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== Tabletop Games ==
* These occur on planetary scales in ''[[Warhammer
* In most [[Cyberpunk]] games, the background setting is one of these. Night City, in [[Cyberpunk 2025]], is one prime example.
== Video Games ==
* The [[Trope Namer]] is ''[[Grand Theft Auto Vice City]]'', though all the games are set in one of these. ''[[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]'' expands this into a Vice ''State''.
** Its schoolyard counterpart ''[[Bully (video game)|Bully]]'' is this, BUT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!
* Paragon City in ''[[City of Heroes]]'' is a far more idealistic version, with clear lines drawn between good and evil. The upshot of this is, even though there's just as much crime going on, you don't get to partake in any of it. You're a superhero, after all. The Rogue Isles in ''City of Villains'' are closer to this, though with their own twists. (For one thing, the "police" will attack you even though you technically work for them.)
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** It's also filled with a bunch of people who are desperately trying to ignore the aforementioned children. It's a pretty common gathering spot all-around, especially for big groups of friends, as it's obviously rather easy to reach.
* The Den in ''[[Fallout 2]]'' is referred to as a [[Wretched Hive]], as a blatant [[Star Wars]] reference, although it's rather tame compared to New Reno.
* ''[[Wild
* Zozo in ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]''. Everybody's a thief and a liar, and unlike most towns, you'll hit random encounters while exploring.
* ''[[Condemned]]'' [[Deconstruction|deconstructs]] this concept by showing how scary such a setting would be. All the crime ridden buildings in Metro City that the main character has to crawl through (and there are a lot of them) are filled with nothing but junkies and crazy homeless people.
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