Real-World Game Locations
Step into the worlds of your favorite games. Explore the real-life inspirations behind iconic virtual landscapes.
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From Real Places to Virtual Worlds
Every unforgettable game world begins with inspiration.
Behind bustling cities, ancient temples, rugged deserts, and mysterious forests are real places that helped shape the environments players explore. Some games faithfully recreate actual landmarks, while others blend architecture, geography, and local culture into entirely new worlds.
This collection helps you discover the real-world locations that inspired some of gaming's most iconic environments, revealing how reality becomes interactive storytelling.
Grand Theft Auto V
Explore Los Santos in real life. Visit iconic locations in Los Angeles, Santa Monica, and the Salton Sea area that inspired San Andreas.
Hollywood Sign & Griffith Observatory
Santa Monica Pier (Del Perro Pier)
Salton Sea (Alamo Sea)
Fallout Series
Journey through the Wasteland. From the Mojave Desert of New Vegas to the Capital Wasteland of D.C. and the Commonwealth of Boston.
Las Vegas & Mojave Desert (New Vegas)
Boston, Massachusetts (The Commonwealth)
Washington, D.C. (Capital Wasteland)
The Last of Us Part I & II
Follow Joel and Ellie's journey across the post-apocalyptic United States. Visit real-world locations in Austin, Boston, Pittsburgh, Wyoming, and Seattle.
Jackson, Wyoming (Survivor Settlement)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Hunter City)
Boston, Massachusetts (Quarantine Zone)
Black Myth: Wukong
Journey to the ancient temples and grottoes of Shanxi Province, China that inspired the breathtaking world of Black Myth: Wukong.
Xiaoxitian Temple (Little Western Heaven)
Yuhuang Temple (Jade Emperor Temple)
Yungang Grottoes (UNESCO)
Hanging Temple (Xuankong Temple)
Yingxian Wooden Pagoda
Foguang Temple (Mount Wutai)
Chongfu Temple
Genshin Impact
Explore the landscapes, cultures, and architecture across China, Japan, Europe, and beyond that inspired the nations of Teyvat.
