post-apocalyptic version of New York.
Crysis 32013PC/PS3/Xbox 360Future post-apocalyptic version of New York.
CSI: NY2008PC
The Darkness2007PS3/Xbox 360
The Darkness II2012PC/PS3/Xbox 360
Deep Down2015PS4Set in New York in 2094.
Def Jam Vendetta2003PS2/GameCube
2004GameCube/PS2/Xbox
2006PSP
Deus Ex2000Mac/PC/PS2A 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 Trilogy1996PC/PS/SaturnThe third part Die Hard: With a Vengeance, like the film of the same name, was set in New York.
Disney Infinity 2.02014Android/iOS/PC/PS3/PS4/PS Vita/Wii U/Xbox 360/Xbox One
Driver
aka. Driver: You Are the Wheelman
1999GBC/Mac/PC/PSFeatures New York as the final stage alongside Miami, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
2006PC/PS2/Wii/XboxTakes 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 762007PSP
2002PC
1999N64
2010PlayStation 3/Xbox 360Future post-apocalyptic version of New York.
Fahrenheit
aka. Indigo Prophecy
2005PC/PS2/Xbox
Fantastic Four2005GBA/GameCube/PS2/Windows/Xbox
Fighting Force1997N64/PC/PlayStationFamous 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 Fight1989
Forza Motorsport 22007Xbox 360
Forza Motorsport 32009Xbox 360
Freedom Fighters2003GameCube/PC/PS2/Xbox
Front Mission Evolved2010PC/PS3/Xbox 360
Gargoyles1995Sega Genesis
Ghostbusters video games
2007PC/PS2/PS3/PSP/Wii/Xbox/Xbox 360Taking place in New York from 1945 to 1955.
The Godfather II2009PC/PS3/Xbox 360Takes place in the late 1950s and early 1960s in New York City, Miami, and Havana, Cuba.
2004PS2/Xbox
2007PS2/Wii
Gran Turismo 42004PS2Features New York as a race track.
Gunblade NY Sega Arcade
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York1992Game Boy/Sega Genesis/MS-DOS/NES/SNES
The Incredible Hulk2008DS/PC/PS2/PS3/Wii/Xbox 360
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis1992MS-DOS/Wii
Later Alligator2019PC/Nintendo SwitchSet in the parodical "Alligator New York City"
2006PCSet in an unspecified "near-future" time after the biblical Rapture.
2008PC
Left Behind 3: Rise of the Antichrist
Legendary2008PC/PS3/Xbox 360
Lego Marvel's Avengers20163DS/PC/PS3/PS4/PSVita/Wii U/Xbox 360/Xbox OneIncludes the fictional Stark/Avengers Tower.
Lego Marvel Super Heroes2013DS/3DS/PC/PS3/PS4/PSVita/Wii U/Xbox 360/Xbox OneIncludes 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 Chase2005PC
1988PC
2017PC/PS4/Xbox OneIn the game's story, New York City is merged with Metro City from Final Fight to become "New Metro City".
Mario Bros.1983ArcadeTakes place in the sewers of New York City.
Mario Kart Tour2019Android/iOSThere are 4 race tracks set in New York City, under the title "New York Minute" 1 through 4.
Max Payne2001GBA/Mac/PC/PS2/Xbox
2003PC/PS2/Xbox
2001PC/PS2/XboxMost of the game is set on the Hudson River; the final fight is set atop Federal Hall National Memorial.
Mickey's Speedway USA2000N64Features New York City as a race track.
2000GBA/PS2
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out1987NESWhere Little Mac trains betweens fights
Mortal Kombat 3 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 31995Arcade/Game Boy/Game Gear/Genesis/Mega Drive/PC/PS1/Saturn/SNES
Mortal Kombat2011PS3/PSVita/Windows/Xbox 360
Mystery P.I.: The New York FortunePC
NBA Street Vol. 22003GameCube/PS2/Xbox
N.Y.C. The Big Apple
aka. New York City
1984Atari 400/800/XL/C64by Russ Segal, Synapse Software, 1984.
2005iPhone/iPod touchSocial simulation game developed by Gameloft
Outlaw Golf 22004PS2/XboxFeatures a fictitious golf course in Central Park.
Parasite Eve1998PSIncluding an extensive secret level set in a heavily infested Chrysler Building.
