5 Incredible Gaming World Locations That You Can Visit For Real

Whether a game developer is trying to exactly recreate the landmark or city that has inspired them or whether he/she makes use of a particularly impressive monument as a muse for their fantastical virtual worlds; using these real-life locations as a template adds an air of relate-ability as well as credibility to the worlds they create. Most of these game studios spend thousands of hours and millions of dollars getting the attention to detail they desire just so the player can feel fully immersed in the world that they have‘re-created’.

With this list of incredible gaming world locations that you can visit for real, perhaps you’ll find your next travel destination or perhaps you will just find another cool new game to add to your library.

# Infamous, Second Son, Seattle

The Sucker Punch Productions have set Infamous: Second Son at their hometown Seattle so that they could draw from their personal experiences in the open world’s design. They did a fantastic job representing not only the mixture of “old and new” architecture but also the weather, flora and the general atmosphere of the city. Check out the similarities here.

# Sleeping Dogs, Hong Kong

Sleeping Dogs is set in a contemporary Hong Kong, which is split into four districts named after regions of the city. For this game, the designers performed extensive research in Hong Kong to create an accurate portrayal of the city and its atmosphere. Their recreation of Hong Kong’s quaint juxtaposition of opposing architecture, from its futuristic skylines to its traditional parks and archways at ground level –is simply remarkable. Check out the similarities here.

# Yakuza, Tokyo

The Yakuza franchise gives an action-packed yet authentic depiction of life in Kamurocho and Sōtenbori, which are fictionalized recreations of Tokyo’s Kabukichō and Osaka’s Dōtonbori areas respectively. With incredible attention to detail, the developers give the gamers the most immersive experience possible. The restaurants, hotels, street-signs and neon advertisements in this game have painstakingly imitated Tokyo’s seedier parts. Check out the similarities here.

# Assassin’s Creed II, Italy

Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed franchise depicts a centuries-old struggle, now and then, between the Assassins, who fight for peace with free will, and the Templars, who desire peace through control. Featuring historical fiction and science fiction, the game has a new story and time period that are introduced in each entry. What’s fascinating is that with each game entry, the developers have brought the most accurate representation of their virtual world (historical and present) for an immersive experience for the player. Check out the similarities here.

# Fallout 3, Washington DC

Bethesda Game Studios sets Fallout 3 the year 2277, within a post-apocalyptic environment that covers the ruins of Washington, D.C, Northern Virginia, and parts of Maryland. While the developers give us impressive renditions of apocalyptic wastelands but the most recognizable is their rendition of the US capital in Fallout 3. Game’s scaled landscape contains numerous real-life landmarks such as the White House, the Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials, Arlington National Cemetery and the Washington Monument.