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A familiar skyline can give away a game’s setting before the map does. These photographs show the real streets, buildings, and landscapes developers used to build their worlds, from Tokyo’s Kabukichō to the coast of Tsushima.

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Notre-Dame de Paris, France
Notre-Dame de Paris, France: The two towers and rose window face the square in this view of Notre-Dame. In Assassin’s Creed…
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Komoda Beach, Tsushima, Japan
Komoda Beach, Tsushima, Japan: The coast at Komoda is where a Mongol-led invasion force landed in 1274. Ghost of Tsushima…
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Florence Cathedral, Italy
Florence Cathedral, Italy: The dome of Santa Maria del Fiore rises above the red roofs of Florence. Assassin’s Creed II…
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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California: The bridge crosses the Golden Gate from the Marin Headlands toward San…
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Kabukichō, Tokyo, Japan
Kabukichō, Tokyo, Japan: The red Ichiban-gai arch marks an entrance to Tokyo’s Kabukichō entertainment district. It is the…
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Space Needle, Seattle, Washington
Space Needle, Seattle, Washington: Seattle’s Space Needle rises above the city in this view from Kerry Park. Sucker Punch…
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Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic
Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic: Charles Bridge’s stone arches cross the Vltava beside Prague’s Old Town Bridge…
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Trosky Castle, Czech Republic
Trosky Castle, Czech Republic: The two surviving towers of Trosky Castle stand on separate rock peaks. Kingdom Come…
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Grand Canal, Venice, Italy
Grand Canal, Venice, Italy: A bend in the Grand Canal fills the view from the Rialto Bridge. In Assassin’s Creed II, the…
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Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia: A shallow sheet of water reflects the sky over Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni. Ubisoft’s team…
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Pripyat Amusement Park, Ukraine
Pripyat Amusement Park, Ukraine: The Ferris wheel rises above the abandoned amusement park in Pripyat. The wheel is a…
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Nürburgring Nordschleife, Germany
Nürburgring Nordschleife, Germany: The track bends through forest at the Steilstrecke turn on Germany’s Nürburgring…
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Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
Edinburgh Castle, Scotland: Edinburgh Castle sits on its crag above Princes Street Gardens. Forza Horizon 4 recreates parts…
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Chesterton Windmill, Warwickshire, England
Chesterton Windmill, Warwickshire, England: Chesterton Windmill’s sails rise above an unusual stone arcade. Forza Horizon 4…
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Watatsumi Shrine, Tsushima, Japan
Watatsumi Shrine, Tsushima, Japan: A stone torii at Watatsumi Shrine stands in the water off Tsushima. Nagasaki’s guide to…
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Mount Yōtei, Hokkaido, Japan
Mount Yōtei, Hokkaido, Japan: Mount Yōtei rises to the left of the Niseko range in this photo. After research trips to…
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Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt
Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt: From this close, the limestone courses of the Great Pyramid are visible all the way to the…
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St. Barbara’s Church, Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
St. Barbara’s Church, Kutná Hora, Czech Republic: Flying buttresses line St. Barbara’s Church in the old mining city of…
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Waikīkī, Honolulu, Hawaii
Waikīkī, Honolulu, Hawaii: Diamond Head rises beyond the beach and buildings of Waikīkī. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth…
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Dōtonbori, Osaka, Japan
Dōtonbori, Osaka, Japan: Shops and restaurants line the Dōtonbori Canal in Osaka. Yakuza 0 uses the district as the basis…
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Palace of Westminster, London, England
Palace of Westminster, London, England: The Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben, stands at the end of the Palace of…

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