2005GBA/GameCube/NDS/PS2/PSP/Windows/Xbox/Xbox 360
Pilotwings1990SNESThe "Little States" level features small-scale versions of multiple American cities and landmarks, including New York City.
Project Gotham Racing2001XboxFeatures many cities with New York as one of them.
Project Gotham Racing 32005Xbox 360
Prototype2009PC/PS3/Xbox 360The events take place on Manhattan Island.
Prototype 22012PC/PS3/Xbox 360Fourteen months having passed, the city is now known as New York Zero. The city is split up into three zones.
Resistance 32011PS3
2012PS Vita
1991NES
Second Sight2004/2005GameCube/PC/PS2/Xbox
1990GenesisPart of the Shinobi series. Set in a dystopian New York where evil ninjas overrun the city.
Shiei no Sona-Nyl: What a Beautiful Memories2010PC/PSPThe 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.
Sin and Punishment2000N64/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.
2010WiiA flashback shows that the game's main protagonist, Isa Jo, was present when his father Saki attacked New York City.
Smashing Drive2000Arcade/GameCube/Xbox/GBA
Soldier of Fortune2000Dreamcast/PS2/Windows
2003GameCube/PS2/Xbox
Spider-Man video gamesVarious YearsAtari 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
1999Arcade/Dreamcast/PS2/XboxMultiple stages in the game are set in New York City, most prominently those of Alex, a New York native.
Syphon Filter1999PS
Syphon Filter 22000PS
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video games
Tekken 21997PSThe character, Paul Phoenix, had a stage which was set in New York.
Tom Clancy's The Division2016PC/PS4/Xbox OneMid-crisis version of New York as a playground for online multiplayer matches. It features many New York landmarks.
Tom Clancy's The Division 22019PC/PS4/Xbox OneEpisode 3 DLC and Warlord of New York expansion are set in New York City.
2005GameCube/PC/PS2/PS3/Wii/Xbox/Xbox 360
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1999Dreamcast/Nintendo 64/PlayStationA level is set in a mall in New York.
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 2000Dreamcast/iOS/Mac/Nintendo 64/PC/PlayStation/Xbox
Tony Hawk's Underground 2003GameCube/PC/PS2/XboxManhattan is a playable level in the game.
Top Spin2003PC/PS2/XboxIncludes a tennis tournament in New York.
2005GameCube/PC/PS2/XboxNoteworthy 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.
2008PC/PS3/Xbox 360Starts in the city when the Nazis attack the Eastern US Coast (set 1940-1953)
Twisted Metal 21996PlayStationFeatures a stage taking place on the rooftops of skyscrapers in NYC, some of which can be entered.
2006PCA city-building game where players are tasked with developing Manhattan.
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 32011PS3/PSVita/Xbox 360Some stages are set near famous NYC landmarks such as The Statue of Liberty and Manhattan Island.
US RacerPC
2000PC
The Warriors2005PS2/PSP/XboxSet in Coney Island and Tremont.
The Wolf Among Us2014Android/iOS/Mac/PC/PS3/PS4/PS Vita/Wii U/Xbox 360/Xbox OneSet in the fictional borough, Fabletown.
2017-2018Nintendo Switch/PC/PS4/Xbox One
World in Conflict2007PCA RTS where USSR begins an invasion on US soil starting by attacking New York and taking the Liberty statue.
World of Subways Vol. 12008PCA subway driver simulator which takes place in the underground of New York City and New Jersey.
World of Subways Vol. 42015PCA subway driver simulator in which you're driving 7 Line Train in 1980s.
XIII2003GameCube/Mac/PC/PS2/Xbox
Yo! Noid1990NES

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

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See also

Other city video game lists